We discovered Aunt Jake’s few years ago and loved their concept: they make homemade pasta and understand that sometimes diners would like to order a dish but the pasta might not be what they like or they do not see a sauce they love. So, what they do is that they propose a create your own concept where you can pick a type of pasta and a sauce. We were there for brunch and I surely did not need to do that because they had squid ink bucatini alle vongole. Let me explain: I love squid ink pasta (never had bucatini like that before by the way),I love bucatini and I often order linguine alle vongole. So my choice was quickly made. And I did not regret it: the clams were buried under perfectly cooked pasta that were delicious and I could not resist dipping the bread that came with it in the white wine sauce.

But, if you prefer a classic brunch, you can get eggs (Jodi go a side of scrambled eggs that were well made, not dry at all as well as a small salad) or, a must have is their French toast. Nicely presented, the thick pieces of bread were eggy on the inside and crispy on the outside thanks to the cornflake crust. It came with a berry sauce as well as a small quantity of maple syrup. At first, we thought that we would have to ask for more syrup, but between the berry sauce and the French toast itself being eggy, it was not necessary. That was superb and is definitely a must have.

We also got some juice: grapefruit for Jodi and a green juice for me made with green apple, kale, celery (too much of it) and ginger.

So, overall, this was a great meal: Aunt Jake’s is a great find with amazing dishes and a great concept when it comes to pasta. I should mention the name that gets people confused: it is on purpose that the owner gave a name that does not implies any gender. As they say about this fictitious character: “as the menu allows you the freedom to choose what appeals to you, so should the name”!

Enjoy (I did)!

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Aunt Jake’s - 1555 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10028

Brunch at Aunt Jake’s in NYC

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