Alloro

Italian | East 70s

Food23 Decor17 Service23 Cost$58

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"Original" is the consensus on this "small" UES Italian "sleeper" where "imaginative", "ambitious" dishes from a "skilled" chef are conveyed by an "eager-to-please" crew; loyalists are so grateful it's "not just another red-sauce joint" that they overlook the "bland" setting.

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