By Andrew Z. Galarneau

The bargain hunters of Buffalo did not need Guy Fieri to tell them about Mulberry. The Lackawanna restaurant already had made a name for itself, dishing up coconut-sized meatballs and lasagnas that loomed over the table like the Matterhorn. When it takes a village to finish a plate of pasta, a place in Buffalo's Red Sauce Hall of Fame is all but assured.

After the spiky-headed mayor of Flavortown added his imprimatur in 2010, its owners could've jacked up the prices, low-balled the quality and settled in to count the money. But a recent visit showed Mulberry Italian Ristorante isn't selling reputation. It's selling better-than-average Italian-American classics mixed with more-ambitious fare, priced for Buffalo and served with swagger.

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