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Josie's Restaurant

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565 Third Ave., New York, NY 10016 40.747799 -73.976562
at 37th St. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
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Cuisine: American Nouveau, Hamburgers, Health Food, Japanese/Sushi, Vegetarian/Vegan
Price Range:
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Reader Rating:
6.0 out of 10
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4 Reviews | Write a Review

Photo by Courtesy of Josie's

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Official Website

josiesnyc.com

Hours

Mon-Thu, noon-10:30pm; Fri, noon-11pm; Sat, 11:30am-11pm; Sun, 11am-10pm

Nearby Subway Stops

6 at 33rd St.

Prices

$14-$22.75

Payment Methods

American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa

Special Features

Brunch - Weekend
Delivery
Good for Groups
Kid-Friendly
Lunch
Outdoor Dining
Prix-Fixe
Take-Out

Alcohol

Full Bar

Reservations

Accepted/Not Necessary

Delivery Area

23rd St. to 51st St., First Ave. to Fifth Ave.

Profile

In these uncertain agricultural times, people question where their food comes from, and Louis Lanza, chef-owner of both Josie's on the Upper West Side and its Murray Hill outpost, is full of reassuring answers, most of them printed right on the menu. The sleek design shatters every health-food-restaurant cliche. Most appetizers and main dishes are dairy free but not necessarily meat free, so vegans can enjoy a veggie "meatloaf " while meat eaters wolf down a natural, free-range rotisserie chicken. A veggie burger or organic beef burger is served on its own; a mixed-eating-habit couple can put together a nice, inexpensive meal by ordering one burger each and splitting an order of steamed dumplings in a creamy red pepper coulis or a side of mashed sweet potatoes with cranberries. Follow up with a triple chocolate mousse torte, which may not be good for you but is wickedly good. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld

Brunch

Sat., 11:30 a.m.—4 p.m.; Sun., 11 a.m.—4 p.m.; $16.95

Recommended Dishes

Golden calamari, $9.75; dragon roll, $12

6.0

"Mixed Reviews"
Average Reader Rating
on a Scale of 10

75%	Would you go back?
75%	Would you take a date?
75%	Would you take kids?
50%	Would you go on business?
50%	Would you go on a special occasion?

Food:	8.0
Service:	5.3
Décor:	5.5
Value:	6.3

Josie's Restaurant

Yup, pretty awful place to go to eat at.

jonny55 from 17663 | Posted on 3/26/09

Overall Rating: 103 (Not Recommended)


Food:	6
Service:	1

Décor:	1

Value:	1

Only go here if you want good food and don't care if you have rude, inconsiderate wait staff, and have to wait about 3-4 hours for super small portions of way over priced food. The food would have been a 10 but I had to send it back about 4 freaking times b/c the wait staff was soo slow to bring it out. I would recommend firing all staff except for head chef and hire new, otherwise won't see me in there again.

Josie's Restaurant

Great Quality, Fabulous Presentation

SashaMinko from 10522 | Posted on 2/11/09

Overall Rating: 10(NA) (Not Rated)


Food:	9
Service:	7

Décor:	6

Value:	8

Although the decor is sort of upbeat/confused/blah, the food at Josie's is fabulous. Josie's caters to people with dairy issues, so most of the items on the menu have no dairy, but you can't tell that anything is missing from the food. It is rare to find a place that offers healthy food that tastes great and looks fabulous. I went to Josie's for lunch and had the "The chefs special" that had a little bit of everything. The prices were reasonable - $10-20 for lunch pp

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