Belleria Restaurant - Fried Haddock Dinner

Belleria Italian Bread

Belleria is a very nice and friendly restaurant in Youngstown. They have the standard fare entrees but with their own special touch. Patty and I decided on fried haddock dinners. At Belleria, you seat yourselves and we were lucky enough to find an open booth. The waitress dropped off some menu's and took our drink order. A few minutes later fresh Italian bread was delivered to our table. The bread was fresh, still warm, and very delicious.

A Little Sparse Salad

As I said previously, we were hankering for haddock and the waitress took our order and I added fried cheese sticks for an appetizer. In less than five minutes our salads were at our table. As you can see, it wasn't a big salad, but it was fresh and it did the job.

Cheese Logs

As soon as we finished our salads, our fried cheese with sauce arrived. There were five pieces and a zesty spaghetti sauce. However, notice the smallness in size of the sauce container. It was not enough for all five pieces. The cheese was well breaded and cooked and with the sauce was very good tasting.

Belleria Fried Haddock Dinner

Like clock work our fish dinners were brought to our table as soon as the appetizer was finished. I must say, it was very good service. And friendly. The haddock was a generous portion and breaded nicely. It wasn't as thick as other haddock planks but good nonetheless. It wasn't greasy or smelly but light and flaky. A little lemon and pepper and it was ready to go. The fries were fresh cut and well cooked. A packet of tartar sauce was also present on the plate which I completely ignored.

The price was reasonable, around $10 dollars for the dinner. The cheese sticks were around $4.50 which wasn't bad, except for to less of sauce. Soft drink added and this could all be yours for around $16 dollars not including tip.

The Grassy Knoll Diner scores 3.75 out of 5 shots and recommends Belleria's Fried Haddock Dinner for dinner.

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Scarsella's Italian Restaurant - Fried Cod Dinner

Scarsella Restaurant Italian Bread

Scarcella’s Restaurant in Youngstown has been a classic Italian Restaurant for decades and is one that we often frequent especially during the Lent season.

Scarcella’s has the feel of an authentic Italian restaurant. The seating is sparse but just enough. We were seated right away and bread and butter were brought right out. The bread was Italian of course and was fresh and tasted good.

Scarsella's Restaurant Youngstown Ohio Salad

A salad comes With every dinner at Scarsella’s. It is standard fare, a little cheese, lettuce, carrots, tomato. It was good.

Youngstown Scarsellas Home Made Fried Cheese

As an appetizer, I ordered Scarsella’s fried cheese with sauce. In the Youngstown area, all fried cheese is compared to the original Antone’s restaurant fried cheese. Scarsella’s fried cheese holds its own as the taste was very good, the portion adequate, and the sauce zesty and plentiful.

Youngstown Scarsellas Fried Fish Dinner

Fried Cod And Shell Dinner To the main course. In less than 15 minutes, our fish dinners were delivered to our table. The order was fried cod with a side of shells and sauce. The breading was well cooked and crunchy, not soggy like many other fish dinners. The cod was fresh and not greasy. The shells well cooked and plentiful with the same zesty sauce from the fried cheese.
The cost without tip was right around $10 dollars which was a fair deal considering the portion size and quality cooking.

The Grassy Knoll Diner scores 3.5 out of 5 shots and recommends Scarsella’s Italian Restaurant for dinner. Especially during Lent.

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West Glen Restaurant - Haddock Dinner

West Glen Haddock Dinner

Usually during Lent we order "Take out" from West Glen Italian Restaurant. The fish dinners are good and by take out we avoid the Friday rush from all the good Catholics. This time it was after lent and we decided to go inside.

We were greeted rather quickly and seated promptly. Our waitress asked for our drink orders and quickly returned with them.

West Glen is famous for their fish so of course i ordered the Haddock dinner. The service was very good as our dinners were at our table in less than 10 minutes piping hot.

The fish was fresh, very little bruising, and well cooked. The batter breading was crunchy and baked perfectly. The haddock was flaky and fresh. The french fries were hot and crisp and tasted good. The cost was $10.95 for the dinner that also included coleslaw.

Addendum: Sadly, just the other day, Patty and I returned to West Glen Restaurant and we found the doors locked and the restaurant closed. Hopefully it is only temporary but it appears another restaurant has bit the dust.

The Grassy Knoll Diner scores 4 out of 5 shots and recommends West Glen Haddock for dinner.
               

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Lamancusa Tavern - Fish Sandwich

Lamancusa Tavern Fish Sandwich

Lamacusa Tavern
15 South Davis St. Girard, OH 44420
Phone:(330)545-9151

The order: Fish sandwich on Italian bread with provolone cheese. Side order of french fries with cheese and bacon.

The Service: Standard take out service. The order was ready in the 20 minutes stated.

The Taste: The sandwich was very good. The fish cooked and breaded to a light golden brown. The bread was fresh. The cheese melted. The fries well cooked to a nice crunch. The food was hot.

Presentation: Standard styrofoam containers.

The Value: Under 5 bucks and that is a bargain for the amount of food received. Add the good taste and it’s a steal..

The Rating: 4.5 out of 5 shots. The Grassy Knoll Diner Recommends Lamacusa’s Tavern for lunch.

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