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Dish
165 Allen Street (btw Rivington & Stanton)
212 253 8840
The brand new Dish was dished in daily candy recently so we took a look. Great building. Nice casual open interior. Not very full for a Friday night at 8:00, but they are new.
I had a full review, but I don't think it's really warranted at this point. They have some problems in the kitchen that will hopefully get worked out. We had a pork chop that was not just underdone, but actually not done at all (well, ok, it was a little charred on the outside, but completely raw on the inside.) And worse, we had a grilled cheese sandwhich that was burnt (like black!) on the outside, and not even melted on the inside. Hopefully they'll get it together on this sort of thing.
The menu is nice. Very cheap. You get a "big dish" (like the pork chop, or 1/2 a chicken, or monkfish, or meatloaf) plus 2 sides of your choice for $12. Sandwiches are $5.50. The sides are mostly cold. Think Mama's, but in a nice room with service and a little more ambition on the main. I had a nice farro salad with basil tomato and pine nuts. Lots of other salads and vegetables (all cold) plus things like mac & cheese (mostly cold,) corn pudding, honey jalapeno cornbread, potato parsnip puree. Interesting stuff, but everything seemed a little tired.
I had a catfish burger as my main, and that was the best thing we ate. It was nice, but nothing special.
The modest wine list seemed a little better than I would have expected. I eyed the 99 JJ Prum riesling kabinett, but went right to the red and enjoyed the 99 palazzo della torre allegrini instead. A nice bottle I am always happy to see on a list.
They are struggling, and I'm rooting for them. Open for lunch which is when I'll try them again. Not sure they're really ready for the prime time yet.