Location(s): 627 2nd Avenue b/w 34th and 35th St
Phone #: (212) 779 2656
Method(s): Eat in and delivery
Method(s): Eat in and delivery
Price Range: $$$
Food: A
Value: A-
Service/Atmosphere: A-
Overall Rating: A-
If I had to pick one type of food as my favorite, it would have to be Mexican. I believe that most Mexican dishes have the perfect mix of spicy, cheesy and meaty. For this reason it's extremely meaningful when I call a restaurant my favorite Mexican place in the city. In terms of food alone, Baby Bo's Cantina in Murray Hill is my favorite Mexican place in NYC, so definitely go try it next chance you get.
What I liked
Besides the outrageously tasty, one of a kind surf and Turf Quesadillas (see below for more on those), the Grilled Skirt Steak Nachos are my go-to appetizer. They are the type of nachos that are pre-made, so every single tasty bite you take is full of monterey jack cheese, refried beans, guacamole, jalapenos, as well as slices of blatantly high quality skirt steak. My go-to entrée is the Chicken Chipotle Enchilada, which is easily one of my favorite entrée of any type of food in all of NYC. Much like the steak, you can taste the high quality of the chicken, and the spicy chipotle sauce slathered over the top of the enchiladas completed this masterpiece. Another very unique entrée I've enjoyed a few times recently is the BBQ Duck Burrito, which contains roasted duck in their deliciously spicy tequila-habanero BBQ sauce, black beans, crema and monterey jack cheese wrapped in tomato tortillas. Lastly, the margaritas are always strong and excellent.
What Could Use Work
In terms of food I am honestly at a loss to hate on anything I've ever eaten at Baby Bo's. My only (admittedly nitpicky) complaints are that the salsa that they put on the table with the chips is sometimes a bit watery (although they keep the rounds coming so they make up for it) and the decor is a bit spooky sometimes with all the crosses and ominous lighting.
Killed It!
The legendary Surf and Turf Quesadillas are a perfect fit for this section. If any appetizer has ever "killed it" at any restaurant, it's gotta be these quesadillas. Until about a year ago these used to contain steamed lobster and the above mentioned high quality skirt steak on a tortilla with headstash mexican cheese, roasted peppers, black beans and cilantro. This was heaven on earth. They then changed the recipe (I am assuming due to, what else, the economy) and replaced the steam lobster with shrimp. You would think that this change would destroy or at least take away from the dish, but surprisingly it is still an amazing mix of flavors, despite the loss of the lobster.
Food: A
Value: A-
Service/Atmosphere: A-
Overall Rating: A-
If I had to pick one type of food as my favorite, it would have to be Mexican. I believe that most Mexican dishes have the perfect mix of spicy, cheesy and meaty. For this reason it's extremely meaningful when I call a restaurant my favorite Mexican place in the city. In terms of food alone, Baby Bo's Cantina in Murray Hill is my favorite Mexican place in NYC, so definitely go try it next chance you get.
What I liked
Besides the outrageously tasty, one of a kind surf and Turf Quesadillas (see below for more on those), the Grilled Skirt Steak Nachos are my go-to appetizer. They are the type of nachos that are pre-made, so every single tasty bite you take is full of monterey jack cheese, refried beans, guacamole, jalapenos, as well as slices of blatantly high quality skirt steak. My go-to entrée is the Chicken Chipotle Enchilada, which is easily one of my favorite entrée of any type of food in all of NYC. Much like the steak, you can taste the high quality of the chicken, and the spicy chipotle sauce slathered over the top of the enchiladas completed this masterpiece. Another very unique entrée I've enjoyed a few times recently is the BBQ Duck Burrito, which contains roasted duck in their deliciously spicy tequila-habanero BBQ sauce, black beans, crema and monterey jack cheese wrapped in tomato tortillas. Lastly, the margaritas are always strong and excellent.
What Could Use Work
In terms of food I am honestly at a loss to hate on anything I've ever eaten at Baby Bo's. My only (admittedly nitpicky) complaints are that the salsa that they put on the table with the chips is sometimes a bit watery (although they keep the rounds coming so they make up for it) and the decor is a bit spooky sometimes with all the crosses and ominous lighting.
Killed It!
The legendary Surf and Turf Quesadillas are a perfect fit for this section. If any appetizer has ever "killed it" at any restaurant, it's gotta be these quesadillas. Until about a year ago these used to contain steamed lobster and the above mentioned high quality skirt steak on a tortilla with headstash mexican cheese, roasted peppers, black beans and cilantro. This was heaven on earth. They then changed the recipe (I am assuming due to, what else, the economy) and replaced the steam lobster with shrimp. You would think that this change would destroy or at least take away from the dish, but surprisingly it is still an amazing mix of flavors, despite the loss of the lobster.
Great blog so far! I look forward to trying the BBQ Duck Burrito. Check out Alma in Brooklyn (http://www.almarestaurant.com/), best Mexican cuisine in NYC. Keep on bloggin'!
ReplyDeleteBaby Bo's is my fav Mexican restaurant in Manhattan too!
ReplyDeleteGreat blog, I look forward to reading more : )
-Ashley