?> {"id":4764,"date":"2011-03-17T23:30:46","date_gmt":"2011-03-18T03:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=4764"},"modified":"2011-03-17T23:30:46","modified_gmt":"2011-03-18T03:30:46","slug":"union-square-cafe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2011\/03\/union-square-cafe\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Square Cafe"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/a><\/p>\n The Union Square Cafe consistently ranks as one of the most popular restaurants in NYC, according to the Zagat Guide. For years, Josh and I have been saying that we wanted to try it but could never get a reservation for when we wanted to go because we didn’t make the reservation early enough. For our 13th anniversary, Josh surprised me<\/a> with a coveted USC reservation. Both of us were super excited about the meal because we had read really positive things about the restaurant, and being that it’s part of Danny Meyer’s restaurant empire, we expected great service as well.<\/p>\n There were lots of things on the menu that we wanted to try, so picking our dishes was quite a difficult decision. We debated for a while before finally settling on two appetizers, a shared pasta mid course, and two entrees. After a celebratory cheers with a lovely red wine that Josh picked out, we attacked the bread basket with gusto. There were two mini baguettes that were pretty tasty, with a crackly crust and airy insides. There were also two slices of wheat bread that I wasn’t crazy about because they were kind of cottony and dry in texture. Lastly, there were pieces of large, crispy rosemary crackers that needed just a touch of salt but were otherwise delicious. The baguettes were my favorite, though I found the crackers pretty interesting.<\/p>\n