*****  Trattoria V, 10130 Northlake Boulevard, West Palm Beach, Florida 33412 (561) 630-2042.

Trattoria V is a “mom & pop” Italian joint… very good food, good service, good prices. Trattoria V is open Monday 11:30am-9pm, Tuesday-Friday 11:30am-10pm, Saturday 1pm-10pm and Sunday 1pm-9pm.

Trattoria V’s  dinner menu is  loaded with appetizers, salads, soups, pastas and meat/seafood/chicken entrees…pizzas/calzones/sandwiches are available on its lunch menu. The joint is a “drop fancier” than your standard run-of-the-mill-pizzeria-joint…but, your tee shirt/shorts’ ensemble could work here at dinner- time…operative word being “could”…but I think men’s pants is a better call.

A recent “dinner outing” had me trying veal parmigiana ($18.95), eggplant parmigiana ($13.95), penne a la vodka ($15.50), zuppa de pesce ($25.95) and shrimp scampi ($19.95)…like I said before, pizza/calzones/sandwiches aren’t on the dinner menu. The food is very good…probably as good if not a drop better than your favorite neighborhood hangout.

You now know about a very good “mom & pop” Italian joint.

One final thought…www.southfloridadines.com has “discount money” for this joint…so if you want to give Trattoria V a shot, you have a way to save some cash on your meal.