Quality? Italian

Last updated on February 13, 2016

This might very harsh, but Quality Italian is not the quality I seek.
The full name of the place is “Quality Italian Steakhouse” empathize on “Steakhouse”. The 2 stories 6th Ave restaurant is very nicely decorated as a old world tradition steakhouse. There are beautiful glass lighting fixtures throughout the place, not only hang from ceiling, some are by the wall and hang from meat weight or hook. Wooded chairs and leather booths, glass panels wall dividers and bar stools all very rustic, industrial chic . Columns were cleverly exposed and enough to shelf flowers and plants. A beautiful, well designed place creates great atmosphere, could definitely contribute to a good dinner. And the food we had, could really use the help.

To me, a good warm piece of bread is very important. It is a statement. It’s the first thing you eat when you sit down. Its a nice tender touch to the heart. The garlic bread came in an iron pan, the bread is very good, but only warm on top, a bit cold at the bottom… strange, since it did came in an iron pan.

Oyster Ricci, Sea Urchin Butter, Jalapeno $14
I’m sorry, but this is a big flop. I couldn’t find the oyster underneath all the bread crumbs. Couldn’t taste the urchin butter nor jalapeno either. All I had was a mouthful of oily, mushy, blend bread crumbs.

Scallop Crudo, soppresata, pickled Serrano $17
Thinly slice scallop need a bit more seasoning, and the soppresata didn’t quite help.

Corn Gnudi pistachio, basil & Black Pepper $19
Gnudi was very nice, soft little pillows. The corn sauce tasted like the same thing that came out from a Del Monte can. Despite the pepper shown in the picture, the dish could use a bit more seasoning.

The Quality Italian Chicken Parmigiana $58
the raved chicken parmigiana that can feed more than 4 person, was a disappointment. Ground chicken?? I’m not convinced that this worth $58. Yes it’s huge, but blend, its a huge 13” of disappointment. It cost just as much as the fantastic veal parm at Carbone, but it far from same quality. The high note of this though, was the chili infused honey. The honey help the chicken parm a little bit. I also added drips onto the salad it came with, which was the best thing of the night.

Balsamic Lacquered Filet Crispy Bone Marrow & Cippolini $44
Filet although was cooked to our requested medium rare, and it’s pink, but it was dry, where did the juice go? Bone marrow was all soaked up by onions, and was very good. However, not enough to justify the $44 of dry filet.

We ended up doggy bagging over half of the chicken parm and half of the streak home. Have absolutely no room for dessert but less than half satisfy. Quality Italian certainly has quantity, but as I stated in the beginning, is not the quality I seek. (Jan, 2015)