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“Mo Pitkin's House of Satisfaction”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	New American	East Village	Moderate	Good

like ravioli than kreplach, which I guess is sort of semantics more than anything else.

As our appetizers were cleared, the room started filling up. The rain was letting up so I guess people felt it was safe to come out and play. The large circular tufted red-leather booths were soon stocked with gay boys, pretty girls, and pairs of couples, young and old. The room was a sea of happy faces passing Seder plates, sharing brisket, digging into Cuban Reubens. At Mo’s it’s all just good vibrations people. It’s like everyone is high or something. Hmmm….

Soon, our entrees were served, and as I write this, days later, I am still full. These are hearty portions for big eaters. It’s like going to Grandma’s. And the food is sort of like Grandma’s too (with less guilt). It’s hit or, sadly, miss. The Hartman Family Brisket ($14) was a tad dry and slightly tough, and the Dr. Brown’s Root Beer glazed Pork Chop ($16) with sauerkraut (like good Jews we had to have a bit of pig) was brined and so it was super moist, but it was a bit salty, though I liked its sweet and sticky glaze. We didn’t like the Sadie’s Vegetarian Stuffed Cabbage ($13)—the cabbage was nice, but it was mainly filled with rice, and it was sort of runny and uninteresting.

But we could not get enough of The Mo Burger ($11)—an exercise in indulgence and advanced artery clogging. A giant, juicy burger topped with a fried egg, and served on a fluffy bun, toasted and smothered in a schmear of chopped liver and topped with fried onions. Yes, it was as good as it was so bad. And we guilded the lily with one more horror show for the arteries: Deep Fried Mac ‘n Cheese ($6). The chef explained that this dish was born of his childhood quest to always eat the crispy crusty top part of the mac ‘n cheese and always missing out. Here in the world of the Deep Fried Mac n Cheese, a brick of macaroni is breaded and deep fried so that there are crunchy bits of the top part all around for everyone. The brick is served in a creamy puddle of melted cheese, so every bite is as crispy as it is cheesy. It is brilliant. We were in agony at this point, so completely stuffed and yet still laughing like teenagers.

But we had to have dessert. So we again asked for a breather and continued to download about life, work, love, heartache, real estate, faulty car transmissions, and the likelihood of a sunny day some ... [more, click below]

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Posted: October 17, 2005

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