JoJo
160 E 64^th (Lexington and 3^rd)
Time: Lunch, 12-2:30; Dinner: 5:30-6:30, 9:00 or later
Price:  Three course Prix Fixe, Lunch, $26; Dinner: $38

After the rum incident last meal, Mim and I decided to keep it classy with a lunch special sans booze.  JoJo (pronounced with a refined soft ‘J’) was crowded because of Veteran’s Day, and all the people with real jobs had the day off and apparently wanted to go out to lunch too.  Lame.  But the hostess was sweet, and was able to seat me and my nearing-95-year-old-dining-companion in two minutes despite our lack of reservation.   The meal began the best way possible: with a basket of warm, toasty bread.  My first course was shrimp steamed on a mesclun salad with button mushrooms.  It was delightful.  My second dish, salmon with truffled mashed potatoes and brussel sprouts was good as well. I then excused myself to use the restroom, but Mim informed me that in her time it was much too vulgar to say so.  She always says “I need to go check on the girls.”  So after I checked on the boys, our dessert was served, for which we both had the warm chocolate cake with ice cream.  Spectacular start to finish.  Take advantage of Jean Georges’ Autumn Promotion, a top-notch $26 lunch available at all of his restaurants in NYC!

http://www.jean-georges.com/

Tags: etiquette, JoJo, prohibition, warm bread

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