There's a new restaurant in town; Cafe 921, located in the old Pikes Theatre on Resiterstown Road, opened last week for a "sneak preview." Cafe 921 is an upscale (as Baltimore Kosher goes), sit-down dairy restaurant, run by the same folks that own The Brassiere.
I went twice over the last two weeks, and both times came away pretty pleased. They've got brick over pizza, good soups, a make-your-own salad bar (with a weird topping menu - too complicated), as well as fresh calzones, wraps and fish dishes. It appears that Menash, the chef from The Brassiere, will be spending some time over at Cafe 921.
The preview was basically self-serve, but after Pesach the full menu will be available, along with waiters to take your order. And they have a bar; Lonnie told me they'll be open Saturday nights. Hopefully they'll keep the riff-raff out so we can hang out, drink beer and wax philosophic. Should be interesting.
The price is a bit steep for your average lunch (my order of a grilled eggplant wrap, small minestrone soup and iced tea came to $10.17). I'm going to experiment with the menu to find the perfect $6.50 lunch; a combination of soup and salad should do the trick.
All in all, I'm impressed (although, I'm still holding out for a Ref Heifer Baltimore branch).
Posted by Greg Gershman at April 2, 2004 01:05 AM | TrackBackIf they keep the riff-raff out, "we" won't be able to do anything but press our faces against the glass.
Posted by: Goldie Lox at April 2, 2004 09:18 AMI think it is just what Baltimore has needed for a long time - a good dairy restaurant! I went last week and was very pleased by the food and atmosphere (which is something that I find generally lacking in most kosher restaurants). I hope it sticks around.
Posted by: Shoshana at April 2, 2004 09:28 AMWe went last week but ended up leaving and going to The Brasserie. I am assuming it is because it just opened and it was b4 Pesach, but there were a million little kids running around all over the place. Not quite the atmosphere for an "upscale" restaurant. Hopefully once they switch to sit down service instead of cafe style it'll be better.
Posted by: ravomess at April 2, 2004 12:03 PMI walked in there earlier this week and walked right out. There were way too many people there, and it was LOUD. None of the food appealed to me either, and it seemed like most of their display shelves were empty. As everyone else said, we'll have to see after Pesach.
Posted by: Natan at April 2, 2004 01:43 PM