Below are my ratings of the restaurants for which I have written an entry. Note: the title of each entry is a link to that restaurant's website.
Five stars = excellent
Four stars = very good
Three stars = good
Two stars = fair
One star = poor
FIVE STARS
Union Trust
Vetri
Tinto
10 Arts by Eric Ripert
Percy Street BBQ
Barclay Prime
Butcher and Singer
Oyster House
Famous 4th Street Deli
FOUR and 1/2 STARS
Salento
Osteria
Pizzeria Stella
Morimoto
Philly Cupcake
FOUR STARS
James
The Morning Glory Diner
Distrito
THREE STARS
Supper
Pub & Kitchen
Noble, An American Cookery
Friday, June 11, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Distrito
Distrito, a modern Mexican tapas restaurant of Iron Chef Jose Garces, has the look and feel of a Stephen Starr restaurant - it has a theme, bright colors, waiters in matching T-shirts, and trendy clientele. I loved the energetic vibe, hot pink walls and napkins, and wrestling masks on the wall. The food was great, but nothing like the flavors at Amada or Tinto (also Jose Garces).
Mango salad: Jicama mango, galia melon, orange, pepitas, lemon vinaigrette - It was served like an ice cream sundae and even had lemon sorbet on top. It was extremely refreshing and cool, leaving my mouth feeling clean and ready to start the meal.
Mushroom flatbread: Los Hongos forest mushrooms, huitlacoche, sauce, queso mixto black truffle, corn shoot - This was the best dish of the evening. I didn't think I liked truffle, but this had the perfect amount and really made me appreciate the power of the truffle. The mushrooms themselves were juicy and plump, and the grilled onions were an added bonus.
Esquites: sweet corn, queso fresco, chipotle, lime - Creamed corn. Not much to it other than its presentation.
Los Moles: Poblano: Duck breast on top of rice with mole, which is a weird Mexican sauce that I did not like. The duck breast was delicious, however - nice and lean.
"District Chicken:" organic chicken, chipotle-orange chile glaze, crispy yuca fries, tomato herb salad - A flavor combination that I never tasted before, this recipe was hot and spicy (but not too much that I was looking for blue cheese dressing). The skin could have been a little crispier, but the meat of the chicken was deliciously moist and juicy. I prefer French Fries to yuca fries, which were a tad on the mushy side (despite the title of this dish).
La Bomba: mexican vanilla ice cream, caramel poached bananas, fudge brownie, toasted pepitas, hot fudge - Sounds SO much better than it was. Ice cream had ice chips in it and I did not taste the flavors described above (where was the caramel)? The brownie had the consistency of cardboard, but at least the hot fudge was decent.
Mango salad: Jicama mango, galia melon, orange, pepitas, lemon vinaigrette - It was served like an ice cream sundae and even had lemon sorbet on top. It was extremely refreshing and cool, leaving my mouth feeling clean and ready to start the meal.
Mushroom flatbread: Los Hongos forest mushrooms, huitlacoche, sauce, queso mixto black truffle, corn shoot - This was the best dish of the evening. I didn't think I liked truffle, but this had the perfect amount and really made me appreciate the power of the truffle. The mushrooms themselves were juicy and plump, and the grilled onions were an added bonus.
Esquites: sweet corn, queso fresco, chipotle, lime - Creamed corn. Not much to it other than its presentation.
Los Moles: Poblano: Duck breast on top of rice with mole, which is a weird Mexican sauce that I did not like. The duck breast was delicious, however - nice and lean.
"District Chicken:" organic chicken, chipotle-orange chile glaze, crispy yuca fries, tomato herb salad - A flavor combination that I never tasted before, this recipe was hot and spicy (but not too much that I was looking for blue cheese dressing). The skin could have been a little crispier, but the meat of the chicken was deliciously moist and juicy. I prefer French Fries to yuca fries, which were a tad on the mushy side (despite the title of this dish).
La Bomba: mexican vanilla ice cream, caramel poached bananas, fudge brownie, toasted pepitas, hot fudge - Sounds SO much better than it was. Ice cream had ice chips in it and I did not taste the flavors described above (where was the caramel)? The brownie had the consistency of cardboard, but at least the hot fudge was decent.
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