Colicchio and Sons

• Cuisine(s): American, New American
  Hours: Sun 5pm-10pm, Mon-Thu 5:30pm-10pm, Fri-Sat 5:30pm-11pm
  Price: $$$$
  Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
• Attire: dressy
  Features: Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Brunch, Dinner
  Alcohol: Full bar
• Reservations: Accepted, Required
  Parking: No Parking

Description

Tom Colicchio's latest venture--replacing his steakhouse at the same address--reminds us of the original Gramercy Tavern, where he cut his eyeteeth as a budding celebrity chef nearly two decades ago. The front room is convivial and friendly, with a notably cheaper menu, while the rear room is formal and starchy, and we don't mean there are lots of carbs to be found there. In a visit to the front room, we particularly enjoyed the bone-marrow app, heaped with "drunk onions"; long-braised pork belly smothered in a raisin-rhubarb sauce; and a very rustic pizza with mozzarella, basil leaves, and fresh tomatoes in big pieces that had an intriguingly cooked-down flavor. Only the special of crisp-skinned fish filet in a weird grapefruit sauce left us unimpressed.