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Originally Posted by Slewbopper
I don't understand why the Balsamo family does this. I originally went to Villa Balsamo in '78 or '79. Then it was closed for years and then reopened and then closed again. Then Paradiso opened about 5 or 6 years ago and now it is closed.
I remember back when I first went to VB, they closed Don Peppe's in Queens for the one month meet and the entire staff, waiters and all, went with them and was housed upstairs.
Regarding the prices, it is on the expensive side, but when you saw a $24 salad, it is probably because it is a family style Italian place and the salad is meant to be shared by the table.
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We wound up going to Auggie's and getting family style dishes there and at first glance the prices did look high until you realized one dish could feed an army. I think it was more our appearance than anything that was the issue. We were all dressed for the picnic area at the track, not for Villa Balsamo.