Colette and I had to be in New York for a meeting and knowing it was Restaurant Week we let two of our local experts pick the places.
Lincoln Restaurante is a great idea, a beautifully sited and gorgeously outfitted place right across from the bedeviled/multiply-repaired reflecting pool besides the Met (currently the pool is full of water, the Moore sculptures are standing guard and a fashion photo shoot was in full swing outside the resto.) The tables are not too close together - a very nice touch. Rather than rattle off the dishes we had, I'll summarize by saying that many were surprisingly nicely spicy with the sliced shrimp and pasta as well as the tagliatelle with vongole being the standout dishes. It should be noted that the lettuce salad was not only wonderfully local, it was humongous.
With 4 of the non-Restaurant Week 2 dishes for $32 prix fixes, one dessert and multiple drink components, our bill per couple amounted to $112.62 before tip.
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Jojo's is a place I had never been to even though it's been open for a decade, but we did know Vongerichten's food from Lafayette and Vong and did not object when our other local host suggested it. Again, rather than spew out each dish, I'll note the outstanding sashimi-salmon atop mini-croquettes and duck two ways as really nice dishes (the negatives per Colette: the music was way too loud and the air conditioning was minimal)
Our bill here with a bottle of wine a couple and eating from the everyday and not Restaurant week prix fixes, was $127.93 a couple.
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