When Pete's Restaurant changed owners and became Pete's Trattoria, many longtime customers — a distillate of local elected officials and out-of-town political hacks who would stop by the bar or restaurant — engaged in anxious hand-wringing.

Would the quality of the food suffer? Would they still serve burgers, Mayor Jeff Graham wondered?

"Not to worry," writes Wally Siebel, the Watertown Daily Times' food reviewer.

The new restaurant got 4.5 forks out of 5 in Wally's glowing review, which can be read here.

And if you need any more proof that Pete's is still the place to go for politicians and aspirants alike, just consider that Hizzoner, a man of impeccable taste, still eats there.

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