This week another restaurant was added to the Boulud portfolio, actually right around the corner from his casual Alsacian joint, Bar Boulud. Known as Boulud Sud, the new addition features a Mediterranean influenced menu with French, Turkish, Moroccan, Italian, Greek, and Spanish flavors. The menu is divided into three parts: De la Mer, Du Jardin, and De la Ferme. The first side of the menu is composed of a variety of small plates, appetizers, and entrees featuring different fish dishes, the second features vegetable dishes, and the last poultry and meats. Everything sounded
So what did we have?
We split:
To start we had their sea urchin and crab tartine served with green olives which was luscious, creamy and all around fabulous. With the sea urchin, we also had their tomato and sheep's milk cheese small plate that was composed of ricotta and oregano along with pan con tomate and finally grilled manouri and tomato -- an excellent selection and pairing of a few simple ingredients that played off of one another seamlessly.
Next up, we split their octopus a la plancha which was served with marcona almonds -- nutty, flavorful, and nuanced -- this is a dish that does octopus proud! Apart from the octopus, we had their chickpea dish composed of homemade falafel, fresh hummus and crispy lavash and then tabouleh two ways. The tabouleh two ways was -- one small dish of the traditional tabouleh with parsley and cherry tomatoes accompanied by cauliflower tabloueh with golden raisins and almonds.
And what next? How about a side of crispy artichokes alla romana, not too fried and greasy but all around perfect! Vegetal and crunchy, you were able to taste the purity of the artichoke without feeling like you were eating a mouthful of grease as fried artichokes can sometimes be.
I was very impressed with the quality of the food and the service, for a restaurant that had been open three days, they certainly did not show the kinks to the diners in any way. Each dish was unique -- an excellent melding of flavor profiles into delish dishes. It is definitely a wonderful addition to the Upper West Side dining offerings.
I apologize this post was a bit late, but worth the wait!
Boulud Sud
20 West 64th Street
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