Not sure how we missed this one, but thanks to Lunch’er Elliot for tipping us off… Mondello, the pizzeria on 37th btw. Mad+5th that was willing to put meat sauce on your chicken parm, shuttered about a month ago. No word on why or what will be replacing it.
Posted by The ML Team at 3:31 pm, September 15th, 2011 under Mondello.
I decided to begin my search for a proper Italian sausage hero close to home at Mondello (on 37th btw. Mad+5th). Their chicken parmigiana hero has been a favorite of mine since I started working in the area nearly seven years ago.
Posted by ultraclay at 9:30 am, April 18th, 2011 under 37th btw. Mad+5th, Italian, Mondello, Sandwiches.
Photo courtesy of Ultraclay dot com
Back in September my quest to find the best chicken parm in Midtown took me to Mondello (on 37th btw. Mad+5th). It was “satisfying, but nothing to write home about.” And yet, it appears as if I missed something crucial that would increase the awesomeness of their chicken parm tenfold.
From the blog Ultraclay:
Shut up! Meat sauce on a chicken parm!?! That… is… awesome. I don’t remember them giving me a choice, because if they had I would have obviously gone with the meat sauce. Clearly it’s time to revisit this one.
Mondello Pizzeria & Restaurant, 3 East 37th (btw. Mad+5th), 212-684-2411
Posted by Zach Brooks at 10:30 am, February 25th, 2009 under 37th btw. Mad+5th, Italian, Mondello, Sandwiches.
There will probably never be consensus on the best chicken parm sub in Midtown, but the search will continue on. I had a enjoyable one at Tuscany Catering (on 55th btw. 5+6th), but was surprisingly disappointed by Little Italy Pizza (on 46th btw. 5+6th) and Park Italian across the street. The best I’ve had so far is probably at Labeleca on 40th btw. 7+8th (and their sister location La Bellezza on 49th btw. Lex+3rd.) In order to keep up with lunchtime demand, none of these places fries their chicken cutlets to order- and while they’re all fine, none will end the search.
So on Friday after I walked by the still plywooded Washoku Cafe (the new Cafe Zaiya’ish Japanese place that is opening soon on 37th btw. Mad+5th), I decided against my better judgement to check out Mondello’s, a standard take out pizza and subs place right next door. I say “against my better judgement” because I pride myself on my strange sense for good Midtown Lunch’ish food. There is a vibe a place gives off that lets you know it’s going to be good, and this place didn’t have it. But there were alot of people in there, and sometimes you just feel like a chicken parm. Read more »
Posted by Zach Brooks at 12:24 pm, September 8th, 2008 under 37th btw. Mad+5th, Italian, Mondello, Pizza, Sandwiches.
