Community Food & Juice

Please, sir, can I have some more?

The raisins, almonds, and chunks of apricot and papaya are well and good, thanks. But what most distinguishes this warm porridge ($9) is that it's made from farro, a variety of wheat with the looks of short-grain rice and a firm, almost chewy texture. It's clear…we're…going to get along.

On numerous other visits: The bacon, egg, lettuce, and tomato sandwich (the "B.E.L.T."; $9.50) squeezed a lot of textural variety between two slices of sourdough toast; I especially liked the blackened borders of the applewood-smoked bacon. I couldn't tell that the egg was organic, or that the chicken in the matzoh ball soup ($6) was free-range, but the matzoh balls themselves were particularly tight-knit and springy. The burger ($17 with bacon and avocado; white cheddar and caramelized onions are standard) arrived only partially assembled; it might have tottered over if presented at full height. Primo ingredients from top to bottom, most notably the grass-fed beef; the hand-cut fries go easy on the oil.

Community Food & Juice
2893 Broadway (112th-113th Sts.)
212-665-2800
www.communityrestaurant.com

Comments

[Justin]

Also, the best damn bloody mary i've ever had!