Gobo and Lucky Strike

This weekend I ate at Gobo. It is a vegetarian restaurant that is dedicated to creating dishes with protein substitutes such as seitan, soy, nori, and tofu. The dishes mimic common Asian flavors and textures. I ordered spinach and soy cheese wontons and curry seitan with coconut rice and pickled papaya. The wontons were delicious and definitely the best part of the meal. The curry seitan was flavorful but the coconut rice resembled a yellow curry rice with raisins and left me wondering where the coconut was. Overall, the restaurant has a cozy but sophisticated feel and affordable prices. I would definitely go back to try the other proteins.

Last night my girlfriends and I ate at Lucky Strike. It is a hip restaurant in Soho filled with a mix of people from young professionals getting a beer to families celebrating birthdays. It had a great happy hour with Presidente beer from the Dominican Republic and small $5 apps. We ordered an amazing brick-oven style pizza with mozzarella, tomatoes, basil and kalamata olives. So good. The atmosphere is lively and the decor is perfection with antique mirrors framing the hand-written menu. Five stars.