Emilio's Ballato - New York

Love this place. Fantastic food and very authentic. Went for our Holiday Party. Wonderful!

It’s worth it. It’ll love it up to everything you’ve heard, every reel you’ve seen and every friend that’s raved about this spot, it’s just that good. Old school classic Italian done to perfection. Just know you’re in for a long wait if you don’t have some sort of connection to a reservation. *The veal Milanese with vodka sauce is pricey but so delicous.

To be honest, I was pleasantly surprised by Ballato. When I researched this place a while back, I was looking forward to the food, the traditional New York Italian dishes, big portions, lots of sauce and cheese, and a great wine selection. Ballato met all of this on paper. The part that I was not to interested in, was the celebrity appeal and factor. So decided to go in off peak hours, about 3pm. This was a really good time, because you could tell it was more of the local crowd and not so much the tourist type. Despite having all of the celebrities framed around me on the walls, I still felt like I was in a mob movie. The food and wine was great, I definitely enjoyed the experience and I think anyone craving some Italian would be happy to dine here.

Waited 2hrs outside for the table but we had a good time.

Cute homie feel, good restaurant wouldn’t wait hours in the rain for it. But overall pretty good food. Some of the dishes needed seasoning. Love the photos of the celebrities, but some didn’t know the name could’ve cleared some wall space. Apparently Taylor Swift went there recently, which was the main reason my dad was so appealed to this. But what is Taylor Swift really know about food? She’s the highest paid Pop artist but I’ve never heard anything about her taste in food. I mean she’s super skinny and she’s from Wisconsin I’m not convinced. But overall. If you’re looking for an Italian and it’s not raining and you’re willing to wait, I would attend but do not get the pork chop. It was not great just a meat pork chop. Thank you. (As written by my sister)