New York 2019 - The End (No, Really)

On the evening of our last day we went to Joe Allen for dinner.  This was a "must do again" event from our last trip to New York, so I'm glad we decided to close out this trip with a meal there.

We arrived 15 minutes early for our reservation, but were seated right away.  I had known in advance, but our waiter informed us that they were doing some kitchen repairs and had an abbreviated menu.  Fine by me.

I started with a glass of the Fichet Tradition pinot noir, which was nice, and Todd tried the Bad Seed dry cider which was lived up to its name.  We ordered the guacamole for an appetizer and while it was good, I think it was a bit of a disjointed choice by us.  In hindsight we should have ordered something we don't eat just about every other week - not the restaurant's fault.  Compared to what we're used to it was nothing to write home to Texas about.

For dinner I ordered the roasted chicken with mashed potatoes.  It was so flavorful and amazing - it was the best example of a simple dish done right.  For dessert I tried the banana cream pie with an Irish coffee.  The pie was good and the coffee was excellent - another example of something seemingly basic done to perfection.  Satiated, we headed back to the hotel for the night.

Apparently I've not taken any of my own photos of the restaurant.  The following are from the internet.

Photo from nytimes.com

Photo from timeout.com

The walls are lined with posters from Broadway bombs/flops.  We sat at the table in the corner.
Photo from theatrenerds.com

Dinner menu from the restaurant's website

Drinks menu

We got up at 8am the next morning and after breakfast we cleaned up, packed up, and checked out of the hotel.  A quick Lyft to the airport with no traffic and no wait at the airline counter or security (this was a Saturday), we arrived at the gate with 2 hours to spare.  I'd rather be early than rushed, so this wasn't a huge inconvenience.  The terminal was freezing though - the air conditioning must have been working overtime.  We alternated sitting in the sun next to the windows with walking around the (relatively short) terminal.  At last it was time to board the flight home.

On the way to New York I watched Hanna on my iPad, which somehow over the years became my watch-on-the-airplane movie of choice (love Saoirse Ronan).  On the way home though nothing I tried to watch seemed right and Todd was laughing watching one of the airline's movie choices, Isn't it Romantic starring Rebel Wilson.  I gave it a go and was glad I did.  It was uncomplicated, light and funny.


So that's it for our latest New York sojourn.  Definitely go see Moulin Rouge! The Musical if you can and eat at Joe's...Allen...Restaurant - Joe Allen Restaurant.  Thanks for reading and hope you enjoyed!