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Monday, March 30, 2009

Carley's Ristorante & Piano Bar

Carley's Ristorante & Piano Bar Restaurant, Harrisburg Pennsylvania © Susqueats.com 2009

In the Restaurant Row section of Harrisburg, just off 2nd Street on Locust you will find Carley's Ristorante & Piano Bar. Carley's features rustic Italian specialties including homemade pastas, pizza, veal dishes and whole fish entrees.

Carley's offers a unique selection of Antipasta dishes including this large meatball known on the menu simply as "The Meatball". This is a whopping 12 oz. traditional meatball with provolone cheese melted over it and served with three dipping sauces. The sauces are a Marinara, a Basil Pesto and a Tomato Coulis.

Like any fine Italian restaurant, pasta is a specialty at Carley's. The pasta is homemade and includes selections such as Lasagne Ai Bolognese di Mascarpone, Risotto Mantecato al Funghi e Cipolle and the Salsiccia e Pepperone pictured here. This is grilled Italian sweet rope sausage and peppers over angel hair pasta with Tomato Coulis.

From the Piatto Principale section of the menu Carley's offers the Italian favorites of Francese, Marsala, and Picatta in both chicken and veal selections. Additional entrees in this section include preparations of a seafood stew, rack of lamb, escolare, quail and more.

For more familiar territory Carley's offers a selection of Pizzas and Paninis both on their dinner menu, and with even greater variety on their lunch menu. The pizzas are made to personal proportions such as this Pizza Bianco which is whole milk ricotta, mascarpone cheese, sweet Italian sausage, basil chiffonade and plum tomato sauce.

As the name suggests, Carley's Ristorante & Piano Bar features a baby grand piano as part of its ambiance. Live music is performed on Friday and Saturday nights and diners are encouraged to join in with some of the sing-alongs and other favorites. Check their website for and updated list of performers.