The Smith

Walking into this restaurant, I felt like I was in Israel. There is a very fast and almost German feel to the decor of the room. The high tables and low chairs make one feel like they are in a futuristic home. Probably my favorite aspect of the restaurant was that they had sparkling water on the table for no charge as well as plain tap water. I had the avocado sandwich which was avocado, tomato, cucumbers, sprouts and goat cheese on multigrain bread. The bread was moist as was the rest of the sandwich. I had to add a lot of pepper to the sandwich to give it a kick. My friend got the extremely hard mozzarella sandwich which was mozzarella, tomato, arugula and balsamic on a baguette. The sandwich was so hard and poignant that it almost tasted stale.
The service was friendly although uneducated. My weitor had no idea if the restaurant was actually Israeli but after some group deductive reasoning we decided that it probably is not.
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The Smith
55 Third Avenue, between 10th and 11th
thesmithnyc.com

Give Me Pancakes Or Give Me Death!

Hey Readers,
A short anacdote in the name of a love for food. Last Saturday I refused medical treatment after being hit by a Rav 4 while crossing the street in Nashville, TN in the name of a good breakfast! For a review of the experience visit http://www.yelp.com/biz/pancake-pantry-nashville. A week later, I am still in pain from the accident but it was worth it for the warm deliciousness of the chocolate chip pancakes with two types of syrup, hash browns and eggs. Maybe this is a Southern thing but the yolk was running partially white. It was slightly disturbing.