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Back Forty

190 Ave. B, New York, NY 10009 40.7279 -73.9793
nr. 12th St.   See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
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  • Cuisine: American Traditional
  • Price Range: $$

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  • Reader Rating:

    7.5 out of 10

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    8 Reviews | Write a Review

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Official Website

backfortynyc.com

Hours

Mon-Thu, 6pm-11pm; Fri, 6pm-midnight; Sat, noon-3:30pm and 6pm-midnight; Sun, noon-3:30pm and 6pm-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

L at First Ave.

Prices

$12-$18

Payment Methods

American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Bar Scene
  • Brunch - Weekend
  • Dine at the Bar
  • Good for Groups
  • Hot Spot
  • Notable Chef
  • Outdoor Dining

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Not Accepted

Profile

You can’t toss a parsnip these days without hitting a local and seasonally minded menu. But if anyone deserves credit for championing the Slow Food movement early on, it’s Peter Hoffman, the Alice Waters of Soho, who’s been running the restaurant Savoy since 1990, and who can be seen on Greenmarket days tooling around on a converted wheelbarrow-bicycle of sorts loaded down with luscious local produce. He brings his sustainably minded style to Avenue B, where he and his chef de cuisine, Shanna Pacifico, prepare family-friendly fare like Catskills trout, a grass-fed burger, and apple-cider doughnuts. More casual than Savoy, with main courses averaging $15, it’s the sort of spot you’d drop into for a seasonal cocktail or a glass of North Fork wine at the recycled-pine bar.

Brunch

Sat. and Sun., noon—3:30 p.m.

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75% Would you go back?
85% Would you take a date?
40% Would you take kids?
40% Would you go on business?
40% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 7.6
Service: 7.9
Décor: 7.8
Value: 7.3
Back Forty

Fire the Hostess

Meglion from 10921 | Posted on 6/12/09

Overall Rating: 108 (Recommended)
Food: 8
Service: 6
Décor: 8
Value: 8

My friend and I were sullenly directed to the back wall of tables at the empty restaurant: "just sit over there" directed the hostess. I asked which of the drinks containing ginger she liked best, and she looked at me like I had seven eyebrows. Then when we inquired whether the music could be turned down a touch, she looked at us, hard, and said "they'll just turn it up again when more people get here." If she had been our server, I would have left or complained, but thankfully she was replaced by a very pleasant young woman who did a great job the rest of the night. Skip dessert.

Back Forty

Doesn't deliver on the hype.

dorr from 10075 | Posted on 5/25/09

Overall Rating: 105 (Mixed Reviews)
Food: 6
Service: 4
Décor: 3
Value: 5

The front of house is a mess - I've gone twice: the first time the host would not even put our names on the waiting list because one of our party was not there yet - but the wait was over an hour - WTF! The second time, we were seated, but the host and the waiters had no clear boundaries on who was taking care of the tables. Food is just OK - though some interesting choices. Decor is bland and layout is clunky. The bar is nice and the bartenders seemed great - nice selection of beer - but impossibly crowded at night. (The codfish hushpuppies were mostly hushpuppy.)

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