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From: Chef Anthony Napolitano &
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2407 Arthur Avenue Bronx, NY 10458 718-933-1469
Dear Friend,
Let's face
it.
There are lots of arthur avenue restaurants out
there you could spend your hard earned money at. You pass by them everyday, you see commercials for
them, and your friends even tell you about "the new hot spot" they found on arthur avenue that
everyone's talking about.
For me,
when I go to a restaurant, I want to know that restaurant has been around for a while, has a great
track record, and has the staying power that passes the test of time and is not just some new fad
or trendy place that will be gone next year.
You deserve
better.
And that's why we're going to show you handful of the people that have been coming
to our arthur avenue restaurant for many years
and loving the dining experience they get every time they visit.
So, read the rest of the web site and decide if you want to get a traditional
arthur avenue experience for you , your family,and your
friends.
See you
soon,
Chef Anthony &
Ralph
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"The Love Affair That Was The Buzz Of
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News Put Us On TV To Tell It"
Sukanya Krishnan, Chef Anthony
Napolitano, and RalphNapolitano discuss “The Secret Love Affair” behind one o
fAnn & Tony’s
most popular dishes on WPIX 11 Morning News
On November 9th, 1941 our
grandparents, Ann & Tony were married. Our grandfather went to our grand
mother and asked her to cook him a special meal on theirwedding night so he
would always remember this special day.
She put
together all his favorite foods, chicken, veal, shrimps, artichoke hearts,
prosciutto, mozzarella, black olives, and mushrooms.
He ate everything she made
and these dishes became his favorites. And every year for their anniversary our
grandmother would cook these dishes for him to celebrate.
November 9th, 1970 would be the last time my
grandmother would cook these special dishes for him. Just one month later our
grandfather passed away at the age of 51. Our grandmother was
devastated.
She would often reminisce about how much she loved
him and how much she loved cooking for him, especially these three dishes that had
very special and meaningful memories for them.
These recipes have been on our
menu for the past 60 years. So, we invite you to taste the memories of our
grandparents love.
Here are the 3 dishes
our Grandmother Ann cooked for our
Grandfather Tony
ontheir wedding night.
Chicken Ann &
Tony's prosciutto, artichoke hearts, mozzarella, olives,
& mushrooms in a white wine sauce
Veal Ann &
Tony's prosciutto, artichoke hearts, mozzarella, olives,
& mushrooms in a white wine sauce
Shrimp Ann &
Tony's dipped in egg batter, sauteed
w/ prosciuttoand mushrooms
They have remained on our menu since 1941.
Did You See The Movie "A Bronx
Tale"
Our Father Ralph Had A Part In The
Movie
Come See More Photos And Memoribelia From The Movie "A Bronx Tale" When You Visit
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About Arthur Avenue's Ann & Tony'sRestaurant On The Internet (These are unedited and unsolicited
reviews)
Reviewed by Water69 on 12/08/2008.
Member since December 2006, Total Reviews: 273 (30s, New York, NY)
For the best sauces on Arthur Ave this is the
place to go. The vodka, scarpello, marinara & marsala sauces were sublime. The carbonara
stars; rich & studded with lots of prosciutto.
Reviewed by BrianH898669 on 12/20/2008.
Member since January 2000, Total Reviews: 24 (Male, 50s, Staten Island, NY)
Better Italian food than you'll find in
Italy. Simple yet wonderful Italian dishes prepared with care and loaded with flavor.
You will LOVE the food. Owned by the same
family since opening in 1927, and judging by the food, they will be around for many decades to
come.
Reviewed by Dr.MichaelS1183
on 06/11/2008. Member since June 2008, Total Reviews: 1 (Male, 50s, Bronx,
NY)
The food is terrific,
the service is excellent. How many resturants remain open over 80 years? How many businesses
remain open 80 years? The calimari is
outstanding. My favorite dish is Veal Sorentino. We had my friends 60th Birthday there.
He never has anything nice to say when we go out. Not the case with our meal here. Say no more.
Check it out.
Reviewed byRaymondL260660 on 12/05/2007. Member since January 2004, Total Reviews: 28 (Morristown,
NJ)
One of the least touted places on Arthur Ave but with
better food than
most.
Family atmosphere, attentive service and a varied
menu. Specials are imaginative without being bizarre. Parking is no piece of cake but better
there than around other spots in the neighborhood. I try the other "Names" on Arthur Ave. but
return here often.
Reviewed byJsanta2 on 11/08/2007. Member since May 1999, Total Reviews: 3 (Fountain Hill,
PA)
Ann and Tony's is a fabulous restaurant that brings out
the best of
Belmont. The neighborhood is safe despite it being in the Bronx. The Lasagna
was delicious, the Eggplant was phenomenal,
and the meat sauce was the best I've ever had (don't tell Mom!)
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I have eaten in this restaurant since 1959. My parents since the 1930. My uncles since they
opened. Now I live In Florida but when I go up north ever year I go to eat here.
Review Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
great food and service
By margfla on 02/23/2006
the food is so good and the portions so big I took it home and have another meal the next day.
It even tasted better the next day. The taste of the food is just so- so -so -so - delicious.
Review Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars
This Bad Review Was Posted About Us And With
In A Few Weeks Our Loyal Guests Responded
March 26th, 2008
11:20 pm
Ate there Easter Sunday '08 and it was awful. Rarely is an experience so poor in all
aspects. The service was terrible: slow and sporadic. I didn't think it was possible to screw up
angel hair pasta with pesto sauce but they did! The pasta was so overcooked it was like a paste and
the pesto had no texture. Overly processed and no real flavor to speak of. The pasta with red clam
sauce could have been salvaged by actually adding clams to it. Forget about the chicken. My husband
and the kids liked the bread. Save your money.
-belslavin3
June 3rd, 2008
3:54 pm
I eat at Ann and Tony's fairly often and I love
it. I think the reviewer of Easter 08 must have had a very strange experience. Not only is
everyone welcoming and charming but the food is comforting, rich and tastes homemade.
-An Italian Food Lover
June 3rd, 2008
9:56 pm
I have eaten at Ann &
Tony's twice, and both times the service
and food were EXCELLENT. With the amount of food they serve you, it is a great value.
In my opinion, one of the best on Arthur
Avenue!
- luska
June 3rd, 2008
10:48 pm
Ann & Tony's is our favorite NYC Italian
restaurant. Having discovered it while our daughter was attending Fordham, we haven't ever
been able to say goodbye to the place even though she graduated 5 years ago.
Since the days when Ralph, Sr. ran his family establishment to today while in the good hands of his
wife and sons, the restaurant maintains everything the family has worked hard to establish!
The food is awe inspiring and absolutely
freshly prepared. If you want something special, Chef Anthony will make every effort to please the
guest.
The bread and salads served before the main courses are a delicious way to get the taste buds ready
for what's to come. We have taken several larger
groups here to share our enthusiasm for the food and the quality and service have been
flawless...from gnocchi with pesto and baked ziti, to osso bucco and chicken marsala,
everything is fantastic!!
What reviewer #1 has written is unbelievably hard for me to fathom. Maybe a family member owns
another restaurant on the Avenue and needs to cut into Ann & Tony's reputation to better their
own.
There is only one place to eat on Arthur Avenue and
that's Ann & Tony's!!
- jmarino16
June 6th, 2008
12:59 pm
i could not disagree more with the previous review.
as a fordham student of several years, my family and
i have eaten at every restaurant on arthur ave and believe that ann and tonys is hands down the
best.
the chicken francais is so delicious my mother brings it up in every food conversation we have and
ive ordered several entrees and have never been disappointed.
the staff is friendly and chef anthony personally
ensures that every dish is perfection! i highly suggest that anyone in the area check
it out and i cant wait to go back soon!
- sararose37
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An often overlooked restaurant
by acb723
August 22, 2008
With all the good restaurants in Arthur Avenue, it isn't surprising that there might be some
that aren't noticed as much as others. Ann and Tony's is one of these restaurants. I really enjoyed
my dinner here. We started off with very good bread and salad. I had chicken Cardinale for dinner, and it was made with the
most incredible mozzarella and proscuitto. They clearly take advantage of having access
to the best Italian ingredients from Arthur Avenue. It is a great place nonetheless. Enjoy!
Best of the
Best 5 Star Rating: Highly
Recommended 04/06/2008 Posted by
Glennys
This isthe besttttttttt italian food I
have ever tasted in my life. The taste is incredible
annd the service is amazing. A place where you can take your family and feel right at home. I
usually get the Chicken franchese, one of my favoritesss.. Its amazing.. Props for Chef Tony. You
are the best..
Pros: Great Service, Amazing food, You get what you pay
for
A classic family
place 5 Star Rating: Highly
Recommended 03/26/2006 Posted by
lulubelle
Ihave dined here many times with my family and we always keep coming
back for more, the most outstanding thing on the
menu seems to be the veal which is really outstanding here particularly the veal oscar. The
portions are also very good. This place is the real deal and more private and relaxing than the
other restaurants south on the Avenue.
Pros: attentive service, the veal, the food
Cons: the decor is cheesy
Italian 5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended 05/28/2004 Posted by flittlehouse
By far the best
fried calamari--never been disappointed. And the other
food is just as good. Highly recommend the Penne with sausage and brocolli rabe. Just on the north
end of the Arthur Ave. area, this gem is often overlooked.
Pros: Reasonable prices, Good food
Neapolitan cooking is at its best
when cooks adhere to the simple virtues of fresh and unencumbered; by those standards, Ann and
Tony's succeeds. On the quiet side of Arthur Avenue, this fifth generation Bronx landmark
provides a modest but neat dining room, a sedate spot with paintings of the Bay of Sorrento and Mt.
Vesuvius bracketed with oak frames meant to resemble baroque windows.
Not as well known as other Belmont restaurants like Dominick's and Mario's, Ann and Tony's settles
instead for a less glossy yet easy charm. Chef and occasional waiter Anthony Napolitano is the latest of his family in charge,
focusing on well-crafted ingredients, such as just-made mozzarella and lightly sautéed plum
tomatoes for sauce, while avoiding the oil and garlic excesses of bad Italo-American
cookery.
A rolled, lightly breaded eggplant appetizer stuffed with fresh ricotta is airy and subtle;
well-pounded veal Sorrentino layered with paper-thin slices of prosciutto, eggplant and mozzarella
melds together winningly; and clams Posillipo are briny and bracing. — Jack Robertiello
Hidden Jewel - Fantastic Food and Service:
I saw this restaurant while driving through Arthur Avenue, it is located on the north end of the
Avenue.
It is one block from the section with all the stores and restaurants, so it is relatively quiet.
Since there are less people in that block, it is easily passed by, but boy, you will miss some
great food and prompt and friendly service.
The place is nice, cozy, clean and romantic. I had
the gnocchi and veal columbo...delicious, good portions and at a very reasonable price. The
gnocchi was home made and the breaded veal with prosciutto and a cream-brandy sauce was
wonderful.
I then had a espresso to finish off the great meal and it was also well made. I am picky when it
comes to Italian food and espresso and let me tell you, you won't be dissapointed.
The owner, Tony, who is the great-grandson of the original Tony who started this, makes sure that
you are satisfied and taken care of. I highly
recommend this place!
11/12/2007
Kristin T.
Brooklyn, NY
My cousin had her wedding rehearsal dinner here. The food was great! We had the hot antipasto, the
cold antipasto, a choice of penne alla vodka or rigatoni with tomato sauce, a choice of veal
pizziola, chicken marsala or fish almondine, and cannoli.
The penne was good, the veal was great, and I loved
the antipasto, especially the eggplant rollatine. The cannoli filling was out of this
world - light and fluffy, and not as gritty as other cannoli I've had.
Not far from the Metro North, so it's convenient even if you don't have a car.
10/02/2006
Lauren C.
New York, NY
I love Ann & Tony's, and not just
because I'm lazy and don't like to walk all the way down the strip to Emilias to find out they have
no seating for the next two hours.
Everything is fresh and delicious. I also
find it to be a great value since most entrees come with salad. The Arthur Ave bread they serve is
also an unbelievable touch.
Sure its out of the way unless you're at Fordham. Butmake the trip up, you
definitely won't be disappointed. Try the Rigatoni Ann & Tony's
- its not on the menu anymore but the chef will make it for you. Chicken and Rigatoni in a
light oil and vinegar pepper sauce.
12/06/2005
Amanda M.
Islip, NY
Arguably the best food in Little
Italy.
I would have given it five stars, but the service is a bit slow. However, the food is worth the wait. From the appetizers to the
dessert, you won't be disappointed.
The food portions are generous, so you'll probably leave with a doggy bag.
The prices are a bit on the expensive side, so this isn't a place you'd be eating at three times a
week.
This is a great place to go with your family
after a day at the Bronx Zoo or Botanical Garden.
This Was My First Time Here
Review by Francis on 12/15/07.
6 diners, 41 to 60 years old, $25 - $49 per person, Visit again? Yes
I ate the stuffed artichoke heart, rolled eggplant and fried calamari as appetizers. I had the
Veal Ann & Tony's with prosciutto, mozzarella, artichoke hearts, and mushrooms. A side order of
spinach sauteed in oil & garlic. For dessert I had cappuccino and the homemade canoli's.
This was my first time here. I usually go to the middle of the street where the other
restaurants are. I passed this place many times but never went in. I didn't realize it has been here for so long. I think 80 years
run by the same family.
The great-grandson Anthony is the chef and his brother Ralph was our waiter. They were the best. And the rest of the staff took great
care of us. I love this place.
The food was great and the atmosphere was top
notch. I have been coming to Arthur Ave for 20 years and this by far is the best. I can't
believe it took me so long to go there. Get there
ASAP! You'll love it...I promise.
We are going to make this our regular stop on
Arthur Ave. from now on.
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