Virginia's is now open on East 11th Street

[Photo from Sunday]

Virginia's opened last evening at 647 E. 11th St. between Avenue B and Avenue C. (The space was formerly the short-lived Sliders.)

Parters in the new venture are Christian Ramos, former sous chef of Per Se, and Reed Adelson, formerly of Locanda Verde.

Here's some of the info that reps for the restaurant sent us yesterday via email:

The duo first met while working at Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago, and now years later have partnered to debut their first restaurant in NYC.

The cozy 38-seat space is named Virginia’s after their mothers’ coincidental shared name, and features a vibrant and accessible American menu rooted in chef Ramos’ classic training at Per Se and other fine dining establishments. Chef Ramos’ market-driven menu features dishes such as:

• Crispy Sweetbreads with apricot, pea Leaves, and charred lemon
• Seppia a la Plancha with asparagus, green garlic, and togarashi mayonnaise
• Roasted Duck Breast with fermented soybean, plum and breakfast radish
• Stuffed Suckling Pig with marinated fennel, strawberries and sherry vinegar
• Atlantic Striped Bass, saffron, Manila clams, and new crop potatoes

While desserts from sous chef Lauren Calhoun, formerly of Roberta’s and Charlie Trotter’s, include Chocolate Beet Cake with beet cream, shaved Oaxaca chocolate and amaretti; and Raw Honey Panna Cotta with rhubarb compote, pickled rhubarb and rye biscotti.

Here's the menu…

Virginia's

New York magazine has photos of some of the dishes here.

Virginia's is open for dinner from 6-11 p.m. Monday-Thursday, and 6-midnight on Friday-Saturday.

Oyster City to replace Sliders on East 11th Street

Several readers have noted that Sliders, a self-described "modern-rustic themed sports restaurant," quietly closed in the middle of December at 647 E. 11th St. just west of Avenue C. Sliders opened for drinks in December 2013.

A new suitor is already lined up: An applicant going by Oyster City LLC. The name on the paperwork is Reed Adelson, an assistant general manager at Locanda Verde in Tribeca.

According to paperwork (PDF!) on the CB3 website, the restaurant will have 10 tables with a total of 38 seats as well as a 10-seat bar. The proposed hours are 5:30 p.m. to midnight, with a weekend brunch service from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. There's no other information at the moment regarding the menu or official name of the space.

Oyster City was originally on the December CB3/SLA committee meeting agenda seeking a full liquor license.


[Reader submitted photo from last month]

However, the applicant ended up withdrawing. Oyster City is on the January docket for a beer-wine license only. The applicant will not be appearing before the committee during Monday night's meeting.