Perusing the lunch menu today at La Piazza in Melville, I was immediately drawn to the capellini cakes ($11), described as “golden-fried pasta cakes, stuffed with green peas, Parma prosciutto ...

Lunch today at La Piazza on Route 110. This offshoot of La Piazza in Plainview and Merrick opened last night. When I poked my nose in around 7 p.m., there was already a wait for a table.