Salvatore Italian Restaurant

The inspiration

The family says its secret has always been fresh ingredients and southern Italian hospitality, and success came through persistence and word-of-mouth before the business expanded to its current downtown Montebello location¹ .

What to order

• Cioppino: a seafood bowl with shrimp, halibut, crab legs, octopus, scallops, and clams in a lemon-wine broth .
• Spaghetti meatballs: two home-style all-beef meatballs with meat sauce, served with garlic bread .
• Meat lasagna: layered with ricotta, mozzarella, and meat sauce, a dish the owners highlight .

What people are saying

The cioppino and lasagna come up repeatedly as favorites .

Why you should try it

If you are staying nearby, this is the place for a big, family-friendly plate of southern Italian cooking in a room that has barely changed its character since the 1970s^1,2 . Come hungry, as the restaurant itself puts it, and leave happy¹ .