a great family-style Italian restaurant

I made a quick one-night trip across the country on Tuesday and had a chance to have dinner at one of my favorite Italian restaurants — Attilio's in West Long Branch, New Jersey. Not a fancy restaurant, it's in a strip mall right next to a ShopRite supermarket.

Attilio's has great pizza and a small restaurant in the back. I hadn't eaten there for over 20 years, but everything was uncannily unchanged. Same menu (but higher prices), same pictures hanging on the wall, and the same family-style Italian food. I had the seafood combo over linguine (the first dish in the video), my daughter had clams with white wine sauce, and my son had baked ziti.

Highly recommended if you find yourself on the Jersey Shore, Attilio's is located at the intersection of Routes 36 and 71 in West Long Branch. Reservations are not necessary.

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