NBC Shoots TV Show in Dazies
 

Dessert
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  A BITE FROM TIME OUT NEW YORK
  Wondering where to eat on your way to MoMA QNS or after you visit the museum? Check out some of Time Out New York's favorite eateries along the 7 train and be sure to pay close attention to the restaurants with red bullets—they're offering special discounts.
Dazies (Italian)
39-41 Queens Blvd between 39th and 40th Sts. Sunnyside, Queens (718-786-7013). Subway: 7 to 40th St. Mon–Thu 11:30am-11pm; Fri 11:30am–midnight; Sat 1pm–midnight; Sun 1–11pm. AmEx, DC, MC, V.

Open since 1970, Dazies has the expected Queens Italian-American accoutrements of valet parking, brass sconces, tuxedoded waiters, Bill Murray–style pianist and acres of tiramisu. But its clientele reflects the evolving neighborhood—groups of guys and older couples are now joined by art folk from nearb MoMA QNS, the Isamu Noguchi Garden Museum and other cultural enclaves.

Old-timers and newcomers are drawn by well-above-average, generously apportioned food (herb-flecked gnocchi, peppery seafood-ladden zuppa di pesce, tender veal cutlets) and a remarkably inexpensive wine list. Can't decide? The combinazione alla Mario offers veal, chicken and steak in a wine-enriched gravy. Traditional desserts—a not-too-sweet ricotta cheesecake and tiramisu—are the way to go. And we dare you to request a Billy Joel tune.
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  Daily News
Bites: Where the art is on the plate, not the walls
  Soaking up culture can work up an appetite, especially when the art on display includes still lifes of sausages, oysters, apples and oranges. So after checking out "Matisse Picasso" - the exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in Long Island City until mid-May - you can choose from a palette of nearby (six blocks away or less) international restaurants to quell your hunger pangs.

Dazies, 39-41 Queens Blvd. (bet. 39th and 40th Sts.), (718) 786-7013.
Bus tours from MoMA QNS have dined at this cushy, classic Italian restaurant, where a pianist plays at dinnertime daily, except Monday. The Veal à la Dazies, with roasted peppers, sun-dried tomatoes, asparagus, artichokes and white wine, is a work of art, according to owner Lily Gavin
LINK http://www.nydailynews.com/city_life/story/59492p-55733c.html
  MoMA's Glenn Lowry
  Glenn Lowry Loves Dazie's, a plushy family-run Italian restaurant.
 
Daily News ( March 27, 1982 )
 

Recommended: Some restaurants make even the first-time visitor feel right at home. They have a warmth and friendliness that makes you want to come back again and again. Dazies, an Italian restaurant in Sunnyside, is one of those places. Much of the credit belongs to personable owner-hostess Lilly Gavin and her five children. who operate the restaurant and give it its personality.

While other restaurants along highly competitive Queens Blvd. have come and gone, Dazies has been a popular dining place for more than 10 years, and even plans to expand.

It's spacious layout is smartly divided between cocktail lounge and dining area to create an intimate feeling. The decor has a nostalgic, turn of the century feeling. Its deep maroon walls are adorned with early 1900 scenes and overhead globes provide soft lighting. A pianist performs Wednesday to Sunday, providing background music that is never so loud that diner's can't converse.

the cooking, chiefly Northern Italian with some Southern Italian items, is excellent, with portions good-sized and dishes served in appetizing fashion. A la carte items are moderately priced and there are complete dinners offered nightly that are a very good value.

The restaurant is open seven days for lunch and dinner. Parking is available accross the street under the el. Dazies is located at 39-41 Queens Blvd. In Sunnyside. Phone (212) 786-7013.