Back Forty

• Cuisine(s): American, Bistro
  Hours: Sat 11:30am-2am, Sun 11:30am-11pm, Fri 6pm-2am, Mon-Thu 6pm-12am
  Price: $$$
• Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
  Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Vegetarian Friendly
  Serving: Brunch, Dinner
• Alcohol: Full bar
  Reservations: Not Accepted
  Parking: No Parking

Description

Peter Hoffman's relaxed American bistro places an emphasis on vegetables and other farmstead products, preferentially acquired as near to the city as possible. There's a cream-based oyster chowder substituting sunchokes for potatoes, a winter-squash tempura with a smoked paprika dip, and a farm-raised trout from the Catskills that fries up all herby and crisp. Though reviled by some reviewers, we found the grass-fed burger a paragon of its type, though the French fries are made with potatoes that are a little too sweet.