Chicken liver dishes?

[david sprague]

who's got the best? appetizers, mains, you name it. prefer gramercy/chelsea/village ideally...but i'll follow the lure of the liver if needed :)

thanks!

[Deb Van D]

I really like the chicken liver app at Bianca; they deglaze them with balsamic vinegar and it complements them perfectly. As a starter, though, it will spoil your appetite for an entree. Another favorite is the sauteed chicken liver with tiny poori at Banjara. Really, really good. I can't say that I've loved anything else that I've had there, particularly, but I think it's worth a trip for that dish alone.

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Banjara
97 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003

[taystahl]

May not be the composed dish that the other posters have recommended, but for straight-up, unadulterated liver goodness, it's tough to beat the chicken liver yakitori at Yakitori Totto...

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Yakitori Totto
251 W 55th St, New York, NY 10019

[timinchelsea]

I love chicken livers. Two places that have them as appetizers are Lumi at Lexington and 70th and Bianca at 5 Bleecker btw Bowery and Elizabeth. Both are really excellent. At Lumi, you can get it as a main course and at Bianca, the portion is huge.

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Lumi
963 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10021

[bronwen]

I too love chicken livers, does anyone have a fantastic chicken liver omelet?

[Striver]

My favorite appetizer at Roberto Passon (Italian, 9th & 50th) is chicken livers in a port-based sauce with pears and argula.

[sugartoof]

The chicken liver ravioli at Barbone was amazing, but the service and rest of the meal was beyond awful.

[Lucia]

I had a great dish at Upstairs at Bouley a couple of years ago. I'm not sure if it's still on the menu.

[johnnyappleseed]

Had the chicken liver crostini at Convivio tonight--quite tasty.

[fishermb]

I will second the chicken liver crostini at Convivio, but that said, this will be an expensive meal. Check out Bar Pitti (On 6th Ave at Bleecker), they make a nice chicken liver crostini appetizer and have great, reasonable Italian food to accompany.

[scott.]

I am going to be in NYC next weekend and i'm a huge chicken liver fan (I was born and raised in the south, raised on fried chicken livers) so I am going to keep an eye on this thread. :)

[kobetobiko]

On top of the dishes mentioned, may I suggest:
- The chicken liver mousse with cracklings at Back Forty
- the chicken liver pate (with other meat) and the salad with chicken liver, poached egg, and lardon at Bar Boulud
- Chicken liver parfait at Maze of The London Hotel by Gordon Ramsay
- Chicken Liver Mousse with truffle and pickled vegetable at EMP

[kathryn]

For more upscale/haute: the Monday Room has a lovely chicken liver crème caramel with cabernet roasted grapes and crispy parma. Freemans has a Chicken Liver Crostini. Spotted Pig has chicken liver toast.

See also
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/453203
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/368531#2871422
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/223304 (might be a little old)

[Miss Needle]

I'll second the chicken liver toast at Spotted Pig. Really delicious and luscious.

[_emilie_]

I also vote for the chicken liver at Spotted Pig. Yum. And on the topic of liver, they also had an amazing calves liver special there once (as a main). Wow, do they know liver.

[david sprague]

thanks!

i've had freeman's, which is ace....and when i am feeling a little more flush, i'll have to try the monday room. maybe january 21 :)