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alku wrote a review about Applewood on July 14, 2008 8:11 PM
this is a brunch review - and full disclosure is I'm in the business.
I like the concept, and want it to come through - but there are some serious drawbacks. while the menu looked delicious and the service was excellent, the delivery was not what it should have been. like most brunch places, all of the the eggs were over cooked (note to all, when there is ANY brown on scrambled eggs or omlettes, they are over done - barely any restaurant seems to get this!) and most importantly - you cant bill yourselves as a local/season restaurant and serve pineapple and apples in the summer - both are out of season, one is far from local - and to serve these when you cant turn around right now without tripping over the most delicious fresh-off-the-vine blueberries/strawberries/ cherries/etc. is a crime. these issues turned what could have been fabulous into mediocre. but the place is cozy and sweet, the service extremely good, and the menu fun with interesting twists, so I hope for a better dinner experience.
I'm glad they are developing it - its a damn vacant lot people!
there are some hideous new structures around, and there are plenty of interesting ones too. much of what is acclaimed on this blog was considered tacky and tasteless when it was built (like the cookie cutter brownstones lining the blocks.) I live in a brownstone, and love it - but I've also built new houses and love them too. its hard to deal with all the nostalgia around here, even when nothing is being lost!
one interesting new house, built on a vacant lot, exists in manhattan on 1st street between 1st/2nd aves. it was built green, and the owner/developer used all sorts of salvaged parts (wood from old water towers, etc) its modern and interesting and extremely eco-friendly.
Posted by: alku at July 14, 2008 11:09 PM in response to Development Watch: 19 Lefferts Place