Nolita: After months of quasi-anticipation and a couple of failed starts, something's finally opening in the old Tasting Room space on 264 Elizabeth Street. Jo's, an American bistro from Jim Chu (White Rabbit), Johnny Santiago, and Kevin Felker, offers up a roster of American classics with some quirky additions. Think Waldorf salad, pork shank, and ribeyes alongside crayfish ravioli, lamb pappardelle, and foie gras french toast. The chef here, Ian Topper-Kapitan, serves both half and full-sized pastas and entrees with or without accompaniments, tailoring to presumably cash-strapped crowds.
As for the space, which never quite developed a flow during its Tasting Room incarnation, it's divided into a 30-seat bar room (check below for the extensive cocktail list, all for $9) with a long white marble bar and a 40-seat rustic (note the antler chandelier) dining room. It opens today at 5pm.
small plates
oysters on the half shell mp
mignonette, cocktail sauce 3/6/12
cheeses $4 per
stinky, sharp, mild, crumbly
cured meats $4 per
chilled english pea soup $5.50
preserved lemon, creme fraiche
wild mushroom asparagus truffle pudding $8.50
fresh herbs, parmesan salad
fried calamari $9
frisse, garlic confit, tomato shallot sauce
shrimp pierogies $9
shallots, sweet corn emulsion
crispy pork rib $9.50
garlic-glaze, thai herbs, peanuts
foie gras french toast $15.50
black pepper caramel, cherry gastric
saffron bouillabaisse terrine $10.50
garlic aioli, grilled bread
grilled octopus $10
celery leaves, basil, almonds, vinegar, chili oil
beef carpaccio and fried oysters $14.50
fresh horsradish gelato, parmesan, herb salad
Salads
arugula salad $9
watermelon, goat cheese, cilantro black pepper
blue crab salad $11.50
fresh herbs parmesan cheese
waldorf salad $9
boston lettuce, homemade mayonnaise, honey crisp apples, celery, curried walnuts
Pasta
HALF / FULL
english pea risotto $8 / $15
wild mushrooms, creme fraiche
crayfish open ravioli $9 / $16
wild mushrooms, spring garlic, shallots, crayfish sauce, goat cheese, herbs
homemade garganelli $9 / $16
four cheese blend, caramelized mushrooms, bacon lardons
braised lamb pappardelle $10 / $18
spring vegetable ragout, fresh herb sauce
tagliatelle $10 / $18
confit of duck, chorizo, roasted tomatoes, pearl onions, sherry rosemary reduction
ENTRÉES
a la carte / old school
mussels & garlic fries $15
roasted tomatoes, chorizo, white wine, herbs
10 hour pork shank $15 / $20
cockles, english peas, bok choy, honey glaze
grilled organic chicken $14 / $19
honey rosemary potatoes, baby spinach, pork belly sauce
roasted organic salmon $14 / $19
fingerling potatoes, leeks, lemon caviar sabayon
grilled trout $17 / $22
salsify & asparagus salad, apple horseradish broth
grilled ribeye $20 / $25
mushroom potato hash, pan gravy
slow roasted duck breast $15 / $20
gratin potatoes, baby carrots, rosemary pan reduction
sides
fries $4
garlic chili emulsion homemade ketchup
glazed vegetables $5
whipped potatoes $5
garlic herb butter
baby spinach $5
chive pancakes $4
grilled asparagus $6
warm egg, truffle butter
cocktails $9
“Up”
Jo’s Martini
London dry gin, cucumber infused vermouth, assorted olive skewer
The Perfect Manhattan
Rye whiskey, sweet and dry vermouth & homemade ginger/orange bitters
Blood and Sand
Scotch whiskey, cherry brandy, sweet vermouth, & blood orange
Morello Pisco Sour
Barsol Pisco, homemade cherry syrup, lime, egg white and bitters
“Long”
Hibiscus Collins
London dry gin, homemade hibiscus syrup, & lemon served long?charged with soda
Diablo Martinique
Rhum Clemente Premiere Cane, lime, & ginger beer, drizzled with blackberry liqueur
Orange blossom Smash
London dry gin, lemon, orange blossom honey, orange blossom water and mint
“On the rocks”
Daiquiri Anejo
Diplomatico Reserva rum, lime, demererra sugar?served with fresh sugar cane
Black Jack
Bourbon, lime, sugar, and fresh black berries over crushed ice
Summer Margarita
Chipotle infused tequila, lime, and watermelon with a himalayan salt rim
“With Bubbles”
Aphrodisiac
Macerated strawberries in Rhum clement VSOP, rosewater, and sparkling wine
Passion bellini
Passion fruit and white peach puree with sparkling wine
“Dessert”
Le Chocolat (or Passion)
Vanilla infused vodka, crème de cacao, touch of milk dusted with cocoa powder
Jo’s Ice Cream Soda
Bourbon vanilla bean ice cream, Eagle Rare 10yr bourbon and coke-cola?without
whiskey $5
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