Featured Restaurant: Smith's
Rating: ♔♔
Situated on a bustling street, Smith's (collaboration of Cindy Smith and Danny Abrams) exhibits a clean, chic feel with hints of sultry notes emanating from the interior. Black leather banquettes lined along the wall of the skinny dining room gaze at the antique mirrored ceiling, evoking a 1920s scene on a first-class railroad car.The main compartment leads to a cozy den in the back room, where patrons sip on freshly made cocktails in an intimate setting.
Rating: ♔♔
Situated on a bustling street, Smith's (collaboration of Cindy Smith and Danny Abrams) exhibits a clean, chic feel with hints of sultry notes emanating from the interior. Black leather banquettes lined along the wall of the skinny dining room gaze at the antique mirrored ceiling, evoking a 1920s scene on a first-class railroad car.The main compartment leads to a cozy den in the back room, where patrons sip on freshly made cocktails in an intimate setting.
The menu is simple, with a variety of traditional New American dishes. For the table, we ordered the Fried Burrata and the Mushroom Risotto, which were both quite good. The excellent crispiness of the crust complemented the moist burrata nicely, and the marinara sauce hinted at its older sister, the perenially loved mozzarella sticks.
The creamy Mushroom Risotto, with bacon, parmesan, and pistou, was nicely cooked, but lacked a certain kick to the dish.
For the entree, I had the Sea Scallops with creamed spinach, mushrooms, and artichokes. This was our favorite dish of the night. The combination of the spinach and scallops was absolutely fantastic. I would certainly recommend this dish to scallop lovers.
The Slow Cooked Pork, on the other hand, received much less praise. The pork was on the dry side, and was not complemented well by the fried rice with English peas, which also seemed to lack in flavor.
We ordered the Fried Apple Pie for dessert, which was claimed by the manager the other day to have "reached perfection". It was warm and crisp, but it's got large shoes to fill.
Though there are a few misses and some great scores, Smith's is a great date spot for "in-the-know" couples looking for some elegant romance.
Smith's
For the entree, I had the Sea Scallops with creamed spinach, mushrooms, and artichokes. This was our favorite dish of the night. The combination of the spinach and scallops was absolutely fantastic. I would certainly recommend this dish to scallop lovers.
The Slow Cooked Pork, on the other hand, received much less praise. The pork was on the dry side, and was not complemented well by the fried rice with English peas, which also seemed to lack in flavor.
We ordered the Fried Apple Pie for dessert, which was claimed by the manager the other day to have "reached perfection". It was warm and crisp, but it's got large shoes to fill.
Though there are a few misses and some great scores, Smith's is a great date spot for "in-the-know" couples looking for some elegant romance.
Smith's
79 MacDougal Street
NY, NY 10012
(212) 260-0100
Hey, awesome review! After reading it, I feel as if I've already been. Cheers!
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