Lasagna Restaurant

Something just felt wrong about sitting in front of a fish tank listening to Britney Spears while eating lasagna, a classic hearty Italian dish. Everything about the decor and atmosphere screamed modern fusion food with cocktails, while the menu was all about classic Italian dishes. It definitely wasn’t food you would see a more authentic place, but the more typical stuff you would see at a good Italian restaurant in the states. Regardless, with a menu like that I was expecting a little less trendy and modern atmosphere. The fish tank really put it over the top.

Most of us got the ground sirloin lasagna, but one of my friends ordered the 4 cheese that came with ricotta, mozzarella, parmesan, and gorgonzola which I got to try as well. In terms of filling I thought the cheese filling was better. The ground meat filling was too lean and wasn’t really integrated into the sauce like a good bolognese would be, which is what I think they were going for. The pasta portion itself was cooked properly and wasn’t too mushy or undercooked, but it felt a bit thicker than usual which wasn’t very good.

The wine list was totally depressing. Everything was pretty generic and mass produced stuff you could buy at most suburban supermarkets. I just had water…

In terms of price its a good value because you get a huge portion of lasagna for $10-$15. I could have easily split it with someone else and been pretty satisfied. I think the portion size is way too big for one person, but maybe its just me.

Overall I don’t really think it is worth a return trip. The only really good thing it had going for it was that it was a really good value and conveniently had no wait for a table on a Saturday night.

Lasagna Restaurant
785 9th Ave
New York, NY‎
(212) 956-1608‎

They have two other locations..

941 2nd Ave
New York, NY‎
(212) 308-5353‎

196 8th Ave
New York, NY‎
(212) 242-4534‎