Primo Piatto: First Bites in Huntington
A view of Primo Piatto in Huntington in a photo taken in November 2011. Credit: Newsday/Joan Reminick
Robust Italian fare is the draw at the new Primo Piatto, which replaces Gennaro’s, formerly Umberto’s, in Huntington.
The restaurant is owned by the Castelli family, which has roots in Sicily. Its menu features a classic Sicilian bucatini chi sardi ($14). At dinner, recently, I had a really good version of the dish, comprising long tubular pasta tangled in a rich sardine sauce with pine nuts, raisins, saffron, bread crumbs and wild fennel. An individual margherita pizzette ($9) was crisp-crusted and brightly topped.
The restaurant, with a pizzeria in front, is a handsome place with two dining rooms. In the cozier of the two, beautiful Arts & Crafts-style stained glass fixtures hang above upholstered booths. A nice place to be on a cold night.
Primo Piatto is at 138 E. Main St., Huntington, 631-935-1391.
