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Benvenuti Pizzeria

South Battery Park now has once again a local pizzeria and Italian deli. Benvenuti has opened up in the former location of Samantha’s.

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(212) 945-2100

250 South End Avenue

Deli, Italian, Pizza | admin | January 23, 2012 1:26 am | Comments (1)

The Steakhouse Tour: Palm Restaurant

You can now rate this restaurant here, and provide comments at the bottom of this section.

By Steven Greer, MD

September 29, 2010: Update

We visited the Palm restaurant on West Street across from Goldman Sachs. The hickory smoked, medium-rare, steak was exceptionally juicy with great taste. The hubcap sized chicken Parmesan, one of their classics, was outstanding. To cap it off, we had the “death by chocolate” style cake. This is definitely a desert for two (or three). Palm is also featuring a pre-fix deal for a steak and lobster 4-course meal at $49. Mention to GM Scott Young that you saw this review on BatteryPark.TV for special treatment.

The Steakhouse Tour: Palm Restaurant

BatteryPark.TV embarked on a tour of nearby steakhouses. We began with the closest one to Battery Park City: Palm Restaurant on the West Side Highway. Executive Chef Luis Nieto and GM Scott Young showed us around. First, the new building is very convenient for the Wall Street crowd of Goldman Sachs, American Express, BofA, etc. and has several ideal private rooms for business meetings. The Palm restaurants began as Italian restaurants and morphed into a fusion of Italian cuisine and American steakhouse. In addition to excellent beef and side dishes, try the chicken parmesan.

Palm Restaurant Tribeca, 206 West Street http://www.thepalm.com/

(646) 395-6393

Italian, Restaurants, Reviews, Steak, Videos | admin | January 6, 2012 12:15 pm | Comments (0)

Caravelli’s Pizzeria in WFC

December 28, 2011

Since our initial review, Caravelli’s has added a lunch special. Every Monday and Wednesday they offer two slices, with toppings and soda, for $7.50. There are non-pizza specials the other days of the week.

August 12, 2011

By Steven Greer, MD

There is a nice new casual by-the-slice pizzeria to choose from in Battery Park: Caravelli’s Pizzeria located in World Financial Center by Vesey Street. It is owned by the same group as Ed’s (McFarland) Lobster Bar kiosk outside. The Brookfield Properties people asked them to open Caravelli’s to take over for the evicted Donald Sacks. It is unclear to anyone, even the owners, how long Caravelli’s will remain, but it is safe to assume that it will be in place for the next 12 month, until the renovations to the Winter Garden take place.

We found the pizza to have a nice crispy crust and not be too greasy or floppy. The cheese and toppings seem to be of adequate genuiness, as opposed to some places with mystery cheese and meats. The price is steep, however. At more than $4 for a slice with toppings, and a whopping $2.25 for a can of coke, and no lunch specials, it might annoy many people.

There is also a deli. To place orders, call (212) 323-6920 or email info@caravellis.com

Quality toppings, not too greesy

sturdy crust, not too floppy

Nice oven char, crispy underside

Italian, Pizza, Reviews | admin | December 20, 2011 2:49 pm | Comments (3)

Exclusive: Picasso Pizza shut down by the health department

November 21, 2011

The Battery Park City “Broadsheet” reported this morning that Picasso Pizza, on South End Avenue, was closed for renovations. That is incorrect. In fact, the New York City Department of Health shut them down. From the Health Department website:

Violations recorded in the following area (s), a Notice of Violation issued and establishment ordered closed by the Department of Health at the initial operational cycle inspection conducted on 11/18/2011.

“Critical” violations are displayed in red.

Violation points: 66

Sanitary Violations
1) Hot food item not held at or above 140º F.
2) Food worker does not use proper utensil to eliminate bare hand contact with food that will not receive adequate additional heat treatment.
3) Evidence of mice or live mice present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
4) Live roaches present in facility’s food and/or non-food areas.
5) Personal cleanliness inadequate. Outer garment soiled with possible contaminant. Effective hair restraint not worn in an area where food is prepared.
6) Food not protected from potential source of contamination during storage, preparation, transportation, display or service.
7) Facility not vermin proof. Harborage or conditions conducive to attracting vermin to the premises and/or allowing vermin to exist.
8 Canned food product observed dented and not segregated from other consumable food items.
9) Non-food contact surface improperly constructed. Unacceptable material used. Non-food contact surface or equipment improperly maintained and/or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.

Closed by Health Department

PICASSO PIZZERIA

303 SOUTH END AVENUE MANHATTAN 10280

- Mayor's Office, Italian, Restaurants | admin | November 24, 2011 12:38 pm | Comments (0)

The best Italian restaurant Downtown: Il Giglio

Chef/Owner Rolando Mendez gives us a tour of his Il Giglio restaurant that he started twenty years ago. He was the original chef at the famous Il Mulino. Many say that Il Giglio is a clone of Il Mulino .

Il Giglio, 81 Warren Street, (212) 571-5555