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Yes, yes, we know. Everyone else wrote about it already. But Gothamist was at the opening night party at Plate NYC too, so we wanted to throw in our two cents, and let you know that it's open for business. Unfortunately, we only had time for a quick stop-by, but the tease we got was enough to make us want to come back for a real visit very soon.
We were excited even before we walked in when we caught a glimpse of a raw bar through the window. Mmm . . . oysters. They were off to a good start, in our book. Upon entry, we were treated to a sleek renovation of the space, formerly home to the M&R Bar. We sneaked past the bar (taking note of the tasty-looking, colorful cocktails being passed across it) and through the narrow hallway into the main dining area, which featured a long table that seats about twelve running through the middle (communal dining?), and then on to the indoor/outdoor space in the back (it was indoors, but had an outdoor feel to it; maybe it will be open in the summertime?). We only had a quick nibble, managing to slurp down an oyster on our way out, but we're looking forward to returning for a proper visit, with a full-on dose of Asian-Latin fusion courtesy of Ricardo Hernandez (formerly of Canteen, and currently also at Soho Cantina) and creative "saktails," fruity cocktails made with infused sakes, by Christopher Baljag.
Plate NYC also plans to double as a retail spot during the day. Fashion/Plate NYC will feature a range of goods, including clothing, housewares, chocolates, wedding cakes, and gowns. For the full run-down, stop by or visit their website at PlateNYC.com
Photo credit: Kenneth Chen for NY Magazine.
Plate NYC + Fashion/Plate NYC, 264 Elizabeth Street, between Houston and Prince Streets, Nolita, 212-219-9212.
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Blargh! I never enjoy criticizing the writing of others... but this is a failed restaurant preview. The concept is good, but the writing didn't keep up with it.
What do we know after all that? They serve oysters, have those saktails (*puke* They might taste great on the way down, but loaded sugary drinks never stay down for long), and might have an outdoor area in the summer. What little we know about the food is that if we don't live in an apartment in Nolita, we can likely find more convenient alternatives for that sort of dining fare. I saw nothing in this preview that makes me think that this place is special above all the other new trendy places. If you were trying to show this place as distinctive, you didn't quite make it.
Plus, you actually had something to eat there but you failed to comment on it! Who's really teasing here?
Finally, the opening line ruined the piece for me. "Yes, yes, we know. Three people (one of which I've never seen before) wrote about it already." That line (with the links) looks pretentious to a reader who's not all-knowing about food. I think that includes most of us. Yikes.
My critique is now longer than the piece itself. So I'll close with: Please follow up and let us know if the place is worth it after a couple of meals there. And we always appreciate a standard leading paragraph.
Thanks for the input. As I mentioned, I was only there briefly and only had one oyster (literally, that's all I ate b/c I was in such a rush), so I didn't have much to say except that it opened, seemed cool, and that it seemed intriguing enough that I'd like to go back. Which I will. And I promise to tell you all about it when I do.
Then why rush to put your review out there? Seems almost pointless to write about it if you were only there long enough to steal an oyster.
I await the full review...
Uh oh. My inner hater is peeking out.
A vague preview like this with little detail except for mentions of the place's alleged buzz smells a lot like . . . advertorial.
Wait ... you did reviewed a restaurant after eating AN OYSTER?
Preview. Just opened and I'm letting you know. I've let people know about openings before:
Von Singh's and Bone Lick Park; Jones and Matador; Dinosaur BBQ; Pongsri Thai. Just continuing to do so.
What if you had eaten the oyster and it was rancid? Food critics usually visit a restaurant multiple times before offering a review just to average out all the variables that go into eating out.
People, come on, lighten up! It's not a review - Gothamist has a long tradition of doing the range of visits: Lusting after a place after reading about it in the paper or a magazine; popping into a place once and having a quick bite; or leisurely meals.
And given that we don't have a budget for "reviews" - all the visits to restaurants and the like are personally funded by the visitor - (or time - given our real jobs) it's not as realistic for us to go there multiple times. But there are some favorite places we happen to have more experience with that we get to visit.
omg people like totally lighten up. i've never seen so many hateful and spiteful words. and for what? because it's not a NYT-like review. get over yourselves.
It's not that I would expect a full review. It just seems that based on the minor experience it wasn't even worth posting on Gothamist. It's like a random diary entry. Just commenting...not hating.
Laren, you're like the Che Guevara of food crit -- fomenting rebellion with every review. You should wear one of those berets too; it would look very cute.
So what's the deal with this restaurant? They serve bright plastic plates? What's up with that? Also, I could do 20 minutes on communal dining. I have to spend 50 bucks on drinks before I can sit down with strangers, and even then it's iffy.
Just looking at the main story and the comments quickly... I don't think anyone's really taking a hatchet to Laren, even though there are some serious (and valid) critiques here that might be unflattering. To put it in perspective, we all know how intentionally nasty people can get online. At least there's some restraint.
And praise Laren for keeping it classy and cool in the face of criticism.
I suppose people should indeed "lighten up." I hope no one's seriously annoyed at the fact that they might have lost a minute of their lives reading this.
The restaurant looks flaky. Hip for yuppies. Thanks, but I'll prefer to stay on the Thai bandwagon until it runs off the road. Peanuts in my noodles - yum.