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430 E. Ninth St. New York NY 10009

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  • New American, Vegetarian
    Tue-Wed 5:30pm-10pm, Thu-Sat 5:30pm-10:30pm
    $$$ $$, $$$
  • MasterCard, Visa
    Vegetarian Friendly
    Breakfast, Dinner
  • Beer, Wine
    Accepted, Highly Recommended
    No Parking
Description

The room looks a Pinkberry crossed with a submarine. The jalapeno hush puppies are marvelously well fried, the fried trumpet mushrooms on the Greek salad look like onion rings, and the carrot risotto is a shocking shade of orange - like carrot distilled to its essence. It's all a bit trippy, not the least because this is the only vegetarian restaurant we know that might demand a Lipitor prescription. Much of the food comes in shades as bold as tropical fishes or Michelle Obama's dresses, like a vividly verdant spinach soup. A buttery puddle of grits is augmented with sweet corn kernels, wilted watercress, and pickled shiitakes, garnished with huitlacoche purÊe and ricotta salata, and topped with a tempura-fried egg. Pierce the crunchy tempura coating and the egg gushes creamy yolk. We hope this is the future of vegetarian restaurants.








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  • 2011 | Best Vegetarian

    We can't decide what we love more at Dirt Candy: the ruinously addictive jalapeņo hush puppies, the portobello mousse, the Emotional Overeating Awareness Month dessert specials, or the irreverent, pro-Canada ruminations that Amanda Cohen broadcasts on her restaurant's blog. But we can decide that all of it makes this East Village spot our fave for veggie eats. 430 East Ninth Street, 212-228-7732 More »

  • 2009 | Best Grits

    Ballads have been written about cornmeal, the humble ground grain that brings us some of the world's best dishes--arepas, tamales, and polenta among them. In America, we slake the corn kernels and call it hominy grits, and serve it with loads of cheese, or with butter for breakfast, or with spicy shrimp. The best possible rendition can be found at vegetarian restaurant Dirt Candy. The rich puddle of nutritious stone-ground grits is augmented with sweet corn kernels and pickled... More »

Main Menu
Appetizers
$13.00
Mushroom
portobello mousse, truffled toast pear & fennel compote
$12.00
Pepper
smoky red pepper mousse, yellow pepper soup, jalapeno chips
$13.00
Carrot
steamed barbecue carrot buns, cucumber & sesame ginger salad
$12.00
Cabbage
chinese kohlrabi salad, purple cabbage wontons, sichuan walnuts
$6.00
Jalapeno Hush Puppies
served with maple butter
Entrees
$19.00
Chard
chard gnocchi, grilled chard, garlic granola & drunken fig jam
$17.00
Cucumber
coconut poached tofu, shiso galangal sauce, salsify & hearts of palm
$19.00
Cauliflower
buttermilk battered cauliflower, waffles, horseradish, wild arugula
$18.00
Corn
stone ground grits, corn cream, pickled shiitakes, huitlacoche, tempura poached egg
Dessert
$11.00
Popcorn Pudding
salted caramel corn
$10.00
Chocoloate Beet Cake
roasted pear sorbet, beet & pear leather
$12.00
Rosemary Eggplant Tiramisu
grilled eggplant, rosemary cotton candy, mascarpone
$11.00
Ice Cream Nanaimo Bar
sweet pea, mint, chocolate
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