<p>^ I was introduced to Benito II thirty years ago by a native New Yorker who lived in Grammercy Park. Other than for the major festivals like San Gennaro, Little Italy wasn’t then the big tourist destination that it is now. When we first started eating there it was pretty much local regulars…uptown food at downtown prices. With only about a dozen tables it pretty much still is today unlike places like Puglia’s or Grotto Azzura that definitely cater to the tourist crowd…</p>