HUNGRY GERALD

HG relished the food and fun of The Bronx many decades ago (see “Bronx Nostalgia”).  Huge changes (some catastrophic, some exemplary). One Bronx stalwart remains: Dominick’s Restaurant in the Arthur Avenue/Belmønt neighborhood. Arthur Avenue is visited by  hundreds of tourists and New York food lovers. With its big public market and surrounding shops, Arthur Avenue represents the pinnacle of Italian olive oil,charcuterie, baked goods, cheeses, condiments, etc. etc. HG wrote about Dominick’s seven years ago (check archive) so a revisit is in order. In that last post, HG noted there was no menu (“wudda want ?” asked the waiter). Payment was cash only. No paper bill or payment check. The waiter told you the amount (Modest prices). Now there’s a menu.  Don’t know the payment procedure has changed. The bare bones communal tables remain and the atmosphere is jolly and friendly, good setting for big appetites. If HG managed to eat there again HG would order the stuffed artichoke followed by linguine aglio e olio (olive oil and garlic). This is a simple pasta dish but few places get it right. Dominick’s version is soulful. Abundant lightly browned garlic. Keeps the vampires away. For BSK, there’s a generous, lush seafood linguine, May Dominick’s and Arthur Avenue remain unchanged. Viva Italia!!