Blue Ribbon Brasserie

Eat snails. Seriously. I've had escargot a few times before and was pretty sure that the main draw was the buttery garlic sauce you dipped them in. That is not how the Blue Ribbon Brasserie serves their snails. I really don't know how to explain what they do here because i didn't write down their explanation, but the escargot involved a wine reduction and fruit and deliciousness. The snails themselves come out tender and do not taste or even look anything like snails. If you weren't told what you were eating, you would have no idea, which is the only reason why I can't call this dish fantastic. They could probably switch the snails out for cardboard and it would still taste really good.

The raw scallops were also quite good. My friend and I had never really had the entire scallop before. Then again, it might have been the marinara and vinegar that made it taste so good.

The fois gras terrine was good and resembled a unnecessarily expensive fois gras flavored cream cheese. We also ordered rock shrimp and steak frites, which were both just okay.

The Blue Ribbon Brasserie is open until 4 am and is one of the best late night dining experiences in the city. My next visit here will entail the fondue and bone marrow with oxtail marmalade

97 Sullivan Street
(between Prince St & Spring St)
New York, NY 10012

escargot

fresh, raw scallops

fried rock shrimp

steak frites