ABC Kitchen
“crab toast was tasty, pizza w/ egg was a new concept for me but was surprisingly good, and we also tried the roasted carrots and avocado.”
“The ingredients were proportioned perfectly and the popcorn combined with the salted caramel ice cream was straight-up heavenly.”
“Jean George has put a lot of care and thought in his menus, and the tastes go really well.”
ABC Kitchen
Takes Reservations: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Price range.
$$$ Price range $31-60
8 reviews
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Decided to try this place because my friend's manager said this was his favorite restaurant.
Started off with the crab toast, which had lots of fresh crab spread on top and ended up being the best thing I had here.
The miso sea bass was very moist and cooked right, but the miso flavor was pretty lacking and the dressing was very sour.
Friend ordered the house cut fries which had a very strong onion flavor. I thought it was alright and a nice twist.
$$$ for what it was.
Came here for restaurant week lunch with the girlfriend. We have been doing restaurant week for four years now and this was one of the better experiences. We loved the decor and the organized quirkiness of the space. The service was attentive and professional. In the past I have hate Jean Jorge restaurants (been to 4) as I find the portions too small, prices too high, and food unremarkable. I didn't feel that way at all about abc. The food was actually quite tasty and I left full. I was not amazed by any dish but I thought each dish had a nice flavor profile and was well cooked. The least satisfying course was the appetizers. The kale salad was rather underwhelming and the fluke though flavorful seemed below quality (stringy and tough). Crude should melt in your mouth. But the fish improved with the Salmon in a terrific carrot sauce and the portobello burger was full of flavor. My favorite course as usual was desert. The peaches were cooked beautifully and full of flavor. The pistachio ice cream actually tasted like pistachios and complimented the peaches terrifically. I thought that the chocolate cake was very passable though I didn't get many bites as my gf gobbled it all up. In sum it was a pleasant experience.
By far my favorite restaurant hands down! I've never been disappointed by any restaurant by Jean-Georges and this one speaks for itself. The deco is chic, simple yet modern. The customer service here was great, and the food was superb. I sure will be coming back for more!
10/10: I've been here twice and both times the service, food and atmosphere have been amazing. They use nothing but the freshest ingredients and it truly shows in the food they offer. The place has a very farmhouse/rustic feel to it and it is attached to ABC Cocina and the ABC home furnishings store as well making for a unique vibe. This is a New York City staple and must at some point.
Really great service and good food. I got the rhubarb negroni which was pretty tasty. It wasn't too different from the standard negroni, really. Based on other reviews, I had to try the crab toast with lemon aioli. It was good but didn't quite live up to all the hype. The roast carrot and avocado salad with crunchy seeds, sour cream and citrus was amazing though. Definitely the best dish I tried. The carrots were so flavorful! And avocado makes everything better. For the entree I split the whole wheat mushroom pizza with Parmesan, oregano and a farm egg. The flavor was good, and you can't even really tell that the crust is whole wheat. They definitely aren't stingy with the mushrooms either. However, the egg white was not even close to being set! The egg white jiggled all over the place. So clearly I scraped that part off the pizza. I also tried the seasonal fettuccine with spring peas, ramps and basil-pistachio pesto. This dish was bright, light and full of spring flavors, but still satisfying. The ricotta ravioli served in a tomato sauce looked good too, although I didn't get a chance to sample that dish. For dessert we ordered the doughnuts. We got a simple peach jam stuffed doughnut (the best), a simple chocolate glazed doughnut and a blackberry glazed doughnut, I believe. They were all good. The trendy interior was fun, but a little dark. If your eyesight isn't as good as it used to be (I haven't got to that point yet) you might have to squint at the menu a bit. Be sure to make a reservation!
Seriously Over hyped and for no reason labelled as fancy as per NYC standards. I think the sister restaurant ABC Cocina is a lot better food quality wise, taste wise and atmosphere wise too. We were at party of 4 and were seated immediately I think after having made a reservation 3 weeks in advance. I almost feel like they monitor the online traffic and just to over hype and increase the want of this place they dont show reservations online. For most of the time that we were there between 6-8:30 pm there were quiet a few tables and bar stools empty. We started with the mushroom pizza with the egg on top and the egg was a little runny and the pizza was overloaded with mushrooms. A little less mushroom with charred onion etc must have felt better. We also had the pasta with meatballs..the meatballs did not overly entice me. I have had better tasting meatballs from costco and the pasta knots got harder in the middle as if they were undercooked as the food got a little cold. Kale-avocado salad was Meeeh!. We ordered the fish and I would say..dont order it. 32$ could be well spent on two apps rather than the fish. For dessert we had the almond pound cake which again was a pound cake with a side of slit almonds and strawberries. surprisingly none of us at the table liked it. The sunday was a better option for the dessert. I wanted to try this place and I got to try it but I dont think so my experience with food was worth a second visit given the fact that you need to plan and reserve 3-4 weeks in advance.
ABC Kitchen is pretty decent. The decor, the service, the space is top notch. The food is good too, with farm-to-table being the theme. However, I'm not so sure the price point matches the final products. Nothing is too special or out of the ordinary.
I came here for lunch during NYC Restaurant Week. It was a really amazing decision and an all-around really incredible dining experience.
The restaurant itself is super nice. It's classy, warm, modern and welcoming. You walk through the bar area and ABC Cocina to the little kitchen area in the back, closest to the store. The wait staff was waiting to welcome us with water, bread, olive oil and sea salt.
We ordered from the restaurant week menu. I had the shaved fluke, the raviolo with pork ragu and the grilled peaches with pistachio ice cream. All three of these things I normally would not have ordered, but I'm super glad I did.
Everything was incredibly delicious. I was so impressed by how well the flavors all complemented one another in each dish. The raviolo was probably the star for me – egg yolk, pork, sauces, chiles, pasta – all perfectly harmonized into a perfect lunch portion. 🙂
I can't wait to come back here and try the cocktails and dinner menu, but restaurant week was a great introduction to an incredible dining experience at ABC Kitchen!