Antone’s Restaurant - Deep Dish Pasta Bake
Antone’s Italian Restaurant, located on the corner of Market Street and Western Reserve Road in Boardman, Ohio. On a whim, Patty and I decided to stop here for some of Antone’s famous “Fried Cheese” and sauce.
The restaurant itself was quaint, and small, but it was not crowded so we got right in and seated.
Our waitress brought out our menu’s in a timely fashion and asked for our drink orders. Diet pops for everyone tonight.
Of course I ordered the fried cheese with sauce. It was the reason we pulled in the parking lot. The cost was $5.99 which is a little steep, but it one of the best fried cheese in the business. As you can see, there was plenty of zesty spaghetti sauce, a generous portion of cheese, and it was baked in a golden brown batter. It was delicious.
No visit to an Italian restaurant is complete without the bread. Antone’s offered a lightly seasoned garlic bread. Lightly toasted and warm, the bread was a perfect complement to the meal.
Our waitress took our orders and in less than ten minutes, our fried cheese and main course meals were delivered to our table. I ordered the Deep Dish Pasta Bake special. This was something I haven’t encountered before. It was baked penne smothered in melted provolone cheese in a spaghetti sauce with pieces of breaded chicken. Plus two good-sized meatballs completed the ensemble. The cost was $6.49 which for the portion given was an excellent value. BTW, it tasted delicious.
The Grassy Knoll Diner scores 4 out of 5 shots and recommends Antone’s Italian Restaurant for dinner.
LURKING ON THE GRASSY KNOLL
GorryGall said
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Are you sure that isn’t leftovers from the kitchen from the previous day. I never heard of such a dish.
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LOTGK said
September 4, 2010 at 3:38 pm e
Perhaps it was leftovers. However, it is a permanent fixture on the menu. And it tasted pretty good.
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Raincoaster said
September 4, 2010 at 6:41 am e
It is SO not fair to post this when I’m on a diet. Did you see the “English Breakfast pizza” on my site?
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LOTGK said
September 4, 2010 at 3:27 pm e
I absolutely did. I commented on it as well. Here it is again.
LOTGK
Aug 10, 2010 @ 05:44:44
Now that is a pizza! I have had some quirky toppings before, but baked beans? I once ordered a breakfast pizza from the local pizza shop. Yes, it was early morning and we were looking for pizza. The pizza came with scrambled eggs, bacon, hash browns, and cheese. It was pleasantly delicious.
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Raincoaster said
September 6, 2010 at 3:19 am e
Right. I tell ya, I remembered things better when I was drunk. Fuck this diet!
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LOTGK said
September 6, 2010 at 9:40 pm e
There is diet beer out there!
thanks for reading and commenting.
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Gumby said
September 7, 2010 at 8:16 am e
The cheese looks a little greasy. They should strain it before serving it. But I know, it’s the taste that counts.
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LOTGK said
September 9, 2010 at 11:44 pm e
Agreed, it was a little greasy, but it still tasted good.
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Moominboy said
September 13, 2010 at 2:38 pm e
There are places that serve fried cheese in U.S.? I am starting to understand the health problems. Still… I probably would have ordered it
And I never heard of the other dish but the combination sounds yummy.
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LOTGK said
September 19, 2010 at 8:34 pm e
Hell Moomin, here in the States, they have deep fried Twinkies, deep fried candy chocolate bars, deep fried butter. Fried cheese is the lesser of those evils.
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Moominboy said
September 21, 2010 at 2:29 pm e
That’s insane!… or pure genius! :O
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LOTGK said
September 21, 2010 at 11:46 pm e
I think it’s a perfect blend of the two.