Charlie Palmer At The Knick

We stopped by here to have a quick lunch before heading to MSG. It was inside The Knickerbocker Hotel and not easy to find with all the scaffolding around the main entrance. We arrived around 2pm and were seated at a small table (for two) even though there were very few customers around. Its lunch menu was almost completely different from what was on their web site and had limited choices. We ordered a few appetizers to share. We liked the Pork belly, crispy and not too fatty. Fried artichokes were average. The Fried chicken looked very dark and over-fried. But it turned out to be the best dish of all, flavorful, tender, with crispy skin. The three small pieces cost as much as a full bucket of KFC. But it was worth it. It was so good that we had another order.

The restaurant looks very nice and creates a very ambient mood. We had three course meals each and the first two courses were great - loved the salmon and the venison. Desert sadly was a miss, because there was mold in it (one pie) and we had to send it away. The waiter handled it like a pro, but the dinner was ruined.