There are plenty of restaurants that provide competent service, but few conduct themselves so thoughtfully that profits seem secondary to a genuine desire to maximize your happiness. Restaurants that achieve this become local institutions, with a constant customer base of regulars who know each other as well as the staff. Opened by Frank and Judy Scali in 1993, Scali Ristorante is a perfect example.

Service alone does not an institution make, andScali's sophisticated take on Italian-American comfort food more than adequately completes the package. While it would be unfair to diminish Scali as a "red sauce Italian" restaurant, it does so happen that the red sauce items really deliver.

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