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“Barfry”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	Asian	West Village	Moderate	Good

MY DINNER AT BARFRY
The writing was on the walls. Literally. In dusty white chalk scratched on the slate gray blackboard: “I love this place!” “Josh rocks!” “Call me at 917-349-XXXX” Let’s get it on!” With all that’s been written about Barfry, chef-partner Josh DeChellis’ cool new temple of tempura, I’ve yet to find mention of the bathroom walls and the wild writing on them. Maybe other writers don’t visit the bathrooms? Maybe they’re too concerned with the scene in the dining room or the food on their plates? I can understand that, but come on, these walls are priceless! There’s material here, people. Look, I was quite interested in the scene (low light, loud music, barstools pulled together by couples sharing dinner, four-tops of sexy folks drinking sake and beer and dunking battered bites into assorted dipping sauces), and what was on my plate (wooden boxes housing tangles of tempura), but I was also pretty interested in the writing on bathroom walls. This stuff was hilarious. There were notes about lovers, comments about the food (good and bad, these walls are not censored), complaints about Bush, phone numbers for all manner of services, shout-outs to friends, and in one corner, climbing up the wall, possibly the solution to the Iraq war. It would’ve been easy to stay in there all night. But people might’ve started to worry, and there was eating to be done.

I headed to Barfry on another all-too-warm night last week with Alison and Debbie. I was craving someplace fun, where we wouldn’t need a reservation, wouldn’t drop too much money, and wouldn’t have to deal with the formality of a three-course dinner. I just wanted to sit and hang out with my friends, drink some beer, and share a nice meal. In this town, that plan can sometimes be quite a challenge. Not so at Barfry. It’s built for situations just like that—a spontaneous get together, a craving for a cold beer, a pang of hunger that needs immediate attention. Barfry’s your place.

Momofuku has its ramen, Rickshaw has its dumplings, Magnolia has its cupcakes, and Barfry has its tempura. The menu offers 17 tempura options (from cod and shrimp, to peppers to onion rings, pork cutlets to dumplings and chicken fried steak), plus a selection of Po’ Boys, ... [more, click below]

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Posted: October 22, 2007

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