Food and experience is way over-rated. The house spaghetti sauce is nothing special - quite pedestrian. \r
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Ambience isn't swanky at all, but if you hero-worship Jim Kelly like its 1992, you'll want to go home and redecorate your garage or basement bar after your visit to Ilio DiPaolo's.\r
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Nowhere to go in Blasdell after your meal....except the Thruway on-ramp to go somewhere else.
Pros: People in Blasdell need to eat too
Cons: coasting on a thin reputation
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