Carbone

"Among NYC's "hottest" tickets, the Torrisi boys' "upscale" ode to Italo-American nostalgia in the Village's erstwhile Rocco's space delivers "fine" red-sauce classics." Full review

"Carbone is an upscale and infinitely more stylish version of an old timey hangout, complete with jammed tables, black-and-white tiled floors, and curtained windows." Full review

"Entering Carbone, one is transported back to the red sauce joints of 1950s New York City." Full review

"At Carbone, they don’t ask if you’ve dined with them before. Even if you haven’t, the answer would still be yes. This is supposed to be the Italian restaurant where you celebrated your..." Full review

"The Italian-American supper clubs immortalized in mob movies and sepia-toned photos were never as dreamy as they seemed." Full review

"A pint-size restaurant serving traditional Sicilian dishes and coal-oven pizza has opened in the Garment District. Panini are available for the lunchtime crowd." Full review

"Like Torrisi and their great sandwich joint, Parm, Carbone is designed as an homage to the classic ­Italian-American dining experience." Full review

"The anticipation surrounding this Greenwich Village temple of vintage Italian-American cooking was as lively as a roiling sea of red sauce." Full review

"The young venue is already one of New York's most accomplished seafood restaurants." Full review

"Aesthetic, theme, close attention to detail and awesome food; that’s the recipe for success we’ve seen so far from the young, hotshot chef duo of Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi." Full review