Patsy's
Atlantic City Hilton, Boston and the Boardwalk, 609-340-7585; www.hiltonac.com. The upscaled red-gravy cooking is adequate, but the new casino branch of this New York institution feels more like a gussied-up hotel banquet room than the character-filled institution that was "Sinatra's favorite restaurant."Dinner Sunday-Thursday, 5:45-10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, until 11 p.m. Bar opens an hour earlier.
Entrees $20-$48.
Pinziminio Trattoria
8701 Long Beach Blvd., Brighton Beach, 609-492-8700. Karen Spinelli's gourmet market has been transformed into a soaring restaurant dining room, with updated Italian specialties featuring the piquant puttanesca-plus house sauce. It's comfortable but pricey.Dinner nightly, 5-10 p.m.