Is it just another evening at the hugely popular Italian restaurant of proprietor and bookmaker Louis Cropa in New York? Anything but as tonight's guests include; a local police detective and his wife specially invited by the owner; on the balcony rival bookmaker gangsters from Queens who want to become partners in the restaurant; in the corner renowned food critic 'the food nymph' is her usual demanding self; and at the bar, seemingly unnoticed, is Ken. As the evening continues enter Duncan, inveterate gambler and sous-chef on-the-line in the frenetic kitchen downstairs, who acts as the catalyst that causes the evening to draw to its inevitable, explosive, deadly conclusion. Written by Mark Smith <msmith@osi.co.uk>
意料之外，情理之中。一直在琢磨华尔街那哥们是干嘛的，餐馆卧虎藏龙，调酒师是百科全书，服务员是画家。。。芝芝打包走人的时候，预感2流氓凶多吉少了，可恶的翻译泄底，否则会更好看。
芝芝一直聊天的是谁呢？后来挡住厕所不让警察夫人进去那个眼镜？
既然早就打算做掉黑帮的2流氓，何必又给二厨1.3w还债，何必又答应给流氓出版业，而对餐厅则绝不退让？演得太真了点吧？难道是虽然请了杀手打算给拍档报仇，而又同黑帮谈判另外有一套无需流血的计划？所有的难题，他都依次去解决而已，真可谓心细如发。
老伴的过世，死党的被杀，对手的步步紧逼，儿子的新式菜和逼宫，爱徒的嗜赌，林林种种，老板已是心力交瘁，早已想引退江湖。为了最后的心愿，为死党而复仇，将所有的琐事都在一夜里给解决。
在狭小的空间里，导演的功力可见一斑：情节铺排、剪接、配乐、小餐厅里错综复杂的人物关系，均将一部充满仇恨的电影，以最安静的形态，说了一个最紧张的故事。
电影中最有味道的两个小情节最让人回味：尽知世事的酒保和色香味满溢的新旧意大利菜肴。好戏。