I’ve had a hard time liking Spring during the 2 times I’ve been and I’ve noted it in previous posts. However, I’ve been more impressed with his La Bourse et La Vie which churned out delicious bistro foods.
Our one meal was very mixed. I loved the wine list and ambience but food varied from wonderful to terrible. We never bothered going back.
went to uchu kaiseki last week and it was awesome. cannot recommend enough.
Thanks, Robert, Clifton and Yaacov! Looks like I will need to pick between Secchu Yokota and Uchu, or maybe Shuko. Tough choice, but it sounds like I won’t be disappointed with any of them.
Reco for after show light dinner. Prefer Asian possibly Sushi or noodles/dumplings near the theater district .
thanks !
I have reservations there for my birthday in a few weeks. Very excited.
new small-plates japanese in murray hill called oka. really solid. not everything was great, but most was. will return to try the rest of the menu. corkage at $34 is a little more than i’d like, but they were great with it. proper stems. lots of sake, beer, cocktails.
great addition to the hood.
Broken Spoke Rotisserie used to be there, which I miss.
Anyone know how the reservations work for Uchu? I know how to use Resy, my question is if you know when they open reservations – i.e., will the entire month of November open on 11/1, or do they start 4 weeks in advance, etc.
don’t know, but make sure to use the notify function on the app. they seem to have cancellations constantly.
awesome
You can try Ootoya on 41st Street. Casual izakaya chain that has a good variety in selection.
I’m going to Keens in a few weeks. I’m not a big steakhouse guy but its a work dinner and the place was picked by someone else. Is the Mutton chop the move? Can’t say I have ever had Mutton so not sure what to expect. Any other starters or sides they do especially well?
Dinner at Chez Ma Tante at Greenpoint last Friday.
A French-Canadian bistro serving bold, rustic dishes including a good grilled pork shoulder on lentil and a tasty roasted half-chicken. Killer fries with some sort of aioli on the side. Chocolate fans will be happy with the chocolate cake dessert.
Corkage appears to be ymmv, based on manager’s discretion.
Last time I was there I had the T-Bone which I really like. usually someone gets a mutton chop and shares or the table gets one to split… depends on the dynamics of your group. I always like a taste or even a few tastes of it… but would never choose it as my main. YMMV
They have reasonable corkage policy (though recently limited number of bottles per table) and an excellent whisky list.
From what I’ve heard the mutton chop is actually lamb, not mutton. I like it but I’d generally order a steak in preference.
It’s a Starr restaurant which explains a lot about wine pricing.
Cagen - both seatings full at the sushi bar with several tables occupied as well.
Thrilled for them.
Had a stunning meal last night! One of the best ever. They were slammed.
Mostly because of this video:
Some pictures on my instagram:
Excellent video - hadn’t seen it.
Was wondering why it was so crowded all of a sudden.