Delancy Street

I've been trying to convince other people to go try new restaurants with me for some time now. For some reason, most people I know either don't have much of a taste bud to appreciate really good food (at least I don't think they can tell the difference between excellent food with ok food), or they would find a place they like and just keep going there and ordering the same foods each time.

Time for a change.

So I finally convinced D to go try out Delancy Street with me last week. I have wanted to try this place out for some time now. The restaurant is actually part of an organization to give training and sort of a last chance to people who would end of in jail (or prison) for a very long time. The organization provides training and services in a host of different areas. Restaurant, moving, Xmas sales, cleaning, etc. The entire "staff" live onsite, they work, they learn, in exchange for a new chance in life. They typically stay in the program for about 2 to 3 years and come out a "new" person.

I've heard a few of my friends talk about this place and even my aunt had talked about how the food was good and a great deal. So we went last Wednesday to try them out.

We shared an appetizer of crab cakes. I don't believe these were made with the local Dungeness crabs. Two pretty good sized crab cakes were presented on a bed of mixed greens. Very nicely presented and the cakes were pretty good too. D ordered pork ribs. It came with callard greens and a slice of sweet potato pie. The ribs were a little tough, but I guess it may be unfair to compare them with those from Houston's. Both of us agreed that the sauce was too tangy.
I ordered the rib-eye steak with whiskey sauce. It came with mashed potatos and squash (green and yellow). The whiskey sauce did not taste of whiskey, but I guess that's a good thing. The steak was a little over done (I had asked for medium rare, but it came medium). I chose to just eat it. Both the sides were really good. The mashed potatos was creamy without being too gluey and the squash were definately fresh and not from a frozen bag.

We were both too stuffed for dessert. All in all, the meal wasn't bad, but it wasn't excellent by any means. Overall, a place that I don't mind going back to, but wouldn't seek it out as a place that I crave going back to either.