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Article #20981Good Italian Restaurant
From: Edward Rice
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1992 06:55
Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1992 06:55
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The name of that restaurant is "Il PortO" (minor typo correction). The guy playing the piano is Johnny "Crazy Otto" Maddox, who (mirabile dictu) once had a Number One record! (This was before rock and roll was invented, so don't go looking for it behind your Beatles albums.) He is absolutely INCREDIBLE, and while the food at Il Porto is pretty good, the piano might be the best you'll ever hear. Prices aren't unreasonable, either -- I don't recall details, but I've never been offended by the tab there. We usually call ahead to find out when the first piano set starts (he plays upstairs -- downstairs you only get echoes) and reserve a table aout half an hour before that time. Caution: the place is a bit smoky. I've learned to tolerate it -- it adds to the atmosphere, and an evening or two a year won't khurt my longs. Maybe.
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 10fa94,4c98641740134b22 X-Google-Attributes: gid10fa94,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1992-06-15 13:16:26 PST From: Edward.Rice@p4214.f70.n109.z1.fidonet.org (Edward Rice) Sender: Uucp@blkcat.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!blkcat!Uucp Newsgroups: dc.dining Subject: Good Italian Restaurant Message-ID: <708689051.F00001@blkcat.UUCP> Date: Tue, 16 Jun 1992 01:55:30 -0500 Lines: 15