Robke's Country Inn in Northport has been serving up Italian classics for decades, but a new audience is discovering its huge portions, heavy pours and rollicking vibe.

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This is Robke’s Country Inn's fried mozzarella tower  — a stack of golden-brown slabs of cheese, topped with sauce, a favorite at the Northport restaurant.

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Robke's Country Inn in Northport  attracts a regular crowd and serves a menu of Italian-American pasta classics.

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At the cash-only Robke's Country Inn in Northport, it's Italian osteria meets lively tavern.

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Manager Louis Selvaggio Jr., known as Louis Sel,  helps his father, Louis Sr., run  Robke's Country Inn in Northport. Months ago, he posted a picture of Robke’s fried mozzarella tower; it went viral and garnered national attention. 

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Ribbons of pappardelle in a velvety "secret" veal sauce is dotted with chunks of Pecorino Romano cheese at Robke’s Country Inn in Northport.

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The creamy bucatini amatriciana at Robke’s Country Inn in Northport is tangled with guanciale (a cured pork), pecorino cheese, onion and chunks of tomato. 

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Featherlight fried calamari comes with marinara or arrabiata sauce  at Robke’s Country Inn in Northport

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Delicate orange roughy at Robke’s Country Inn in Northport is kissed with extra-virgin olive oil and topped with blistered cherry tomatoes. 

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The cheeseburger at Robke’s Country Inn in Northport has a slightly charred crust and rosy-pink interior, and comes with roughed-up, addictive fries.

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