Westville Restaurant in NYC..........Fresh and good done so well

On my trip back from Michigan I decided to meet my brother and sister in NYC to have dinner and see a friends band play in Greenwich Village. I haven't seen my brother for 4 months as he was away during this time to discover South East Asia.  His adventures can be found here.....www.elistravels.com/.  check it out because its a real good read and it has some very entertaining photos.

So the three of us met in the West Village in Lower Manhattan for dinner before the show.  Eli had a list of places he wanted to eat at when her got back and Westville was one of them.  He used to live in the East Village and there was a Westville located there as well so that I how he knew about this place.

The location on the west side is a very small location.. It was very rustic on the walls with lots of tables for two that could be put together for more people.  But you there was probably room for no more than 20 people at a time.  One of the things Eli said is that they do Vegetables really well.  1/2 of the specials on the menu were vegetables done in various ways.  I was told that they get everything fresh that day and that is how they decide the vast specials menu.  There were so many great vegetable dishes to choose from and we wanted to try them all.  So we decided to share 4 of them as an appetizer.  Thanks to Bill Taibe at Lefarm in Westport, I have found my lost love for beets.  One of the four dishes was roasted beets with goat cheese.  The second veggie was roasted asparagus with grated fresh Parmesan cheese.  The third dish was zucchini with heirloom grape tomatoes and mozzarella cheese.   The final dish was roasted baby Bok Choy with garlic and ginger.   The dish was so pretty when it came out as you can see below.  Everything tasted as bright as it looked.  I could have done another 4 veggies to see what else they did with the Vegetables.  

It's beautiful isn't it?  It did taste as good as it looked.  Everything was so fresh and so good.

For our mains, Eli said he had been eating like a pig so he went lighter for dinner and ordered a salad with grilled salmon on it.  I tried the salmon and it was very good and the lettuce was very crisp against the soft flesh of the fish.

 My sister Emily went with the grilled Chicken that had been marinated in lemon and garlic.  While it looked a little bland, it made up for it in taste.  it was fresh and bright with flavor.  But even better were the baby carrots that were sautéed in a pan with Cumin.  The carrots were very fresh and earthy with taste of cumin commanding top billing with each bite. 

While my brother Eli was eating like a pig lately, I felt like eating pig that night.  I went with the grilled pork chop that was smothered in Onions and Mushrooms.  I was also given an opportunity to get an additional side of Vegetables so I went with the roasted Brussel sprouts.  For some reason I'm really drawn to the mini cabbages lately and I can't get enough of them.  They get such a bad rap.  But they were so good for me that night.  The pork chop was thick and juicy and well you can't go wrong when it's smothered in Onions and Mushrooms right?

All in all a fabulous meal at Westville.  I highly suggest you go there to enjoy some really great food.  When we left, there was a large amount of people waiting to get in so be prepared to wait or at least leave you name and come back.  


Westville has two locations.  We went to 210 W. 10th St. between Bleeker and 4th St.  212-741-7971, or you can go here......www.westvillenyc.com/