I had a nice meal tonight at Star Foods -- Southern Diner meets Grandma's French Cooking. It sounds doubtful, but it really works: combinations like grilled shrimp and grits, calves liver with turnip greens, monkfish with bacon, peas, and onions. You can also get stuff like macaroni and cheese or grilled cheese sandwiches with tomato soup. The vibe is nice too. The crowd and staff are rather Williamsburg/East Village alterna-boys and -girls. They were even playing the CD from K48, plus some Alice Cooper.
They're on 1st Street between First and Second Avenues, and they serve until 4am (1am on Sunday nights). My only quibble is that they have paper napkins, but at these prices I shouldn't complain -- besides it goes with the diner theme.
diner theme that takes reservations?? that must be the West Side of the East Village!!
Well, we certainly didn't need a reservation last night. It was rather quiet. I think there was some kind of sports thing going on. I wouldn't know -- I went to a one-night-only exhibit in a friend's loft and then to a performance at La Mama.
You can take the guy out of the South.... ;)