Bar Americain
New York, NY 10019
Phone: (212) 265-9700
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Between 6th Avenue and 7th Avenue
- Directions:
- B, D, E at 7th Ave; F, V at 50th St
- Specialties:
- Celebrity Chef
- Hours:
- Mon 11:45am-10pm, Tue-Thu 11:45am-11pm, Fri 11:45am-11:30pm, Sat 11:30am-11:30pm, Sun 11:30am-10pm
Message from Bar Americain
Bobby Flay's mid-town brasserie
- Elegant Private Rooms
- Raw Bar
- Weekend Brunch
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Editorial Review for Bar Americain – by Kathleen Squires
The Scene
The adobe-accented room reflects the chef's fondness for the Southwest, while soaring ceilings and an open kitchen pick up on Times Square's theatrics. Show-goers, tourists, local business people and celebrities keep the space constantly abuzz, while on-the-spot service lends intimacy to its vastness.
The Food
Leave it to Bobby Flay to show that America's got flavor, with dishes like delicately fried squash blossoms stuffed with Southern-inspired pulled pork and a Florida-flavored red snapper encrusted in plantain and topped with a refreshing mango and avocado mix. A palate-pleasing pizza with caramelized onions, garlic, gruyere and chewy cubes of double-smoked bacon, and house-made potato chips with blue cheese dip have nationwide appeal. Flay slays hardest with his spice-rubbed steaks, so nicely seasoned that they don't need the accompanying Dijon molasses sauce. Surprisingly, there's no apple pie on the dessert menu, but the strawberry rhubarb crepes provide a sweetly powerful (and less cliched) punch.
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Insider Tips
Where to SitStar-struck diners request "Bobby's Cafe"--the seats that face Flay's open kitchen--to see the celeb chef in action.
What to DrinkTry the bracing blood orange margarita.
The ExtrasVisit Bobby Flay's popular Flatiron restaurant, Mesa Grill.
User Reviews for Bar Americain
05/27/2008 Posted by nycgirl26
My husband and I ate last evening at Bar Americain for our anniversary. We ordered the grilled pizza with bacon, carmelized onions and roasted garlic and the asparagus chopped salad with Vermont cheddar for appetizers. The pizza had amazing flavor, perfect crust and was surprisingly light. The asparagus salad had a tasteful dressing and a variety of textures that made it mmm so good. For the main course I ordered the Hanger steak and my husband the New York Strip. The hanger steak was perfectly cooked and had wonderful flavor. The New York Strip, which I also sampled came slightly over cooked and was in my opinion a bit too crispy and dry. Next time we'd order two hanger steaks. We ordered the chocolate cake for dessert and it was moist and flavorful. I didn't so much care for the banana sauce they put on top but it was still good. Overall I didn't want the experience to end it was a wonderful evening!
Pros: Drinks, Appetizers, Hanger Steak
04/08/2008 Posted by NYCHOW
Walking through the door, I was a little disappointed that the decor had not changed that much from the former steakhouse that use to be located at the site. The food, service, and price matches the targeted demographic...corporate cards, tourists, and NY residents with anticipation of great food and service from a renown chef, Bobby Flay. Wouldn't he want to be associated with something more than mediocre? Food, service, and atmosphere was fine but unfortunately a forgettable experience.
Pros: reliable food
Cons: reliable food...expected more
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