Amici II
“I had the chicken parmigiana which came with a little side of spaghetti cooked al dente.”
“I am not sure about the previous comments on it being a tourist trap, felt more like a family style restaurant to me.”
“Each of us were very satisfied with our meals (rigatoni Emiliano, eggplant parmesiano, lobster ravioli, gnocchi serrantino).”
Amici II
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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By far the worst meal I've had in Little Italy! My mom, sister, and I came to this restaurant for dinner one night and seriously regretted our decision. First off, the food was just not that good. We ordered a mixed house salad to share. Instead of putting dressing on the salad, it only had small threads of thick balsamic glaze on it – yuck! I had the octopus pasta, which was passable but very salty. The octopus was also chewier than it should have been. My sister had plan spaghetti and marinara in which the pasta was undercooked (not al dente, just hard). And my mom had a shrimp pasta dish in which the shrimp were very stringy and overdone.
The service was worse than the food. We had to ask for silverware. We ended up asking for dressing to put on the salad because the balsamic glaze didn't cut it, we asked for water, and we had to flag down a waiter to order in the first place.
Overall, we were disappointed with the food and the service not to mention that this meal was not at all cheap. I will be avoiding this place on my future trips to Little Italy. Tourist trap.
It was our first night in town; we met up with a buddy of mine for a few drinks and some dinner. Since he had lived in the area he took us to one of his favorite places in town called Amici II. Amici which means friend in Italian sure was a friendly place to eat. They are located on Mulberry Street in the heart of the little Italy district serving homemade dishes. We ordered a glass of wine while we looked over the menu. They brought out some fresh bread with some roasted garlic dipping oil. We ordered Spiedini alla Romana (Fried Cheese and Bread with Anchovy Sauce) as an appetizer and let me tell you it was amazing. We almost went back the next day to get some more. My buddy ordered some sort of Gnocchi, my girlfriend ordered Lobster Ravioli and I ordered Chicken Parmigiana. The food was delicious, great flavors and an amazing taste. The restaurant had an indoor and outdoor seating area. The atmosphere was comfortable and made for a wonderful meal.
If you are looking for great Italian dish, I recommend stopping in at Amici II.
Came here last night with a dear friend to catch up since we've both been crazy at work.
We had :
-Stuffed Artichoke
-Linguine Seafood – over linguini with clams, mussels, and calamari (I was pleased to see that there was a lot of seafood)
Service was fast but I wish the bread was warmed up.
It was a quiet Monday night out on a beautiful day.
Absolutely delicious! From the olive oil garlic at the start of the meal, to our pesto gnocchi, chicken with vodka sauce, pumpkin ravioli and a starter that was bread, cheese and capers our entire experience was FANTASTIC!! Eugene out server was so friendly, welcoming and accommodating. 6 of us and everyone was very happy!!
I'm going to be a little generous here, and rate this establishment a 4 when a 3.75 is probably more accurate.
Of the slew of restaurants in Little Italy, Amicci II is probably one of the better ones, not a five star… but clearly a four star.
On a lovely evening, me and my colleague ate outside, surrounded by friendly fellow diners. Our our dining neighbors suggested Mozzarella Caprese as an appetizer, and I thought it was tasty.
For our entrées, we played it a bit close to the vest — I had lasagna and my partner had ravioli with Bolognese sauce. Both were good, but the portions were not especially big, I think there could have been a tad more of each. I don't know, perhaps the plates were oversize!
I think the highlight of the meal, albeit pricey at seven dollars each, were the good-sized cannolis that were prepared prior to serving. If you like a strong cup of coffee, you'll get one here.
For New York City/Little Italy dining, it wasn't an expensive meal per se, probably pretty normal at $40 per person, though neither of us had a drink.
I would definitely recommend this restaurant, though a previous reviewer said the lasagna was the best ever, and while it was good, I can't say it was the best I've ever had, but very solid and if you like lasagna you should give it a try.
I thought the service was fine, right in the middle. In Little Italy, every restaurant has a huckster at the front encouraging you to dine. Many are over-the-top, which is an indication to stay away, but Amicci was persuasive, without being rude.
What NYer out of their right mind would eat in Little Italy? Not me… or so I thought. I was actually "persuaded" (after a few drinks at a bar) to dine at "a little hole in the wall" Amici by a fellow patron who frequented the place. I have to say I was definitely surprised.
Maybe it was because I came with regulars? Maybe because it was also her birthday? Maybe it is always that good. Whatever the reason was, I actually had a great experience here. Although it definitely, by NY standards NOT a hole in the wall, the staff was very attentive and the food was very good. I had the veal parm, the calamari and the seafood and squid ink pasta. The fresh squid ink pasta was the best I had in a long time!
I'll give you another run soon, Amici.
I would have given this place one more star but they were extremely rude. They were nice at first, until we asked for one more bread to go with our meal and instead of giving us the normal bread they gave us all the ends. How childish first of all and rude. Their noodles were not fully cooked either my sauce was alright, my moms sauce was bad. Also, the shrimp were overdone. We also had to ask for everything since the service was so terrible, water, silverware, dressing, things that should have been given to us in the first place. I will never be returning to this horrible place!
Waiters extremely nice, food meh covered in cheese which was the flavor. Scraped it off my eggplant pasta so so