On Wednesday the family and I ventured downtown to Back Forty for dinner. A back forty in lower Manhattan you ask? How is this possible? Back Forty is a restaurant that recently opened down on Ave B and 12Th St, our old stomping grounds back from when we were punk rock teens. My friend Shanna, from my Savoy days, is the chef there. A lot has changed in the neighborhood in the past 20 years and for the better, much better!
We got there early at Shanna's request so she could at least say hi before she got too busy. They sat us right by the front window at a large farm table that sits 12 even though we were only a party of 6. We ordered a couple bottles of wine while we waited for the Kerr's before we ordered any food. Who are we kidding, we ordered some of the Red Maine Shrimp & Bacon Beignets, yummy!
Once the Kerr's showed up the food just kept coming. We had the chicken livers, the tempura squash and more beignets. We had the Beluga lentil salad, shaved fennel with pumpkin, cranberry bean salad, roasted oyster mushrooms and the cauliflower gratin. Then we ordered dinner...bacon cheese burgers, blue crab rolls, a half of a rotisserie chicken and fries, fries, fries...the best fries ever!
After dinner we got the check...got ya again! Leave before dessert? What are ya crazy? Of course we had to try the house made doughnuts and some apple pie a la mode. Shanna mentioned that their check average was around $30 a person, needless to say we raised it a little that night.
By the time we were ready to roll out the door the place was pretty jumping. We like to think it was because we were bringing them in by sitting in front. Everyone must have walked by and said "Wow, those extremely attractive people look like they are having a great time. Maybe we should try this place out?". Everyone just wants to be like us I guess. I'm pretty sure it had nothing to do with the write up in the New York Times that day or the great food and atmosphere.
Overall, we will return Back Forty!
Thanks Shanna!
http://www.backfortynyc.com/
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