What we call old-school Italian restaurants, which were a mainstay of Italian dining in NYC for many decades, have all but disappeared. A few remain, however, and last night a group of 6 of us took a trip out to Corona, Queens to what I think is the best of the remaining ones: Park Side Restaurant. It has an interesting history, as the stories go:
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Baked clams - Fresh littlenecks, and some of the best in the city.
There were 6 of us; so an order and a half of sautéed soft-shell crabs, one for each, were simply delicious.
My main...
The classic chicken scarpariello, on the bone, with sausage. As good as mine (maybe even better).
And the always included side of spaghetti - how you like it
The pro move, of course, is to then walk down the block for ices, at the also classic Lemon Ice King of Corona! We did.
