Amelia L.
Yelp
Emerging from the space formerly occupied by Columbus Gourmet Foods is 72nd Eatery which opened a coupe of weeks ago. This fast casual restaurant is owned by the same people.
The interior has been wonderfully renovated to a bright spacious space. There are plenty of seating inside and out with great views of Columbus Avenue.
Staff is so very friendly; I was greeted as soon as I walked through the doors. Head chef, Chef Hollywood, was behind the counter the day I went for a visit and was busy chatting visitors up. While not a lot of the food is out on display, the menu is somewhat extensive. It boasts the usual American comfort food of burgers, sandwiches, soup, salad and heavily promotes their organic Rotisserie Chicken. Initially, I was going to try their rotisserie chicken but saw that they had some nice salmon on display.
I ordered their Baked Salmon with 2 sides ($15.95). For the sides, I got Sweet Corn and Mashed Potatoes with gravy. The sides were good but clearly the salmon was the star. It was nice and flaky with a hint of citrus. It was cooked a little bit more well done that I usually like but I think that is because it was under the heating lamp for a while. A pretty good dish that is filling but light. Glad I tried it.
Will definitely be back to try their Rotisserie Chicken and other items on the menu.