Tiffany’s 4-star review:
I had been wanting to come to this place since I saw it featured in Zagat as Fat Radish's new UES sibling. Have I ever been to Fat Radish before? No. But since moving to UES a few months ago, I've been overwhelmed by all the restaurants and have a hard time actually deciding where to eat... first world problems.
I called on a Friday around 7:30pm asking if they would be able to seat me and my plus one for dinner in 20 minutes. They said they were booked until 9:45pm for dinner seating but had outdoor seating, an upstairs communal table, and bar seating available. This was one of those days where we were in the heart of fall and it was high 60s/70 degrees so when we got there around 8:15pm, we opted for the outdoor seating. There was only one other group of two out there but by the time we left, the place was bustling.
Instead of bread, they brought out radishes. Then, my plus one and I both ordered appetizers... which were ~$17 a piece. I got the caesar kale salad and he got the beet salad. I was deciding between the salad and the burger but opted for the salad because it had such glowing reviews on yelp (the burger has great reviews too but I knew if I got it, I'd probably regret it later). My salad was VERY good and pretty large for an appetizer. I was impressed and it was enough to fill me up. Add on top of that a $15 glass of wine for my plus one and a cocktail for me and out bill was $40 each... for appetizers and drinks.
I noted the prices to my plus one but he told me that the place seemed to cater to businesspeople. I'm not sure if that justifies it, but ok.