Dining Out: Old-school Italian at Lombardo’s of Bay Ridge
It’s family style at Lombardo’s of Bay Ridge, but we’re not talking about the portions.
For owner Manny Lombardo, a Bensonhurst native, it’s all about the feeling of home and “keeping it simple.” To that end, mismatched seating, paper and plastic utensils, and even vintage collectibles line the restaurant, located just off of Third Avenue at 71st Street, an homage, Lombardo said, to his own elders.
“A lot of this stuff came from my mother’s basement,” said the owner, a longtime restaurateur who’d left the business to have a family. Now, with his children ages three and seven, he and his wife are all in on Lombardo’s.