My wife and I happened upon this local eatery when we first moved to NYC.  It's been one or our favorite restaurants ever since.  Great food, very attentive and pleasant staff - and pleasant atmosphere make this an enjoyable haunt for a nice brunch, an afternoon of cocktails or a romantic dinner.  Highly recommend the hummus starter with moracan cigars (goat cheese rolled in crushed pine nuts wrapped in roasted eggplant).  Then a saba salad (apple, walnuts, cranberries, zesty honey dressing).  Staff is great and if you go more than 1-2 a month they will remember you like an old friend.
Pros:  great food, reasonable prices, pleasant staff/atmosp
Cons:  no shade for patio
                        
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