Jimmy's No 43 - Review

Intro
Jimmy's No 43 - Highly Recommended
43 E 7th St, New York 10003
Btwn 2nd & 3rd Ave
Phone: 212-982-3006

Stopped by Jimmy's with some friends before the Hatton / Mayweather fight. The ref was hella crooked constantly breaking up the clinch taking Hatton out of his game...vent...any who. One of my buddies turned me on to this place a while back and I've been making this a go to dude's night place. Perfect match of great beer and good hearty food. They've changed the menu and the layout recently (also a new chef from Wd-50). Doesn't matter, food is still solid. Overall, I give the restaurant a 85/100.

My Menu
1) Charcuterie Plate - Recommended
2) Skillet Fried Beer Sausages - Recommended
3) Slab bacon (special) - Recommended
4) Chicken Thighs (special) - Highly Recommended

Dish Comments
1) A must have when I visit. Basically, salami, pastrami (I think), sausages, olives, and pickles. Great snack food with beer.
2) Sausages are crispy and flavorful. They now cut them differently (on a bias thinly) and serving less than the past though.
3) A huge slab of bacon (1 inch thick)...crispy, fatty, and delicious. An apricot glaze added a nice touch of sweetness to the fatty bacon. There was a slightly burnt flavor, but I didn't care...it's freaking delicious bacon still.
4) 2 large chicken thighs that was fall off the bone good and insanely flavorful. The sauce was like a rich meat broth - very pungent. Couscous was cooked well and made the dish lighter than a whole bunch of mashed potatoes would have.

Overall Restaurant Experience (85/100)

• Food 8.2/10 – Very good, hearty bar food. Excellent choice of beers, which marry perfectly with the food.
  
• Service 7.0/10 – Waitress took a while to get our order and food took a while as well, but the beers and talk of Pe De Pano made the time go by quick. She was nice and helpful with the menu though. It looked like there were only 2 people in the kitchen though.
  
• Atmosphere 8.8/10 – Basically a small dark bar (maybe 25 seats or less) with an interesting mix of people. Lots of little kids which was surprising and a couple of large groups - an indy film director was there that night. Place was pretty crowded for 8pm on a Saturday night. We got in with no reservations and were seated in 5 minutes.
  
• Price 8.8/10 – Price is phenomenal here if you don't drink that much beer. $5 for beer sausage and $10 for charcuterie. Even a hangar steak is $16. Average price of beers are $8 though and it's definitely a place where you'll want to have at least 3 beers.
  

Closing Comments
A definite go-to on my list...nuff said.