Going to an Italian restaurant
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52142)
Staten Island, New York
August 15, 2023 6:49pm CST
Tomorrow is my mother-in-law’s birthday. We are going to an Italian restaurant to celebrate.
Interesting how I didn’t even know there was an Italian restaurant in the neighborhood where we are going.
I’m really looking forward to going there. I hope there’s lots to choose from the menu that hubby and I can eat.
We don’t eat pork, shellfish or other seafood. Sometimes when we go out our menu options are limited.
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
16 Aug 23
I love Italian food. Hopefully, you will be able to find something on the menu you can eat and enjoy. And I hope your MIL enjoys her birthday. Do you get along well with her?
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@moffittjc (128824)
• Gainesville, Florida
17 Aug 23
@lovebuglena Well, it’s good that the two of you at least get along. There’s no shortage of people in this world who hate their in-laws.
Even though I’m divorced, I am still very close with my in-laws. They still treat me like family. I always stay with them at their house whenever I travel to south Florida where they live.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Aug 23
@moffittjc Wow! That is very nice of them. Are you friendly with your ex?
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 23
I think we get along fine. But we’re not besties lol. Like we don’t hang out just the two of us. Or really call each other either.
I wanna see if the restaurant’s website has a menu to look at. Curious to know what dishes they offer and what hubby and I can eat.
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@LindaOHio (222222)
• United States
16 Aug 23
Happy Birthday to your MIL. Hope you have a good meal. Enjoy the celebration.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 23
Thank you. It’s a $$$ restaurant. Definitely fine dining. Assuming it will be great.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Aug 23
@LindaOHio It was definitely a fancy place. There was a dress code. But it wasn't formal though.
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@AmbiePam (120533)
• United States
16 Aug 23
I would miss shellfish and seafood. I try to stay away from red meat, but it’s mostly because I had so much of it growing up.
Hopefully, and I bet you will, you’ll have a great birthday celebration for her, with some tasty food. Maybe you can even get a picture of the dish you select. Perhaps you might try to post it on a day Mylot is working correctly, and we can see it. 
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 23
Haha. Hope my phone will allow me to take a pic. Hardly any room on it.
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 23
I hope it will a nice dinner. With no bickering lol.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
16 Aug 23
Oh I am so thrilled about this..I love to hear where you go to eat Lena..Happy Birthday to your Mother in law.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 23
Thank you. Part of me wishes I were more like my brother. He takes pics of his food when he goes out and they always look so good. Make my mouth water. But I care more about eating than taking pics lol. 
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 23
Really? Had no idea pork is considered “cheap” meat. It’s very tasty.
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
16 Aug 23
@lovebuglena - My husband does not eat pork (for the same reason as your husband), so I never buy.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Aug 23
@LadyDuck I used to eat pork and all seafood before I met hubby.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 23
I will see if there’s a menu online I can look at.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Aug 23
@JudyEv I forgot to do that lol. But I looked at the menu that was hanging outside the restaurant while waiting for everyone to arrive.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 23
I guess one can always eat vegetables, if nothing else.
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
21 Aug 23
It was pretty good. I enjoyed the food and the atmosphere. Just wish I didn't end up going there via public transportation. It was a long commute.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
22 Aug 23
@RebeccasFarm Yep. Almost half hour walk to the train. Then train to bus. After bus, it's one subway line and transfer to another subway line. Then walk.
@DWDavis (25797)
• United States
16 Aug 23
@lovebuglena I'm sure they do. Fettucini Alfredo would just be noodles and cheese sauce.
If they have a website, you could check out the menu online before you go.
@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Aug 23
@DWDavis I forgot to do that. Thankfully, they had a menu outside the restaurant so I was able to look at that while I waited for hubby and his parents and brother to get there.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
16 Aug 23
I hope they have meat dishes that don’t mix pork into them.
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@lovebuglena (52142)
• Staten Island, New York
18 Aug 23
I am not even sure they had that on the menu. We had hot anti-pasti, stuffed artichoke, tre colore salad, eggplant rollatini, and mushroom risotto to share. And for the main we ordered one each. I had the grilled veal chop.
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