Why We Like It
A corner fixture with flair, Rolo’s delivers the sort of unfussy wood-fired cooking that Brooklyn always needs more of. This Ridgewood spot fires homemade pasta, crave-worthy polenta bread, and house-butchered and dry-aged, grass-fed steaks, courtesy of chefs who worked and met at Gramercy Tavern, then became good friends. Pro tip: Don’t sleep on the two-sheet lasagna verde for dinner, be sure to get the “Mrs. Crispy” for weekend brunch, and do get there early if you want to try the highly coveted double cheeseburger. Pro tip: If you have trouble getting a table here, do consider making a Resy at their incredible nearby sister restaurant, Hellbender.