Mostly come for late lunch, and I'm sure service etc can be quite annoying in the evening, however, there aren't that many good lunch spots in NY, and if you want to truly feel as though a long lunch could be part of your life, this is where to go. Plan to go with someone who's company you actually enjoy, make sure you have some hours or so to spare, order any salad, share the pizzas, get some good wine -and although pasta here is the way it's suppsed to be - al dente, sparse on the sauce etc, depending on the season I prefer to have that later in the evening (especially the spinach gnocchi w/gorgonzola...). As you enter skip the first room and go left (to the front), and you're ready for some quality time!
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