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Rao's

455 E. 114th St., New York, NY, 10029
at Pleasant Ave.
212-722-6709

8.8 "Highly Recommended"
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on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
75% Would you go back?
50% Would you take a date?
25% Would you take kids?
75% Would you go on business?
75% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 9.5
Service: 9.5
Décor: 9.5
Value: 7.5
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1st time @ Rao's

gumbagabe44 from 07107 | Posted on 9/11/09

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? Yes
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 8
Service: 8
Décor: 8
Value: 8

Food is good. Sauce is excellent. Price is right. A must see as far as the "characters" hanging around.

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5 out of 10 people found this review helpful.

THE BEST!

twistam1 from 11228 | Posted on 3/12/09

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

I was lucky enough to get a table a few weeks ago on a monday night... the place was amazing! The food was awesome. Shells with ricotta sauce, meatballs...oh my god the meatballs. Im italian.. still live in brooklyn and ive had some great meatballs but this one puts them to shame (sorry mom and mrs g). the baked clams were crispy on the outside and so juicy and flavorful on the inside. The calamari in the seafood salad melted in your mouth. We finished up with veal marsala and lemon chicken. everything was top notch. The service was great and everyone was so nice even though we knew no-one. Big Frank even thanked us and took a picture. If you get a chance go.. don't miss out!

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9 out of 13 people found this review helpful.

Excellent!

sweetaloha808 from 12866 | Posted on 11/3/07

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Would you go back? No
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 2

The whole experience was great! I had the lemon chicken to compare it too my husband's, who has mastered the recipe. And sure enough it was proven, he has. His is just as great as the original, delicious! Everything was great & the wine we ordered was $49.99, delicious also. Until we went to purchase it at the wine store to find out that it a 12.99 dollar bottle of wine. Not an expensive, top of the line bottle of vino. What a total mark up & rip off. Abit distasteful & cheesy, don't you think..

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118 out of 219 people found this review helpful.

What can I possibly say? This is as good as life gets.

rscottp | Posted on 1/29/05

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? No
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? Yes
Would you go on a special occasion? Yes
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

It's not just food. It's the feeling of being home with the whole big, ugly, gorgeous family. Every uncle, every aunt, cousins, nephews, nieces...all eating, laughing, being loud, loving, and sharing together under one roof. The food? Absolutely the best. I would gladly give whatever it takes to get a table there. I'm hoping (really hard) that we will have that opportunity again. It's magic, my friend, and there's no way to explain it.

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324 out of 625 people found this review helpful.

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