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“Bar Luna”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	Italian	Upper West Side	Moderate	Good

dash;the Wiener Schnitzel of Italy—is quite nice and generous in size. Two large golden cutlets, pounded thin and fried so the breading was crunchy, are served in traditional fashion topped with a lemony arugula salad, cherry tomatoes and shaved Parmesan.

The halibut is surprisingly good—poached in olive oil and outfitted with a cloak of crispy prosciutto resting on a delicious mound of salt cod brandade shaped like a crab cake ($17). It’s a tad too salty but the flavors are really terrific with the halibut, a fish that sort of the tofu of the sea. Skirt steak ($18) will also please, nicely cooked and served sliced on the bias and drizzled with a vibrant salsa verde with a simple salad of juicy tomatoes and onions on the side.

Desserts could use some work. They really seem like an afterthought—a panna cotta, a fudge brownie with vanilla ice cream, and a cheesecake drizzled with strawberry coulis. They’re really nothing to waste your calories on. And you don’t need to. There’s probably a really good bakery nearby. It’s an RRO. Every neighborhood has one.

Bar Luna is located at 511 Amsterdam Avenue, between 84th and 85th Streets, 212-362-1098.

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Posted: September 12, 2009

Other restaurants in Upper West Side :
+ 'Cesca   + Asiate   + Blue Hill Stone Barns   + Per Se   + The Neptune Room   + Spigolo   + Telepan   + Aix Brasserie   + 'Cesca   + Bar Boulud   + Dovetail   + BarBao   + Dinosaur Bar-be-Que   + Kefi   + Bar Luna   + Ed's Chowder House   + Red Rooster, by Rachel Barbarotta   + Loi by Dara Pollak   

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