***BatteryPark.TV ranks this establishment asBest of Downtownfor traditional Chinese
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Located in the alley between Goldman Sachs and the Conrad hotel, Wei West offers both sushi and Chinese cuisine. Entrees start at around $15 for General Tsao’s chicken and go into the $20′s. The new menu focuses on traditional Chinese cuisine.
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Traditional General Tsao's Chicken at the new Wei West, with organic chicken photo by BatteryPark.TV
The North End Grill began its first dinner services for the regular public tonight. As one would expect from a Danny Meyer 4-star striving establishment, the details were well done. As a propitious welcome, the framed photographs at the entrance feature the Irish Memorial across the street (which almost no one will realize). The bar serves individual seltzer and Coke bottles with the drinks, and the glasses are the proper shape. Try the three-glass sampler of whiskeys and the ice cold local beers. The bar menu of $4 tacos, etc. will be a big hit.
Walking to the dining room one sees the open kitchen, which flaunts the fine ingredients and competent crew. There is nothing to hide. The row of seating overlooking the kitchen could be the best seats in the house for the circumspect diner. The dining room looks out onto the peaceful North End Avenue (thanks to BatteryPark.TV evicting the tour buses) and offers a peak of the Hudson River and sunsets.
Chef Floyd Cardoz and his team prepares the wild salmon perfectly, and the Brussels sprouts are creatively chopped and grilled. Other meats and fish are dipped into the unusual wood oven using a Spanish-inspired pair of large steel wheels. The Josper grill allows other meats to be charcoal broiled. Pork chops and steaks are also available.
A separate pastry desert station and a coffee roasting station offer the triptych completion to dinner that will compete the best restaurants. The pecan layer cake portion looks small when it arrives, but is more than enough. But to be honest, many of the southern classic baked deserts around the corner at Blue Smoke can’t be beat.
The best part of North End Grill (and Blue Smoke), is the new demographic that it draws to Battery Park. Although it was a rainy Monday night, the place was almost full. Danny Meyer came over to greet diners in person, and there was no pretentiousness or rudeness that plagues some nearby Tribeca joints like Locanda Verde.
Much as Mr. Meyer’s “Eleven Madison” progressed up to 4-stars, the putative progression of North End Grill should be no different. Hopefully, our idea for a Lincoln Center Jazz style venue will open up next door, and BPC residents will never have to take another depressing New York City cab ride again.
Financier bakes their own bread for the sandwiches, giving them a noticeable difference, and the soups are quite agreeable. For a soup/sandwich lunch combo for $8, Financier’s can’t be beat. They also have the best macarons of Downtown, as well as elaborate freshly made French pastries. The chocolates are made in-house as well. Check them out for Valentine’s Day, Easter, etc.
The North End Grill began its first dinner services for the regular public tonight. As one would expect from a Danny Meyer 4-star striving establishment, the details were well done. As a propitious welcome, the framed photographs at the entrance feature the Irish Memorial across the street (which almost no one will realize). The bar serves individual seltzer and Coke bottles with the drinks, and the glasses are the proper shape. Try the three-glass sampler of whiskeys and the ice cold local beers. The bar menu of $4 tacos, etc. will be a big hit.
Walking to the dining room one sees the open kitchen, which flaunts the fine ingredients and competent crew. There is nothing to hide. The row of seating overlooking the kitchen could be the best seats in the house for the circumspect diner. The dining room looks out onto the peaceful North End Avenue (thanks to BatteryPark.TV evicting the tour buses) and offers a peak of the Hudson River and sunsets.
Chef Floyd Cardoz and his team prepares the wild salmon perfectly, and the Brussels sprouts are creatively chopped and grilled. Other meats and fish are dipped into the unusual wood oven using a Spanish-inspired pair of large steel wheels. The Josper grill allows other meats to be charcoal broiled. Pork chops and steaks are also available.
A separate pastry desert station and a coffee roasting station offer the triptych completion to dinner that will compete the best restaurants. The pecan layer cake portion looks small when it arrives, but is more than enough. But to be honest, many of the southern classic baked deserts around the corner at Blue Smoke can’t be beat.
The best part of North End Grill (and Blue Smoke), is the new demographic that it draws to Battery Park. Although it was a rainy Monday night, the place was almost full. Danny Meyer came over to greet diners in person, and there was no pretentiousness or rudeness that plagues some nearby Tribeca joints like Locanda Verde.
Much as Mr. Meyer’s “Eleven Madison” progressed up to 4-stars, the putative progression of North End Grill should be no different. Hopefully, our idea for a Lincoln Center Jazz style venue will open up next door, and BPC residents will never have to take another depressing New York City cab ride again.
****BatteryPark.TV has selected this store as Best of Downtownfor wine and liquor
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January 14, 2012 By Steven Greer, MD
Harry Poulakakos has opened a satellite of his famed Harry’s
Owner Harry Poulakakos
wine cellar in the new Goldman Sachs building on Murray and West Street in Battery Park City. In addition to rare and expensive wines, they are licensed to sell liquors as well. One novel feature of the store is that it incorporates numerous iPads
iPads used to help customers search wines
which allow the customer to search for wines. (Aside, this concept will be coming to dining soon, as an augmentation to the servers who often disappear and neglect tables). For a full discussion with Harry about his wine collection, please see our video below (3-minute-mark) where he gives us a tour of his home base cellar on Pearl Street.
The New York Times wrote this review of Vintry Fine Wines: “A bottle of reasonably priced red to enjoy with dinner is stock-in-trade at most wine shops, including Vintry Fine Winesin Battery Park City. But this sleek, well-lighted new store, with eye-level displays of about 2,500 bottles, including 85 Champagnes and 24 kosher wines, goes well beyond the everyday.
Its well-curated selection includes more than 75 large bottles,
Photo in NY Times review
magnums and up. Among the highlights are a double magnum of 1991 Dominus and a five-liter bottle of 1990 Mayacaymus cabernet sauvignon (third and fourth from left), a double magnum of 1970 Château Mouton-Rothschild (center), and a magnum of 1978 Château Pétrus and one of 1989 Château Rayas Châteauneuf-du-Pape (far right). Also, a rare magnum of 1981 Château d’Yquem (bottom center). These bottles range from about $1,000 to $7,500.
And those are not the only impressive attractions in the store, which also specializes in California cult wines and French first growths from vintages going back to the 1960s. Some of these, designated Rare Cellar Selections, are from the collection of Harry Poulakakos, who founded the wine-centric restaurant Harry’s Steak, and is a consultant to the store. The shop also carries a small selection of spirits.”
Vintry Fine Wines, 230 Murray Street (West Street), Battery Park City, (212) 240-9553, vintryfinewines.com.
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