Restaurant Week kicks off at Mott Haven’s Beatstro
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BY ALEX MITCHELL
Some would argue it’s the
best week in the Bronx, but
whether you agree or not, it’s
certainly the tastiest. ‘Savor
The Bronx’, the borough’s annual
restaurant week, has
graciously returned, offi cially
kicking off at the hip-hopthemed
speakeasy, Beatstro
on 135 Alexander Avenue on
Monday, January 7.
It was there that a select
number of restaurants from
around the Bronx put their
best dishes on display for a
lucky few to try, such as Borough
President Ruben, Diaz,
Jr. and this reporter.
“We are open for business!”
Diaz proudly exclaimed
just before getting his hands
on some of Beatstro’s creamy
mac and cheese.
He went on to say how
tired he is of seeing the Bronx
left out of ‘restaurant weeks’
around the city and how his
borough offers a diversity
of cuisine that is second to
none.
As a matter of fact, Italian,
Spanish, and seafood cuisines
‘a la Bronx’ are some of the
borough president’s all time
favorites.
A few of Beatstro’s juicy sliders. Adiana Rivera
Fortunately for Diaz and
the rest of us, plenty of those
types of restaurants and others
will be shelling out wonderful
deals and discounts to
customers until the restaurant
week concludes on Saturday,
January 19.
Now and most importantly,
what can one get and where?
In addition to Alfredo
Angueira’s Beatstro, his fellow
restaurant and post-Yankee
game hotspot The Bronx
Drafthouse at 884 Gerard Avenue
will also be participating.
It’s over there that customers
can fi nd a world of craft
beers, ‘Highbridge nachos,’
‘City Island fi sh and chips,’ in
addition to many other Bronx
noshing indulgences.
Although this one won’t be
around for restaurant week,
Angueria is also opening the
south Bronx’s fi rst beer garden,
Brick & Hops at 65 Bruckner
Boulevard in the upcoming
weeks.
As it would be a cardinal
sin to exclude Arthur Avenue
from the restaurant week, naturally
Emilia’s of 2331 Arthur
Avenue had it’s rice and meatballs,
sauced and ready to go
that Monday, which Diaz also
fancied.
Newly opened Mexican
family restaurant, Xochimilco
at 653 Melrose Avenue was
also serving up tacos, guacamole
and other Latin goodies.
Meanwhile The Gun Hill
Brewing Company of 3227 Laconia
Avenue had plenty of
craft beer for anyone that was
thirsty for their soft and delicious
pretzel rods.
Neighboring Mott Haven
Bar & Grill at 1 Bruckner Boulevard
also had its best and
most classic dishes on display.
A few places not present
that Monday but defi nitely
participating in restaurant
week are; Porto Salvo of 424 E.
161st Street, a contemporary
and upscale, Italian restaurant
that was voted to the top
ten ‘best wine bars in the city’;
another is Kingsbridge Social
Club, where the beer and
prosecco is served on tap and
the pizza is served piping hot
from its 800 degree, wood fi red
brick oven.
For a full list of the 37 participating
restaurants, deals
and discounts visit: http://
www.ilovethebronx.com/index.
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