Shoo Shoo Nolita Reviews Summary

Category: Mediterranean restaurant New York

Address: 371 Broome St, New York, NY 10013, USA

Phone: +19142815286

Rating: 4.5
based on 164 reviews.

Food Quality

Pros:

  • "The food was tasty."
  • "Just the hummus and fresh pita bread merits a 10-star review on its own."
  • "The food was spectacular- the tahini is a must and the shakshuka was delicious."
  • "Some of the best hummus in the city hands down."
  • "The lamb was all perfectly cooked."
  • "The food also was very fresh."
  • "The food was absolutely outstanding."

Cons:

  • "The sour cream with oil had zero flavor."
  • "Burger and fries weren't anything to write home about."
  • "The dish was completely void of mashed potatoes."
  • "I cannot recommend the Mussaka which was greasy and tasteless."
  • "I have to be honest the shoo shoo schnitzel was dry and the seasoning was poor."
  • "The falafel latkes just tasted like generic, tasteless fried food."
  • "Overly spiced meat."

Service

Pros:

  • "They even offered free shots many times throughout the evening."
  • "Our waiter was very attentive and understanding."
  • "Service was frequent and friendly - and the cocktails and food came out right away and were incredible."
  • "Very friendly wait staff."
  • "The staff was really friendly."
  • "Everyone is so friendly and cool."
  • "The service was 100% without a doubt the BEST over every other restaurant I’ve been to."

Cons:

  • "The owner told us another table was waiting... with an attitude."
  • "They kept disturbing us during our meals because they wanted to empty out the table."
  • "The owner said 'you don’t like it? Dont ever come back here'."
  • "Service was horrible, for one entree ( I still left hungry ) & 1 cocktail with tip it was $70."
  • "The waitress not only stepped on my shoes and didn't say sorry she asked 'what do you want to eat' as soon as we sat down."
  • "What kind of restaurant sits people outside in this weather?!"
  • "The hostess working on Thursday nights (around closing) should maybe consider a new job that doesn’t involve anything customer facing, she was easily the rudest most entitled person I’ve ever encountered."

Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "Great atmosphere, service and amazingly tasty food."
  • "A great brunch spot in Nolita."
  • "The place is also really cute."
  • "Their outdoor setup is thoughtfully planned out with more than adequate spacing between tables and even plexiglass dividers separating different parties."
  • "Loved the cozy heated outdoor dining and that all seats were facing outwards."
  • "The outdoor dining space was full of flowers and very summery."
  • "The design of the space is so lovely and inviting, and the al fresco dining is really perfect as well."

Cons:

  • "The atmosphere was also bad."
  • "unbearable loud ambiance during dinner."
  • "I was uncomfortable the entire time I was there."
  • "Despite making reservations we, a party of 7 were crammed into an outside Covid construction booth."
  • "We were a small group of people and we had to yell at each other as everyone around us was screaming at the top of their lungs."
  • "The restaurant was almost empty when we walked in, but seemed overly crowded due to the close proximity of neighboring tables."
  • "Seems like management is trying to pack the place with tables that don’t actually fit."

Value

Pros:

  • "You can feel safe, eat and drink from an excellent menu, and not break the bank."
  • "Prices were average for the area and the meals are worth every penny!"
  • "The Avocado Toast with Sunny Side-up egg and fresh blended Juice lunch special was a great value and wonderful meal."
  • "It tasted super authentic to me."
  • "The wines are also very good and reasonable."
  • "The hummus is so flavorful and creamy, with a nice kick from the homemade harissa."
  • "Worth traveling to from any where in the city."

Cons:

  • "The food was very good however way over priced for the dish you get."
  • "Cute place with a little Israeli flavor, but overpriced for the size of dishes."
  • "Food is so overpriced and pricing doesn’t make sense. $8 for mint tea — really?"
  • "Pretty expensive though, spent close to $60 for an entree and a Moscow mule but I think it was worth it."
  • "Branzino wasn’t appropriately priced."
  • "Portions are absurdly small and the food is simply overpriced."
  • "1 thing I get mad on when the bill comes the Suggestion of the tip STARTS OF 20% -25%."

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