New Openings

Spotlight On: Milk River

By Anne Roderique Jones
August 28, 2013

Photo by: Alden Gewirtz

Last week we reported that Milk River was open for business. This Prospect Heights newcomer is serving up a Caribbean-Asian menu from chef La-Niece Lyew, and we’re back with some serious food porn to stare at.

Photo by: Alden Gewirtz

Crispy Fried Sea Bass with lily bulbs, radishes, sea beans and candied ginger
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Grilled squid and avacado salad with toasted almonds, ruby red grapefruit and mustard vinaigrette
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Chocolate "milk bar" with banana jam, dulce de leche krispies, toasted coconut and crème fraîche ice cream
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Peach snickerdoodle cobbler with warm vanilla bean ice cream
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Buttermilk tres leches with strawberries and toasted almond
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Toasted almond panna cotta with rasberries and amaretti cookies
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The main level of the dining room
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The main level dining room
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Upstairs bar
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Jay-Z wall art