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| 9/28/24 Salvatore Ristorante, Roosevelt neighborhood |
Salvatore Ristorante in the Roosevelt neighborhood
has been around since 1988, and the spouse guy and I had patronized it since its
beginning (even before we were married). In addition to amazing Italian food,
it has a charming, timeless ambiance. A whimsical touch is a mural of Italian
village life on one diningroom wall. Decades ago when Greg and I had noticed
that patrons had taken to gluing tiny images of themselves into the scenes, we
decided to do that, too.
We have not been back to Salvatore since the pandemic, but whenever I walk or drive by, I have thought that I want to someday sketch the building, which is on a curving corner of Roosevelt Way and Northeast 61st Street. A friend had a birthday party at Salvatore last Saturday, so I arrived a little early to sketch it from across the street. The food was just as good as I remember it. In fact, nothing about it had changed. (I meant to look at the mural to see if our photo was still attached, but I forgot. I’ll go back another time to check.)
It sounds like a cool restaurant that brings back some great memories! Looks like you captured it well!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to have an old restaurant in the 'hood that hasn't turned trendy!
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