TONY'S NEW YORK STYLE ITALIAN DELI - TUCSON, AZ

Unbeknownst to us and jean and tim, they were having a dinner show with buffet on the night we ate there. So we got the only remaining table (and there's not many tables to begin with since its a very small eating area). because they needed the space to set up the buffet.

The table was right by the front door with a monster air blower creating a din of ventilation. and because people were arriving in a steady stream for the show (all Eisenhower generation plus  a few New Jersey gangster types and their molls ) the bell on the front door was constantly ringing and it wasn't a tinkle of celestial sound; it was a damn cow bell. The show featured the music of who else? Frank Sinatra, Patsy Kline and Billie Holiday. and this cost $10 which included this fantastic spread of food.

And i love Tony's food and our left-overs for lunch. I had cheese ravioli with a salad with Italian dressing and Bill had spaghetti with italian sausage. Its the only restaurant where i order Italian dressing. The salad was large and really fresh with lots of goodies on it. And with each entree you get a mini-loaf of garlic bread. Lots of sauce on the pasta and the ravioli has more ricotta filling than dough - wonderfully flavored.

So in spite of the cacophony and constant movement and activity; we had a good dinner accompanied by our usual sprightly level of conversation.