It's a year behind schedule but it looks like Ginger Express will soon be opening at 116th and 5th Avenue. I peeked in the window this morning and saw that the interior was mostly done and that drinks were in stock. A bit to the right is a bar with Hoegaarden on tap.
In case it opens soon enough, the view will include:
A giant crane swaying in the wind this morning. The construction is taking place on the site of Satch Sanders boyhood home. My apartment is in the red brick building behind the white church to the left.
Ginger and Ginger Express (the take out section at the front of the restaurant) opened to great acclaim last weekend. This is the most beautiful restaurant up-Island! Maybe for miles.
The stand out dish is the appetizer of beef short ribs; so if you are not a vegetarian, dig right in!
The chicken in a pot (and what a pot--don't fall in) is a delicious and subtle adaptation of the traditional five-spice braised chicken.
The menu is rather modest at the moment, but the chef is adding new dishes every week.
Finally, the pecan-cherry muffin is the best muffin I've ever had. It is just the right size (you know you aren't eating a 600 calorie monster at Ginger).
Enjoy!
Posted by: philip | 28 October 2005 at 12:19 PM
Thanks for the tips! I had take-out chicken lo mein from there on Wednesday. Pretty good. The beef short ribs were pictured in this week's Time Out.
Posted by: Joe | 28 October 2005 at 01:06 PM