A few weeks ago, my sister visited me in the city for a few days. She traveled all the way from State College, PA, and to celebrate this sister reunion, we went to Giorgio's of Gramercy, a New-American restaurant on 21st & between Park Ave South and Broadway.
Originally we planned on visiting Angelica Kitchen, a vegan restaurant serving mostly raw vegetable dishes (we aren't vegans though), but we decided to switch to a completely different type of cuisine where we'll be consuming meat, grease, and everything non-vegan.
Although I think vegan/vegetarian food is great, I'm so glad I decided to try out Giorgio's of Gramercy because we had such a good dining experience here.
Everything was amazing overall including food, atmosphere, portion, and service (almost as important as the food in my opinion.)
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| Window looking into the restaurant. Looks like the restaurant won high accolades from different restaurant reviewers including zagat and nymag. |
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| Interior of the restaurant near the entrance. The dim lighting and the red interior make the place feel quite cozy and romantic. |
The menu here is pretty diverse- I would say it's a mix between American and Italian.
Keep scrolling down if you want to check out what we tried as our appetizer, entree and dessert!
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Tuna Tartare
I love their tartare, the saltiness was just about right and the chocolate drizzle added an interesting flavor.
Not for people who don't like raw fish though. |
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Complimentary appetizer
Not sure what these were but they were tasty finger food |
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Seared Veal Chop
served with mushroom-gruyere potato gratin and asparagus.
I actually liked the potato gratin better than the veal. |
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Baked Macaroni and Cheese with Lobster
This is probably what they eat in heaven. Not cheap ($19) for a pasta plate that's smaller than what you would get at most Italian restaurants but you will thank yourself after eating this heavenly goodness. |
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S'more Bread Pudding
pudding-like chocolate cake topped with vanila gelato, chocolate-marshmallow, and caramel! |
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Blueberry Tiramisu
This was the dessert special of the day. It looked so delicious but my stomach was about to explode by the time we got to dessert so we took this baby home and it became our BREAKFAST (worst decision ever to eat this first thing in the morning but I would wake up to this everyday) |
I highly, HIGHLY recommend this place, especially if you are looking for a place to have a romantic dinner to impress a date.
Last but not least, what I really like about this place is their service. Our waitress was so friendly and the restaurant manager even came out to see if we were enjoying our food. Also, there was an old couple next to us and all the workers there, including the manager, seemed to know the couple really well. A restaurant with a staff that remembers and pays attention to their clientele knows how to run a business.
One last thing (for those who actually managed to read till the end), this restaurant very occasionally has online deals on Groupon that will save you $$. I happened to run into one and ended up paying 2/3 the price of the check. But if you use this type of promotion, I would suggest giving a very generous tip to the waitor/waitress (they deserve it!)
