LaScala's Restaurant Review
615 Chestnut St. (7th St.) 
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Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-928-0900 | Make Restaurant Reservations | Menu
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Open
Lunch & Dinner dailyFeatures
- Kid-friendly
- Private room(s)
- Full bar
- Reservations suggested
- Parking lot
- Casual
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| LaScala's features chef Joe Nocella's Italian comfort cuisine, the kind of food nonna made, if you were lucky. Have a drink at the oversize bar, or settle into one of the high-backed banquettes in the dining room decked out in dark wood and exposed brick with family photos of owner Robert LaScala's relatives on the walls. Chef Nocella takes care with everything he prepares, from starters like garlicky broccoli rabe over grilled polenta with sausage and octopus salad with chickpeas, to an array of small plates that are hard to resist. We suggest the roasted beet and goat cheese salad, and all the pastas are fresh and right on the money, from the simple spaghetti with ricotta salad and oven-roasted tomatoes to the short rib agnolotti. Or perhaps opt for the veal chop Parm, turkey cutlets with prosciutto or seafood fra diavolo. Homemade cannoli is a must for dessert. Free parking on 7th St. Mon.-Fri. after 3 p.m. and all weekend, with server validation, is a bonus. |
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