Sabatino’s. Thanks for posting this, BTW, now I have to have Italian tonight.

Anything with shrimp is golden.

I’m firmly in the Chiapparelli’s camp. It’s also been the go-to Italian place for my family in LIttle Italy my entire life. We’ve celebrated countless birthdays there. We went there after my First Communion and Confirmation. I even went there on prom night. And still to this day, I find their Ravioli amazing. The bread is good too and, of course, the salad rocks. What’s not to like?

I’ve only been to each one once, but was very disappointed in Sabatino’s. My parents had highly recommended it to my wife and I for her birthday, and my manicotti just wasn’t very good.

We’d gone to Chiapparelli’s once, because we couldn’t get into Sabatino’s (my parents are definately Sabatino’s fans), and I thought it was great. I had manicotti there, too, and the portion size was amazing, the sauce was great, and the bread was awesome.

for what it’s worth has been a big supporter of high school wrestling in the Baltimore area. So if community involvement matters, there’s that.

I’ve eaten at both. I actually went to Sabatino’s before my prom. I remember being disappointed (stunned at the time) that the shrimp scampi did not come with pasta. I recall the food being good, though.

The only recollection I have of Chiapparelli’s is my late grandmother trying to hurry things along by telling the wait staff that she had cancer (which she did).

while the fanpost is still on the page. It seems people, not surprisingly, have some other faves around Little Italy besides Chip’s and Sab’s. So let’s hear what else is good. The truth is I have only eaten a handful of places in LIttle Italy – Chip’s, about 100 times, Sab’s, once, La Scala, once, St. Leo’s Bi-Annual Spaghetti & Ravioli DInner, many times and St. Leo’s street festivals in the summer (St. Anthony’s & St. Gabriel’s). Oh…and Vaccaro’s of course. So what else is worth trying? I’m looking to branch out.