Bites Nearby: Angelina's Restaurant

Next time you find yourself hungry and standing on a street corner looking around for a restaurant sign that draws you in, stop. We've got a better solution to finding the tastiest bites around: Each week, Bronxville-Eastchester Patch will pick a great restaurant either in town or nearby that we think is worth checking out.

Here's this week's choice:

To call Angelina’s in Tuckahoe a “jack-of-all-restaurants” may be the only way to adequately describe it. From a large menu selection, to catered parties and events to quick slices on the go, this local Italian gem has something for everyone and every occasion.

Angelina’s menu offers fan favorites such as brick oven pizzas, which come in a variety of different tasty ways, including Genovese style, a 12 inch individual pie with pesto sauce, mushrooms, eggplant, plum tomatoes and fresh mozzarella.

A large selection of pasta, chicken, veal and fish dishes are also available on the menu, along with an Italian delight good enough to make you forget about your main course: "The Wheel," formaggio in caretta. Prepared table-side, this amazingly tasty and cheesy appetizer combines a dug out parmigiano di parma wheel and spaghetti marinara, and while it only comes as a two person minimum portion, you will definitely be fighting over who gets the final bite!

Angelina’s also boasts a very impressive wine list, with over 1,000 red and white wines from Italy, California and beyond. In 2008 and 2009, in fact, Angelina’s was the proud recipient of multiple awards by Wine Enthusiasts.

One customer on yelp.com raved not only about Angelina's award winning wines, but its dinner entrees and Italian classics.

"This place has received awards for their wine list and for their food from the locals. This place makes some darn good Southern Italian. I had the chicken with cherry peppers, sausage, and sun dried tomatoes.  This has the right balance of flavors for those who like a spicy dish. I do not know what kind of sauce it is cooked in, but it kept the chicken very tender.  It was so good that everyone who tried it, wanted it."

Another customer from tripadvisor.com said it was the overall atmosphere at Angelina's that they liked best.

"The service is friendly, and the portions are large. The menu is extensive, including a variety of martinis. If your looking for good Italian food in a pleasant, comfortable environment with attentive service in Tuckahoe, this place is for you."

Angelina's is open Monday-Thursday 11 a.m. - 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. - 11 p.m. and Sunday from noon - 10 p.m.

The restaurant is located at 97 Lake Ave in Tuckahoe, and reservations are available by calling 914-779-7944.

For more information about specific menu items or for catering information, visit their website at angelinasoftuckahoe.com.