Two new restaurant reviews you might be interested in, if you're in West Providence.Nick's on Broadway (500 Broadway in fact) is already pretty widely known throughout the city -- the chef-owner came off a major success at the Westin apparently and bought the old Nick's diner, turning it into one of the city's funkiest, upscale restaurant with a downtempo feel. We went there this past Sunday for brunch.
It was a gorgeous morning -- this being Providence that would of course change soon -- so we strolled the four short blocks up Harkness Street to Broadway turned left and voila! there was Nick's and a half hour wait. The place was packed, as in sardines. It has an open kitchen layout facing a counter and a long row of tables, bistro-style against the far wall.
I had a scrumptious omelet, made to order. You can choose from a long list of ingredients, like constructing a pizza. Susie had a half order of French Toast: massively thick slices of bread cooked right in front of your eyes, with several different freshly made toppings to choose from.The other place is the Phoenix Dragon, at 256 Broadway, a few blocks closer to downtown than Nick's. We had often talked of eating there and since I ran late last Monday night after shooting an event downtown (the Ronald McDonald House Wine and Chocolate charity gig at Gracie's if you must know), I called Susie and said I'd stop there to get some takeout.
Service was very friendly, quite clean inside with a nice size sushi bar as well. They serve both Chinese and Japanese cuisine and their menu is extensive (although one young woman sitting at a nearby table was clearly disappointed when she was told, "no, sorry, but we don't have mashed potatoes.") The food was reasonably priced and very tasty too I might add.
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