tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post2691532284448653914..comments2024-02-27T07:33:30.829-05:00Comments on Edge of the City: The Family Restaurant ClosesEdge of the City Bloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17822675810482605051noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-12787050472048545182017-05-01T17:26:25.482-04:002017-05-01T17:26:25.482-04:00Ocean palace has good dim sum. The rest of the foo...Ocean palace has good dim sum. The rest of the food however I wouldn't want to eat againAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-71383272671989456732016-09-18T18:51:14.311-04:002016-09-18T18:51:14.311-04:00I so agree with you. The hostess 's husband ow...I so agree with you. The hostess 's husband owned it. NICK.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-63598780039969001042016-08-03T15:34:51.476-04:002016-08-03T15:34:51.476-04:00Yep, I remember that, too. Tiny little place. Owne...Yep, I remember that, too. Tiny little place. Owner started to sell meals (pasta) from the freezer--said his wife made them. Tasted great. Then they expanded...and expanded. I went there for 40 years. Sad to see it go, but the food just wasn't the same anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-12906380277346860982016-06-05T18:46:28.751-04:002016-06-05T18:46:28.751-04:00The food was terrific and plentiful. I loved the ...The food was terrific and plentiful. I loved the hot antipasto and the parmigiana dishes as well as the plentiful red clam sauce. The service was always attentive. The hostess was very gracious. If you did not order desert, she would have a piece of the most delicious rum cake brought to your table because "you need to have a sweet taste in your mouth after your meal." The staff Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-83762668048302541252016-05-12T15:55:02.717-04:002016-05-12T15:55:02.717-04:00Sorry, but this place was the worst. Between the h...Sorry, but this place was the worst. Between the horrible food and the mediocre service, it was begging to go under. Nothing like being ignored by waiters in an empty restaurant. Two lousy Italian places down (Pasta del Giorno and this one)...a few more to go. Let's just pray the space doesn't become another Urgent Care!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-72945970763703434562016-05-09T22:03:54.351-04:002016-05-09T22:03:54.351-04:00I remember when the Family Restaurant was a one st...I remember when the Family Restaurant was a one store pizzeria in the mid 70's I ate there many years later when it was a large restaurant and it was still good. So sad to see another landmark close.Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04482116229155598903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-2300691999040053412016-05-09T19:01:11.002-04:002016-05-09T19:01:11.002-04:00So true.So true.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08664520084013211715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-7864857729295647402016-05-05T21:12:38.372-04:002016-05-05T21:12:38.372-04:00There is one. East Ocean Palace is a few blocks aw...There is one. East Ocean Palace is a few blocks away on QBAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-31790272820565212582016-05-05T15:20:03.050-04:002016-05-05T15:20:03.050-04:00agree the food at Ovo Sodo is great and fresh. Wa...agree the food at Ovo Sodo is great and fresh. Wasn't thrilled with Tuscan Hills last nght. Portofino is worse then Olive Garden. Prime location for a good restaurant when it eventually closes - which shouldnt be long. We need a good chinese restaurant where you can sit and eat.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-40203304335608631892016-05-04T11:59:50.882-04:002016-05-04T11:59:50.882-04:00Portofino is laughably bad (the pizza notwithstand...Portofino is laughably bad (the pizza notwithstanding). Family Restaurant was terrible. Ovo Sodo, which no one goes to, is great, however. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-73745532375874367702016-05-04T01:26:51.082-04:002016-05-04T01:26:51.082-04:00The pizza is pretty good! However, I can't rea...The pizza is pretty good! However, I can't really speak for the rest of their menu, bc that's all I ever order there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-70708018173084421752016-05-03T11:19:15.827-04:002016-05-03T11:19:15.827-04:00I've never been to Portofino. How is the food?...I've never been to Portofino. How is the food? On a scale of, say... The Family to Tuscan Hills?Laurienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-8395965356629440842016-05-03T08:44:21.475-04:002016-05-03T08:44:21.475-04:00When the Family expanded many years ago(it actuall...When the Family expanded many years ago(it actually expanded twice), its only competition was Portofino. The pizza was consistently great until just a few years ago. It's a shame. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-91510024500660078272016-05-02T14:48:24.813-04:002016-05-02T14:48:24.813-04:00Portofino is always packed. They have a Tuesday n...Portofino is always packed. They have a Tuesday night buffet and its jam packed. I walk by that stretch all the time and Family Restaurant was not usually that busy but they had too big of a space to fill. Ovo Sodo is not usually that busy either but Portofino has mostly full tables when I pass by. Three Italian restaurants were not needed in a two block range - especially since there's Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-46023236186452483842016-05-02T10:51:54.980-04:002016-05-02T10:51:54.980-04:00the place on the corner of Ascan and Queens BLVD s...the place on the corner of Ascan and Queens BLVD should be next. I think it is called Portofino.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-31021412485230345752016-05-01T10:14:11.272-04:002016-05-01T10:14:11.272-04:00The sign on the door says it was seized by the Mar...The sign on the door says it was seized by the Marshall and in possession by the landlord. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-22070101694216110172016-04-29T11:29:53.423-04:002016-04-29T11:29:53.423-04:00Food was consistently terrific, service always ver...Food was consistently terrific, service always very accommodating, & prices reasonable. Very sad to see this landmark establishment closing its doors and going the way of Danny Browns:(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-46510691450498859682016-04-28T14:26:06.669-04:002016-04-28T14:26:06.669-04:00I ordered in from there once when my brother was o...I ordered in from there once when my brother was over. Everything we ordered was terrible. Like embarrassingly bad. I live right nearby and never ordered from them or ate there again. Quite frankly, I'm happy they are closed. This area has enough decent Italian food. Hopefully, someone else will come in and open a decent restaurant. Jordanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12831176156389777158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-12322206437440939182016-04-27T11:45:56.070-04:002016-04-27T11:45:56.070-04:00I went there once a looooong time ago. The food wa...I went there once a looooong time ago. The food was about the equivalent of what you'd find in the frozen section at Key Food, but the portions were huge. I was never inspired to go back. If I really want bad Italian food, Mama Celeste is cheaper.Laurienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-31218341276466174362016-04-26T22:34:48.881-04:002016-04-26T22:34:48.881-04:00There was always a musty odor there. The restaura...There was always a musty odor there. The restaurant was at its peak some 20 years ago .<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-57572983546649190582016-04-26T12:35:17.832-04:002016-04-26T12:35:17.832-04:00Wow that is a large space too. I hope something us...Wow that is a large space too. I hope something useful comes to this space, unlike that weird Sneaker store that is in the old bike store space. I never see people in there. ever.Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-66406680430468294972016-04-26T12:23:58.703-04:002016-04-26T12:23:58.703-04:00When the food is so so and the prices are exhorbit...When the food is so so and the prices are exhorbitant what do you expect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-59523497226579249282016-04-25T20:46:31.996-04:002016-04-25T20:46:31.996-04:00It used to be very good. It got progressively wor...It used to be very good. It got progressively worse after Mike, the original owner, died and his wife, who ran it successfully for quite a while, finally sold it. That was the end. Still said to see yet another piece of our history disappear.Canchitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13921695418537326890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-77311776744732063132016-04-25T19:21:24.918-04:002016-04-25T19:21:24.918-04:00I haven't eaten there in years, so I feel like...I haven't eaten there in years, so I feel like I don't have the right to be upset. But still. Sad.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540741986563382319.post-28661040330201018252016-04-25T18:29:25.838-04:002016-04-25T18:29:25.838-04:00We used to get pizza from there and it was good. We used to get pizza from there and it was good. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com