“ Small, cool spot in a somewhat sketchy area. Service was spot on. Ambiance is comfortable. Food was insanely great. Soup was maybe the best I've ever eaten. Lamb ragu with pasta was amazing. Go there. ”

“ good spot by columbia food was superb service was great as well I recommended it a lot ”

“ The food tastes light and well balance. Tye waitress are funny and friendly. I like the atmosphere. ”

“ The vodka pasta was DELICIOUS. It was even a delight to eat my leftovers the following day. The potatoes... I could've done without, they were a little bland, but the pasta was the star of the show anyway. The staff were efficient and friendly, and the overall atmosphere was intimate and warm. ”

“ Hidden Gem! We stopped in after our tour MSM. If your looking for a unique Italian restaurant, that makes you feel like you walked into Nonna's home, this is it. The food was fantastic! The staff was friendly and made you feel like family. We thought we had walk into a trattoria in Italy. We will definitely be back when we visit again! ”

“ Friends who just moved into the Morningside neighborhood of Manhattan brought me here today for brunch. Very cute little place in the very bottom of a building. Very friendly service. Can't remember servers name, but she's in the picture. Super sweet. I ordered the spaghetti with vegan meatballs and the spaghetti was perfectly cooked and oh those meatballs were really really good! Other friend ordered same with regular meatballs and his wife ordered the three egg omelette. We had bread with olive oil. We ordered one espresso and two cappuccinos. For desert, we shared the tiramisu. Everything was delicious! I won't be in this part of manhatttan often so I won't be able to enjoy this place much and try their other entrees, but for the first time, excellent and can't wait until I can return to try dinner entrees. ”

“ Typically obnoxious Italian restaurant service (waiters coming every 2 minutes to refill your glass, upsell, or clear your table when the place is practically empty). But the food here really is a cut above, and the ambience is pleasant without being pretentious. Pisticci penne was perfectly cooked, al dente without being crunchy, and just the right amount of tomato and oil. Gelatos were delicious - pistachio blandness was more than compensated for by the delicious pieces throughout, and the fig gelato was insanely great. ”

“ Really good food! I had the rigatoni in vodka sauce and it was really tasty and flavorful! Friendly staff and cute spot to go for a quick dinner. ”

“ When I think of visiting NYC, I think of great Jewish deli's and neighborhood Italian trattorias. While most of the former are gone - thank goodness for the later - you know the small cozy places that bring you back in time or transport you to a small street in Sienna. Pisticci hits the mark big-time! Quaint, unassuming, welcoming- you feel like you are home. Local art fills the walls ( many of the staff are artists) and the dining space is intimate. The menu, while straightforward, is filled with delicious choices. There are no bad choices here. Daily specials will tempt you for sure. Start anywhere, make sure you get a pasta dish ( cooked perfectly), and whatever you do save room for the coconut cake ( made in house ). It is like none you've ever tasted! Enjoy dear readers - enjoy! ”

“ Love this place. Th service here is excellent, there all well educated and super nice. I always see the employees at some point t sitting down to and enjoying a nice meal. There were 7 of us. First time sitting in the back room. This place have 3 bars, a beautiful outdoor decks and 3 separate dining areas. For appetizers we had the mussels, great sauce, but wasn't living the mussels, a insalada mista, insalada pisticci, yummy pancetta, and a Barrata. Also someone had the spaghetti al pomodoro, quite good too. For entrees we had the rigatoni ala vodka, 1 plain, 1 with meatballs, and 1 with sausage, I had the sausage and loved it. We also had the orecchiette with broccoli rave and sausage, the Fettuccine al funghi, my wife's favorite dish , but she substitutes the pasta to a rigatoni. My daughter had the maltaiati with ricotta, spinach and lamb, delicious. All the pastas were fresh and cooked to perfection. I did say our waitress, the actress, was terrific as well. We drank too much so our bill was not inexpensive. ”