Joe’s is pretty baller. Me? Not so much.
[pic via awesome blogger Food Marathon.]
I love smoked salmon. Seriously. That’s in my top five greatest foods of all time including hot dogs, steak, chorizo, and spaghetti. Yes in that order.
So when given an opportunity to dine at Joe’s and seeing lox on the menu, I was sold. OK, I was momentarily swayed by the crab hash and pork belly options but I must focus. I came for lox. So lox it is.
They start you off on some bread which dining partner swears is the best thing ever. I know he’s just trying to sway me from my no bread diet. You know. Lower my self esteem. Get in my pants while I’m gorging on ice cream watching reruns of the Biggest Loser. Lube me up with grease. I know how the game goes. I’m on to you.
Whew. At least the next course is a fruit plate. It was ok. Some asian pears, strawberries, and grapefruit with yogurt. Ehh.
After an excruciating wait, our mains finally came.
It was good. Wow. It was more than good.
Although the potato was a little too crisp on the edges, I was fine with it. [I love yummy burnt things.] The caviar was a nice touch cuz I’m bougie. The egg was cooked perfectly and the lox. OMG. The lox went so perfectly with the sour cream and chives and potato. Damn why is the portion so small. I coulda killed another three of these. [lox isn’t fattening right?! Right?!]
But being a cheap chineser, somewhere in my head I can’t justify a potato patty and some smoked salmon for 17 bucks. Maybe if they gave me three.
Warning: You can only get the brunch menu Sunday mornings.
But luckily, word is their prix fix lunch menu is the best thing since wheels or bread or however that saying goes.
http://triplecreme.blogspot.com/2007/03/joes-greastest-lunch-deal-in-town.html
17 bucks for a three course lunch?
I’m so there.
