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“Izakaya and the New Water Club in Atlantic City”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	Asian	Suburbs	Moderate	Good

nes, and a tropical vibe from pool-side bamboo plants and palm trees. The service is top-notch, with a hospitality team that does not seem capable of the word “no.” What’s most rare about the hotel is that it’s a casino-free environment. Now don’t panic, the casino is still there, it’s just a short walk through a retail tunnel (La Perla, Hugo Boss, Hearts on Fire) to all the action, but this distance keeps the hotel space quite peaceful and serene, without the exhaustion of crazy blinking lights or the stink of smoke-filled lobbies. You wake up in the morning, come down stairs and just feel relaxed and chill, especially with the warmth of sun filtering in through the glass-framed lobby.

Zakarian’s hotel dining menu is mouthwatering, and surprisingly reasonable. My breakfast—an oversized scrambled egg and herb sandwich on a puffy English muffin topped with melted cheddar was just $14 (a bargain for in-room dining) and among the best egg sandwiches of my life. Part of me thinks Geoffrey should go into the Deli business. The eggs were fluffy and light, and almost creamy, as though they’d been injected with helium, and they were perfectly seasoned with herbs, salt and pepper, and sandwiched between a warm toasted sandwich-sized English muffin that was soft and airy and filled with those nooks and crannies. On the side was a pile of crisped roasted potatoes. Craig’s smoked salmon bagel came with enough house-cured salmon for three bagels (at least), and was loaded up with capers, caperberries, heirloom tomato slices, and shaved red onion ($12.50). Neither of these items would have been remarkable in and of themselves, but there’s someone in that kitchen who cares a hell of a lot about the food served, that’s for sure. I am actually considering returning to the Water Club for that scrambled egg sandwich alone. Maybe I’ll get it with bacon next time. But then I might actually move into the hotel.
But there’s much more to return for—for example, a meal at Schulson’s Izakaya, followed by a delicious night’s sleep in big cozy beds covered in 400-count Egyptian cotton (yummy). My only complaint is one I have for many hotels who charge for wireless Internet. They want to nickel and dime you for wireless with the amount of money they charge per room? I think they can toss in the wireless service. It’s not only at The Water Club that this happen ... [more, click below]

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Posted: August 10, 2008

Other restaurants in Suburbs :
+ Gaia in Greenwich CT   + North Fork Table and Inn   + Izakaya and the New Water Club in Atlantic City   + La Estacion (Fajardo, Puerto Rico) by special guest reviewer Kathleen Squires   + The Lunch Truck at the North Fork Table and Inn   

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