Mmmm...Mmmm...Balls...

Delicious meatballs...I went to the new The Meatball Shop on Stanton btwn Allen & Orchid www.meatballshop.com over the weekend. I thought it was more of a storefront with primarily take-out but it's actually a mid sized restaurant with a very long bar, They have a choice of 6 different types of balls...meat, spicy pork, chicken, Salmon, Veggie & Special of the week(Lamb w/mint & walnuts when I went)...4 different sauces, a handful of carb sides & handful of veggies that can come underneath the balls or on the side. You can get your balls naked(in a bowl) as a slider or on a hero. I went naked meat with spicy sauce & sauteed spinach on the side for a test run & they were mouth-watering and awesome. Nice wine selection, a few beers on tap & full selection of coffee's. My Americano was really good. For desert they have ice cream(numerous flavors) sandwiched between 2 cookies...they looked great...but I'll wait till it gets warmer. This is just another case of why did'nt this place open years ago?!? Great food, moderate to cheap depending on what you order in a cool atmosphere. Again...I'm really hoping more & more of these places keep opening & stay open when we finally get out of this recession. I'm not looking forward to the re-emergence of essense of foamed pigs feet over a sea-urchin ragout with beet cabbage broth for $42.00. Of note...the place gets busy...even at 2:30pm I had a 15-20 minute wait so keep that in mind...but it's more then worth the wait...& it has a very friendly staff...that includes a pretty red-headed bar-tendress with some rather interesting body-art...