Great date spot! Cozy atmosphere: low lighting (we read our menu via candlelight), great playlist, not too loud. We were seated in the big seating area next to the bar. Drinks: my date ordered the 'Manhattan' - loved it, said it was one of the best he's ever had! Food: didn't care for the Spanish Mackerel plate - but loved everything else! The butternut squash soup was AMAZING! The chocolate toast is a must.
Love, love, loved it. The long, snaky, super-dark entry way makes it feel like you're arriving somewhere special. The food was all fantastic--and our party of three ordered a lot. This is not just another small plates joint--this is truly a notch above. Cool music, fun vibe. We got there just as it opened at 6PM on a Saturday, so didn't have to wait. Love!
Entrance feels walking into secret club, then walk to the dining room through a long dark corridor past the wine racks and vinyl LPs, emerging into this fun room with an open kitchen and back patio with a ping pong table - wacky. Great cocktails, decent wines. I hit the cripsy black eyed peas, the salmon tartar, the octopus, and the arugula carrot salad, all fantastic. Gotta believe Graham Elliot checked this out before opening GEB. Willbeback.
Jun. 2012