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“Bar Blanc”

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

gressing, and (b) you have to flag down a busboy to have your water glass filled every half hour. I felt like an air traffic controller. And the acoustics issue is something I’ve found at other Meyer Davis restaurants—Boqueria, for instance. It would be more peaceful dining on the back of a garbage truck in reverse. Why not pay some attention to adding soft surfaces or sound absorbing tiles on the ceilings? There is technology there to help you. If it sounds like this bugs me, it does. I don’t understand why acoustics are not prioritized. Noise detracts from a dining experience. It’s exhausting to have to scream to be heard and to strain to listen.

On paper, Bar Blanc has all the elements of a great look. It’s got a strong core—a talented chef who clearly aspires to turn out flawless food, and several unstoppable accessories: a great management team, and a stunning design. But when you layer on poor service and god-awful acoustics, you ruin the look. There needs to be some attention paid to the accessories here. There’s a team in place that can make the changes necessary to pull it together and once that’s done, I am sure this is going to be a restaurant to be reckoned with. To steal the sentiments of design guru and Project Runway wingman Tim Gunn: You’re on the right track, people. There’s a lot of potential here. Make it work. Make it work.

Bar Blanc is located at 142 West 10th Street, just off Greenwich Avenue, 212-255-2330.

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Posted: January 21, 2008

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