Gothamist: Get Your Sicilian Soul Food On: 18th Avenue Style

principessa38

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:13:03 -0500

GINOS where they answer the phone by saying "Restaurant"! Some of my best memories are in this place. I spent close to 2 years of my life in and out of this place. Ive tried it all and miss it like crazy. Everything in there is great but my favorite was always Penne a la vodka with chicken or the seafood salad. No doubt about it this place is worth it. If you are in the mood for a riceball make it a special. So good that I brought riceballs back home to Florida!

youmakemecynical

Sat, 26 Jan 2008 05:50:35 -0500

yes, it is an old post, but i still had to comment... 1. you can take the d to 18th ave, much faster 2. after literally just getting back from sicily, NONE of that is truly sicilan. dumb italian americans who think heavy foods are really italian drive me mental. chicken parm is AMERICAN!! and all that cheese, not sicialian. sicilans use eggplant. and thursday was actually a holiday in sicily so they ate meatballs. and arancini (which joes happens to make, but bigger than in sicily). prosciutto bread (or pane can lard) is sicilian so yay! one bit of truth. and sicilans use pan doro, semolina bread, and dont scoop it out. go to italy and see if a panino will ever have that much inside. i am guessing the answer will be no. if you want to make your own simple sicilian fare, try peppers and potatoes with onions, simple and a true contorni. or try flying to catania where you can also see etna. and gain a bit of culture.

calypsojpants

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 19:01:00 -0500

That looks delicious.... You can find similar awesome pannelle specials, plus potato croquettes, rice balls, and other good sicilian food at Fernando's Foccaceria in Carroll Gardens or Joe's of Avenue U...

schadenfreudian mensch

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 17:24:56 -0500

On a side note, are there any Italians left in Bensonhurst?

dev

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:56:49 -0500

ahhhh...home. and JRod's right...should only take 40 min from midtown... though the N on the weekends is awful...so 2 hours is conceivable.

Reality Czech

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:26:43 -0500

Dang. Sorry about that. I had no idea it posted my comment four times.

Reality Czech

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:26:34 -0500

Dang. Sorry about that. I had no idea it posted my comment four times.

JRod5417

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:13:43 -0500

Really, it should only take 40 minutes to get to Bensonhurst on the N line from Midtown.

Reality Czech

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:57:03 -0500

A 2 hour subway ride to Bensonhurst? From where? JFK?

Reality Czech

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:56:38 -0500

A 2 hour subway ride to Bensonhurst? From where? JFK?

Reality Czech

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:56:29 -0500

A 2 hour subway ride to Bensonhurst? From where? JFK?

Reality Czech

Thu, 24 Jan 2008 15:56:22 -0500

A 2 hour subway ride to Bensonhurst? From where? JFK?