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ALFA AMERICAN TAVERN: $20 GETS YOU $45 / BONUS: WALNUT ROOM ADMISSION
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Chef hopping is so rampant in the restaurant industry that it comes as a given. If you have a great chef who receives notoriety for their cuisine, you can be sure they'll eventually want to move on to new challenges. It just comes with the territory.
Joe Beckham, one of the partners who owns Alfa, refers to his legacy of past chefs as "previous administrations." "They are a fickle bunch," he says, "but we've engineered the food to fit that modern American style." Fortunately, no matter how many times their menu has been tweaked over the four years of their existence, certain steady stand-bys have withstood the purges. The Med Plate, for one, which offers pita, hummus, olives and an assortment of other middle eastern delicacies has thrived, as has the venerable tater tots, a dish most chefs aren't too keen on serving in the first place. "They are like potato crack," Joe says. "People love them, which is kind of hilarious."
Alfa isn't just a restaurant, in any event. With an open, airy wood, brick and mirror bar, with two large skylights some twenty feet above, the place offers a relaxed, comfortable vibe, without losing its sense of style, or purpose.
Joe Beckham, one of the partners who owns Alfa, refers to his legacy of past chefs as "previous administrations." "They are a fickle bunch," he says, "but we've engineered the food to fit that modern American style." Fortunately, no matter how many times their menu has been tweaked over the four years of their existence, certain steady stand-bys have withstood the purges. The Med Plate, for one, which offers pita, hummus, olives and an assortment of other middle eastern delicacies has thrived, as has the venerable tater tots, a dish most chefs aren't too keen on serving in the first place. "They are like potato crack," Joe says. "People love them, which is kind of hilarious."
Alfa isn't just a restaurant, in any event. With an open, airy wood, brick and mirror bar, with two large skylights some twenty feet above, the place offers a relaxed, comfortable vibe, without losing its sense of style, or purpose.
As a sister location to the ever-popular Walnut Room upstairs, Alfa's vibe goes for less DJ dancenight swagger and more swank neighborhood spot, with classic American style bar food. A place you can maybe shuck off your expensive Manolos for a few minutes and cool off with a cocktail like the "I ♥ Chase Utley" (Granny Smith & cranberry Cosmo) or the "Helter Skelter" (Beefeater no. 24, Aperol and Lillet Blonde with orange), while snacking on pesto chicken with sharp provolone and garlic aioli or an order of Baja Mahi Mahi tacos with guacamole and pickled cabbage.
Joe and his partners take pains to take the "agenda," as he says, out of the dining experience. They want you to be able to relax, have fun and enjoy the modern American dining experience without having to worry about the next course or being rushed off your table. Good chefs may come and go, as they say, but, at least here, the mandate remains the same.
Joe and his partners take pains to take the "agenda," as he says, out of the dining experience. They want you to be able to relax, have fun and enjoy the modern American dining experience without having to worry about the next course or being rushed off your table. Good chefs may come and go, as they say, but, at least here, the mandate remains the same.
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