Resto! Around Madison Square Park area, you can really find some good restaurants. With Resto, for an example. First, can I tell you their tag line is “Bringing fat back.” Yeah. Look at how cutesie it is, love the minimalistic atmosphere. The waitstaff even wore shirts with the tag line on it. Nice.
It was way too cold to sit outside that night, which is funny because right now it is SCORCHING in NYC. We’re talking 90 degrees. And air conditioning. In May.
Anyway, we were recommended (via twitter) to have the deviled eggs to start. They came with “crispy fried pork” which is exactly what you would imagine crispy fried pork to be. It’s the square under the egg and they are light and airy yet fried and you kind of don’t know what is going on. But you like it. It’s a new thing, just like that chicken liver mousse I had recently. Trying new things, people.
For entrees, I had the‘four story hill farm roasted poularde, which is hen. Had to ask our server on that one. It was very, very delicious and it came with ramps and asparagus.
Darren had the lamb neck, which is what I was going to get except I didn’t want us to order the same thing. The lamb neck was good as well and but I was surprised that I actually liked my hen better. And finally:
Resto has a pretty good dessert menu: peanut butter parfait, apple crumb pie, liege waffles, and waffle ice cream sandwiches… it keeps going. Resto is kind of Belgian style, which is why you can get frites and different dipping sauces and also why you can get Belgian chocolates as a dessert. We ended up splitting the chocolate truffle cake (as you see before you) which came with crunch ‘n’ munch, caramel, and bourbon vanilla chocolate. It was good but not as moist as I typically like, even with the chocolatey center. Maybe next time I’ll try the peanut butter parfait of a waffle ice cream sandwich… now that it’s getting toasty. :)
I love deviled eggs but why are those sitting right on the table?
Hen…pass! I’ve never had lamb except for in Greektown so I might need to try some lamb one day. Not chops though. Not a huge fan of meat on a bone.
Haha, they’re not on the table, they are on a plate that just looks like the table. That would be gross. You’ve never had lamb? My goodness!
I’ve had lamb at Greektown I said! Just not like lamb chops, I don’t LOVE meat on a bone. I also don’t like the actualy idea of the little lamby being chopped up!
resto is one of my faves.
you NEED a waffle sandwich… sooooo goooood.
I know it’s one of your faves, I thought of you the whole time! :) and I will have to get a waffle sandwich, mm!
Glad you liked it! Love Resto…also the fried pork w/ the egg is pork belly. It just melts a little in the fryer, to make it melty bacon deliciousness. Yum.
You know, I thought so… then what’s that stuff on the bottom?
the bottom bottom is the pork belly, then the egg, then the delish yolk creamy stuff. Hmmm, want one NOW!!!!
Ahh ok I see. Pork Belly. They were good!
Chocolate truffle CAKE? It’s so TINY! More like chocolate truffle cupcake! :-) Sorry it was dry. I love me some moist chocolate cake. :-)
Yes it was verrrry tiny!