The call
Start with ask about the daily-changing menu, and check the restaurant’s current menu before you go.
What to order
- Ask about the daily-changing menu
Best for
- Special occasions
- Adventurous eaters
American · New American
Juniper and Ivy
Chef Richard Blais's celebrated Little Italy restaurant, still going strong over a decade later; Roger liked that the menu changes daily based on available ingredients.
From Roger’s camera roll
More photos from Juniper and Ivy
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From Roger’s Foursquare
Roger’s tips on Juniper and Ivy
Berkshire porkchop! 👌
Posted
On Roger’s lists: Crafted Cocktails.
Source-backed notes
Visit history
Checked in 5 times on Swarm, most recently Sep 12, 2016. See the check-in log
2015-04-20day precision · source explicit
“menu changes daily based on available ingredients”
Roger noted the menu changes daily based on available ingredients, a hallmark of chef Richard Blais's approach here. (From an unpublished Yelp draft review, never posted publicly.)
Stay in the neighborhood
More in Little Italy.
Roger’s pick$$
Little Italy
Bird Rock Coffee — Little Italy
Coffee
A Little Italy coffee stop for serious brewed coffee, with nitro cold brew as the dependable move and Geisha pour-over as the special occasion.
- From the order notes
- Nitro cold brew · A Geisha-bean pour-over when available
- Go for
- Coffee-focused mornings · A downtown caffeine stop
Latest recordRecommended 2022
RecommendedPrice varies
Little Italy
The Kebab Shop
MediterraneanMiddle EasternGreek
The Little Italy location of The Kebab Shop, a small local chain, where Roger has checked in nine times since 2012 and shared photos of lamb doners and a grilled salmon doner.
- From the order notes
- Lamb doner · Grilled salmon doner
- Go for
- A quick doner in Little Italy
Latest recorded visit2022-12-13
Worth tryingPrice varies
Little Italy
Nolita Hall
PizzaCocktails
A Little Italy pizza-and-cocktails hall where Roger found the pizza cooked just right and the whiskey drinks on point, but the salad too salty.
- From the order notes
- Pizza · Whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Drinks with a pizza · Late dinner
Latest recorded visit2018 · approx.
Keep exploring
More like this.
Browse the American page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
Roger’s pick$$$
Mission Hills
Fort Oak
New American
A Mission Hills dinner-and-drinks choice with a menu built for a proper night out, especially when pork chops and whiskey cocktails are the brief.
- From the order notes
- Pork chop · Whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Dinner and drinks · A polished night out
Latest recordRecommended 2022
Temporarily closed$$$
University Heights
Madison
New American
A University Heights restaurant where the cocktail program is a genuine reason to stay for dinner, not an afterthought to the food.
- From the order notes
- Barrel-aged mezcal or whiskey cocktails
- Go for
- Cocktail-led dinners · Dinner and drinks
Latest recordRecommended 2022