Pepe Rosso

"A very old fashioned Italian place on Houston that looks as though it's been there forever and is priced accordingly. You won't find food this reliable and inexpensive many other places in nyc anymore. The wines also are an excellent bargain. It's hardly fancy and definitely isn't original but the food is tasty and well prepared and portions are generous."

"Unfortunately I didn’t have a good experience here but my dining mates did! Maybe stick to the main menu but I ordered a rigatoni carbonara special that was both under al dente (pretty hard mouthfeel) but also tasted of… well, nothing. Tasted like oil and milk but nothing else, the egg yolk color wasn’t present and I left the whole mean unfinished after two or three bites. The price is reasonable for manhattan but the meal was the worst italian I’ve had in the city so far."

"Solid Italian food at very reasonable prices in a convenient location. The flavors were good and the pasta texture was great. We got a bunch of pastas to try and I enjoyed all of them."

"5/20/23 first time here. Read the reviews and they were right about the food! Really good. Prices are not so bad either. Our waiter was from Rome and has a touch of NYC bravado, i think that can be misinterpreted at times. We had a great time! We wanted a bottle of red and were happily able to taste two different ones with no pressure. We chose the Pino and it was easy drinking. The table bread is really good. The GF had the Pappardelle and loved it. I had the cavatelli & short rib special ($22) and that was really good too. We had the tiramisu for dessert and it was a nice size and really good. Water bottles on the table, no one ever has to ask for water :) We sat for a while and felt no pressure to get up after dinner. We will certainly be back."

"Came all the way from Florida to Manhattan and wanted to explore NY to find the best pasta ever. Just wanted to say, I paused eating to make this review. This is the best plate of pasta i’ve ever had and I work at an Italian restaurant in Florida. I would give a 10 star if I could. Please, come here. It’s an experience you’ll never forget!"