December 5, 2019 – mmm-yoso

Welcome back to the food blog, mmm-yoso!!! Kirk and His Missus are somewhere in Europe, dealing with some transportation issues. Cathy does eat and takes photos, so enjoy her post today.

13 years ago, the first location of Pappalecco opened in the Little Italy area of town, eventually expanding to three other locations and then one location closed, so at present, there are three locations total. Each of the Tuscan influenced restaurant locations offer coffees, panini, croissant, salads, pizza, baked desserts and gelato-as well as breakfast on weekends. We were on Adams Avenue at 42nd and decided to drop into this neighborhood location.

Walk in, order and pay. There is a menu above the cash register as well as some printed menus. Your food will be brought to you. There are quite a few tables and seating areas, inside and out front.
We decided to try a Margherita pizza ($10.75). The wood fired oven bakes an excellent (thin!) crust with a good chew. The (imported) San Marzano tomatoes are unadorned and have a perfect, fresh picked tomato flavor. The Fior Di Latte Mozzarella, Parmesan, fresh basil and olive oil make all the flavors of each ingredient stand out. Really a perfect pie.
We added a side salad (for one) ($5.99). Mixed perfectly, each item (mixed greens, onion and cherry tomatoes), coated lightly with a garlic-y Caesar dressing, making each bite of the (quite large/easily shared) salad uniform and not in need of any condiments. (Lime Vinaigrette and Olive Oil & Balsamic are also choices).
When you walk in, just to the right is the gelato display. We had to try 'something'.
So, we ended up with three flavors ($5.75). On the bottom in the center, you can slightly see the Strawberry Balsamic-such a delightful flavor blend. The scoop on the left is a wonderful, nutty pistachio. The serving on the right in the above photo is "Thanksgiving" and has pumpkin, ginger, cinnamon and glazed pecans…what a perfect bit of every Thanksgiving dessert available!