Orso on Theatre Row was one of my go-to’s when I lived in Connecticut and came into the city to the theatre. The food was consistently good, and I often saw a celebrity at a table.

We started with a white pizza topped with fennel sausage, romano and mozzarella cheese, sprinkled with rosemary ($24). It could have been our meal!

I had their rigatoni with a bolognese meat sauce ($28) and my dining partner, the sauteed calf’s liver with fried onions ($32).

Sadly, nothing stays the same.

The service was lackluster, but the food was fine. I loved that they still served on a beautifully painted Italian terra cotta dinnerware.

I’d recommend you see The Counter, with Anthony Edwards and Susannah Flood, except it just closed, about an unlikely friendship between a customer and his waitress.

If you need a place close to theatre, I do recommend Orso.

Orso
Theatre District
322 W 46th St
New York, NY 10036
(212) 489-7212
orsorestaurant.com