La Gioconda in Great Neck. (May 10, 2013)

La Gioconda in Great Neck. (May 10, 2013) Credit: Ian J. Stark

La Gioconda, the long-standing Italian restaurant just across the street from the Great Neck LIRR station, has closed. Reviewing it in 2000, Joan Reminick wrote that it was a good source of “traditional Italian fare that's flavorsome, generously portioned and priced to please.”

"La Gioconda” is the Italian name for Leonardo's Mona Lisa.

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