Parm

The 24 Best Restaurants On The Upper West Side - New York - The Infatuation

"Ever heard of Carbone? Parm is from the same restaurant group, but it’s way more casual, it’s one thousand times easier to get a table (or just walk in), and they have the same spicy rigatoni that’s gained a cult following over at Carbone. For $16 cheaper. Bring your kids or your visiting grandmother, and round out your order with a classic caesar salad with some big fat croutons, and saucy chicken parmesan covered in a thick blanket of mozzarella. And don’t knock the $9 buffalo cucumber appetizer, which is literally just sliced-up cucumber swimming in buttery buffalo sauce and blue cheese dressing, until you try it." - bryan kim, willa moore, will hartman, sonal shah