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Spaghetti arrabiata had a fresh-tasting red sauce touched with butter that balanced the heat of the Calabrian chilies. Others at my table liked the simple carbonara, the mango-yellow, egg-based sauce courtesy of some local chickens. This carbonara, lighter than most, let its few ingredients shine. (Having grown-up with my mother’s carbonara, a more buttery, cheesy version she learned from a lovely lady in Milan in the 1960s, I found Nettie’s on the bland side.) Tortellini stuffed with mortadella, prosciutto and Parmigiano-Reggiano floated in a mild broth. It would be as at home in Emilia-Romagna as it was in Tinton Falls. In a post comment, the restaurant elaborated that "kids running around the restaurant in circles when we’re trying to carry trays of food and drinks has made doing our jobs extremely difficult."
Chef Chris Calabrese's small-plate approach is a welcome break with Italian-American tradition.
Nettie’s House of Spaghetti, a restaurant located in Tinton Falls, New Jersey, is banning children under 10 from dining in their establishment. Eater reached out to Nettie’s which hasn’t yet responded. "Because this place was such a throwback for us, (we thought), we're going to turn it into a red sauce joint," Chris said. The restaurant is named for his grandmother, Antoinette Colombo. Then came nearly four years with the the highly regarded Smith Group, for whom he worked as executive chef at Porta in Asbury Park and Jersey City. Tania, 34, did financial work in New York City for The Meatball Shop and Juice Press.
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Calabrese’s small-plate approach is a welcome break with Italian-American tradition. Bring people who love to share, and enjoy the varied wine list and each other’s company. For all my quibbles, my guests and I always left Nettie’s in a jolly mood. The combination of good food, happy staff and convivial atmosphere will do that.
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"This fell into our laps," Chris Calabrese, 40, said one recent weekday from his seat at the bar. Until owning a place of his own, he said, he had been "a cooking gun for hire." Nettie's House of Spaghetti is open for dinner 5 days/week. Closed Monday & Tuesdays.Reservations necessary. This popular restaurant fills up early, especially on weekends.
At $25, I was surprised that it did not come with a side of pasta, especially in a place called Nettie’s House of Spaghetti. These are big chunks of free range, organic chicken with peppers and a vinegar sauce served on the side. This seemed more like a French dish to me, but the chicken was juicy with a nicely crisped skin, and the vinegar sauce was not tangy. The restaurant named for his mother is his most family-friendly restaurant, he says.
The dessert menu offers two choices, and we enjoyed them both. The Sicilian Orange Cake is a dense, heavy cake with a distinct orange punch. It comes covered with an aromatic orange glaze and is sprinkled with sea salt and served next to big scoop of whipped cream. It’s a pretty little thing, with a perfectly rounded scoop of ice cream, wearing a topping of whipped cream and a cherry. The flavors change daily, and we had chocolate espresso on our visit. It had a nice chocolatey taste and paired well with the delicious coffee.
Diner two selected a traditional Cavatelli with broccoli rabe, sausage and Parmigiano Reggiano. Though the pasta was well-cooked, the overall dish was so mildly flavored that he had to ask for some red pepper to give it a little kick. Our server made frequent, pleasant stops by the table, but we had to keep asking for things. I expected to be offered freshly ground pepper or side plates and serving spoons, so be sure to request all the little extras. We were served a basket of really good sesame-crusted bread and picked our appetizers. We had the homemade Whipped Buttermilk Ricotta.
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I had to be convinced by my guests to order the fresh mozzarella. Around the Garden State, everyone and their nonna makes it fresh, right? True as that may be, not as many manage to produce mozzarella with the same creamy, melting qualities of Nettie’s. Standouts included log-shaped arancini (not the traditional orb). A favorable increase in crunchy exterior relative to warm, cheesy interior. Minimally sauced meatballs were crusty and caramelized, delicately showcasing meat and parsley inside.
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The staff does some things well and others I didn’t really understand. It’s Italian, but they handle some of the classics in some non-traditional ways. Publications like Washington Post and Vogue have written etiquette assistance pieces for taking kids out in public while Eater has its own guide to kid-family restaurants in the city. The restaurant is relatively small with two dining areas, The interior is old-school chic, with a touch of Art Deco charm.The front dining area features a well-stocked lighted art deco bar with table & booth seating.
The showiest was the Fried Hen of the Woods and shiitake mushrooms with lemon. It’s dusted with za’atar seasoning which does include oregano, but is more often seen in Middle Eastern dishes. These are deep-fried and super crunchy, and the mushroom inside were sweet and tender. I would have liked a little dipping sauce of some sort on the side. The restaurant has a kind of retro feel, from the reminiscent-of-the-80s revival art deco logo, to the cocktail menu; there’s even an old phone booth (which I loved) inside.
The Facebook post sparked mixed reactions on social media, accumulating over 5,000 shares and 19,000 reactions. The restaurant didn’t specify how the policy would be enforced. The restaurant made the announcement in a Facebook post, saying the new rule will go into effect March 8.
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