| With the national
interest in "low cholesterol", Italian
restaurants are thriving in Portland and most are
excellent. These newer restaurants tend to be a bit
up scale and trendy, but not Sylvia's. I've eaten
the same excellent minestrone soup at Sylvia's for at
least 25 years; ditto the same Italian salad
dressing...just like my Italian mother-in-law makes. While other Italian restaurants may
have existed in Portland longer, probably none can match
Sylvia's "home cooked" style which seems to
have been around forever. Sylvia's is not fancy,
but tends to cater to families. If the kids want
spaghetti and meatballs, you can get it at Sylvia's...but
you can also get excellent veal picatta and other upscale
dishes found at the trendy restaurants. My only
complaint is the bread...tiny loaves of white bread,
baked on the premises I'm sure. It's OK, but not
very Italian.
Service is usually
excellent and parking is easy on all but the most crowded
Friday and Saturday nights.
Food: A to A-.
Service: usually A. Attitude: A to B. Value: A to B
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