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Restaurant to Deliver Fully-Cooked Pots of Pasta to Your Doorstep

By Heather Holland | February 23, 2015 7:33am
 Maroni's Hot Pots will deliver whole pots of pasta that customers can put on their stove and simmer.
Maroni's Hot Pots will deliver whole pots of pasta that customers can put on their stove and simmer.
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UPPER EAST SIDE — An Italian restaurant opening on East 77th Street will deliver whole pots of pasta — fully-cooked and ready to reheat — straight to your doorstep.

Maroni’s, an Italian joint on Long Island known for its meatballs, will open its first New York City outpost at 307 E. 77th St. at Second Avenue, the owner said.

“We’re coming to New York with our new concept ‘Maroni’s Hot Pots,’” said owner Maria Maroni.

Maroni's, which has been featured in Food Network's "Throwdown! with Bobby Flay," will offer small, medium and large pots of pasta, including spaghetti and meatballs, fresh cheese ravioli, linguine with clams and penne vodka with chicken, according to the restaurant's website.

At the Long Island location, a small pot of ravioli includes 40 ravioli and costs $30. A large pot has 100 ravioli for $65. The pasta comes in reusable metal pots that customers can put on the stove and simmer to warm up for dinner, according to a representative of Maroni’s.

Customers are welcome to keep the metal pots or return them to get $3 back for a small one and $5 back for a large one, a representative said.

Other items on the menu include lobster bisque, spaghetti and meatballs, and chicken parmesan.

Depending on the pasta dish, a small pot ranges in price from $25 to $30, a medium pot is $44 to $45 and a large pot is from $62 to $65, including the price of the pot, according to Maroni’s website.

Maroni’s appeared before Community Board 8 earlier this month to get its blessing for a beer and wine license, which the board voted unanimously to support.

The main difference between Maroni’s original Long Island branch and the Upper East Side location is that the restaurant plans to offer delivery for the first time, according to Jonathan Horn, chair of CB8’s Street Life committee.