Buy a $100 Pellegrino's certificate for only $50!
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| Feature Date: | 06/10/2009 |
| Expiration Date: | 12/10/2009 |
| How many deals can I purchase? | 1 |
| What is the denomination of the certificate(s)? | 100.00 |
| How many certificates per order? | 1 |
| Will I get cash back for unused portion? | NO |
| Can be used for multiple visits until credit is fully used? | YES |
| Can the certificates be used at other locations? | NO |
| Number of certificates that can be used per table? | 1 |
| Can this certificate be used to purchase alcohol? | YES |
Pellegrino's
Open Wednesday-Sunday for dinner only, Pellegrino’s is as rich in its proudly fostered heritage as its food is in flavor. The food tastes as if someone has been perfecting it for generations. It’s simple old-fashion Italian eating, with designated days of the week offering old time favorites such as tripe, lambs head, baccala and the marvels of traditional Sunday dinner.
Forget red-checkered tablecloths, empty chianti bottles and plastic grapes hanging from arbors. This sparkling facility is upscale white tablecloth all the way, highlighted by warm decorator touches and a service staff keenly aware of how enjoyable the restaurant is.
House specialties are too good to pass up, making decisions challenging, especially after hearing off the menu tableside recitals, such as fried smelts, delicate yet meaty, perfectly breaded, cleanly fried fish- each as big as your forearm. Even simple long Italian hot peppers sautéed in garlic and oil reach new heights, as does delightful cold seafood salad. It was love at first bite for the fresh, thinly sliced and sublimely sweet scungilli, along with a bounty of whole large shrimp, calamari and plenty of pricey lump crab meat in a light , clean and delicious lemon garlic marinade. Insalata Caprese takes on new meaning. It’s chunks of cloudlike mozzarella in luxurious fresh basil marinade along with true beefsteak tomatoes gorgeously seasoned and adorned with sliced garlic. Even the basic house salad is a treat. Romaine, radicchio, carrots, tomatoes and olives are tossed in a light house dressing, thankfully devoid of that vinegary cough-inducing quality found in many house dressings. Penne pomodoro is memorable with onions, plum tomatoes and a flash of pancetta. A big bowl of al dente orecchiette (pasta shaped like little ears) , perky with superb sweet and hot sausage and sautéed broccoli rabe, gets rave reviews. Veal alla sorrentino is like an inviting open face sandwich of tender veal medallions in a light pizzaiola sauce layered with eggplant, prossciutto and fresh mozzarella. Seafood is pristinely fresh and magnificent- as in lemon sole livornese (market price). It’s expertly cooked, perfumed with white wine, capers, anchovies, black olives, onions, fresh tomatoes and herbs. Habit-forming wonderful potato croquettes partner non-pasta dinners.
If your lucky and visit on Sunday, that traditional dinner is paradise on a platter. It’s a feast of rigatoni, fist sized melt-on-the-plate meatballs, Italian sausage, braciole, a fork-tender slab of pork and a coil of pig skin (probably an acquired taste for most with it’s slightly bitter quality). Respectful of its origins, a small plop of divine ricotta sits on the side.
Connect further to Italian heritage with irresistible house made desserts. On the menu are tiramisu, chocolate biscotti, cannoli, Italian lemon ice, ricotta cheesecake and charlotte russe.
You might not be able to catch a quick flight to New York or even get a reservation at the much in demand Rao’s. But the same wonderful food’s waiting for you right here in Deerfield Beach.
Location and Contact Information
847 SE Eighth Ave.
Deerfield Beach, Florida 33441
954-418-0611