Icon
New York, NY 10016
Phone: (212) 592-8888
- Price:
- $$
- Cross Street:
- Lexington Avenue
- Directions:
- 4,5,6 at 33rd St.
- Hours:
- Mon-Wed 7am-11am, 12pm-2:30pm, 5:45pm-10pm , Thu-Fri 7am-11am, 12am-2:30pm, 5:45pm-10:30pm , Sat 8am-12pm, 5:45pm-10:30pm, Sun 8am-12pm
Editorial Review for Icon – by Jean Tang
The Scene
It is always night in a W hotel, especially this one, with its catchy play list, dim lighting, and staff all dressed in black. Icon feeds the red-eyed denizens of this permanent midnight. Red velvet banquettes make the minimal seem lush in a long, granite-floored dining room, leading to the only point of day--the light-filled patio room. The midtown clientele isn't all immaculately disheveled: Business suits dot the landscape any time of morning, noon and night.
The Food
Icon sports the usual high-quality hotel breakfast (applewood smoked bacon, brioche French toast, egg white omelette), organizing everything on a meticulous black leather menu. Later in the day, seafood comes first for chef Brian Wieler. The somewhat curt, almost identical lunch and dinner menus contain sea-dredged goodies like crisp fried oysters, delicate peekytoe crab salad, and plump roasted sea scallops. For land lovers, soft, buttery mashed potatoes frame succulent hunks of pan-roasted chicken in a honey-sweet sauce.
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Insider Tips
The ExtrasOn clear Fridays, popular New York movies are projected onto a wall of the open-air patio room. A special menu applies, with snacks such as popcorn.
Know Before You GoThe wine list contains some strong, albeit expensive California varietals. Meanwhile, Vieilles Vagnes from the Rhone Valley is a value at $27.
User Reviews for Icon
08/12/2008 Posted by richardk58
At ICON, the service is grand, the atmosphere relaxed, and they fit our taste and personality to a T!!! What was even more impressive is they even got us in at the last minute during their busy restaurant week madness without reservations, which saved us from running around trying to find somewhere else to eat.
07/23/2008 Posted by dreamer29
WOW!!! This was the most amazing lunch fare yet!!!! The skylight terrance where I dined, was so subtle, chic, posh, and elegant all together. Don't even get me started on the phanominal food, the Chef here really knows what he's doing!!! BRAVO! I would recommend thi place to all my friends!
Pros: Ambiance, food, and SERVICE!!!!
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