$150 Gift Card to Michelin Starred Restaurant Carbone located at 181 Thompson Street at Bleecker

Carbone is an Italian-American restaurant created by Mario Carbone, Rich Torrisi and Jeff Zalaznick. The restaurant pays homage to the essence of the great Italian-American restaurants of mid-20th century in New York, where delicious, exceptionally well-prepared food was served in settings that were simultaneously elegant, comfortable and unpretentious. The food nods to that same history, but take its culinary cues from the great talents and techniques of the present and of the future. Familiar dishes like Seafood Salad, Linguini Vongole, Lobster Fra Diavola, Chicken Scarpariello and Veal Parmesan elevated to a new level.

ATMOSPHERE Both formal and fun, in a way only upscale joints can be.

SERVICE Are these genuine old-school Italian waiters, actors playing a role or both?

SOUND LEVEL Like everything else, slightly heightened.

RECOMMENDED Carpaccio piemontese, scampi alla scampi, posillipo pan roast, Caesar salad alla ZZ, tortellini al ragù, spicy rigatoni vodka, bass vin rosso, lobster fra diavolo, double lamb chop, cherry pepper ribs, lemon cheesecake, carrot cake.

Read more here: http://carbonenewyork.com/