Best Caesar Salad in NYC?
I posted this last week, and just not much more than a recipe for Caesar. I am still in search of Caesar salad suggestions for NYC restaurants? Anyone???
Original Post:
I moved to NYC from Portland, Oregon about 4 years ago and still have yet to find restaurants here with truly great Caesar salads.
Now foodies please dont dismiss this quest. I know Caesar salads have a bad name due to all the crap out there such as the typical grilled fill-in-the-blank protein, or the awful dressings with mayo, vinegars or those that simply give a nod to, or try to evoke the classic Caesar with unsuccessful and unnecessary "twists".
Portland however has a competitive landscape of its best restaurants creating authentic Caesars with delicious, pure and authentic dressings with the balance that truly good Caesars demand. Most have a hearty Northwest vibe to them, and they all seem to have the right ratio of salt to lemon (never vinegar) and use the proper core ingredients (Reggiano Parmesean, Olive Oil, lemon, raw egg, etc).
I can make a great Caesar at home, but I love to go out for food in NYC, so I would love to have some dining options. Anyone have any suggestions???
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11 Comments:
proper core ingredient: Anchovy
Kbear919 at 8:43AM on 01/05/09
I think you're looking for a RESTAURANT that serves the ultimate Caesar. Didn't you run into this on the NY site? Wish I could help.
bessfour at 9:12AM on 01/05/09
Yes looking for a restaurant. Only got one suggestion and TONS of suggestions how to make one, which I dont need. LOL
Thanks anyway Bessfour!
DudeLovesFood at 7:29PM on 01/05/09
Dude ~ With all the NYEaters out there I am really surprised no one has weighed in! I am in Philadelphia and we come to the city to see shows and I would love to enjoy a Caesar there. I am waiting right along with you!
izatryt at 7:39PM on 01/05/09
I had to help a producer of films find a nanny one time, this was his only question....How to you make a Caesar, and that was how he judged the woman/man. I tried to explain to him that Nanny is not cook is not housekeeper, where should he get a Caesar to go?
Shelleyanne at 8:11PM on 01/05/09
I am a native New Yorker and have refrained from chiming in to this thread because alas, the best Caesar salad I ever ate was not here but in Prague. It raised the bar for me forever, and I've been on a mission to replicate the experience ever since. But for what it's worth: The Whitney Museum has a lovely cafe - it's run by Sarabeth's - and they do a nice job.
mother91 at 8:55PM on 01/05/09
I really liked Cipriani's caesar, although everything there is hideously over- priced. My bf is from Portland too and is very critical when it comes to these salads and he thinks their caesar is among the best in town. I have only gone to the Grand Central location, but always have good luck there. Also, Patsy's pizzeria has pretty good caesars, as does Patroon and also Landmarc at the Time Warner center had a very good caesar with anchovies as I remember. The dressing was very rich. Agree that there are too many disgusting caesar renditions out there with wilted lettuce, boxed grated parmesan, dry 'grilled' chicken, and a the worst offenders have the caesar dressing that is really more of a horrible italian vinagrette with mysterious red specks in it. yuck.
laurelie at 4:19PM on 01/06/09
The Caesar salad at Centrico in Tribecca is my favorite in the city. This is a Mexican restaurant and they try to keep it as close to the original as possible.
thedairyshow at 10:18AM on 01/07/09
strange I didn't post a comment about how to make the best ceaser but I gave a restaurant suggestion and it was deleted?
I voted for La Villa - I hate ceaser in general but lick the plate clean there.
secondbecky at 11:27AM on 01/08/09
Thanks to all for the suggestions!
laurelie: I will try some of the ones you suggested. Now that you mention it, I think I had heard good things about Landmarc's in the past.
DudeLovesFood at 7:44PM on 01/08/09
Patroon...........Hands down.
Doctorted at 10:00PM on 01/09/09