West Street Grill
Since 1990, the West Street Grill, the beloved eminence grise of the Litchfield green, has married the classical with the experimental, sophistication with simplicity, city with country. Co-owners James O’Shea and Charles Kafferman apply the discipline of the French tradition to a truly American cuisine, while O’Shea’s Gaelic sense of hospitality extends to regulars, including a raft of celebrities, and newcomers alike. Chef Jimmy Cosgriff’s considerable powers of invention are very much in evidence in the perpetually changing menu. Starters might include a “creamy” soup that contains not so much as a drop of cream or butter, accompanied by a decidedly non-vegan parmesan aioli grilled peasant bread ($9) that the West Street Grill has been serving since it opened. A main course might consist of pan seared Irish salmon with local sweet corn, dome tomatoes and coriander infused balsamic reduction ($32) or the Allen Brothers ribeye and truffle frites ($42). Our dessert choices included a selection of vegan sorbets, a citrusy lime tart, and a classic over-the-top Irish banoffee pie—toffee, banana and shaved bittersweet chocolate. It’s no exaggeration to say that if the West Street Grill hadn’t existed, the citizens of Litchfield County would have had to invent it. A score of years after its founding, as other restaurants have come and gone, it has endured, evolved, prevailed. —Angeline Goreau West Street Grill 43 West Street, Litchfield, CT (860) 567-3885 Lunch: Monday, Thursday and Friday, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Dinner: Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, 5:30 - 9 p.m.; Friday and Saturday: 5:30 - 10 p.m. Closed Tuesday Related post: West Street Grill: A Hardy Litchfield Perennial
Restaurant URL: http://www.weststreetgrill.com/
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