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Recent Lunches at JG?

Having lunch with three friends tomorrow at Jean Georges. Anyone been there recently enough to recommend dishes we can't miss?

Thanks.

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Jean Georges
1 Central Park W, New York, NY 10023

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By nmprisons on Jun 28, 2011 10:48 AM

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  1. We haven't been there recently, but a close friend whose opinion I value very highly had lunch there a few weeks ago. He said the skate is not-to-be missed! The sweet pea soup, the veal scallopine, and the sweetbreads -- all excellent. For dessert, he raved about the caramel.

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    By RGR on Jun 28, 2011 11:30 AM
    1. re: RGR

      awesome, i was eyeing the sweetbreads, the foie and the skate. looks like i have a meal. will report back to this thread afterwords.

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      By nmprisons on Jun 28, 2011 11:34 AM

    2. Similarly, my friend lunched there recently, said it was excellent all around, particularly the skate.

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      By villainx on Jun 28, 2011 05:54 PM
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        It was the best fin dining lunch I have had for the money. $32 for two courses is a real steal. Four of us went and so I got to try 7 courses (two of us ordered the skate) and two desserts.

        A quick note on portions: surprisingly generous, two courses and a dessert (along with the amuse and petit fors) left us filled.

        I thoroughly enjoyed the foie gras with strawberry (a $5 supplement and one of only two or three courses with a supplement), but thought the skate was merely very good (though it was a generous portion with morels and peas and other assorted goodies that easily would have cost $35-$40 at any 3-star restaurant in the city).

        The sweetbreads were also very, very good.

        I left totally surprised by how much very good food we got for our $40. Best fine dining deal in the city. There, I said it.

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        Jean Georges
        1 Central Park W, New York, NY 10023

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        By nmprisons on Jun 29, 2011 03:06 PM
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          I think JG's lunch does a really good job in tempering expectations, and then blowing them away, with the quality, service, and price.

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          By villainx on Jun 30, 2011 08:12 AM
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            Some dishes are better than others though. I didn't care for the cod or the beef tenderloin, but enjoyed the skate, scallops, foie gras, tuna ribbons, and, surprisingly, the parmesan crusted chicken.

            The desserts are also not quite in the same league as Picholine and Le Bernardin, but otherwise I agree that JG offers a very fine lunch experience at a great value.

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            155 W. 51st St., New York, NY 10019

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            By Riverman500 on Jun 30, 2011 08:18 AM
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