Cheap Frenchie

EATERY:

Ivo & Lulu

LOCATION:

558 Broome St, New York, NY 10013

REVIEWS:

Ivo and lulu located on 558 Broome st. at Varick st, is a sweet little café style eatery. French Caribbean food is not usually associated with the word cheap, however this neighborhoodie is very relaxed and causal. The owners encourage you to bring your own beer/ wine, a couple next to us didn’t BYBO and the wait staff told them where the nearest liquor store was, so don’t be shy. When I arrived there I felt like I was in the street of Paris, granted I’ve never been to Paris but a girl can dream. Everything from the dimly lighted room, to the candles and the foggy mirror had just the right touch. I ordered the free range rabbit & ginger Sausage($12) and Kenneth ordered roast duck leg confit ($14) in mango marinade with couscous and for starters venison pate in truffle oil ($10).

RANTS & RAVES:

Once I dug into it the baked pate you can see that it was rustic, the first thought that came to mind was am I eating chorizo? Not sure what venison pate is supposed to taste like but the flavor was like a sweet chorizo with out the spice, the camembert baked on top of the pate balanced out the robust flavor of liver. The free-range rabbit & ginger sausage was surprisingly a hefty portion unlike a stereotypical French portion, three sausages are drench in sun dried tomato and cream sauce with side of couscous. The Duck confit is goooood! The meat falls apart in your mouth, and as it lands on your tongue it feel like velvet wrapped in butter. Also comes with couscous w/raisins. After a great meal I wanted to finish off with a bang, usually I never order desserts cuz most of the time the dessert cost as much as the entries, but I was so drunk with fatty duck and bunnies, went a little wild and ordered the coconut flan ($6.00). I had forgotten how good the dessert could be. Flan is good (drool). Altogether our bill came to $47 with no cork fee. Not bad for appetizer, two entries and a desert. I highly recommend this place the owners and wait staff are constantly bring you free bread and rosemary olive oil and they seem eager to please.

TAGS:

New York CHEAP ASS PICK! French Caribbean BYOB