Jul 27 2006
New Restaurant Alert: Bocca Lupo
Happened upon the new Bocca Lupo (the phrase is meant to convey good luck but literally means "in the mouth of the wolf") at the corner of Warren and Henry streets. It’s serving mostly Italian-leaning dishes, tapas style–a multitude of bruschettas, many panini, little "finger" sandwiches called tramezzini and those small plates like roasted artichoke, seared baby lamb, slow-roasted pork, seared scallops, and a risotto and pasta of the day. The best part about the restaurant is the truly affordable wine list–we had a cheap but good bottle of Sella & Mosca Cannonau di Sardegna Riserva for $26. The neighborhood’s procreators will be glad to know that there’s a kids menu. While there are some menu kinks to be worked out, for now, the cheap wine and fab cheese plate can’t be beat. Plus the wait staff is superbly friendly.
8 Responses to “New Restaurant Alert: Bocca Lupo”
crepi!
i’ve been keeping my eye on this for some time. it’s in, for whatever strange reason, one of my favorite buildings in the neighborhood.
I’ve eaten there twice in the past week. The food is pretty good. Well priced. The rose is quite nice as well. The first time we ate here, there were only 6 people (not including my wife and I), and the service was fast and attentive. Last night, we went back, there were about 25 people in the restaurant and it took f-o-r-e-v-e-r to get everything. Water (10 minutes) wine (10 minutes) one dish (10 minutes) another dish (10 minutes), etc. In the end, to get my check I had to trap the waitress at the bar register and make her print it out and take my money.
I may go back, but if it’s crowded, I’ll keep walking.
Only in Brooklyn can a new restaurant get away with food that is so utterly mediocre…
We just ate there and there was nothing mediocre about it. Everything we tasted was GREAT! The vibe was cool, the wine list was excellent (and very reasonably priced), and the food was really, really good! I definitely recommend this place.
I live two doors down and am appalled that a place that is open every nite of the week (til 2 am(!) some nites) was allowed to open in an historic district and what is essentially a residential street. When the windows and doors of the restaurant are left open (which is most nites that aren’t 100 degrees) the loud chatter and music forces ME to close all MY windows and turn on the air conditioner. It should be the other way around. The restaurant should close their doors/windows and use the A.C. I am really hoping it doesn’t last long. It should never have been approved by the zoning committee. If anything, it should be a coffee house that’s open during the day, but not late nite hours. Anyone else live on the block who feels the same way?
I agree with the above poster. It’s basically a hipster bar and doesn’t belong on a nice quiet corner like Henry & Warren. It would be much better off on Smith or Court. And the 2am closings are insane. In a word, ugh!
all i have to say is to try the meatballs for the poster who mentioned food issues…for the other posters i think that you should just go in and try the place and i find that you will feel privelaged to have a place with such class on your block.