Is That Steak Wearing A Hat?
You have every right to ask that question. What exactly is riding atop that beautiful looking filet?
The answer follows, as I revisit one of New York’s most colorful restaurants!
Welcome To Bad Roman!
New York’s culinary scene was salivating over the opening of this new Italian restaurant in the Columbus Circle area of Manhattan in 2023, and I have been there several times since, including another fun adventure last week – you will see that this is a very playful restaurant – as their mascot would attest to:
New York foodies flooded social media with their first takes on this wild new restaurant – from a company that has a pedigree in the city that is hard to top – as they point out:
“Bad Roman is a playful, modern Italian restaurant from Quality Branded with stunning views of Central Park. Bad Roman features an exciting menu of bright salads, unexpected pastas, a signature filletto, and more, all in a maximalist room filled with colorful fabrics and lush greenery. The restaurant is the latest concept from Quality Branded, the New York City-based restaurant group behind Zou Zou’s, Don Angie, Quality Meats, and other midtown favorites.”
Folks, that list of restaurants like Don Angie, Zou Zou’s, and Quality Meats are all terrific, so I headed back again to experience their most unique dishes!
Oh, first you begin with a “tower of Mimosas”…they are on almost every table at brunch, but for dinner I chose a classic New York Vodka Martini:
Now that we’ve had a drink, let’s look at some of the signature dishes on the menu, beginning with a dish you’ll need plenty of:
Roasted Garlic Babka!
This is the way to begin: hot, crispy on the outside and chewy inside, the garlic babka is a dish you’ll go back to for the rest of the meal!
Starting with appetizers, first up is their take on a Caprese salad, the “Tomato and Burrata”:
The creamy Buratta is wedged inside the partly hollowed out tomato, and it’s a light and refreshing beginning to the meal.
Beef Carpaccio All’ Ernesto’s!
This beef carpaccio dish was full of flavor and presented beautifully, and one thing to note: most of the dishes are for sharing, which gives you more tastes throughout the meal – like this one:
This Yellowtail crudo with charred grapefruit and pistachios is a great “one bite” and pass it on dish – delicious, but better to save your appetite for the next dish:
The Spicy Gem Caesar Salad!
This is a delicious take on a classic Caesar salad, with ciabatta bread crumbs on top of little gem leaves and a deliciously spicy caesar dressing!
Here’s another uniquely delicious dish that everyone will dive into: fried rosemary sage fries!
Of course, Bad Roman’s “fries” are actually thick cut fried potatoes! They make another unique appearance as well:
Beef Carpaccio All’ Ernesto’s!
That’s right, this sliced raw beef is also served over fresh, thinly cut potato chips! Everyone will want a bite of this one, but there’s more!
How about some pasta?
Here’s some braised short rib pappardelle, or perhaps you’d like some penne with pancetta:
All of the pastas we tried were very rich and full of flavor!
For our main courses we all sampled a bite of this glazed veal chop, which was delicious as well:
But the star of the menu is without a doubt the “Filetto.”
The “Cacio e Pepe Raviolo Topped Filet!”
Yes, what a dish! You can order the filet with special sauces as well as additional toppings – like this raviolio!
Here’s what it was like to cut into it!
This is a show-stopper to be sure, and delicious – a nice crusty exterior and velvety smooth inside – but it’s not the last show-stopper – check out this lemon sorbet dessert!
Yes, the dish looks like two lemons served atop crumbled graham cracker.
The outside is solid and icy cold, and you break it open to find the lemon sorbet inside!
While some has criticized the “over the top” nature of the menu, we found it fun and inventive – and everything tasted great to us!
Of course, the best pasta in the world is in Rome…but we also found a wild take on the Raviolo dish – with this Filet served over creamy polenta!
It was just one of our delicious food adventures in Rome..see more here:
And if you can’t get to Rome, just make their food at home!
I replicated the terrific Spaghetti Carbonara from Hollywood’s oldest restaurant – plus another retro dish and their iconic Martini too! Check it out:
See all of the recipes here!
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Oh my! That ravioli and steak combo is fantastic!!!