So I got a swank 6pm reservation for me and my son. We took the Q and wandered up from Canal through Chinatown. I have no idea what this space was before: it could have been a fish market. It's now quite funky and bearded men bustled about. The bus-girls wore baggy overalls and seemed terrified of making a mistake.
The lobster dish was very interesting. Very fresh lobster, perfectly cooked, all carapace removed, served in a creamy sauce reminiscent of...Cinnabun!
We got to meet the chicken then eat the chicken. They bring it out, smoking and whole, on a bed of hay, feet curled. Then they take it away for a good ten minutes to cut it up. This is the best tasting chicken I have ever eaten, and I've had poulet de Bresse in Bourg-en-Bresse.Insanely tasty and juicy with severely crisp skin, I found myself eating the neck and even the pope's nose: all good.
Desserts were delicious: a kind of chocolate ice and a hazelnet cake with ice cream.
Wine by the glass was an excellent Fleurie, reasonably priced (relatively).
Service was excellent, especially our down-to-earth waitress: no hipster attitude there.
I asked to keep the cute pink pen and they gave my son a souvenir pencil with little rocks in it. Nice!
Le Turtle
177 Christie Street
Grade: A
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