THOR
New York, NY 10002
Phone: (212) 796-8040
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- Between Essex Street and Ludlow Street
- Directions:
- F at Delancey; J, M, Z at Essex-Delancey
- Hours:
- Mon-Wed 7am-11am, 12pm-3pm, 6pm-12am, Thu-Fri 7am-11am, 12pm-3pm, 6pm-3am, Sat 11am-3pm, 6pm-3am, Sun 11am-3pm, 6pm-12am
Editorial Review for THOR – by Kathleen Squires
The Scene
A mod igloo-like entrance leads into a den decked out in a dizzying lace design. Stretched along the walls and ceiling, the pattern is broken in the dining room by a glass atrium towering over a stylish, animated crowd mostly made up of Hotel Rivington guests from Europe and L.A..
The Food
The dozen ingredient-focused dishes are categorized into cold starters, warm starters, sides and hot entrees. Busyness works in a moussey red beet terrine, whose sweetness zings with horseradish then mellows with goat cheese, but not for the competing flavors of lobster with cherries, fava beans and bearnaise. Juicy, steamed duck rounds wrapped in cabbage is a refreshingly focused dish, while desserts such as dough-coated chocolate lollipops with malted milkshake command attention. The homemade Snickers bar, a sweet-salty blend of caramel, chocolate and peanuts, requires no extra concentration for enjoyment.
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User Reviews for THOR
08/10/2008 Posted by leeza
i cant comment on the wekend experience...i understand the place turns into a club on the weekends. As far as the restaurant goes, during the week, i LOVE it!! Fabulous, modern decor, with a high glass ceiling and ceiling height windows overlooking the lower east side's typical tenament buildings. i like that juxtaposition. They have large, comfortable banquettes, and it's one of those rooms where you can actually converse without screaming over loud music, yet you can hear the good music that they play. (my current pet peeve is monsterously loud, overly packed restaurants, which are aplenty these days) The service is warm and friendly, and the food is excellent! The goat cheese fondue with truffle roasted mushrooms is SUBLIME. Roasted lobster and corn chowder with jalapeno biscuit was another favorite. They have plates you can share with the table- like a really light fluffy crispy gnocci with balsamic glazed figs. YUM!!! oh, the fried artichoke salad with parmesan is EXCELLENT. They recently got a new chef, and he's doing a fantastic job, I have taken different friends there many times, and everyone has just loved it. i see some people's reviews think that it's expensive. As far as the quality of food, service and atmosphere is concerened, it's well worth it. You can also select a starter and a sharing dish, and it realy isnt expensive at all. My sister, who is New York phobic came to visit a few months ago, and now she's ASKING me if she can come visit again, so we can go back to THOR! I cant wait!!
Pros: great food, service, atmosphere, and it's QUIET (during the week)
Cons: i understand the weekends are very crowded and clubby- which obviously is not a con for many people!
06/27/2008 Posted by allmyopinionsinoneplace
been there done that. but this past weekend was special. my 3 friends, all dudes, all italian and decent looking yet painfully bridge and tunnel breezed in at 2 AM on a friday night. they were half block ahead of me. i got to the door with our 2 other friends...2 out of towner asians. I walked in front and it was clear just two dudes with me...the not-so-cute but-at-least-she-doesnt-eat so-skinny-enough-to-look-okay shmostess stops me and says "sorry but bottle service and guestlist only tonight" .. i gave the usual but my frineds are inside and we get a bottle if have to but dont all drink the same thing and bla bla bla... so the little 90 pound dweeb comes up and whispers in her ear. She goes to tippy toes and looks past me, another decent looking italian fellow, at the two young asian gentlemen standing in tow. She leans in and says sorry, but its now guestlist only. wow. judge for yourselves.
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