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Josie's West
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Critics' Pick
Official Website
Hours
Mon-Thu, noon-11pm; Fri, noon-midnight; Sat, 11am-midnight; Sun, 10:30am-10:30pm
Nearby Subway Stops
1, 2, 3 at 72nd St.
Prices
$14.75-$24.75
Payment Methods
American Express, Diners Club, MasterCard, Visa
Special Features
- Brunch - Weekend
- Delivery
- Dine at the Bar
- Good for Groups
- Kid-Friendly
- Take-Out
Alcohol
- Full Bar
Reservations
Accepted/Not Necessary
- Make a Reservation with opentable.com
Delivery Area
57th St. to 90th St., Central Park West to Riverside Dr.
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. All 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 meat dish. A mixed-eating-habit couple can put together a nice, inexpensive meal by ordering one entrée each and splitting an order of steamed dumplings in a creamy red pepper coulis or a side of mashed sweet potatoes with cranberries.
BrunchSat., 11 a.m.—3:45 p.m.; Sun., 10:30 a.m.—3:45 p.m.
| 4.5 | "Mixed Reviews" Average Reader Rating on a Scale of 10 |
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What a disappointment!
gibbytronics from 32204 | Posted on 3/23/09
| Food: | 5 |
| Service: | 1 |
| Décor: | 5 |
| Value: | 3 |
The food was acceptable, but nothing how I expected it to be for a restaurant of this nature. I ordered the seared tuna salad with a baby arugula mix, which was supposed to be topped with roasted fennel. The fennel bulb was bland, watery, and tasteless--a sure indication that it was probably just boiled and sliced. There was nothing about it that lead me to believe that it had been roasted in any way. Fortunately, the tuna was delicious, which made up for it. My boyfriend had a simple pasta dish with a tomato-basil sauce, but it was nothing impressive. The quality wasn't really there for this dish--it may have well have been bottled tomato sauce. The service was horrible--our waiter barely spoke to us and rushed us through the ordering process. He plopped menus onto our table without a care, and only asked us how things were when he was conveniently helping the patrons next to us. He never made eye contact and he made it perfectly clear that he didn't care about providing good service--I don't think he even said hello.
Going Down
r_A from 10024 | Posted on 9/13/07
| Food: | 7 |
| Service: | 2 |
| Décor: | 4 |
| Value: | 3 |
We are regulars, sorry, we used to be regulars. We are not coming back. The place is severely understaffed to the point that when the food or wine arrives you are plain anxious. Monday and Tuesdays are 20% off wine bottles, but every single time we had to send the bill back for the discount.
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