JoJo
New York, NY 10021-7412
Phone: (212) 223-5656
- Price:
- $$$$
- Cross Street:
- 3rd Avenue and Lexington Avenue
- Directions:
- 4, 5, 6 at 59th St; N, R at Lexington Ave; F at 63rd St
- Best of Citysearch:
- Brunch 2006
- Hours:
- Mon-Thu 12pm-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10:30pm, Fri-Sat 12pm-2:30pm, 5:30pm-11pm, Sun 12pm-2:30pm, 5:30pm-10pm
Editorial Review for JoJo – by Paul Adams
The Scene
This narrow, ornate restaurant is a quintessential East Side scene, with flurries of post-museum, pre-theater Europeans and lacquered dowagers sipping exacting martinis. The young, skilled staff operates with a refreshing lack of stiffness, putting both special-occasion diners and regulars at ease, despite the handicaps of the somewhat awkward space.
The Food
Seemingly simple dishes, such as roast chicken and broiled fish, are given a veneer of nobility with careful French techniques and eclectic flavor inspirations from Asia and the Middle East. Cumin-scented carrot confit gives a rich filet of bass a twinge of Eastern panache; abundant butter makes a hot porcini tart extra special; and beet green-filled ravioli in brown butter is remarkably flavorful. But roast chicken with ginger and olives is a bit over-salted, and a carpet of mushroom bits fails to rescue a flavor-shy sirloin--the soggy fries don't help. Finish with the warm Valrhona chocolate cake.
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Insider Tips
Lunch SpotOffered every day, a $24.07 lunch deal lets you pick two small plates and a dessert.
ExtrasVisit Jean-Georges' eponymous restaurant on the Upper West Side.
User Reviews for JoJo
05/08/2008 Posted by myla35
Nothing special, food forgettable. Very disappointing considering the hype, over marketed and not worth the calories.
Pros: Pretty restaurant
Cons: Food Bland and not memorable
02/19/2007 Posted by martynas
What a disapointment! We had an 8:30PM reservation and when we got there and sat down, the waitress told us that they ran out of 4 entrees listed on the menu! All the best entrees were no longer avialable for the night... That included the lobster, steak, black cod, and duck... That's rediculous! How do you miscalculate like that? It's not like 8:30PM is a late reservation in NYC!!! We ended up having to make limited choices... We are not impressed with the food at all... The apetizers were decent... But the entrees were just ok. Very cramped seating... Small rooms. Would NOT go back.. Not worth the money. I have been to "Jean Georges" in the Trump Int'l Hotel which was soo much better... I thought that all of Jean Georges places would be good, but JoJo did not live up to out expectations.
Pros: nicely decorated
Cons: cramped space, small rooms, food is average - not worth the price
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