Busalacchi's A Modo Mio

This company offers lunch, dinner, happy hour and live entertainment.

The classy upstairs dining room can hold up to 65 people for private parties.

Chef-owner Joe Busalacchi brings "fantastic tastes" from his native Sicily to the "well-presented", "reasonably priced" Italian menu at this Hillcrest "class act", leaving guests "very satisfied" but "not overstuffed"; service provides "everything you need", whether seated in the contemporary dining room or "under the stars" on the "romantic" outdoor patio.

Busalacchi’s may have moved down the street and added “A Modo Mio” to its name, but this family-run Hillcrest hangout retains its charm. Proprietors Joe and Lisa Busalacchi offer a menu slanted towards Sicily, and their son, chef Joey Busalacchi, helms the kitchen. A nice beginning arrives as thin crêpes filled with pesto and Romano cheese, caprese with burrata, or lightly breaded calamari....

This is not your typical kicked-back Hillcrest hangout, but it's hard to call Busalacchi's formal, as it's set in an old house and run by a family so it has a warm, homey feel. Proprietors Joe and Lisa Busalacchi offer a menu slanted…

Treasured Hillcrest trattoria has the same rich Sicilian pasta, chicken and veal entrees that started the Busalacchi family food dynasty.

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