Panna
La Griglia
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The restaurant business is very competitive to
say the least especially so in Morris County where many
choices are found. Tucked just off Main Street in
Madison, NJ is Panna La Griglia. On a recent Tuesday
night I decided to check this place out amid at least a half
a dozen other restaurants within a mile of this place.
The dining room was pleasant and the food was good albeit
your basic Italian fare. In New Jersey "basic
Italian" doesn't really get the job done because diners are usually treated to frequent outstanding
Italian cooking.
I had your basic Veal Marsala
and my guest had your basic Meat Lasagna. The meal was
okay but far from outstanding and not cheap. The
homemade bread was quite good and a good bottle of olive oil
on the table is always good to see. When talking
about food the word "okay" can be taken the wrong
way and by no means was there anything at all unpleasant
about this experience; in fact, the staff was wonderful and
the service impeccable.
What this place lacked most was
customers and to be honest and fair it didn't deserve to be
that empty, but in an area full of choices it can only mean
that the surrounding places might be better at meeting
the local needs. It doesn't make it a bad place to eat,
just an uninspired one and that can't be good for business.
- Jersey Shadow -
Panna La Griglia
3 Central Ave
Madison, NJ 07940
Main Phone: 973-514-1333