"Noodle Pudding doesn’t get enough credit in the wider Italian restaurant scene in New York, but it is just one of those steadfast neighborhood spots — increasingly a rare breed — where prices are fair and portions stay plentiful. The restaurant is always buzzing, but somehow it also feels quaint with waiters dressed formally in button down shirts and ties and tables covered in red and white gingham topped with white paper. The menu offers Italian feast standards: fried calamari with a wedge of lemon, eggplant rollatini, hearty bowls of pappardelle with duck and mushroom ragu, spaghetti with briny clams, and fall-from-the-bone osso bucco." - Eater Staff