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ETATS-UNIS

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242 E. 81st St., New York, NY 10028
nr. Third Ave.  See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-517-8826 Send to Phone

  • Price Range: $$$

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  • Reader Rating:

    8.3 out of 10

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    3 Reviews | Write a Review

  • Cuisine: American Nouveau
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Nearby Subway Stops

4, 5, 6 at 86th St.

Prices

$28-$38

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

  • Good for Groups
  • Teen Appeal

Alcohol

  • Full Bar

Reservations

Recommended

Profile

This venue is closed.

Behold a small, square, dramatic, and spartan room, devoid of any table-hopping. The daily changing menu choices are spare, but consistent in their bent towards slow roasting, robust sauces, and great vegetables. Both the gorgeous—well, to carnivores—sweetly pink pork shoulder braised in onion, poblanos, and citrus fruit, and the pork chops in a richly flavored but almost airy molé are meats imported from Niman Ranch. The cool-as-Hepburn asparagus soup with crème fraîche, a superb Dungeness crab soufflé pudding with a crust that demands attacking with abandon, and handmade gnocchi under an apronful of sparklingly fresh peas and pea shoots are all derived from local purveyors. But the sheer weightlessness of lemon-pudding cake or Toshi’s rapturous date pudding will quickly remind you how neat it is to have elegant bistros like Etats-Unis scattered all over New York. — Hal Rubenstein

Kitchen Hours

Mon.—Wed., 6 p.m.—10 p.m.; Thu.—Sat., 6 p.m.—10 p.m.; Sun., 5 p.m.—10 p.m.

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8.3 "Recommended"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10		 Write Your Own Review
66% Would you go back?
100% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
66% Would you go on business?
66% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 8.0
Service: 9.3
Décor: 8.3
Value: 7.7

One of the Best on East Side

Buddyspack from 10028 | Posted on 4/17/07

Overall Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)
Food: 10
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 10

We have been going to EU for close to 10 years. It is consistently among the best restaurants on the Upper East Side. Carefully prepared, inventive cuisine is a perfect match for the minimalist decor that feels more Tribeca than the typical East Side frou-frou. The crowd is younger than the typical East Side expensive restaurant crowd, though at this price point the crowd is not the 2nd Avenue $2 beer crowd. Reviewers who complain about value might feel happier at Tavern on the Green, where the whorehouse decor and oversized portions may feel like true luxury, at least to folks from Jersey and similar environs.

Good but not great

Karenhadra from | Posted on 4/25/03

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Food: 7
Service: 8
Décor: 7
Value: 6

I went to Etats-Unis about two weeks ago. Service good. The host (or owner?) came by and helped up pick out some wine. My date had the meatloaf and mashed potatoes (which he liked) and I had salmon, which was good, but nothing to write home about. We did get dessert -- chocolate souffle. That was SPECTACULAR. It was liquid on the inside -- decadent. Good place to go on a date because it's small and cozy.

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