StreetLevel: Park Slope, Welcome to el Barrio
What’s a highly successful restaurateur do upon moving from Manhattan to Park Slope? In the case of Spencer Rothschild—one of the owners of the Upper West Side’s Calle Ocho, Gramercy’s BLT Prime, and Midtown’s Django—he opens Barrio, possibly the most highly anticipated new restaurant on 7th Avenue in forever. Rothschild moved to the Slope with…
What’s a highly successful restaurateur do upon moving from Manhattan to Park Slope? In the case of Spencer Rothschild—one of the owners of the Upper West Side’s Calle Ocho, Gramercy’s BLT Prime, and Midtown’s Django—he opens Barrio, possibly the most highly anticipated new restaurant on 7th Avenue in forever. Rothschild moved to the Slope with his wife, Julie, last fall, and the pair set about finding a suitable location for a restaurant. They ended up taking the space on the corner of 3rd Street and 7th Ave. formerly occupied by Tempo Presto. Julie is a photographer and designed the space’s interior, which is notable for its pink color scheme, exposed ceiling rafters, and wall art that includes a large mural. It’s the pair’s first time opening a restaurant together, and Rothschild said they “wanted to do it right.” Rothschild notes that “New York has a mostly well-deserved bad reputation for Mexican food” and his menu will involve “staying authentic” (in other words, no Tex-Mex). Barrio’s executive chef and other partner is Adrian Leon, who has overseen kitchens at Rosa Mexicano and Zona Rosa. Leon’s menu at Barrio will include dishes like Puebla pork tenderloin with a peanut mole sauce (tentatively priced at $16.75), market fish tacos ($9.75), and an open-face chicken enchilada ($14.25). The restaurant will have a full liquor license and offer specialty cocktails like mojitos and caiperinas. Barrio is set to open this coming Monday, the 21st, and it’s looking like it might be the shot in the arm that 7th Avenue’s restaurant scene—so often a bridesmaid to the one on 5th nowadays—desperately needs. GMAP
Tough crowd.
And you wonder why so many people hate Park Slope?
God bless you 3:58!!
Sounds like it will be nice. Pretty swanky though, and bright!
Sounds like it will be nice. Pretty swanky though, and bright!
go back to manhattan!!
What the hell.
As long as the food is good, they deliver and the staff is OK with ICE [and I don’t mean in their drinks] everything will be muy bueno.
My only exposure to authentic Mexican food was a deliciously greasy taco I bought from an old lady across the street from the bus station in Ensenada. The trick with authentic Mexican food is to get Montezuma’s revenge the first day of your trip and suffer the runs for a day or two until your system adjusts. Then eat whatever you want.
We like Zona Rosa, and we’ll certainly try this new place. They can call it authentic if they want. It is what it is.
If you all have been to Calle Ocho and trhat is any indication, you will know that this place will be great.
Seriously. Calle Ocho is AMAZING!!
I’m thinking this place is going to be a major hit.
That place is pretty tacky looking. Hopefully the food is better than the design and color scheme. It looks like the same designer of that shitty salon that’s opening across the street. Sorry for the negativity.