Review by mopargirl for Spano’s Ristorante Italiano

Spano's Ristorante Italiano is a wonderful little store front restaurant just like you see in Brooklyn, with a quaint interior featuring oversized comfy booths and Italian music to complete the ambiance. The restaurant gets bustling after 6pm, and on weekends there can be quite a wait. The good news is, they're open 7 days a week, so you can get the same amazing food on Tuesday without a wait. Speaking of the food, it's authentic old world Italian prepared by Chef Joseph Spano. All ingredients are fresh, never frozen...fresh local fish and seafood, the highest quality veal, cut and pounded daily for the Veal Parm, Same with the chicken and eggplant, all prepared fresh daily. Spano's marinara sauce is the original winner of the Boss of the sauce contest sponsored by a local radio station and featuring all of the shores Italian restaurants, as voted by a panel of judges and the general public. All of our ravioli, cheese filled, lobster, and specialty (like roasted butternut squash, or osso bucco) are handmade. They make the dough, they make the filling, they stuff and cut each ravioli by hand. The portions are oversized, and the prices are very reasonable. They have an extensive menu, many of the dishes can be seen on their facebook page at www.facebook.com/spanosristoranteitaliano and they open daily at 4pm. 7 days a week. With homemade desserts like the NY cheesecake, tiramisu and apizza dolce (Italian ricotta cheesecake) to finish off your meal, you can't go wrong at Spano's!