Bowery to Williamsburg

With all the hype that surrounded Bowery to Williamsburg on Oliver's Lane, I was pretty excited to hear that a store was opening up near my work on Hardware Street.  Then to see that it had mac'n'cheese on the menu, well...let's just say I was absolutely sold on trying it soon!

Bowery to Williamsburg offers a New York style menu - think giant subs (like the classic Rueben with sauerkraut and lashings of beef brisket) served with a pickle and pretzels. There is a surprising amount of seating tucked away in the Hardware Street store, although take away is also an option.

Whilst it was definitely a tough choice, for lunch I ordered the Philly cheese steak sub (smoked beef brisket, onions, peppers, mushrooms and provolone cheese - $13) with a side of mac'n'cheese ($4).  The sub was tasty, but the meat was quite dry and could have done with a sauce or a chutney -  a few extra mushrooms and peppers also wouldn't have gone astray.  Similarly, the mac'n'cheese was also tasty, but lacked the cheesy punch I usually like in my mac'n'cheese - being more on the creamy side rather then the cheesy side.

 

 

Whilst the food didn't blow me away, there were a few other sandwich optionsthat definitely caught my eye - so it's likely that I will be back to Bowery to Williamsburg at least once more so that I can try the Los Pollos with braised chipotle chicken, smoked corn salsa, guacamole and greens on a sub.

Venue: 3.5/5
Food: 2.5/5
Service: 4/5
Total: 10/15
Verdict: like - get around to trying it at some point