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Ouest
Critics' Pick
2315 Broadway,
New York, NY 10024
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Official Website
Nearby Subway Stops
1 at 86th St.
Prices
$25-$37
Payment Methods
American Express, Discover, MasterCard, Visa
Special Features
- Brunch - Weekend
- Dine at the Bar
- Private Dining/Party Space
- Prix-Fixe
- Romantic
- Special Occasion
- Online Reservation
Alcohol
- Full Bar
Reservations
Recommended
- Make a Reservation with opentable.com
Profile
This venue is closed.
Thomas Valenti's uptown outpost is appealing enough to shatter the misperception that there is a lack of worthy places to eat on the Upper West Side. Designer Peter Neimetz has created coves of intimacy in an unwieldy space by using dark-wood stain and spherical cherry leather booths. But despite Ouest's stunningly civilized decision to play soothing jazz, families continue to backslap and high-five across the table, while others bicker as a check for six is split four ways—a misplaced and dishonoring display of egalitarianism. A bit of behavior modification in the presence of real talent is not just a nice gesture; it's deserved, because the folks at Ouest are doing something special. Valenti has honed the menu to the point where almost every dish resonates with love-it-in-an-instant flavors that mask their degrees of difficulty. You can also delight in the gutsy finish seared tuna acquires with chickpea purée. With a sensational crème fraîche panna cotta with fresh passion fruit, the desserts exhibit a rare ability to satisfy both a pastry chef's urge for discovery and New Yorkers' lust for solid, third-act gratification.
Prix-FixeSun.—Fri., 5 p.m.-6:30 p.m. dinner, two courses, $34, three courses, $38
Brunch
Sun., 11 a.m.—2 p.m., $29 (not served June-Labor Day)
Double rib pork chops, $29
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New York Magazine Reviews
- Hal Rubenstein's Full Review (6/18/01)
Best of New York Awards
- Best New Restaurant (2002)
- Best Meatloaf (2002)
Featured In
- Adam Platt's Where to Eat 2009 (1/5/09)
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