Dirty French was a great meal that I was lucky enough to have through work. I work in the advertising industry at a great company, with wonderful teammates, and sometimes I get to do cool things like eat delicious food!
Google calls Dirty French, "Classic French bistro fare with flair in a cool brasserielike space with chandeliers & banquettes." I have been to several brasseries, most notably SoHo's Balthazar, and that restaurant serves as a baseline for brasserie decor for me. In my opinion, Dirty French restaurant is barnyard chic, decorated with hot pink roosters and wooden beams. You probably think that I have a habit of going to restaurants with colorful farm animals inside, as seen from my dinner at The Spotted Pig.
We ordered so much food, but here is what stood out to me:
-grilled spiced flatbread with fromage blanc
-trout meunière
-chicken and crepes
-pommes puree and peas
The flatbread was a complimentary starter, served with a whipped goat cheese-like spread. It was sprinkled with Za'atar and made me think back to one of my favorite cheap meals in Tel Aviv in 2009. The trout was wonderful. Fish is almost never my go-to at a restaurant, so this was a treat. You can't go wrong with perfectly cooked fish in brown butter and lemon sauce.
Now onto the star of the show, the chicken and crepes. The chicken is served two ways: white meat sliced with a creamy mustard sauce, and dark meat marinated in Southeast Asian flavors, confited in chicken fat, and grilled to order. Hot crepes are served on the side, along with sauces and crunchy vegetables. To be honest I was so focused on how good the chicken tasted that I did not even acknowledge the sauces or vegetables. Chicken would be the absolute last thing I would order at a restaurant but this chicken was crazy good.
We got a few side dishes - the pommes puree (mashed potatoes), and peas. I was definitely hoarding both of these. All I can say for them is #butter.
After dinner, we headed out to the patio area for more drinks! I hung out there until I realized that I had completely lost my voice and had to go home, which was pretty embarrassing. I then wasn't able to speak for 3 days after due to laryngitis. It got more embarrassing the next day at work when I was supposed to be participating in a training session on communication. Anytime I wanted to participate, I had to quickly write my answer down on paper and my manager read it out loud between hysterically laughing. LK likes to joke that these were the 3 most relaxing days of his life. Dirty French may have taken my voice, but I took their matches!
Matchbox verdict: Complements the restaurant's décor perfectly. I love the use of two fonts - the restaurant name in a script that I will never be able to find in Word, and the bold capital font for the location. Great minimal look.
-GK
Google calls Dirty French, "Classic French bistro fare with flair in a cool brasserielike space with chandeliers & banquettes." I have been to several brasseries, most notably SoHo's Balthazar, and that restaurant serves as a baseline for brasserie decor for me. In my opinion, Dirty French restaurant is barnyard chic, decorated with hot pink roosters and wooden beams. You probably think that I have a habit of going to restaurants with colorful farm animals inside, as seen from my dinner at The Spotted Pig.
We ordered so much food, but here is what stood out to me:
-grilled spiced flatbread with fromage blanc
-trout meunière
-chicken and crepes
-pommes puree and peas
The flatbread was a complimentary starter, served with a whipped goat cheese-like spread. It was sprinkled with Za'atar and made me think back to one of my favorite cheap meals in Tel Aviv in 2009. The trout was wonderful. Fish is almost never my go-to at a restaurant, so this was a treat. You can't go wrong with perfectly cooked fish in brown butter and lemon sauce.
Now onto the star of the show, the chicken and crepes. The chicken is served two ways: white meat sliced with a creamy mustard sauce, and dark meat marinated in Southeast Asian flavors, confited in chicken fat, and grilled to order. Hot crepes are served on the side, along with sauces and crunchy vegetables. To be honest I was so focused on how good the chicken tasted that I did not even acknowledge the sauces or vegetables. Chicken would be the absolute last thing I would order at a restaurant but this chicken was crazy good.
We got a few side dishes - the pommes puree (mashed potatoes), and peas. I was definitely hoarding both of these. All I can say for them is #butter.
After dinner, we headed out to the patio area for more drinks! I hung out there until I realized that I had completely lost my voice and had to go home, which was pretty embarrassing. I then wasn't able to speak for 3 days after due to laryngitis. It got more embarrassing the next day at work when I was supposed to be participating in a training session on communication. Anytime I wanted to participate, I had to quickly write my answer down on paper and my manager read it out loud between hysterically laughing. LK likes to joke that these were the 3 most relaxing days of his life. Dirty French may have taken my voice, but I took their matches!
Matchbox verdict: Complements the restaurant's décor perfectly. I love the use of two fonts - the restaurant name in a script that I will never be able to find in Word, and the bold capital font for the location. Great minimal look.
-GK
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