This old-school Italian eatery has Calabrian roots, according to Robert Sietsema (which makes it "practically paisan" to Sicilian, according to the younger Vito Corleone).
The calamari (large; $9.50) were lightly coated and springy, though I neglected to ask for the spicier dipping sauce that Sietsema recommends. That's an oversight I'll correct another time, if I'm not too distracted by Rocco's elaborate, mouth-watering cafeteria-style display.
Rocco's Calamari
6408 Fort Hamilton Pkwy., Sunset Park, Brooklyn
718-833-2109
Closed Sunday and Monday
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