Tarantella’s
128 Main St.
Nyack,New york 10960
(845)358-3583

Sometimes you love something because it’s the best and sometimes it’s because you have a sentimental attachment to it. I’d like to say that I love Tarantella’s in Nyack for both, but who can tell after a while? When I was an intern working for Wizard, we would spend many nights in Nyack. Several of my fellow interns lived in the Hudson River town along with some of the actual employees and just about everyone lived nearby. So, on Fridays, you would be hard pressed to not find a Wizard employee in one of the town’s many bars. Our usual hang out was Olive’s, though we also frequented Bruxelles and stopped in plenty of other places, but Olive’s was usually the final destination. This continued to be the case when I got an actual job at Wizard several months later. As it happens, Tarantella’s is a mere block away from Olive’s and is open very late, so it was a frequent stop during our walkabouts.

But, I’m glad to say that the food is good even when you don’t have a buzz on as I was reminded of a few weeks back when a group of friends–some of whom I met at Wizard–returned there for food after a joint birthday party my wife and I planned. Unlike our usual outings, we actually sat in the place’s big back room and had a waitress waiting on us instead of ordering slices and sitting at one of the tables up front or just cramming it down our gullets while walking around. As such, I actually looked at the menu instead of pointing at slices and asking for those. I wound up with a meat slice and a chicken parm one, both of which were fantastic. Everyone seemed to enjoy the food which makes me think it actually is good and not just the remnants of drunken memories. For my money, it’s the best place around, I just wish there was one closer.