Graffiti

Meet the most genuinely nice chef/owner in all of NYC at Graffiti, located on 10th between 1st and 2nd ave. Without reservations, Cyndi and I arrive at this busy and TINY (22 seats) restaurant with dim lighting and really random gadgets against the brick walls. Cyndi started with a prosecco lychee martini which basically was prosecco and lychee sorbett in a martini glass (ah-maz-ing) and I opted for a well-balanced Grenache.. We then shared pickeled ginger scallops, pork dumplings, graffiti burger with garlic figerling potatoes and chipotle mayo, and the green chilli shrimp wih a sprout salad. Chef Jehangir Mehta mixes indian flavors with contemporary American classics and the results are delicious. This is a great place to sample different flavor combinations and maybe even make friends with fellow foodies! We decided Graffiti is definetely not "first date" appropriate because if there's any ackward moments then everyone will know! My favorite part of the whole experience was when Chef Jahangir offered Cyndi a tissue after noticing she had the sniffles..Talk about service! We also loved the check presenter which was a plain white envelope covered in compliments and drawings by patrons.. We even made one up on our own! We say this is def a MUST GO in the east village!