Antone's - Chicken Parmesan

Antone's Chicken Parm

Antone's Italian Restaurant, just off Western Reserve Road, has been around for many years. Many people know them for their famous "Fried Cheese" but they have much more to offer than that.

For some reason, the restaurant is never crowded when we dine. It is a small place, so perhaps it is better known as a quick take out service restaurant.

Anyway, we were seated quickly at a booth and our waitress asked for our drink orders. Diet pops all around. In a few minutes she returned with the drinks and asked if we were ready to order. We were. As you can see from above, I ordered the Chicken Parmesan and I added a meatball for luck. (Actually, the meatballs are very good and I had to have one) No famous fried cheese this time around for I usually do not finish the meals in front of me.

Our waitress returned with our meals in about 10 minutes and I was surprised at how much pasta and chicken was on the plate. Two pieces of breaded chicken, layered with cheese and sauce and a very generous portion of rigatoni with sauce. And of course topped off with the meatball.

The chicken was moist, tender, hot, and tasty. It was not greasy and the cheese was just enough, not overpowering, but a compliment to the chicken. The rigatoni was well cooked, and with the sauce atop they were very good. Of course the meatball was good.

The cost was about $11 dollars without tip or drink. A very fair deal for the amount of food on the plate. And no, I did not finish all the pasta.


The Grassy Knoll Diner scores 3.5 out of 5 shots and recommends Antone's Italian Restaurant for dinner.

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Antone's Restaurant - Youngstown -Lasagna Dinner

Antones Restaurant Lasagna Dinner

Boardman, Ohio has plenty of restaurant options to choose from. Antone’s Italian Restaurant is tonight’s option. Let me introduce you to one of the top menu choices at Antone’s, the Lasagna dinner.

The hostess seated us right away even though it was semi-crowded. Italian bread and our drinks were brought to our table and our waitress took our main course dinner order.

I went with the Lasagna. I have heard all kinds of good things about the lasagna that I finally had to try it. In about 15 minutes it was delivered to our table.

BTW, a side of Penne pasta came with the lasagna.

The portion was fair, the lasagna and Penne was hot and fresh. The sauce was zesty enough. The lasagna was meaty and cheesy and the noodles thick and well cooked. The Penne was hot with a good taste. I could not eat the entire entrée. With the cost at $9.99 for the meal, it was quite reasonable.

The Grassy Knoll Diner scores 3.25 out of 5 shots and recommends Antone’s Italian Restaurant Lasagna for dinner.

               

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Antones Italian Restaurant - Fried Cheese

Antone's Restaurant Famous Fried Cheese

Antone’s Fried Cheese

Looks, in this case, are deceiving. Although it does not look appetizing, the fried cheese and spaghetti sauce was actually quite delicious. (Albeit very messy) The two added meatballs however, were adequate at best. And at 99 cents each, they were way over priced.

The fried cheese was a 4 inch square about an inch thick breaded and fried to a deep golden brown. It was not greasy or burnt or soggy as other types go. It cut easily with a knife and was far less messy than other fried cheese dishes out there.

The fried cheese came in a standard Styrofoam container. The cheese and meatballs were hot, well cooked, but a little messy as the delivery bag was tousled up a bit.

The cost was $2.79 plus the $1.98 for two meatballs. A little overpriced for the entire combo, but is awarded 3.5 out of 5 shots from the Grassy Knoll Institute for its taste.

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