Fresco by Scotto

"This is a family-run affair for media and politicos run by the Scotto family who’ve helmed this Italian American restaurant since 1993. Marion had long been the matriarch at the front of the house, though it’s now run her daughter Rosanna Scotto, a host of “Good Day New York,” on Fox 5, and Rosanna’s family, Jenna and LJ Ruggiero. Get the potato and zucchini chips with gorgonzola, the chopped salad, and the linguine vongole. Maybe the meatball with whipped ricotta, too. If you end up dining on the late side, don’t be surprised by a DJ and an impromptu conga line." - Melissa McCart

"Offering $9 off meals for people driving to the restaurant on Friday, January 10." - Nadia Chaudhury

"One of the city’s best known families, the Scottos, represented here by Good Day New York’s Rosanna Scotto, her mother Marion, and daughter Jenna, creates an inclusive feeling at its Midtown restaurant, which is presenting a $165 meal. Start with grilled pizza margherita or potato and zucchini chips with gorgonzola, then move on to butternut squash soup, roasted squash agnolotti, or a salad of roasted artichoke. Entrees run the gamut from turkey to branzino to rigatoni Bolognese." - Beth Landman

"The Scotto family — host and matriarch Marion, her daughters Elaina Scotto and Fox 5 anchor and co-host of Good Day New York, Rosanna Scotto — have been feeding dishes like chicken Scarpariello and Dover sole to Midtown’s power set since 1993. But it was during the pandemic that the sisters took a cue from Miami, they said, and pivoted to make the experience more about fun. Now, expect DJs and conga lines — and when Odyssey’s “Native New Yorker” cues up, you know Mayor Eric Adams is in the house." - Eater Staff

"Family-run Fresco by Scotto — founded by matriarch Marion Scotto in 1993 — makes a Midtown lunch or dinner more seasonal with a fancy outdoor dining setup called the Lemon Orchard that includes actual lemon trees. Try the potato and zucchini chips with melted gorgonzola or the rigatoni Bolognese — and an Aperol spritz." - Eater Staff