I had a lovely dinner with my friend Kara last night at Chinatown Brasserie. I'd walked by the columned building on Great Jones a hundred times and always wanted to try it, then it came up on Savored so I booked right away. (If you book with Savored, you pay $10 for the reservation but then you get 30% off your meal.) The restaurant was huge! It seemed like a different era of New York restaurants because everything now is small and cozy. This was a big space with high ceilings and several different areas, a bar, a lounge, a downstairs with a big koi pond...
We felt very fancy in this big, grand spot. The menu is pretty big with lots of Chinese dishes, but we stuck to dim sum. We got beef satay with coconut curry sauce, roasted pork buns, pork and shrimp dumplings, and vegetable spring rolls. All very tasty! Also, about half way through, the waiter asked if we wanted chili sauce and brought over a really hot red oil and a chili paste. I love chili sauce, so this was a great addition. The sweet and fluffy pork buns were great with a few drops of red oil. Also, the dumplings came with the most delicious dipping sauce and there were these awesome roasted onions in it. The satay was caramelized and came with a healthy dose of cilantro, which Kara and I both love. The spring rolls were crispy and tasty. All great, and I love dim sum because you can try a bunch of different things.
Since it was a really warm September night, we ordered rosé to toast the end of summer. It was a really delicious rosé! Triennes. Of course, didn't get the year, but highly recommended!
And when the bill came, we saved $20. Not bad.
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