Gobo at Upper East Side
www.goborestaurant.com
1426 Third Ave. at 81st St.,
New York, NY 10028
+1-212-288-4686
Hours: Daily, noon-11pm
Nearby Subway Stops: 6 at 77th St.; 4, 5, 6 at 86th St.
Reviews:
happycow.net, tripadvisor.com, timeout.com,
gayot.com ⇐ © You may want to try all the menu items at this vegetarian eatery. We recommend beginning with the hand-wrapped steamed vegetable dumplings or the roti canai with Malaysian curry, and for mains, the smoked Beijing-style seitan with Chinese broccoli or the butternut squash risotto with toasted almonds. Whatever you decide, don't neglect ordering a drink from the organic juice bar or the organic wine list.
nymag.com ⇐ © When David Wu and his brother Darryn were growing up, it was a given that they ate all their vegetables—their parents, after all, founded Zen Palate. Clearly, the organic apple doesn't fall far from the tree: After respective stints in the family business and at the New York Restaurant School, the brothers have opened Gobo (Japanese for "burdock root"), a vegetarian restaurant with an organic juice bar, and—in a departure from their parents' alcohol-free policy—a beer-and-wine license. The meatless menu takes a global turn with tea-smoked soy sheets and green tea noodles with vegan Bolognese sauce. — Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld
