Swift Half Not Half Bad
Posted by Foobooz on August 13th, 2009
David Snyder visits the Swift Half and finds the traditional pub fare excels as well as some of the upscale dishes.
Both the rich bacon-wrapped chicken liver/pistachio pâté (served with bright, tangy house-pickled beets) and the gamey duck prosciutto made me wish all of the bar’s charcuterie items were cured in-house. My favorite upscale dish was the lamb “lollichops.” The quarter-rack of chops were cooked to a perfect tenderness, but it was the mint chimichurri sauce – a playful take on the traditional mint/lamb combo – that gave this dish its smartest upgrade. Balancing the mint’s herbaceousness with a gentle warmth created depth and sophistication.
Prepare for swift-off [City Paper]
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