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El Quinto Pino

401 W. 24th St., New York, NY, 10011
at Ninth Ave.
212-206-6900

7.0 "Recommended"
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100% Would you take a date?
0% Would you take kids?
0% Would you go on business?
0% Would you go on a special occasion?
Food: 6.8
Service: 8.0
Décor: 8.3
Value: 6.5
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Great place, but salty

amberlynn1106 from 10027 | Posted on 3/6/09

Overall Rating: 5 (Mixed Reviews)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 4
Service: 8
Décor: 8
Value: 4

I am known to like food with a salt quotient a bit higher than others. I also love good wine. Often, the two compliment each other fine. Tonight, my husband and I tried El Quinto Pino for the first time. The place is very charming and the service was great. I truly loved the glass of wine I had, but disappointingly, our food was almost intolerably salty. In addition to the garbanzo bean dish, which was very tasty, we ordered the cracklin's and Basque anchovies. Both of the latter dishes are known to be salty, which we would savor normally. However, the anchovies were not good because they had little taste other than salt. The cracklin's were tasty, but a bit too salty. We may go again, but won't order the anchovies.

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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

unexpected delicacy

foodieQ from 10011 | Posted on 10/5/08

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 9
Service: 7
Décor: 8
Value: 7

I was very happy to find this unique little wine bar in my neighborhood. Uni is one of my favorite seafood and when I read about the uni panini, I had to try it. The panini came in a wax paper bag. I was a little disappointed of the understated presentation, but not for long. The crunchy crust of the bread followed by the rich buttery uni full of flavor was unexpected and delicious.

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5 out of 9 people found this review helpful.

Go for the uni, not to sit down

food_is_amazing from 10019 | Posted on 3/11/08

Overall Rating: 7 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 6
Service: 7
Décor: 7
Value: 8

This place is packed, even on a Tuesday night. And, of course, it is tiny; if you are not interested in feeling up your fellow diners, best stay home. All of that said, the uni panini was warm, spicy, unusual, addictive. The braised meat sandwich, while less spicy and unusual, was equally warm and, if not addictive, happily habit-forming. The salt cod was fine--it tasted like fried fish, which is always good, but nothing special. The fried eggplant with honey was only average to begin with, but then bonito flakes were added to the top; unnecessary and a bit weird. The noche de ronda tasted like dancing on the table. . . Except that there are no tables at El Quinto Pino. So no harm done.

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16 out of 28 people found this review helpful.

excellent, cozy snack-and-drinks place

shawly from 10025 | Posted on 12/6/07

Overall Rating: 8 (Recommended)
Would you go back? Yes
Would you take a date? Yes
Would you take kids? No
Would you go on business? No
Would you go on a special occasion? No
Food: 8
Service: 10
Décor: 10
Value: 7

Sure, the place is tiny, and yes, the menu only has about 8 dishes. But this place is lovely. We had salt-cod fritters (which are pretty much just glorified fish sticks, but deliciously so) and chick pea stew -- both were great. Service was attentive -- bartenders offered to let us try multiple wines and suggested great snacks -- but not overbearing. Go early, because it gets full fast.

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50 out of 95 people found this review helpful.

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