INTERSECT BY LEXUS
Permanently Closed
Rotating chefs, unique cocktails, and exquisite bathrooms
Rotating chefs, unique cocktails, and exquisite bathrooms
"Meatpacking District: Intersect by Lexus, the well-reviewed #sponcon restaurant from the luxury car brand, is no more." - Emma Orlow
"After three years in the Meatpacking District, Intersect by Lexus will come to an abrupt end. The restaurant, managed by the Lexus car brand and operated by Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group, is closing for good on January 15, according to a restaurant spokesperson." - Luke Fortney
"The next concept for Danny Meyer’s Intersect By Lexus has arrived, and it’s a 12-course, $115-per-person meal from acclaimed Santiago, Chile chef Sergio Barroso. New dishes include Gunkan sushi, in which the fish acts as the nori, with a rice and spicy miso filling, topped with what “appeared to be Flaming Hot Cheeto crumbs,” Gothamist writes. Other dishes include a shank dumpling, which comes topped with a quail egg, and an oxtail sandwich with pickled vegetables. Though the Chelsea restaurant is a live commercial for the luxury car brand, it’s been well-received by local food critics." - Carla Vianna
"This week, Pete Wells takes on the 'branded experience' of Intersect by Lexus, the new cafe and restaurant operated by Danny Meyer’s Union Square Hospitality Group that features an actual Lexus on its first floor and a menu from renowned French chef Gregory Marchand. At the end of March, Marchand’s menu will be replaced with one by a new chef yet-to-be-chosen by USHG and Lexus, so Wells forgoes the typical star rating just like Eater critic Ryan Sutton, who also reviewed the restaurant this week. As with Sutton, Wells does find some things to like about the corporate experience, writing: 'I’d go well out of my way to eat upstairs at Intersect again.' He calls the food 'engaging' and praises the chef’s take on skate grenobloise." - Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya
"For many New Yorkers, the pandemic has fostered a bond with neighborhood restaurants. But the rotating-chef program at Intersect by Lexus lets you do something hard to come by these days: experience the food and flavors of a distant kitchen."