MERGED: New Restaurant on Vandy: Cataldo's

Bklyn.X wrote: [quote=Whatchuwant]I hope this place is a good, solid, red sauce joint. Big pies, big parm heroes and big entrees! Like real Italians. Well, NY Italians.

Whatchuwant wrote: I want Bay Ridge Italian to come to Prospect Heights! I just can't get into fancy ass pizza.
I lika good sauce and I lika good cheeeeeese.

Exactly! This place will be for you. These are old school Brooklyn Italians from back when everything south of Prospect Park was considered “South Brooklyn” and Carroll Gardens was mostly Italian-American.

Fuckin A! Now I'm excited.

Bklyn.X wrote: These are old school Brooklyn Italians from back when everything south of Prospect Park was considered “South Brooklyn” and Carroll Gardens was mostly Italian-American.

I guess I am showing my age because I still refer to it as South Brooklyn (I REFUSE to call it Bocaca).

Is this the place that was across from Monteleone's on the police precinct side? If so, I hope they have rice balls

Well, until this place opens up I'm still going to rack up frequent flyer mile and go to Peppe's and DiFara. One of these days I'll try Amorina and Franny's.

god damned fucking pizza enough already!!

why fi i take it that you eat pizza everyday?

just kidding youª!!

nope, native brooklynian. you?

sneakyonstmarks wrote: nope, native brooklynian. you?

Native Brooklynites should know that someone from Brooklyn is a Brooklynite. Brooklynian (used as a noun, not an adjective) was a term invented for this site.

Just sayin'.

born in 77, why is everyone being so hostile?

Lo Kee wrote: [quote=Idlewild]If oil keeps going up the way it is, and I believe it will, I don't think this place is going to last a year whether or not the food is good. The only places which might survive on Vanderbilt is The Usual and Mitchell's.

Although businesses will see prices for everything increase as the cost of transporting to them rises, won't people also be looking for more local options for food and entertainment as the cost of traveling goes up?

It's all relative. Consumer spending has decreased considerably. Think about it the same costs for businesses also apply to consumers such as oil, food, transporting goods and so on. Buying an ear of corn, a head of lettuce and meat is becoming a major journey to see who sells at the lowest prices.

Why don't you ask the boys over at the Beverly Hills Gun Club.

Jeez, guy calls himself Axel Foley and doesn't even know the films. The Beverly Hills Gun Club was in the second flick. Where Sly Stallone's old broad and Dean Stockwell hung out.

They had problems with the building department. Apparently the landlord did something incorrect during his renovation that was not discovered until the inspection of the renters (restaurant owners) renovation. As with anything that has to do with a city agency, it took a while to get straightened out. They should open this month.

I’ve been told they will be open Monday, January 19th starting with lunch!

Went there last night, had fried shrimp and calamari appetizer for the table. Tilapia oreganata, green beans and rice the wife had the same. My daughter had broiled salmon with a salad and my son had veal parmigiana with ziti. Place was clean, food was great, price was good, service was attentive and friendly. The place will definitely draw from outside of the neighborhood and will do a great business once people find it. Great for the family or work lunch. Try it and you will not be disappointed.