Hello Foodies!We are here to tell you that Tour de Forks alum,
Chef Anita Lo has done it again with her new restaurant - bar Q! It has it all - a raw bar, cocktail bar and an amazingly delicious menu of Asian BBQ - plus the design of the restaurant makes you feel special just to be there!
Along with Tour de Forks alum, Jackie Chasey, we set out to eat our way through the menu...but we failed and have to go back often. In the photo above is an exhilarated Chef Anita Lo with fellow fork, Lisa Goldman.
Our recommendations: the raw bar has many choices and changes daily - the night we were there it was Kumamoto oysters, Taylor Bay Scallops, Littleneck clams, Yellofin Tuna, Salmon, Kanpachi, West Coast Uni and Japanese Wagyu beef.
With the starters, go for our new favorite food ever - Grilled Tuna Ribs - charred slivers of meat on the bone, seasoned with salt, green chili and yuzu! Don't miss the Baby Back Ribs with Anita's Mother's BBQ sauce, the spit roasted pork belly with a wonderfully delicate kimchee, takuan and steamed buns, and the Tea Smoked Salmon and its Roe with a Quail Tea Egg - divine!
Moving on to the mains, we can't get past the Stuffed Spareribs with lemongrass BBQ, peanut and thai basil. All the servings are generous and flavorful!
Our neighbors ate the Seafood Stew with kimchee and crispy silken tofu and the Grilled Loin of Australian Lamb with Garlic Fried Milk - and loved both dishes.
We also loved the Spicy Pork Wings, - yes, pigs can fly and thank goodness, they're delicious. We're going back for the Grilled Shortrib with Korean flavors and the Tea Smoked Chicken with sweet rice and Chinese sausage. There is also a Grilled Head on Shrimp with tamarind, roasted yellow pepper and chili that comes in appetizer size as well.
The wine list selected by Anita Lo is expansive and complements the food. We can't wait to go back and we recommend you go immediately. The address is:
bar Q, 308 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10014. Call for reservations at (212) 206-7817.
BRAVA, Anita!!!
Go and enjoy,
the Forks
