| |  | Resto | | | “Beer lovers rejoice! 2 page Belgian beer menu, homemade sausages, tete de cochon, pigs feet served over fried green tomatoes... enough said!” —maryfci | | Cuisine: Belgian |
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| | | | | | Resto has been on my to-do list for over a year, since Frank Bruni awarded an unlikely two stars in May 2007. Back then, the restaurant didn’t take reservations, and there were reports of waits up to an hour at prime times. Sorry Charlie, but I don’t like to eat that way. Time is too precious to sq... Read More | | | | | | Dad was counting down the days, the hours and maybe even the minutes until Mom arrived from California for her three-month East Coast tour. On one of his last solitary weekends, where he found himself in our Connecticut home, in the company of his non-fiction hardbacks and Gibson guitars, he ventur... Read More | | | | | | A lover of Belgian beers, frites, and hamburgers, I was very excited to try Resto, a Belglian "gastropub" in Gramercy. I had heard good things about their burger and so Justin and I arrived with high hopes and hungry bellies. The restaurant had a nice feel, with tin ceilings and wooden t... Read More | | | | | | What happens when Frank Bruni leaves the building? Can a restaurant keep its standards high after a positive review, or do they just keep on gettin' through the gettin' through? Bruni knighted Resto a "terrific new restaurant" in mid-May. Since his rapturous descriptions of Resto's hearty,... Read More | | | | | | I’ve found a new contender for the most awesomely un-salady salad. Sripraphai’s crispy watercress salad is still tops but Resto’s crispy pig’s ear salad is a close second. Clearly, the secret to a good salad is the use of crispy ingredients. I’m still not sure how something so suspect can tas... Read More | | | | | | I’ve found a new contender for the most awesomely un-salady salad. Sripraphai’s crispy watercress salad is still tops but Resto’s crispy pig’s ear salad is a close second. Clearly, the secret to a good salad is the use of crispy ingredients. I’m still not sure how something so suspect can tas... Read More | | | | | | Address: 111 East 29th Street, New York Phone: 212-685-5585 http://restonyc.com Resto is the first Belgium restaurant Gan and I have eaten in NYC. We have tried Pomme Frites and Belgian Chocolate, but we just never tasted their famous Les Moules or Belgian Beer. So this past... Read More | | | | | | Being the ultimate glutton for punishment when it comes to fat and cholesterol-laden foods, Steingarten, his lovely wife Karen, my friend and New Orleans Times Picayune columnist Lolis Eric Elie, and I headed to Resto, the Belgian meat and fat festival of a restaurant Mr. Bruni recently reviewed in ... Read More | | | | | | This past Saturday, I waited for my good friend, Zack, at Resto’s silvery bar, sipping on an ice cold Delirium Tremens as an iPod propped in the corner pumped out classic jukebox tunes. The hum of the dining room was loud and yet the overall ambiance exuded a certain relaxed energy that made me bre... Read More | | | | | | This is The Gatekeepers, in which Eater roams the city meeting the fine ladies and gentlemen that stand between you and some of your favorite impossible-to-get tables. Krieger, 4/7/08 Resto, the year old Belgian spot on East 29th, earned itself some high praise when it first opened—including a t... Read More | | | |
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