Perhaps more than any New York restaurant I know, Da Silvano illustrates the occasional futility of summary judgments, the mind-boggling inconsistency that can exist across the breadth of a menu and a series of visits. - Frank Bruni
Few of the fervent regulars here - including the city's media, fashion, and art-world elite - seem to recall an Italian restaurant whose menu wasn't sopping in red sauce before Da Silvano. - Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
Despite the oak tables and other country touches, you are not in a meatball joint: Bottles of wine range from $45 to $395, and specials include a 22-ounce lobster...