Louie and Chan - New York

My sisters and I planned a trip to NYC weeks in advance and are huge fans of caccio e pepe pasta and we try to hit up an Italian restaurant in each city we visit. After perusing food blogs, came across Louie and Chan and it looked promising so we made a reservation for four. We got in on time (3 of 4 of us did) and we were seated in the back in a space that could fit a max of 3. We then had to ask for another chair so we could squeeze in and have room for our friend who arrived 15 minutes later. We ordered our appetizers while waiting and our waitress constantly kept circling back for our dinner orders when it was clear we were waiting on a friend. We were then pressured to order our entree AND order for our friend who hadn't arrived so they could start working on our orders. Apparently, as we were later told by our server that they do not seat parties until everyone arrives, which was clearly their fault for seating us if that was the case. This whole process was frustrating (being treated like we were done a favor to be seated and were taking too much time to order, while seated in a very cramped space) and is no way to treat customers. The food itself was decent. The burrata was excellent and creamy. The caccio e pepe came in generous portions, having had it in a ton of places, was good but nothing to write home about. Unfortunately, we felt that this place is overhyped and isn't the Italian spot I would recommend in NYC.

Yooo. This place blew me away. My good friend was throwing a birthday gathering in the speakeasy below. Another friend was like lets meet up to eat prior to the partay! I neva say no to food. Im so glad i said yes. The cuisine is mostly italian. Im usually a no to italian food. The server/waitress was the sweetest. I wish i remembered her name. The restaurant is small and looks like at most it can fit 40 peeps. The Food I was able to partake in octopus, marrow, fresh bread, a vegetable ratatouille type side, and a nice bowl of short rib pasta. All of this food was amazeballs and tasted home cooked! She convinced us to get dessert and it didn't disappoint. The drinks tasted good but not strong. So they have a dope happy hour that includes a pasta of the day. I cant wait to try they happy hour. I need that marrow in my life again!

This place had amazing pasta and Negronis only managed to go once but I think about it on cold nights.

Came here for a birthday dinner on a Saturday night with a semi-large group (approx. 10 people). They were really accommodating and sat us immediately. Throughout the meal, they were very prompt with helpful with the service (especially considering everyone's dietary restrictions). Our table got a few appetizers to share. Their meatballs were really good! They were tender moist and really flavorful. For dinner, I got the ricotta ravioli, which was good. I don't think it was anything to write home about, but was good nonetheless. I think the best part of the meal were the cocktails though. I got the Grapefruit Gimlet and the Fiasco, and they were both really tasty. Next time, I think I'm going to try coming here for happy hour! Overall, would recommend for a group dinner and for some classic pasta pizza in a nice environment.

The HH is every day 5-7 but at the bar. Didn't know this and was seated at the table first. But they kindly moved us over to the bar without a problem! We felt awkward (and cheap) asking, but they were so chill about it. So I appreciate that. The bar has hooks for your things. Appreciate that too! The bacio del diavolo is SO good. I highly recommend that. It's like spicy-ish, but has honey to even it out. So the pizzettes are pretty small... I could probably eat 2 of them easily on my own. But we also ordered pasta of the day, the pizzette of the day, and the flourless chocolate cake. We had 3 glasses of wine each. So between the two of us, that was a filling amount of food (we were starving prior too). Pasta of the day was fusili with pesto sauce. Nothing particularly amazing but good nonetheless. The pizzette of the day was picante. Kind of like a regular pizza with soppressata. Was yummy, but the bacio was SO much better. The flourless chocolate cake was really dense and rich, but that's what I was craving, so I loved that too. Comes with whipped cream and a few mixed berries. It's definitely one of the best deals. And available on weekends, so I will def come back!