Primo Brothers New York Style Pizza

Date:
Friday June 25, 2010

Restaurant:
Primo Brothers New York Style Pizza
9310 Forest Lane

Dallas, TX 75243

Dish and Price:
Tortellini Pana, mixed meat and cheese - $7.45+tax
Tiramisu - $3.95+tax


Talk about a hidden treasure, Two Brothers as it is commonly referred to, is located on the back side of a rarely seen shopping center. This restaurant boasts a mixture of traditional pizzeria with the more modern sports bar atmosphere. Walking in, you immediately notice the chalkboards above the counter with the entire menu painstakingly handwritten. This adds a cozy touch to the place, but is no substitute for a more traditional menu, which they were out of on this visit. Craning my neck up to read the massive boards, I felt like the small runt about to get his face bashed in by the giant bully. Fortunately, the cashiers were nice enough to help me out with my order.

I ordered the Tortellini, which is served with either meat or cheese and either Alf redo or Marinara sauce. Being the half starved and undernourished man that I am, weighing in at a measly 300 pounds, I kindly asked for a mixture of both meat and cheese. Then came the hard question…”Would you like Alfredo or Marinara?” I must have had a flash of hunger, for suddenly I was trying to eat my finger or at least the nail. You see, I have this very slight fondness for Alfredo sauce, ok so others might call it an obsession, but I was looking forward to some Marinara too. What to do; what to do? I went with the only sensible solution-both! I ordered my desert, a drink, paid for the meal, and sat down. Lunch breaks just aren’t a period when I want to stand on my sore feet.

Watching the Rangers trounce the Astros on the HDTV, I was having a great time. Then came my food. One look at this dish and I was ready to forget the fork and just plunge my face into the bowl to get at those succulent little stuffed pastas. The smell of the sauce was exquisite. I picked up my fork and stabbed a perfect little circle. In my mouth, the flavor just exploded. The meat had a little discordant spice to it, a perfect counterpoint to the sauce and cheese tortellini. My tongue was trying to jump for joy within my mouth. Unfortunately, the sauce was a bit too thin. I quickly realized a spoon was in order for this pasta dish, something that would send several Italians I know into apoplexy. Glad I did, too. That sauce was excellent.

The garlic and herb bread was splendid, or at least the little that was there. I have a hard time believing that a restaurant in today’s day and age would become cheap with the bread. Bread is normally what a restaurant tries to fill you up with so they can get cheap with the more expensive ingredients, like meat. Ever been to Olive Garden, with the endless bread sticks? Then you get my drift. With as good as this bread is, I wish it was endless. Instead I finish it with only a quarter of my meal. Rather irritating, that.

After eating my fill, which was not finishing the meal, I was ready for my desert. Out came only the greatest desert man ever invented, and the only way in which I will consume coffee, Tiramisu. Espresso soaked ladyfingers, custard, and chocolate make this dish a delight to the tongue. I sat down with my desert that was served on the finest of china, commonly referred to as a take out box. Plunging my fork into the Tiramisu, I came away with a soft, yielding, yet firm mouthful. The minor chocolate set off perfectly to the coffee counterpoint. The custard was done to perfection. For ten minutes I floated in a sea of bliss as my tongue relished each delightful bite. When I finished, sadly looking at the smears in the box after I got every crumb available, I debated spending another four bucks for seconds. Unfortunately, I had to get back to work.

If you happen to be in Dallas and searching for a nice, out of the way place, I would highly recommend this little diamond in the rough. If you can see past the little rough spots, you can find a true gem for very little money. And that is always nice in today’s economy. By the way, anyone know how the Rangers did in that contest? I seem to have forgotten the game once we got the food.