Twin Oaks dates all the way back to 1933, and while it certainly has an old-fashioned feel, its building is actually relatively new – a fire destroyed the original structure in 1980.
Approximately a third of the population of Cranston is Italian-American and its dining scene reflects that, with countless old-fashioned and modern Italian restaurants throughout the city. Twin Oaks is one of the places people go for old-school Italian-American fare.
For those who want to go deeply old-school, Twin Oaks serves a traditional spaghetti and meatballs, or as an alternative that you might not see on too many menus these days, macaroni and meatballs.A delicious special is the gnocchi Bolognese, which includes melt-in-your-mouth pillows of potato pasta in a thick sauce with chunks of beef. For meat lovers, the menu includes chopped sirloin, which is almost a prerequisite for old-fashioned family restaurants.
If you somehow have room for dessert, the options here are top notch, including a dense carrot cake, a minty grasshopper pie and a classic spumoni with claret sauce.