What's that Italian place you NY folks like?

Wes M. wrote:
>
> I read lots of postings from transplanted yanquis about some Italian
> place up on 183 or so that was reminiscent of Little Italy in terms of
> quality.  When I lived up in the cold territory (Boston), I thought
> the North End had the best Italian food I'd had outside of Italy.  So
> if there's something almost that good here in Austin, I'd be mighty
> proud to know bout it.  What's the name?

I don't know if it is quite like "Little Italy" but it does remind me of a number of places in the Mid-Hudson Valley that I used to eat at.

The place you're looking for is Reale's.  It is on the southbound side of 183 in the Ross Plaza (just south of Anderson Mill Rd).

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Jim A. wrote:
>I went there today for lunch -- first time customer.
>The pizza is *very* good, but in my opinion, it's not
>significantly better than that of Austin's other "top"
>pizza joints (particularly Brick Oven).  I'd have to
>give their crust my "best in town" award.

As a transplanted Long Islander, the pizza at Reale's was so good I nearly wept.  It is true New York style pizza like you'd find in New York, which is not true of places like Brick Oven or Milto's.  The crust, sauce, and cheese are authentic and quite tasty.

Given all of that, I was disappointed in the quality of their other dishes which I sampled.  The lasagne was particularly disappointing.  So far the best lasagne I've found in town is at Spaghetti Warehouse.