If authenticity had an address in Cleveland, it would be Mama Santa’s on East 123rd Street, where the checkered tablecloths are unapologetic and the pasta is perfectly cooked.
This Italian-American restaurant serves the kind of food that makes you question why anyone ever thought tiny portions on oversized plates was a good idea.
Some restaurants try so hard to be trendy that they forget to be good.
Mama Santa’s has never had that problem, focusing instead on the radical concept of making delicious food and serving it to hungry people…