Elmo
“Very reasonably priced for brunch in Chelsea ($6.50 for the cocktail, $9.95 for the omelette); a place I would definitely revisit.”
“It was the perfect atmosphere to get reacquainted with a friend enjoy a great meal and also some people watching.”
“I love the fried chicken,the elmo burger,the banana split and the cocktails.Perfect place to bring friends,family or a date!”
Elmo
Takes Reservations: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Outdoor Seating: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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So in love with this place! they have cute decorations up for christmas and it just has the best vibe! It is a bit dark inside as well, could be romantic i guess.
Started with the tomato soup and was pleasantly surprised by the mini grilled cheese inside! The tomato soup was perfectly creamy and tasty and the grilled cheese was the perfect pairing for it. I also had the kale salad which was crunchy and flavorful, so great! I tried to be healthy but then I saw the truffle fries so we decided to share them. They were perfectly crispy and the sauce that came out with it was quite tasty.
I only had two starters but as I looked around I could tell that they give you A TON of food. All of their entrees came out with big full plates! Definitely worth it!
Really good service! Cute gay bar and resty in Chelsea.
Went with two girlfriends last night and had a great time. Drinks are on the STRONG side.
I also got a hummus dish which was a bit small but very tasty. Lots of other good apps on the menu too. This is a good place to come and catch up with friends or have a few drinks and bites to eat before going out.
If you were to ask the me quintessential gayborhood of Chelsea restaurant Elmo would easily come to mind. The cavernous space filled with gay boys to the brim, music pumping like David Barton's gym and the servers must audition for their role.
The cocktails are always a good start. What is not quintessential is the food. It is clearly comfort food here. The crispy calamari is fantastic with a slight heat from the fried jalapeño pepper. Ribs and meatloaf and juicy burgers with fries or crunchy onion rings if desired are all on the menu. I guess even the gym bunny, rat needs a splurge once in awhile from the protein shake and bland boiled chicken with steamed broccoli.
Went here on a Wednesday night around Christmas time and it was not very crowded. We were seated immediately and our waitress was a doll. We had a few of the blood orange cosmos, which were made perfectly! The food was awesome- munched on calamari & guacamole- totally on point. For dinner, I ordered the mahi mahi tacos, which were very tasty and filling! I definitely had leftovers. Seems like this would be a great place for groups! I'll be taking my friends next time they visit!
Elmo is one of the lose staple restaurants for all people of the community. It's not that it's catered to the gays, but it seems their is always a lot of us here cause the food is amazing and the restaurant itself is actually pretty nice to be in.
While this blizzard storm Jonas was visiting NYC, we were looking for a good spot to enjoy the snow show and get some food. It seemed like most favorite brunch spots were closing due to the blizzard as some of the trains would be out of service and we had a no vehicles on street rule during the storm. Well, Elmo saved the day!
While waiting for our friends to join, my partner and I enjoyed drinks form the bar and even made up a new one which included their virgin berry lemonade with ruby red vodka. Loved this drink.we also ordered the house champagne…. But did not enjoy that at all so left it at the table.
Once at the table, I ordered the breakfast burrito and they were pretty amazing. My partner ordered a off menu item , tomato soup that came with a mini grilled cheese which really made me want to have ordered as the cold day merited it! He also ordered a salad cause well, he is the healthier one.
My meal was pretty amazing, having the scrambled eggs and steak or maybe it was chorizo with a side of guacamole and spicy salsa (which I gave away cause I hate spicy stuff). This plate is really filling and it was delicious. I tend to try to be healthy so I only ate about 1.5 of the tortillas … But man I scraped the insides from the other 1.5. Hahaha, it was delicious and I was hungry apparently!
Our waiter was actually trying to be nice, but I felt like he was annoyed or not having a good day. I could see he probably did not want to be working. That said, we have had better service, or maybe the snarky snappy attitude was just starting to rub off on him after serving so many Chelsea Queens! That said, again, not the usual service we get when here, most are usually pretty nice and always happy to serve. Might just have been the horrid snow day and having to work, that said, thank you for serving us on such a day and trying your hardest to pull through!
Elmo is not the first date type place. Chances are both have already been here before, this is a local favorite for brunches and dinners in the area. So maybe this is more of a third date type spot, no need to bring the nervousness in here, just enjoy your meal and cocktails.
My one reason for not giving 5 stars, is that many of us agree that the drinks are a bit to $$ and well maybe so is the food. I guess it's ok, but def agree on the drinks.
$53 for lunch for 2 for with no alcohol and it definitely was not worth it. The food was OK but what really galled me was that I never saw the waiter except when he took our order and delivered the check. My Cobb Salad either had very little dressing or none at all and since I couldn't find him and he never came back to check on us, I, in a manner of speaking, bit the bullet. Probably would have been a 3 star experience if our server cared.
We really wanted to go to Cafeteria but there was a 45 minute wait at 1:45PM on a weekday. We wound up here. A nice looking place but horrible service and overpriced mediocre food not fun. They also need to figure out what to do about the front door. A blast of cold air came in every time the door opened despite both a breezeway outer door and a heavy curtain.
Went here with a group of friends to grab a bite to eat for dinner on a Saturday night. The place was pretty crowded, but we were able to grab a table right away.
If you haven't been here, it's a little bit of a scene, which is fun–so a lot of people dress to impress.
To start off the night, our table split an order of the macaroni and cheese and guacamole. The macaroni was good–when you had a bite with cheese–but for some reason there were a lot of noodles that did not have any cheese on them. The guacamole was also good, but I felt that the portion size was pretty small, especially considering the amount of chips it came with.
For my main meal, I went with the salmon. The salmon was cooked absolutely perfectly, with tasty flaky skin underneath. The fish also had a nice flavor to it as it was marinated and cooked in some sort of ginger and soy sauce. The quinoa and veggies that came with it were also very good and paired well with the fish.
I also enjoyed my fireside margarita, which wasn't really spicy like I was hoping, but had a great beet flavor to it that was unlike anything I've ever had before.
Overall, this place has a great ambiance and nice vibe. The service is friendly, but can be a bit hard to find at times. The food is good and the pricing is decent, especially considering the area. Definitely worth checking out if you are in the area.
Those. Truffle. Fries. Tho….. Good lord the truffle fries are addicting. Love the atmosphere, love the food, and loved the music they played while I was there :). I don't know if it was because i was incredibly hungry or they were just that good, but I had the crab cakes and they were amazing. I see things about the servers being rude or unfriendly. My server wasn't bubbly or rather talkative, but it didn't bother me. He provided great service. I don't typically go out for the purpose of chatting with my waiter or waitress. I find that to be awkward…