| ambiance |
100.0% positive |
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The atmosphere was so incredibly warm and happy, and a little bit loud. ”
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The wait staff were very friendly, even explaining the specials of the day in detail, the atmosphere was positive. ”
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Food is overrated but the ambiance is nice if you like the owner starng you down to order. ”
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I've been to Bar Pitti once, and though I liked the ambience & the food, I think the prices are too steep for what you get. ”
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I've always found the food at pitti to be decidedly average, but have enjoyed the ambiance all the same. ”
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and let's be honest, it's not a fine dining establishment--it's just tasty food served in what i think is a fun and relaxed environment. ”
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had the papardelle duck and my girlfriend had the pasta carbonara, and sad to say it, but nothing memorable came of the night other than our fun in imitating our servers pitti-ful attitudes. ”
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the place was crowded and loud, and the lighting and decor made us feel less like we were in an authentic italian restaurant and more like we were in starbucks. ”
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| dessert |
100.0% positive |
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The pasta is very good, especially the dishes with cream sauce. ”
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Leave room at the end for the torta de la Nonna, a light and lemony pie that is delicious. ”
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We tried to order two desserts (there were four of us), but the waiter insisted that we get three and brought three out. ”
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| drinks |
100.0% positive |
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and if its a nice sumemr evening, si outside, enjoy the excellent wine selection and the company, over a nice dinner! ”
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love bar pitti. ”
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Despite the small place, long lines from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, and a short wine list, Pitti is without any doubt one of (if not THE) best place to dine real Italian food in NYC. ”
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The food is real simple nice well presented and the wine list very very moderate. ”
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| food quality |
84.91000175476074% positive |
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Anyway, food wans't bad, serivice depend on your luck, and by the way, the plate and utensils. ”
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Excellent food. ”
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Good food but the service was rude. ”
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We go there more frequently than any other place for the terrific pasta (particularly the one with leeks, artichokes, garlic), the eggplant parmigiano (light & well flavorted), sauteed spinach, salads, sandwiches (tuna with capers on crusty roll being a f ”
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the food was mediocre at best. ”
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have read other reviews where people have said the staff was rude and rush you but we didn't get that vibe, even w/ the crowd of people waiting for seats as we were finishing out meal. ”
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had the papardelle duck and my girlfriend had the pasta carbonara, and sad to say it, but nothing memorable came of the night other than our fun in imitating our servers pitti-ful attitudes. ”
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While the food here is acceptable, the service is not. ”
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With that said, this is some of the best pasta you will find in NYC. ”
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The pasta is very good, especially the dishes with cream sauce. ”
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Great food! ”
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the place was crowded and loud, and the lighting and decor made us feel less like we were in an authentic italian restaurant and more like we were in starbucks. ”
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Fresh truffles, wonderful seafood and home made pasta. ”
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The service, as others have suggested is fair, the servers do all they need to make you have a nice meal, nothing more. ”
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Food was good and I am Italian so i am a harsh critic of a red sauce. ”
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(The food I had last was not memorable) I would not go back again since while I walked into the door to find a host, 2 rude male servers deliberately pushed me coming from Literally, pushed against my back. ”
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The food is mediocre at best. ”
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I've been to Bar Pitti once, and though I liked the ambience & the food, I think the prices are too steep for what you get. ”
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We finally decided on: fresh mozzarella & cherry tomatoes appetizer, chicken liver pate on country bread (they loaded it on), and the grilled country bread with prosciutto, garlic, and olive oil (my bf said it was really good). ”
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and the prices are so affordable considering the quality of food. ”
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If you insist on visiting this crowded, overpriced, tourist trap, then stick to the pasta. ”
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It's home food with relaxed friendly service. ”
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have always enjoyed the simple food at Bar Pitti. ”
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Ok, the food is good and the people watching, great. ”
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good food! ”
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Delicious food, excellent attentive service for a beautiful night on the sidewalk. ”
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Offensive Service, Decent food, Nice outdoor seating ”
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The other dishes are all very good and taste home-style. ”
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The food was just so yummy (got the insalata toscano for appetizer and rigatoni pitti for entree). ”
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It is what it is , a place to relax enjoy and have good honest food. ”
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Like most people said, the food here is great - authentic Italian with a sense of uniqueness by vieiwing the expanded menu on the blackboard. ”
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The pasta is amazing. ”
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The food is real simple nice well presented and the wine list very very moderate. ”
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But their 'peasant' dishes were delicious, a lot better than most 'red sauce' restaurants. ”
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Excellent food, but the service was unbelievably bad. ”
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and let's be honest, it's not a fine dining establishment--it's just tasty food served in what i think is a fun and relaxed environment. ”
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In contrast to it's next door neighbor, Da Silvano, I like to say the food is twice as good for half the price. ”
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My personal favorites are the Linguine a la Vongole and the Rigatoni Pitti but everything on the menu is fresh and delicious. ”
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The food is actually pretty good in general, and certain items very good to outstanding. ”
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THey have delicious bread to start you off (which is a nice little treat while you wait). ”
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The menu was extremely average (four pasta dishes and paninis) and the service was not bad, it was awful. ”
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had an octopus salad (it came sans greens), and my friends had some delicious rigatoni in a vodka sauce. ”
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Leave room at the end for the torta de la Nonna, a light and lemony pie that is delicious. ”
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Despite the "scene", the food is excellent and the restaurant's still worth going to even when the weather doesn't allow outdoor eating. ”
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Bar Pitti is a standby for excellent food when you're looking to eat and move on, but the staff will start dropping hints for you to move on if you dawdle too long. ”
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Great food--crap service ”
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I've always found the food at pitti to be decidedly average, but have enjoyed the ambiance all the same. ”
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so so service, decent prices, average food ”
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Despite the small place, long lines from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, and a short wine list, Pitti is without any doubt one of (if not THE) best place to dine real Italian food in NYC. ”
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dont care what celebrities have been seen here, this was by FAR the worst service for such a limited menu of food i have ever seen. ”
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Italian food delicious. ”
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The truffled pasta here is truly outstanding and at something just over $20 it's one of the most expensive things on the menu. ”
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However, the food is Really good! ”
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| menu variety |
77.77999877929688% positive |
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The Bar Pritti menu is routine and the rude - to-be - chic theater is old. ”
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My personal favorites are the Linguine a la Vongole and the Rigatoni Pitti but everything on the menu is fresh and delicious. ”
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and if its a nice sumemr evening, si outside, enjoy the excellent wine selection and the company, over a nice dinner! ”
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Like most people said, the food here is great - authentic Italian with a sense of uniqueness by vieiwing the expanded menu on the blackboard. ”
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After getting our menus, I was happy w/ the selection and knew what I wanted but shortly after, the waiter brought over a chalkboard filled w/ the daily specials and everything looked so good I was back to my usual indecisive self. ”
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dont care what celebrities have been seen here, this was by FAR the worst service for such a limited menu of food i have ever seen. ”
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This restaurant--with its see-and-be-seen sidewalk seating adjacent to Da Silvano-- has a wonderful Tuscan menu that includes antipasti, qui. ”
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The menu was extremely average (four pasta dishes and paninis) and the service was not bad, it was awful. ”
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The truffled pasta here is truly outstanding and at something just over $20 it's one of the most expensive things on the menu. ”
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| overall |
100.0% positive |
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Despite the small place, long lines from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, and a short wine list, Pitti is without any doubt one of (if not THE) best place to dine real Italian food in NYC. ”
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Pitti is a great place, but be flexible. ”
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| return potential |
50.0% positive |
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(The food I had last was not memorable) I would not go back again since while I walked into the door to find a host, 2 rude male servers deliberately pushed me coming from Literally, pushed against my back. ”
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really like this place and hope to can go back more often. ”
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| service |
59.720001220703125% positive |
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Don't come if you MUST be seated immediately, it's a popular place, there's usually a wait and they are going to try to keep people happy by freeing up tables. ”
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We tried to order two desserts (there were four of us), but the waiter insisted that we get three and brought three out. ”
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If you like rude waiters, A old man eurotrash hostess, cramped tables and being bumed rushed to leave so a washed up actor or actress can have a table. ”
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The Bar Pritti menu is routine and the rude - to-be - chic theater is old. ”
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The menu was extremely average (four pasta dishes and paninis) and the service was not bad, it was awful. ”
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so so service, decent prices, average food ”
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While the food here is acceptable, the service is not. ”
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Like most people said, the food here is great - authentic Italian with a sense of uniqueness by vieiwing the expanded menu on the blackboard. ”
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Great food--crap service ”
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After getting our menus, I was happy w/ the selection and knew what I wanted but shortly after, the waiter brought over a chalkboard filled w/ the daily specials and everything looked so good I was back to my usual indecisive self. ”
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The wait staff were very friendly, even explaining the specials of the day in detail, the atmosphere was positive. ”
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Good food but the service was rude. ”
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the service was fine, though messy at times, and the reading of the specials was extremely fast and hard to understand. ”
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They just couldn't be bothered--obnoxious service. ”
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Nice waiters: very good looking Italian guys. ”
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it's true that the waiters are not overally attentive, and there have been times when i've had to hunt someone down to refill my water glass, but really, that's my only complaint. ”
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They are incredibly rude & pushy abut turning tables. ”
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Bar Pitti is a standby for excellent food when you're looking to eat and move on, but the staff will start dropping hints for you to move on if you dawdle too long. ”
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The waiters are so full of themselves that they are "TOO COOL" to serve and just be normal! ”
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Wait staff is always professional and congenial, I've never had a rude server, so I am not sure what everyone is talking about with the lack of courteous servers. ”
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service was very pleasant too. ”
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Ok, the food is good and the people watching, great. ”
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not only was the waitor rude and unaccomadating but the manager as well. ”
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the service is mediocre at best. ”
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The service, as others have suggested is fair, the servers do all they need to make you have a nice meal, nothing more. ”
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(The food I had last was not memorable) I would not go back again since while I walked into the door to find a host, 2 rude male servers deliberately pushed me coming from Literally, pushed against my back. ”
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Excellent food, but the service was unbelievably bad. ”
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have never written a review like this before, but I was sufficiently offended by the poor service and the staff's utter lack of interest in the comfort of their clients that I felt obligated to write something! ”
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have read other reviews where people have said the staff was rude and rush you but we didn't get that vibe, even w/ the crowd of people waiting for seats as we were finishing out meal. ”
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It's home food with relaxed friendly service. ”
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dont care what celebrities have been seen here, this was by FAR the worst service for such a limited menu of food i have ever seen. ”
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had the papardelle duck and my girlfriend had the pasta carbonara, and sad to say it, but nothing memorable came of the night other than our fun in imitating our servers pitti-ful attitudes. ”
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The service was HORRIBLE. ”
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The waiter was completely obnoxious when we asked what he recommended and gave complete attitude about having to translate the specials from italian to english! ”
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that fried veal was really not impressive like people mentioned. ”
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Delicious food, excellent attentive service for a beautiful night on the sidewalk. ”
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| value |
75.0% positive |
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In contrast to it's next door neighbor, Da Silvano, I like to say the food is twice as good for half the price. ”
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The truffled pasta here is truly outstanding and at something just over $20 it's one of the most expensive things on the menu. ”
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I've been to Bar Pitti once, and though I liked the ambience & the food, I think the prices are too steep for what you get. ”
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You may have to wait for a good 30min, but it's worth it. ”
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so so service, decent prices, average food ”
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am a huge fan, 4 close friends, all southern europeans, are also huge fans. ”
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and the prices are so affordable considering the quality of food. ”
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Go early since they don't take reservations and it's a popular place - right next to the star-studded, more expensive Italian restaurant. ”
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My date also ordered the expensive veal "house" special that was dry and tasteless. ”
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Despite the "scene", the food is excellent and the restaurant's still worth going to even when the weather doesn't allow outdoor eating. ”
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reasonable prices! ”
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If you insist on visiting this crowded, overpriced, tourist trap, then stick to the pasta. ”
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| wait time |
100.0% positive |
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Despite the small place, long lines from 7:00 to 8:30 PM, and a short wine list, Pitti is without any doubt one of (if not THE) best place to dine real Italian food in NYC. ”
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Bar Pitti is a standby for excellent food when you're looking to eat and move on, but the staff will start dropping hints for you to move on if you dawdle too long. ”
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