Tuesday, March 6, 2007

Meli – Melo in Greenwich - Decent but not great

They get great reviews - http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B07EEDC1E3EF930A3575AC0A9609C8B63

From the Stamford Advocate:

Simply window-shopping on Greenwich Avenue can feel like a wallet-bruising experience, so sitting down at M li-M lo can instantly make you feel better about your bank account, whether you're a millionaire or a pauper. The cozy, lemon-yellow French nook is chic, yet affordable. M li-M lo, French for hodgepodge, specializes in crepes and nearly four menu pages are dominated by myriad selections of these paper-thin French pancakes. Savory buckwheat crepes (fewer carbs!) range from $7.50 to $15.50 and include a rich "Saumon Fume," or smoked salmon, crepe with chive sauce, lemon and daikon that looks and tastes like a Nova lox and cream cheese bagel platter done up French-style. Dessert crepe standouts include the "Sweet Tooth," a wheat crepe of fresh kiwi, strawberry, a scoop of chocolate sorbet and chocolate sauce with a sprig of mint. At $10.50, the Sweet Tooth is near the top of the dessert crepe price list, but for a steal, the simple yet classic butter and sugar crepe is an easy-to-part-with $3. The traditional croque-monsieur, grilled swiss on white bread with ham and b chamel sauce ($10) or croque madame, an extra 50 cents for a sunny side up egg on top, are delicious sandwich selections, but M li-M lo's "Le Parisien" ($6) is a singular experience. Gherkin pickles are the secret ingredient in this otherwise ordinary but surprisingly flavorful sandwich that includes ham, Dijon mustard and butter - best ordered on a baguette. M li-M lo also trades in fresh salads, sorbets, soups and fresh squeezed juices, all made on the premises

We took out a good assortment:
Split Pea Soup - not thick enough. Tasty but could've been better
Crab/Egg/Swiss Cheese Crepe - good but the crepe shell was a bit too overpowering
Nutella Crepe - very good!

My bill was over $40.The line was nearly out the door. The food was not as good as I wanted. I don't think that I'd try the restaurant again but you might want to give it a shot.

Salut!

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