Italian in the Bronx

On the way to go to "upstate" New York, we stopped at an Italian restaurant in the Bronx. I know the Bronx does not sound like the place for Italian food, but actually there are a few Italian neighborhoods in this area. Owned by Italian family and people were all local - Italian people mainly.

We started our dinner with fried meatballs. We have never had meatballs as appetizer nor without tomato sauce but they were a bit spicy and great.

Main courses were Seafood soup and one of their veal dishes with pickled hot pepper, which gave spiciness and sourness at the same time.

Both were really good and we needed to bring some leftover home.

It was full when we arrived - 7:15 but became empty by the time we left - 8:30, which you don't see in the city, but in this neighborhood.