Zio Toto
Contact Info:
Address: 8320 3rd Avenue
City: Brooklyn, NY
Zip: 11209
map: View the Map
Phone: (718) 238-8042
Hours: Daily 12n-10pm
Food Info:
Menu: View the Menu
Cuisine:
Italian
Takeout:
Yes
Delivery:
Yes
Catering:
Yes
Payment:
Accepts Credit Cards
Cititour Review:
Zio Toto just got bigger. The popular Italian spot in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn moving into a larger space on the corner of 83rd Street and 3rd Avenue. It's also offering it's own baked goods and homemade Italian bread. The space still maintains a rustic charm, but gone is the wood-burning oven from the dining room.
On my latest visit we enjoyed a nice batch of crispy calamari with a splash of lemon ($10), along with a big bowl of fresh clams and mussels cooked in a red sauce ($15).
Zio Toto is also known for its pizzas ranging from a classic margherita ($10) to Pizza del Oste with sweet Italian sausage and mushrooms ($15). We tried the Pizza Italia. It is loaded up with large artichoke pieces, cherry tomatoes, pesto and gorgonzola ($15) and could easily serve as a meal for two. But then you might miss a special of risotto topped with grilled shrimps ($23) and sliced asparagus, or the chicken parm ($17) featuring a huge breaded cutlet cooked perfectly on a plate of spaghetti with tomato sauce.
Other standouts include Veal Saloppini in a light garlic sauce ($18), veal saltibocca with sage and prosciutto ($18) and a personal favorite, Costadella di Maiale; two oversized pork chops in a wonderful barolo sauce ($18) served with mashed potatoes.
Desserts include your traditional Italian cheescake, tiramisu and chocolate mouse. There are also fresh cannolis made to order. But the show-stopper is a sweet foccacia bread cooked up in the brick oven and then slathered with nutella, fresh strawberries and a scoop of ice cream ($14).
Zio Toto is owned by brothers Fillipo and Giuseppe Giuffre who have brought their love of Italy, in particular Sicily, to Brooklyn and it shows.
Review By: Thomas Rafael
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