text: Before it's recent refurbishment, the outside of Cafe Salvo made it look like a slightly dingy, not very special, quick place to grab a coffee at best, kinda place. Inside was a whole other story.\n\nCafe Salvo is the sort of cafe restaurant I imagine New York has a lot of. Black and white photographs of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Marilyn Monroe and other classic American movie stars don the walls. The interior is small, perhaps a little cluttered, but altogether homely and has a family run sort of feel.\n\nI think the owner has made this cafe just the way he wants it. He has his decorations and the film stars he wants. This makes the place feel genuine.\n\nAs for the food, expect big portions of home made style cuisine. Don't expect anything too fancy, expect your lasagna and minestrone soup. The prices however are very reasonable. For about the cost of a coffee and panini at Starbucks you could have a three course set meal at Salvo.\n\nA genuine, distinct Italian cafe with reasonable prices and homely food. Highly recommended.