07.14.09
Review of Brown, lunch Tuesday April 2009
61 Hester & Ludlow Sts., 212-477-2427
Great for: if you’re on the Lower East Side shopping and it’s an odd (non-peak) hour
My friend S is great. The whole time I was recovering from my shoulder injury she checked on me almost every day and made time for lunch with me quite often. This was one of those days. We were lucky we both had stuff to do until about 3 pm, so we avoided the whole lunch rush.
Her big plate of tuna salad with greens and toast was pretty good. My mac and fontina cheese with black forest ham was actually with penne and also decent. I liked the lightness of the cheese, but I can’t call the dish very memorable. The small size is definitely enough for one hungry person.
They’ve got a rustic wooden theme going on with the décor. We had a nice waitress. I hear they’re packed on weekends for brunch – not sure why, from the food we had, but it is a cute little place.
Rating: 6.5 / 10
Our cost: $30 (lunch, no drinks)
Noise level: probably not too bad
Chance of walking in: not good during brunch.
