Barnea shows it's not a one-hit wonder, continues to impress and retain perhaps it's top spot in kosher food scene
DRINKS: -- Hard Lemonade
-- Smoked Sour: bourbon infused chamomile, fresh lemon juice, cane syrup, apple-wood smoke, bitters
-- Shooting Stars: vodka, vanilla syrup, passion fruit, fresh lemon juice, gold flake champagne shot
APPS: -- FISH TACOS: market fish, slaw, pickled onion, jalapeńo, creole aļoli, 30
-- SHORT RIB GNOCCHI: sweet potato, english pea, mushroom, spinach, demi-glace, 42
-- LAMB RIBLETS: pistachio, fennel, honey, aleppo, 35
-- CRISPY ARTICHOKE: herb bread crumbs, cashew parmesan, remoulade, 22
-- PATATAS BRAVAS: roasted fingerling, potato croquettes, creole aļoli, 17
MAINS: -- FILET DE BOEUF: 16oz, 28-day dry aged delmonico, pomme purée, duxelle tomato, braised pearl onion, bordelaise, 72
-- PEPPER CRUSTED OYSTER STEAK: creamed spinach, chimichurri, braised pearl onion, crispy shallot, 68
DESSERTS: -- Special
-- Apple Cranberry Galette: turbinado crumble, pecan ice cream, bourbon maple glaze
Notes:
--Apps, drinks, mains were all excellent.
--The shooting star (3rd pic) was one of the best alcoholic drinks I've ever had.
--Prices have absolutely gone up since COVID (or perhaps earlier); $9 (!) for each piece of lamb riblet? $42 (!) for gnocchi?
--To be fair, the desserts this time were... underwhelming IMHO, but Mrs. AJK disagreed so dunno.
Bottom line, if you're not afraid of the prices, Barnea ranks among the very top of the kosher restaurant food scene.
(And to foreclose this issue in advance, while Josh came out to thank us in a chef uniform, I do not know if he was working the line when we went.)