, but I didn’t try. So this is my elaborate caveat—my lack of calzone expertise—for my opinion about the absurdly great calzone I had for lunch about 90 minutes ago at Manducatis Rustica. It looked something like... (1 reply, last updated by daisymiller June 5, 2009)

Consider Manducatis Rustica- their new restaurant. It is presently BYOB (until they get their wine license) and we had a wonderful dinner tonight right by the fireplace. I’d recommend the fresh pasta with bolognese and the... (19 replies, last updated by zemilideias November 9, 2009)

Mario’s, Manducatis Rustica or Communitea, all three are excellent and on Vernon. Each a bit different. (1 reply, last updated by tabs August 7, 2009)

Manducati's Rustica fits the bill. JK (4 replies, last updated by saltysnack July 17, 2009)

Nice list, just a few updates: McReilly’s is closed, as of Friday which is sad Manducatis' Rustica store/cafe is opening very soon and will serve gelato, I tried it on the 4th of July and it was excellent, definitely the best... (6 replies, last updated by Jeffsayyes October 3, 2008)

There isn’t a source of great bread in the neighborhood yet. My hope is that someone will open a nice bakery instead of yet another Asian fusion place. Manducatis Rustica sells bread but I’m not sure how good it is,... (18 replies, last updated by middyboo February 6, 2009)

Tournesol has really gone bad. I ordered a steak frites my last time there and it was unchewable. It was like chewing on a rubber tire. Not good. Manducatis Rustica is much better. (14 replies, last updated by fudjunkie November 8, 2009)

a homemage tagliolini cacio e pepe that was as good as a bowl of pasta as any in the neighborhood—comparable with the specials from Manducati's or Manducati's Rustica, and better than anything at Bella Via or... (3 replies, last updated by jeffreylydon November 23, 2009)

:) Love the burgers, french onion soup, and greek salad. Deli- Sage, also agree although pricey. Solid on most things. Thai- Gaw Gaw Thai Express at 2306 Jackson Italian- Da Gianni, Manducatis (hit or miss), and Manducatis Rustica... (1 reply, last updated by BigV June 8, 2009)

I don’t think you need to go all the way to Spicy Minas. PS 1 is in Long Island City which is a great place to be. There are plenty of good restaurants in the neighborhood that you can walk to. Manducatis Rustica is... (9 replies, last updated by Nancy C October 29, 2009)

I like Manducatis Rustica, Five Star Punjabi, Sage for surprisingly good dinner takeout (I’ve had the fried chicken, paella, macaroni and cheese and lobster roll so far), Ihawan for Filipino/BBQ, Dutch Kills for seriously... (4 replies, last updated by 2slices August 26, 2009)

Stop off in LIC at the Vernon/Jackson stop of the 7 and have really good pizza at Trattoria Rustica (Manducati's daughter Jenna’s place) or Bella Via. Both are good, fresh sauce and real mozzarella cheese. (8 replies, last updated by JenEvans86 September 5, 2009)

Went last night. Just had a haf hour to kill while waiting for a to go order from Manducati Rustica so we ran over there. Tried the Astoria tail, a gin and lemon concoction that was fairly austere in good way—not a lot of... (7 replies, last updated by 2slices July 28, 2009)

Since it is just outside the Queen’s Midtown Tunnel, I guess that Manducatis can be considered “Manhatten” for this question. As a cannoli maven :-), Manducatis IMO has the very best cannoli this side of... (16 replies, last updated by Christine Bridges April 13, 2002)

La Baraka (Little Neck) Manducatis Rustica (94 replies, last updated by PlomeekSoup October 6, 2009)