salvatori's

my husband and i have stopped at salvatori's (original new haven location)  for years on our way from oh to mi to visit family. our firststopthere was simply because it was at our halfway mark.  now we go there because we are addicted.  i do not use the term "addicted" lightly but i'll admit we were and still are gastronomically adhered to this place!  after loving the food in italy when traveling abroad we were amazed when we found the best italian food of our lives, about 2.5 hrs from our home in dayton, oh  we've tried their spaghetti, lasagna, pasta primavera, italian wedding soup, and many many other of their delicious dishes and each one was a perfection of rich italian flavor with pasta always cooked expertly and served piping hot!  this restaurant is an inconspicuous hole in the wall with booths and tables rather close together and usually packed with customers who wait, a bit uncomfortably, near the open kitchen.  the service is friendly but not fast as the kitchen is busy with so many customers for so small a place   but there is no doubt the wait is absolutely worth it.  tomorrow we will again pick up our large pan of lasagna to haul to mich so that we can feed the hungry crowd of teens that await our arrival, not because they are necessarily glad to see us, but because of the treasure we bring them.  everyone in our family loves it.  mmmm in fact salvatori's lasagna and garlic bread, of this caliber, is our secret to get them off their computers long enough to quickly greet us and shout, let's eat!  this place works magic on all of us!

wow!. best italian meal i have ever had! i was a little taken a back that it was near a truckstopbut the food was out of this world! portions are large and prices are very affordable. i can't wait to go back.

excellent!!!!. we take a family vacation to a new town every year. we all love italian food and are a bit snobbish when it comes to italian food. this place was fantastic! the portions were huge, atmosphere was louder, but not unbearable. the staff was super friendly. even the owner stopped by to see how our meal was, as he did every table around us. the price was also very reasonable. the taste was amazing! all around thumbs up. if you are from out of town and looking for a good place to eat,stophere!

finally a reason tostopin. been meaning tostopin for months. we finally found a perfect occasional when taking our boys for the santa train rides at the fort wayne railroad historical society nearby. had a couple pizzas and a kid's slice and a kid's spaghetti and meatball. as is usually the case, the boys were much more thrilled with the breadsticks. everything was great, but the most memorable part was a frequent patron buying the boys cookies when our toddler walked up to the table he and his wife were at and climbed right up to join them. if the people who frequent a place are friendly, the rest of the things you want usually come right along.