Prime 1024 in Roslyn, a long-awaited steakhouse and Italian restaurant, was worth the wait.

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Pappardelle Bolognese is served at Prime 1024 in Roslyn.

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Prime 1024 in Roslyn occupies the former site of Barto and, well before that, The Ground Round.

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Prime 1024 in Roslyn delivers high-ceiling, high-stakes style and fare.

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It took six months to transform Barto into Prime 1024, bar included, on Northern Boulevard in Roslyn.

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Onion soup is a bracing, wintertime staple, under a mantle of melted cheese at Prime 1024 in Roslyn.

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Grilled swordfish in a well-seasoned tomato sauce leads the fish at Prime 1024 in Roslyn.

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The 40-ounce tomahawk rib steak for two heads the meat courses at Prime 1024 in Roslyn.

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Chef Erminio Conte, a native of Italy's Puglia region, formerly cooked at Barolo in Manhattan.

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