MoMo eats - The Meatball Shop

I'm Italian.
Meatballs are my jam.
And I have a very high precendent for these meatballs because my Aunt Alice KNOWS how to make some meatballs. And so does my Mama.

Many friends have tried taking me to The Meatball Shop. They tell me it's the best food on the LES.
And I believe them. And get overly excited.
And each time we were greeted with a beautiful two hour wait and then sulked away to another nearby restaurant.

But my friend Payman made a difference.
He lives right across the street and goes there all the time!
And the service impecable.

(would this be considered a haiku poem?)

Anyway...we ate there on Wednesday. And I must admit, it stood up to my astrnomical expectations.

What we ate...

Dinner:
Payman: Everything but the kitchen sink/ chicken meatball/ spicy meat sauce/ no fennel
Mo: Everything but the kitchen sink/ spicy pork meatball/ spicy meat sauce
Molly: Veggie meatball/ pesto/ risotto
Kailee: Naked balls/ spicy pork meatball/ classic tomato sauce

Drinks:
Molly: Mantelpuchiao
Mo: Captain Lawrence Seasonal Ale

Dessert:
Ice cream sandwich #1: chocolate chip cookie/brownie cookie/mint ice cream
Ice cream sandwich #2: peanut butter cookie/brownie cookie/vanilla ice cream

No words

This place is so legit they even have their own cookbook. I feel like only legit places really have cookbooks. Maybe Amazon just has a way of convincing me of things though.

But seriously, this place was amazing. They also have take out which I will most likely go for since the wait is always so long. If you're ever in the LES/Chinatown/East Village make sure to stop by.

The run down
Service: above average
Price point: very affordable, $75/4 people
Reservations needed?: no reservations accepted
Atmosphere: friendly, loud, noisy, crowded

See yelp review here!


xxoo, meatball Mo