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Piccola Venezia

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42-01 28th Ave., Queens, NY 11103
at 42nd St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
718-721-8470 Send to Phone

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Reader Rating:
8.3 out of 10

3 Reviews | Write a Review
Cuisine: Italian

Photo by Yun Cee Ng

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Hours

Mon-Fri, noon-10:30pm; Sat, 4:30pm-11:30pm; Sun, 2pm-10:30pm

Nearby Subway Stops

N, W at 30th Ave.; G, R, V at Steinway St.

Prices

$19.95-$35.95

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Kid-Friendly
Lunch
Notable Wine List

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

In its stereotypical old-world splendor, the very red dining room here looks like a leftover movie set from nearby Kaufman Astoria Studios. The cooks are masters of sauce, especially the garlic-laden product ladled over hot seafood antipasto, and the mercifully non-gloppy traditional brown sauce on the osso buco. On a menu of surprising depth, seafood entrees—especially shrimp, langoustines and lobster "prepared any way you like"—stand out, in keeping with the kitchen's ostensibly Venetian orientation. — Steven A. Shaw

Wine List

The restaurant's extensive list, which is well priced, has given rise to a series of special Italian regional wine dinners well worth attending.

For Kids
Half-portions, portions without sauce, or portions with just a little sauce are never a problem.

Reader Ratings

8.3

"Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

Worth finding

goola from long island | Posted on 12/22/04

Overall Reader Rating: 7 (Recommended)


Food:	7
Service:	7

Décor:	6

Value:	7

Not easy to find and valet parking a real plus. Warm welcome, efficient service and overall excellent food with a very authentic Italian feel. Delicious red sauce, crabmeat cocktail and great wine list.

Italian done right and original

dcd915 from Queens | Posted on 12/7/03

Overall Reader Rating: 9 (Highly Recommended)


Food:	9
Service:	9

Décor:	7

Value:	8

Take your family and friends here to see, learn and eat very good Italian food. The service is also very good, but yes the decor does remind one of an old movie and that is a good thing too, warm. The...Read More

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