In NYC for trade show and went looking for a place to eat prior to parking the car for the show duration when we came upon Gaetana's. We got lucky with a parking spot on the same block and went in for dinner. We were seated promptly in the back and ordered a bottle of their Chianti recommendation which was both excellent and fairly priced. Started out with the Calamari which was excellent and a small pizza with roasted peppers which was also excellent. We shared the pasta special and an order of veal piccata both of which came out of the kitchen steaming hot and they were delicious. We had a side of Broc Rabe which was tender and crazy with garlic the way we like it. The owner stopped over to see how we were doing and introduced himself and provided some interesting background on the restaurant - his family have been in the home cooked Italian fare biz forever in New York City and counted Frank Sinatra and his entourage among their most loyal customers. For dessert we split a choc cake sitting in a pool of choc sauce and had a couple home made Lemonchello before heading off to our hotel. Casual, local, friendly, prompt service with good food and fair prices.
Pros: Great pizza, solid casual dinning menu and friendly service - away from the ratrace of NYC
Cons: If you are looking for fine Italian dining this isn't it - go uptown
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