Mason Jar

Saturday, January 22, 2011

Mason Jar (http://www.masonjarnyc.com/)
43 East 30th Street (b/w 5th and Madison Aves)
New York, New York 10016
212-213-3587

Price: Average
Service: Good
Ambiance: Good


WHAT WE ORDERED:

Appetizer: Pulled Pork Egg Rolls

Main Course: BBQ Tasting (Beer Can Chicken, Mason Style Baby Back Ribs, Brisket)
2 Sides (Mac'n'Cheese, Beer Battered Onion Rings)

Drinks: Arnold Palmer


REVIEW:

The ambiance was nice, they gave us a complimentary appetizer (some sort of bean salad with crostini bread - it was pretty good!). The pulled pork egg rolls were really, really good so Mike and I were really excited for our entree (that we were sharing, it was pretty big). Unfortunately, the Mason Style Baby Back Ribs were a little too salty and the brisket was super duper dry. The Beer Can Chicken was very moist and tasty, the mac'n'cheese was solid but nothing to rave about and the beer battered onion rings were a little too greasy for me. I like my onion rings to be light and crispy and it was more like heavy and greasy ... meh. The Arnold Palmer drink (made with Firefly Sweet Tea Vodka) was very good though! All in all, I wouldn't be rushing to get back here, it wasn't bad, it wasn't great, it isn't meh, it's OK. I would go back if we had a bar/sporting event there. I get the impression that their appetizers are much better than their entrees. Oh well, it was a good experience. =)