Public - New York

I’ve always thought JG restaurants in the city are a bit overrated. JG Columbus Circle, ABC Kitchen, Cocina etc. My favorite JG restaurant in the city is Perry Street. But this was the first time I totally enjoyed the entire food I ordered. Highly recommend this place.

The food wasn't terrible and the staff were nice. The chicken was dry, the lemon overwhelmed the sashimi but risotto was nice. The followed up on our reservation asking if we were coming occasion, I noted that we were but they didn't do mention in when we came in. Also, we made a reservation for 3 but they gave us a large round table for 6 and that meant we had to shout at each other in the loud restaurant.

Pretty good brunch, but the price is truly for the atmosphere! Gorgeous patio outdoor seating area.

Ordered the Roasted Organic Chicken with fingerling potatoes, salsa verse and summer squash sweet. It was worth the wait considering how crunchy yet tender the chicken was. The pieces were well portioned and the flavor of the salsa verse exquisite. Almost giving off a pesto like taste. Dessert was offered in compensation for the wait. So service was definitely a high regard for them

Having a gals night out and tried this New American eatery by Jean-Georges Vongerichten serving wood-fired dishes in the Public Hotel. The cocktails wine menu had many interesting selections to choose from. My gal ordered a Strawberry Lavender Fizz and I got a White Heat with jalapeño, they did not charge you a fortune for the cocktails and tasted great. We had 3 starters to begin with and the cauliflower was amazingly good and you should try! For entree, we ordered a black truffle pizza to share, with seared scallops, short ribs and pasta (the green plate). Short ribs braised very well, juicy and tender, scallops are fine too. Pasta was just so-so, it said it’s angel hair but they did not looked like angel hair to us and the taste did not feel like pasta either. The portion was not small and fair size with the price they charged. Coconut sorbet was good and so did passion fruit, it refreshed the taste bud afterwards.