The Grotto NYC, 69 New St., Manhattan

Pat and I just wanted something close and cheap last night so we turned to our trusty NFT and would up at the Grotto in the Financial District. The place is open till 9:00 PM but it was awfully lackluster for dinner and I can only hope it serves up better stuff at lunch. Pat had a chicken parmesan sandwich and I had a spinach calzone. We were totally unimpressed. You can't beat the ubiquity of restaurants in New York but we have reached a point where we want them to be good more consistently. Some people have given us massive lists of their favorite places so it is time to start making our way down those lists, I guess.