PrintThe Brunch Dish: Biscuits with Strawberry Butter at Good Enough to Eat
[Photograph: Nikki Goldstein]
I'd been hearing about the strawberry butter and biscuits at Good Enough to Eat for quite a while. It started with glowing comments from a foodie colleague, then a few other friends with fairly reliable judgment, and finally a slew of over-joyous Yelpers. Research seemed to corroborate—Bobby Flay and Rachael Ray have well-documented raves, and even Bon Appetit has weighed in positively. How could I go wrong?
I arrived at the white picket fenced restaurant to find a line sprawling halfway down the block, which wasn't much of a shock. What was surprising, though, was what I eventually found on my plate once I made my way inside: bland biscuits. Not only bland, but dry, too.
As it turns out—and it pains me to be so harsh—the restaurant's name is a little bit of a misnomer. Temperature problems seemed to affect nearly everything that came out of the kitchen, biscuits included. I certainly wished they'd been warm, at least enough to start melting a bit of the butter I generously smeared onto each bite. Because if there was one thing that may have redeemed the biscuits, even just a little, it was that luscious strawberry spread. Fruity, subtly sweet, and whipped to a perfectly spreadable texture, I can see why it's gotten so much praise. But is it worth a visit on its own? I'm afraid not.
Good Enough to Eat
483 Amsterdam Avenue, New York NY 10024 (at 83rd Street; map)
212-496-0163; goodenoughtoeat.com
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3 Comments:
biscuits with raspberry butter at Maggie Brown's in Fort Greene are amazing. I crave them. Want them now, in fact!
rosep at 2:12PM on 10/09/09
Your report doesn't surprise me--those biscuits look NASTY. In fact, they don't even really look like biscuits. More like overbaked Pillsbury dinner rolls.
The late, lamented Nadine's, on Washington Street in the [far] West Village, used to serve a FABULOUS strawberry butter with their brunch bread basket. I used to go just for that.
klg19 at 7:49PM on 10/09/09
next time, walk across the street to Fred's - where they serve strawberry butter with soft and delicious cinnamon raisin bread (or cheese muffins on my favorite days) while you wait for your reasonably priced brunch without the hour wait.
bogusrogus at 12:03PM on 10/12/09