Broadway East

04/12/10

Funky Lounge

by Athena Chang , Citysearch Contributor at Citysearch

I would never think a trendy lounge would be located in Chinatown but it is there.

We walked down the stairs to get the basement of Broadway East, the lounge side of the place. After walking through the narrow walkway as if I were walking down some secret pathway underneath a bank, I reached the lounge.

It has a funky design where there are live plants crawling on the wall and it is really dark inside. I feel like I was inside some underground lounge.

There is a DJ spinning 80s mixed with some house music live and he is pretty good. People here are mostly half dancing, half chatting with their friends. I didn't really see many chairs or sofas for lounging.

it is a pretty cool place to hang out if you don't like an over-crowded lounge. The bad part is there is nowhere to sit.

• Pros: 80s live DJ
• Cons: no couches/sofas

09/10/09

Beautiful ambiance and fresh, delicious food

by Lisa22 at Citysearch

I went on a Friday night with a couple of friends. The space is really beautiful and has a cool live green wall that gives the space a lush, tropical feeling, definitely a bright spot for the neighborhood.

We were greeted right away and recommended some cocktails. I decided on the Berried Treasure although sweeter than I generally drink it was refreshing. Our waitress was friendly and attentive. She told us about their new chef and the Greenmarket Prix Fixe. I have to admit I was a little skeptical about $25 for three courses. I chose the gazpacho, Cavatelli pasta and the Neapolitan for dessert. The gazpacho was really unique with fruit flavors but well balanced with just the right acidity and salt. The pasta had a really fresh texture and a pungent but yummy mushroom sauce. The dessert was well executed but rich for such a large serving. I was surprised how large the portions were. I will be back to try some of the other entrees because I am intrigued by the variety of fresh fish options and the use of local and seasonal ingredients. All in all it was a good experience and I will be returning.

• Pros: fresh, seasonal ingredients and unique flavors

08/23/09

amazing experience

by msica at Citysearch

Great food, very fresh and healthy but still a lot of attention to detail! Was perfect as I'm a vegetarian and my boyfriend a carnivore and we both found dishes we loved. Waitstaff is friendly and hip, great music, and after wards we went downstairs and had a few more drinks and danced. Definitely will be coming back here.

08/23/09

Simply beautiful

by RogerSmith at Citysearch

The food here is marvelous! Beautiful to look at, vibrantly flavored, with local ingredients. The restaurant is now less focused on vegetarian fare, and has a majority of meat containing fare. The restaurant is gorgeous, calming and elegant. And great value for your money

• Pros: great food

07/22/09

Great food, cool decor

by curlyabby at Citysearch

The food was really amazing, it exceded my expectations. The decor is very nice, has a cool edge to it. Only disappointment is that it's pretty quiet if you go on the earlier side, but it starts to fill up around 9:00 and once it does the restaurant takes on a much better vibe. Service was a bit slow, but the staff was very nice and accomodating and the food more than made up for the small wait. Will definitely go back again!!

• Pros: Food, atmosphere