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MichaelAngelo's sits on Arthur Avenue in the Bronx's Belmont/Little Italy section and is commonly cited, per its own site michaelangelosnyc.com and area listings, as one of the closest sit-down restaurants to Fordham University's Rose Hill campus — meaning campus event weekends double as some of the restaurant's busiest stretches.
On OpenTable, one diner reviewing the restaurant reports that a reservation for a 12-person party still meant a wait of 'at least 20 minutes' to be seated during Fordham's Family Weekend — evidence that a confirmed booking doesn't guarantee an immediate table once the room fills up on the university's biggest weekends. The same OpenTable review notes that once seated, ordering and food both came out quickly.
Diner reviews aggregated on Yelp and Tripadvisor point to weekend evenings — Friday and Saturday nights especially — as the liveliest and busiest times, with weekdays (Monday through Thursday) described as a quieter, faster bet. The restaurant's own site tells visitors it 'recommend[s] making a reservation ahead of time' and books tables through OpenTable, which lines up with the reported Family Weekend crunch.
Patterns as reported by press and regulars — not measured by damnlines.
Reservations: Recommends booking ahead; accepts reservations via OpenTable, per michaelangelosnyc.com.
Walk-ins: Appears to be accepted, but not guaranteed a quick table during peak weekends like Fordham Family Weekend, per an OpenTable review.
Mon 11am-9:30pm, Tue 1-9:30pm, Wed-Thu & Sun 11am-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 11am-10:30pm, per michaelangelosnyc.com.
Reported waits vary, but one telling data point stands out: a diner with a confirmed OpenTable reservation for a 12-person party said the group still waited 'at least 20 minutes' to be seated during Fordham University's Family Weekend, per an OpenTable review. Diner reviews aggregated on Yelp and Tripadvisor describe weekend evenings as the busiest times and weekdays as noticeably quieter.
Yes — the restaurant books tables through OpenTable, and its own site, michaelangelosnyc.com, tells visitors it recommends making a reservation ahead of time.
Walk-ins appear to be accepted, but even reservation holders have reported waits during peak periods — a 12-person party with a booking still waited at least 20 minutes during Family Weekend, per an OpenTable review — so arriving without a reservation carries more risk on the busiest nights.
Fordham University event weekends, such as Family Weekend, and Friday-Saturday evenings generally are reported as the busiest stretches, per an OpenTable review and diner reviews aggregated on Yelp and Tripadvisor; weekdays are described as quieter.
Sources: OpenTable (diner review) · MichaelAngelo's official site · MichaelAngelo's official site — Reservations · Yelp · Tripadvisor