235282 Mon Dec 14 20:20:21 -0800 1998 23 19 Outer Boroughs 0 1247168 A Little Self Promotion! Fellow C.H.'ers, I, along with my partners have opened a new resturant on 7th& 4th called SottoVoce. Please come and tell me how it is. The Daily News Has alread rated us 2 1/2 stars, we were only open for 3-4 days, we'll try to improve. S.V. is a moderately priced Italian resturant, with REAL Italian Food. Please come by. M. Mon Dec 14 20:20:21 -0800 1998 0 Mario 1 1247169 Congratulations, Mario. What subway stop are you near? And do you feature the cuisine of a particular region? Dave Tue Dec 15 00:59:56 -0800 1998 1247168 0 Dave Feldman 2 1247170 That would be the 7th Ave stop on the F train - at 7th and 9th St. Tue Dec 15 01:20:55 -0800 1998 1247169 0 Barb H. 3 1247174 Thanks Barb H. By the way Mr Yankee himself Joe Torre visited us for lunch. It was very exciting. He said it was " Wonderful". Tue Dec 15 20:56:26 -0800 1998 1247170 0 Mario 4 1247175 Sorry,David, I almost forgot. We feature Northern cuisine mainly, but that boot was made for walking, so we travel it up and down. The only dish that can be construed as Italo-American is our Spaghetti and meatballs. But we carry no Parmigiana (fill in the Blank )Anything. Tue Dec 15 21:06:10 -0800 1998 1247174 0 Mario 5 1247202 Will you allow patrons to pay corkage and bring their own wine, at least for exceptional bottles? Sat Dec 26 19:09:43 -0800 1998 1247175 0 Alan Emdin 6 1247206 Do you really want true feedback? Or do you think it will be taken as mean-spirited criticism? I did pick up a menu passing by and it looked kind-of ho-hum to me... but I am always bemoaning the lack of restaurants in the area and I will definately try it once. Good luck! Sat Dec 26 23:29:49 -0800 1998 1247202 0 a Park Slope-er 7 1247210 Alan I truly want legitimate critism, for without it we cannot improve. In regards to the menu, were not trying to be the "hip" new place with all kinds of wild dishes. Soto Voce wants to be a place where people come to eat often, not just for special events, its' your dining room away from home where you don't need a bank book to eat well. We already have a good following of regulars, many of which have come and ordered the same dish they had the night before! That not suppose to be a commercial, it's just true. We just wanted to bring good Italian to Parkslope, to show people that there's more to pasta than baked ziti, and veal is not just for parmagana. We do a lot of specials that are often diferent and unique, so stop by and ask what they are, if they pique your interest then stay awhile, eat and after your done introduce yourself, and we'll talk. I'll be there on weekends and wednesdays. Tue Dec 29 01:14:48 -0800 1998 1247206 0 Mario 8 1247213 Hi Mario, Just wanted to clarify; it was not Alan who wrote you but I, a neighborhood resident. Your logic and ideas sound great and I am greatly looking forward to trying your restaurant..... is it kid-friendly? We disdain Cucina and have never been so inspired to try any of the neighborhood red sauce places, except for pizza, and we wish you the best! Tue Dec 29 21:32:01 -0800 1998 1247210 0 a Park Slope-er 9 1247215 Sorry Park Slope-er It was A Late Night. Yes we are kid friendly, we have high chairs if necessary. I think you'll like our red sauce. Every thing is made fresh daily, including all of our sauces. We make our own breads and desserts ( Tiramisu, pear tarts, Italian Cheese cakes can be found on a daily basis) Please don't be disapointed if we run out, because we like to keep it fresh, we don't stock pile it. Thanks M. Thu Dec 31 02:41:26 -0800 1998 1247213 0 Mario 10 1247872 This about Sotto Voce: Food: spectacular. Loved every bite. Truly. The roasted pork was terrific. The olive-oil used here, and this is never to be under-emphasized, is fresh and of high quality. Atmosphere: not so hot. A little poorly laid out, probably because of the space they have. Not a romantic outing, unless you're blind or have very sexual tastebuds. Fortunately, I do. Link: http://www.monsoongirl.com Image: http://idt.net/~karekenj/linky.gif Sun Feb 20 12:03:14 -0800 2000 1247215 0 Jeremy Kareken 9 1247399 My husband and myself never quite understood why "Cucina" was so praised. The place is nice, but $20.00 for pasta just seems a bit high. We are not from the area, but we tried your restaurant on 2 occasions. I ordered a pasta with a spinach sauce, and was a bit disappointed. It was less spinach based, and overly buttery instead. The second time, my husband went with a friend, and loved the pesto sauce pasta. Both times, we had no complaints about the service, but then we are tolerant people. The decor is nice, and everyone seemed to want to please. Your prices are also good.I will definitely give it another try. Good luck. Sun Feb 21 22:28:53 -0800 1999 1247213 0 Denise 6 1247211 Alan I'm not sure what we'll be doing in the future, but right now we have no corkage charge, you are free to bring any drink you want, we'll be happy to serve it to you, gratus. We are planning to carry that on for the month following receipt of our liquor license, after that we have not decided. I'll let you know when we do. M Tue Dec 29 01:21:20 -0800 1998 1247202 0 Mario 7 1247214 Thats good news: see you soon. Wed Dec 30 22:16:08 -0800 1998 1247211 0 Alan Emdin 8 1247216 I Look Foward to meeting You M. Thu Dec 31 02:43:20 -0800 1998 1247214 0 Mario 9 1247283 The F train is OK, but why not take the R to 4th Aven/9th Street. That is what I plan on doing. See you Mario. Mon Jan 18 19:58:08 -0800 1999 1247216 0 DL 10 1247284 The Pleasure will be all mine. Mon Jan 18 22:08:58 -0800 1999 1247283 0 Mario 1 1247333 Hey Mario, My girlfriend and I stopped in for lunch this past weekend. While we liked our entrees, the penne with vodka and the grilled tuna, the arugula salad with goat cheese appetizer was just OK (greens a bit soggy). Unfortunately, the service was pretty bad. There were only 3 other tables being occupied, yet my girlfriend had to request her drink 3 times. Getting the check was a struggle, taking several requests and 10 minutes. It was especially tough having to wait for service as several workers were just hanging by the bar. I would come back again, but the service during slow times has to be improved. Tom Mon Jan 25 20:43:14 -0800 1999 1247168 0 Tom Traub 2 1247348 Tom I Sorry about the service, we are working on that at the moment, it has not gone unnoticed. Please try us again soon, and let me know if has improved Mon Feb 01 21:16:18 -0800 1999 1247333 0 Mario 1 1247343 Had a late lunch at your restaurant on Sat. 1/9 with my father, who was in from Boston. We ordered from the lunch, rather than the brunch menu, although it took two tries to get us both menus. I had the mixed green salad appetizer, which was very nice for what it was, and my father had the mozzarella & tomato salad, which he enjoyed. My entree was the penne (I forget the name of the tomato/basil sauce), which seemed to have sugar in it. I know this is a common technique to counter the acidity of tomatoes, but I absolutely despise the addition of sugar to tomato sauces. It took some doing to get grated cheese. My father had the roasted vegetable sandwich, which he declared delicious. Overall, the service needs work. The good news is that they seem eager to please. The seating is a bit cramped, but the colors and light in the room are lovely. I might be persuaded to try the place again, particularly in the early summer when those front doors will be wide open, but it is not my first choice. Thu Jan 28 10:18:12 -0800 1999 1247168 0 Janet Loewenstein 2 1247347 I sorry that you experience was not totally enjoyable. We are still working out some of the kinks, but I assure that we DO NOT ADD SUGAR to our sauces, that is my number one taboo. You'll be glad to know that at a meeting with my partners last night we decided to reduce the number of tables. It may make the wait a bit longer for a table, but in the best interest of the diners, we feel it is necessary. We also decided to add table cloths. Thanks for the input. I print these out and bring them with me. Mon Feb 01 21:12:28 -0800 1999 1247343 0 MARIO 1 1247530 my wife and i have eaten here recently and it was god awful, we onlt had 2 entree's my wife had a solid lump of pasta with a pound of rosemary and dry, chewy shrimp which at 1 dollar would have been hiway robbery, i was hoping to fare better i did not tough grilled chicken breast, with wild mushrooms(only portabello) hardly wild and i also had the unfortunate quantity of rosamary, but the kicker was what they tried to pass off as mashed potatoes i swear they were out of a can, instant potatoes in this day and age and these prices needless tosay i wont be back and i dont recomend sote voce to anyone, also the decor looks like a shoe shop, park slope has money and we cant get more than 4 good restraunts? Mon Mar 15 09:15:19 -0800 1999 1247168 0 larry kantrowtz 2 1247532 So what are the 4? Our daughter moved to the slope in November. She (and we) love the neighborhood. But for food it has been seriously disappointing. We haven't been to al di la--but hear raves about it. We have had 2 good brunches at Max and Moritz and New Prospect Cafe but that's it. Mon Mar 15 13:06:12 -0800 1999 1247530 0 phyllis 3 1247801 There isn't a lot of good food, I have lived here for 7 yrs and am still disappointed. Rice on 7th Ave btwn 8th-9th Sts is very good Thai. Coco Roco on 5th Ave has great roasted chicken--we get delivery--and many people like it for the Peruvian food, I have found it crowded and slow service wknds but the food is good. Dizzy's is a really good high-end coffee shop/diner open for bkfst and lunch at 9th St and 8th Ave. Lemongrass Grill at the north end of the Slope, 7th Ave nr Lincoln Pl., is good but crowded . Go to Sunset Park ( many recommendations in Chowhound boards) for Chinese and Vietnamese and Malaysian) restaurants. 2nd St. cafe at 2nd St and 7th Ave is very good reliable food, especially brunches. Two Boots around the corner from there has good pizza and draft beers, fair other food. Wed May 19 23:16:59 -0700 1999 1247532 0 Lisa R.