Dominick's Restaurant
(718) 733-2807
2335 Arthur Ave
Bronx,
NY
10458
40.8543
-73.8888
Neighborhoods: West Bronx, Belmont
Reviews & Ratings for Dominick's Restaurant
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EXTREMELY Over Rated
by triedandtasted
October 15, 2008
My husband and I decided to try Dominick's and boy were we disappointed. To start we had the baked clams which were just baked with some plain breadcrumbs sprinkled on top, there was nothing good about them at all. For dinner I had the veal parm which was not even real veal, I believe it was some kind of processed veal the kind you get pre-made with the breading and all. The veal was extremely tough and the sauce was blah to say the least. My husband had the stuffed peppers which were so so if that. The food was some of the worst food I had and I don't understand why some people are rating this place with 5 stars. I am italian and I know what real italian food should be and this is not it. The service is horrible and the waiters are rude but you do get a good size portion but who wants to even eat it. Save your money and stay away from this place.
- Pros: Huge quantity of food
- Cons: Food is so bad it doesn't matter how much they give you
food good but overpriced ,service fair at best. many better places on arthur ave
by Alaonzo22
August 19, 2008
used to like eating here but long past the days when worth the price. food ok but service is only fair at best. prices are higher than most other joints with food as good or better on the same street so skip this place unless no choice
- Pros: food ok but so are many other places on same street
- Cons: prices and service
BIG disappointment
by Lonesailor
June 14, 2008
As a professional cook (executive chef for a major cruise line) I'm pretty understanding when it comes to the challenges restaurants face. I always give a place the benefit of doubt and look to the good , not just the bad. Unfortunately I cannot say very much good about Dominicks. Wife & I ate there today. I knew the drill..no menus. Server said 'we can make anything so I asked for veal saltiomboca...they couldn't make it. My wife asked for manacotti...couldn't make it. She had baked ziti...tasted like boxed pasta with watery tomato sauce from a can and not very flavorfull cheese broiled for a minute or two. I had veal picatta..sauce was 'OK' but the veal was par boiled, not sauteed. Chianti was good quality, DOCG italian but very young..2006, .nothing special. Wife asked for meatballs to spice up the ziti...meatballs came with cheap sausage. Meatballs were bland with lots of filler (probably breadcrumbs). Salad was store bought icebuerg lettuce with tough tomatos and bad italian dressing. Tablecloths brown, sticky naugahyde, dining family style, service indifferent. Billl...$79. Unless the wine was $40+, meal was grossly overpriced. I'll stick with Angelinas on Mamaroneck Ave in White Plains for future meals when my ship is in port....Chef Sabio
- Pros: No wait
- Cons: Poor quality food and indifferent service...overpriced
Family Style Dining - reasonable price by Agnese V. at InsiderPages
Contributor
March 21, 2008
Dominicks is a family style restaurant with delicious Italian food and tradition in service. This is an experience for the whole family. It gets very busy. There is also great shopping in the neighborhood, fish, cold cuts, oven baked bread. Take a trip, its a wonderful day trip.
hm, well...
by nynjgal
February 09, 2008
we ate here tonight. we were given a number and told to wait upstairs in the bar area, where we were promptly asked if we wanted to order drinks, which, btw, seems to only consist of alcohol, nothing like tea or similar. after a while (no longer than 20 minutes), our number was called and we were brought to a family-style table. we sat next to another couple, but no one was inbetween us, so it wasn't so bad. it took a while to order, when out of nowhere, the server came up and said "what do you want?" we were like, um, never got a menu. "we don't have menus. what do you want, we can make anything." so we ordered just what we knew. everyone was getting this salad, so we got it. it was actually cheap iceburg lettuce drenched in bad itialian dressing. we had to ask for bread. when dinner came, i had ordered baked ziti, of which it was nearly an entire box worth of ziti with melted cheese and cheap tomato sauce. our other dish was chicken parmesian. it was not chicken breast as you would expect, but what looked like reconstitued chicken (and dark meat at that), overfried, with cheap tomato sauce. portions were huge, so if you aren't expecting GOOD food, you'll at least get a LOT of food. when the "bill came", there was no bill, the server just ran around and told people, "when you are ready, your bill is $40 even." really? how would i know? there are no prices, no menu. we think there was a menu on the wall behind us, in a heavy server traffic place so you'd feel bad stopping there to look at it. it was just ok. everyone was in a hurry, but food was slow-coming. and the tables were too close together, so when those closer to the walls need to be served, or when they were trying to leave, get in, or go to the bathroom, they had to squeeze in and out. it was an ok experience. went on a recommendation, but are not likely to come back.
- Cons: bad imitation itialian food, crowded
The best Italian food this side of Italy.
by global_traveller
October 06, 2007
I've been to Dominick's a number of times.
This place has some of the best Italian food this side of Italy. The service has always been excellent, and the food wonderful. There are several quirks that you should understand. 1. The menu is written on the board, there is no menu handed to you. 2. The waiter will tell you what they have, will make recommendations. Let the waiter lead you, you won't go wrong. 3. If they haven't changed things, it's a cash only operation. 4. At the end of the meal the waiter will "tell" you the price, there is no written check, you add the tip and pay. 5. They don't serve dessert, you go a few doors away to the bakery for desserts to die for. 6. Seating at Dominick's can be a challenge. You'll possibly share a long wooden table with strangers. This is not a problem as everyone who walks through the door is friendly. We've shared many evenings with the locals, which I am not.
As I read the few negative comments about Dominick's all I can think of is these reviewers were at a different restaurant, or worse, they wouldn't recognize great Italian food if they tripped over it.
Chill out, try as much of the wonderful food as you can handle, and don't forget the wine.
- Pros: They will make whatever you want, just ask.
- Cons: None. Old neighborhood atmosphere, great people to talk with.
Closest you'll come to Sunday dinner at Nona's!
by ree325
September 27, 2007
This place is the REAL DEAL. Delicious homestyle italian - authentic! Favorites include stuffed artichoke, clams orreganato, Mussels with red sauce, Pork chop with vinegar peppers, fries, Rigatoni Bolognese, eggplant parm. Beware - the portions are huge. Forget about dessert - they don't have it!
BEWARE!!!!
by travelersnet
September 14, 2007
The people who work there are very rude. I would never recommend this place to anyone. They didn't even understand what a corkage fee was!! Completely rude and horrible, even the management.
If you like rude and unknowledgeable people, then enjoy.
- Pros: NONE
- Cons: EVERYTHING
Editorial Review by Marcella Veneziale
by Contributor
July 18, 2007
This gut-busting restaurant serves traditional Italian-American cuisine and doesn't have menus, but accomodating waiters take (almost) any request.
If the steak pizzaola's still available, get it.
by chipfreeman
January 28, 2007
We've been going there for 22 years, since our kids were 4 and 6 and the place was recommended by a cop at the Bronx Zoo who warned us away from more pricey tourist places nearby. The staff treated our kids like young adults, talking directly to them. There were no menus and no checks then. just "Whaddyuh want?" and "Wajjuh have?" We loved it, and the food was excellent. The parkings's tougher now, the wait's a lot longer, but the food's still definitely is worth the aggravation. If you're looking for a quiet little candle-lit table in the corner, go somewhere else.
- Pros: Everything. Okay, maybe a little too noisy.
- Cons: None, unless you're looking for a romantic mood.
