Palermo Restaurant - New York City

Yesterday evening my wife and I with our two kids attempted to visit Palermo. We often order in from there . As we approached the front door with our stroller t... read more Yesterday evening my wife and I with our two kids attempted to visit Palermo. We often order in from there . As we approached the front door with our stroller the manager came out to stop us with her hand and asked quite rudely if we had reservations. There was no one in the restaurant. They outright discriminated against us for being two moms with kids. I will never order from them again and I hope you don't go there either. This is a tight neighborhood and this was disgusting hateful behavior toward mom's and the gay community that often frequents restaurants in Astoria.

This was a second visit to this restaurant. Comfy atmosphere; it’s as if you’re in the living room of a good friend’s house. The Grilled Lamb Shops were delicio... read more This was a second visit to this restaurant. Comfy atmosphere; it’s as if you’re in the living room of a good friend’s house. The Grilled Lamb Shops were delicious. Portions are not too big to not able to finish your meal, but not too smal to leave still hungry. Service was very good, although the butter for the bread we asked for was never brought, but most likely because waiters were very busy. Understandable and forgivable. That will not stop us to dining there again.

In summary: very nice . Good food, ambiance and service. Palermo is spotlessly clean and very nicely laid out, even having outdoors dining. And, an extra for th... read more In summary: very nice . Good food, ambiance and service. Palermo is spotlessly clean and very nicely laid out, even having outdoors dining. And, an extra for those of us without cars, a few steps from a Q69 bus stop!

I was a bit disappointed overall. The restaurant is lovely, nice outdoor space as well as pretty indoors; large and quite spacious. My food was fair at best. Th... read more I was a bit disappointed overall. The restaurant is lovely, nice outdoor space as well as pretty indoors; large and quite spacious. My food was fair at best. The eggplant parm was so overly breaded and thickly fried that it was impossible to taste the eggplant. I asked if it was thin sliced before ordering and I was told yes. It was not thin at all. We would not go back.

This was a second visit in this restaurant. cozy atmosphere; it's like they're in the living room of a good friend's house. the grilled lamb shops were deliciou... read more This was a second visit in this restaurant. cozy atmosphere; it's like they're in the living room of a good friend's house. the grilled lamb shops were delicious. portions are not too large to not be able to end their meal, but not too smal to leave still hungry. the service was very good, although the butter for the brot we asked was never brought, but most likely because the waiters were very busy. understandable and in vain. that will not stop us from eating there again.