Our wandering took us to Cafe Fiorello, which is located across Broadway from Lincoln Center, in the middle of a strip that is packed with restaurant options.
I don't entirely remember how we made this choice, but once there, we ordered:
Bowl of meatballs:
(The Meatball Shop downtown on the East side does a better job with these)
Prosciutto plate:
(Paired with some yummy bread)
Jumbo lump crabmeat and avocado salad: with orange segments
(I had envisioned a large bowl full of greens and maybe some crab and avocado sprinkled on top... imagine my surprise when there were no greens and instead just a "cake" of crab and avocado: best surprise EVER, and very yummy)
Arugula and caramelized pear salad: with crispy Italian cream cheese and black currant vinaigrette
(The best part was the crispy Italian cream cheese, which was a good balance to the sweetness of the pears)
[You can just barely see the cheese tucked behind the pears in this pic]
Pappardelle with eggplant parmesan:
Specialty jumbo lump crab steak:
We had no idea what this was until it was served - ended up being about 5 crab's worth of crab meat all lumped together into the shape of a steak
Lobster seafood risotto: with scallops, shrimp, mussels, and calamari
(This looked delicious, but was reported to be over-cooked, resulting in overly-soft/mushy rice)
View of the bar, where the bartenders all wore straw hats:
Overall it was a decent dinner, although not earth-shattering. The bonus at the end of dinner was the opportunity to visit the fountain outside the Lincoln Center and snag some great shots:
Overall rating: 7.5/10
Cafe Fiorello
1900 Broadway
New York, NY 10023
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