Who's Jac W.? in NYC, NY
We were looking for a restaurant for brunch on the Upper East Side when we found Who’s Jac W.?, wondering what the somewhat cryptic name was all about. Is it Jack? is W for Wife? My curiosity stopped when we looked at the menu and decided to give it a try. It is a spacious restaurant, with a cozy feel, but going at the beginning of service might not be the best idea as they were still setting up things…
I started off with a grapefruit juice that is a drink I rarely order in restaurant, preferring usually an orange juice, but only when freshly squeezed. This one was not.
Grapefruit juice at Who's Jac W.? in NYC, NY
One of the dishes I could not resist trying was their Nashville hot frog’s legs where the chicken was replaced by four decent sized frog legs that were fried after being dipped in a deliciously hot sauce. Interesting take on wings considering what we often say that frog legs taste like chicken that is in fact a bit of a stretch. I totally ignored the potato bread that came with it, but enjoyed the pickles that were right under the frog legs.
Nashville hot frogs legs at Who's Jac W.? in NYC, NY
Nashville hot frogs legs at Who's Jac W.? in NYC, NY
Jodi and I then shared two dishes. The first one was their avocado toast that we asked to have without jalapeños and just topped with radish, toasted pumpkin seeds and tomato. It was the first time I had an avocado toast with goat cheese and this was awesome, the two marrying perfectly. I truly appreciated also that the bread was not hard to cut as it is often the case with avocado toast, causing usually toppings to fly around.
Avocado toast at Who's Jac W.? in NYC, NY
Avocado toast at Who's Jac W.? in NYC, NY
The second dish was their banana foster French toast. This was pretty good, with a fair amount of pecans and banana, I just wished that they soaked the bread longer and that they gave us more maple syrup (our waiter was hard to get…).
Banana foster French toast at Who's Jac W.? in NYC, NY
Banana foster French toast at Who's Jac W.? in NYC, NY
So overall, we had a delicious brunch at WHO’s Jac W? It made me curious to try their dinner: I will have to check it out and would for sure go back there for brunch.
Enjoy (I did)!
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Who’s Jac W? - 1626 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10028
