This casual, generally mobbed restaurant on Rivington Street is the Lower East Side capital of small-plate dining, Italian style. There are antipasti, tramezzini (a kind of Viennese equivalent of small plates), bruschetti (or something close to it—try the one hollowed in the middle, like a toad in the hole, and filled with egg, truffles, and Fontina cheese), and, of course, panini of all kinds. If you can secure a table, you’ll have a front-row seat on the nightly promenade up and down Rivington. — Adam Platt
Brunch
Sat.—Sun., 10 a.m.—4 p.m.
Note Reservations are only accepted for parties of six or more.
I dined at inoteca for a very special occasion, it was pouring out and the restaurant was about a quater full, the host sat us at the worst table in the restaurant-the one that is smack in the middle of the main entrance.. I kept my mouth shut, our waiter was training a new employee and I guess because he was so focused not only on his trainee but on the hosts conversations, he forgot our 2nd course, a good thing because by the time we got our entrees and had been neglected for about 40 minutes we BEGGED for the check..
food was excellent but the service was the worst ive ever experienced
We walked past this place one evening and it was heaving - which is always a good sign in my book. So I went there with a client for lunch and wondered what all the fuss was about. Tapas? You gotta be kidding me - the portions are jumbo-yankee size! We started with an insalata tricolore each, and they were huge - a meal in itself. It was fine, but nothing special. I had a panini to follow which was pretty ordinary (too greasy for me to finish) and my colleague had a veggy lasagne, which he did finish. $50 - I'm glad the UKP is so strong.