Last year, I went to Jacob’s Pickles on the Upper West Side and I am still drooling just thinking about the meal I had there: delicious, comforting, with large portions, their fried chicken and even their grits being some of the best I ever tried.

So we decided to try their sister restaurant: Maison Pickle, also on the Upper West Side. This is the kind of place where you need a reservation, people being crazy about their menu. And I admit that we could not stop looking at these huge plates leaving the kitchen. There were two things that were popular: the pull apart bread and the French dip.

We decided to try their pull apart bread with honey and butter. It came quite hot, the whipped butter melting and the honey sticking to my fingers as I was pulling the bread apart. The first bite was divine. Soft, the bread was superb, and the portion being large, I had to restrain myself from finishing it as I had the French dip coming next. Instead of going with the classic, I decided to order the deluxe that is topped with fried onions, caramelized onions, horseradish aioli and a Gruyère fondue. I am sure my doctor would yell at me if she knew I was getting that since it is not the best for my arteries. But it was so good! Although I admit that the Horseradish aioli was a bit overpowering. I dipped their homemade bread in the jus that is scraped from the pan where they cook the sirloin and carefully put the giant sandwich in my mouth. You get the crunch of the fried onions, the taste of the horseradish and cheese, as well as the explosion of flavor of that just that has soaked the bread, before reaching a perfectly cooked, juicy and tender piece of meat. Delicious! But big, and I regretted having eaten so much of the pull apart bread…

Jodi was more reasonable and ordered their classique omelet that was made with goat cheese and served with a side of green. Good omelet, with lots of cheese.

I should mention the homemade lemonade I had for a beverage. Nicely sweet and tart.

Dessert was out of question after such a feast unfortunately. But it will be for another time.

Enjoy (I did)!

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