Bobo

December 1st-

For Nathan's birthday, we headed to Bobo on West 10th Street. It is tucked away, so it feels like you've discovered a treasure when you finally come upon it. You enter into what feels like someone's big old house. The first floor hosts the bar area and most of the dining is upstairs. The walls are all a colonial blue. There are dark bookshelves full of books, chandeliers, heavy curtains on the windows, small picture frames holding old black and white portraits on the walls and a fireplace with a mantle that holds charming trinkets. The lights are low, and candles are all around. It's very romantic and warm in feeling. Bread, butter and water were brought to the table as you would expect, while we looked over the menu. We started with the oysters. Each one of the three selections was delicious....one was slightly briny, one tasted just like fresh salt water from the sea, and one was buttery. Nathan liked the slightly briny one, and I, of course, liked the buttery one the best. Next, we had the crab appetizer, which to use the waitress' description, was a deconstructed crab salad. It was presented in a molded shape over curry sauce. It was so tasty! Surprisingly, the curry sauce did not overwhelm the delicate taste of the crab. I was sad when we ate the last bite. I think it was my favorite out of everything we ate that night. Last, we tried the cod duo which consisted of cod sitting on top of pork, on the side was a fried croquet with a dill pickle flavor. I know.....it doesn't sound that good. That's what I thought when Nathan said he wanted to order it.....but who was I to argue on his birthday? It was much better than it sounded. I loved the croquet! It was interesting....and the fish was nicely cooked. The pork I wasn't as into, but Nathan really liked it. We ended our dinner with a glass of port. The experience was relaxing and indulgent.