SoHo Park
Address:
62 Prince St (Lafayette)
City:
New York, NY
Zip:
10012
Phone:
(212) 219-2129
Site:
Visit the restaurant site
Map:
Map
Cuisine:
American
2nd Cuisine:
European
Area:
SoHo
Summary:
Review:
About a block away from Prada you’ll find SoHo Park in an old brick garage. The restaurant manages to keep its garage feel thanks to retractable lights that a mechanic might use, and garbage cans made from old barrels. But that’s where the grease-monkey feel ends thanks to large folding doors that open onto the street and a small beer garden on the side. It’s a great spot to sip a pint of Sixpoint ale or a bottle of Kindi Berliner-weiss with raspberry syrup (beers $5-$9).
And keeping with the beer garden theme, there is Bavarian bratwurst ($6) and Hungarian kielbasa ($5). We went for the burgers and Belgian cut fries ($4). The hand-cut fries, served on plain brown paper, arrived piping hot and crispy. You can pick from special sauces. We just doused them with some ketchup. They are so-o-o-o-o good! The Park Burger ($5.50) was not as spectacular. It was a tad rubbery and not quite up to the Shake Shack standards, but still good nonetheless. And we immediately forgave the chef upon tasting the gloriously greasy herbed-buttermilk red onion rings ($4) with a garlic aoli dipping sauce. A delicious mess!
Also on the menu, a grilled two cheese sandwich ($5.50) and a house roast turkey and portobello ($8.50). Salads include a traditional Cobb and Caesar ($7 ea).
We were also impressed that while being so close to Prada we weren't shelling out Prada prices. This is one garage worth visiting!
Review By: Sam Sayegh
November 6, 2006, 4:25.21 pm ET
Not Satisfied
Soho Park has all the makings of a tourist trap/nightmare. Shocked to find out that a fountain soda costs more than three dollars. When I asked for a cup of water I WAS CHARGED 50cents (ive heard its now 25 cents) Regardless, is this even legal? I've never heard of tap water not being freely provided. I have food allergies and when I requested to know what the special sauce contained I was told by the manager it was "secret" Needless to say I did not want to risk anaphalactic shock..
unhappy
November 6, 2006, 4:01.14 pm ET
AMAZING ADDITION
I saw this place was finally opened and had to go. Besides delicious and reasonably priced food, the place itself was so cool- doors opened to the street and to outdoor seating, and the inside is a really hip and creative take on a garage or repair shop. Its rare to come by a place that is both comfortable and cool in such a trendy neighborhood like Soho. I highly recommend it for lunch or a snack- it looks like people are catching on already!
August 30, 2006, 10:26.36 am ET