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Recently at Lucien, I was with a large group of about 8 people that dropped in on them on a friday night at around 9pm with no rez. Obviously they had no tables to accomodate us, but they told us to wait and they would try their best to seat us. 10 minutes passed, and we're still waiting, which was not a problem at all, and next thing you know, they bring out a basket of fries for the group of us to munch on while we waited. it totally unexpected, and a very pleasant surprise. I wish more places were this accomodating

last time i checked, blue ribbon sushi does a lobster sashimi

Amen. Never was particularly impressed with Mamoun's falafel despite the raves. Sure is cheap, though. ← I agree, i think Chickpea is better than Mamoun's

The scallops that were part of the Signature menu totally didn't WOW me. i couldn't taste the scallops, although I may have been spoiled by the scallops from the first course of the winter menu. Although that sauce was to die for. My companion however, totally disagreed w/ me And as for the Turbot dish, the sauce was great, but the fish didn't do anything for me either, similar to the scallops. My companion had the sea bass in the coconut juice, and that was just sublime. And the last thing was the dessert. I picked the Nut_Honey desserts, while my companion had the Chocolate. out of the 8 desserts, only 3 were fantastic, one of them being the molten chocolate cake. Everything else however, was stellar, and definetely made the trip worthwhile.

While I can't answer this question, I would like to welcome you to eGullet! Forgive me for not doing so in my previous response. ← Just came back from dinner at Jean Georges, the wine pairing was $90 extra. I had the signature menu, while my partner had the Winter Menu. Both had some hits and misses, one of my faves was the Foie Gras terrine w/ the pistachios, it was like i died and went to heaven. wow.

Thanks for the reply Doc! now...does anyone know how much extra it is for a wine pairing w/ the tasting menu?

im going to JG this friday, i noticed docsconz graciously took pics of his meal there...is that typical? would i look kind of weird/funny if i were sitting in the dining room taking pics of my meal?