Resident Magazine: June 2012

Page 139

More than just delicious food and more than just An appreciation of the time, effort and passion it takes to operate a restaurant is needed when writing a review. a commitment to excellent customer service, Fetch becoming cynical and skeptical. I’ve been to too many places; from high to low and everything in between, so there aren’t many concepts that catch my attention. Fetch Bar & Grill, on the Upper East, is one of them.

strays in the city. Both unwanted dogs and cats homes and people that will care for them. Teamed with Animal Have, a no kill animal shelter, they are educating their clients about this devastating problem. NY Resident sat down with Chef Powers, the owner and operator of Fetch, to discuss how he tries to make a difference. He says, “We are a dogthemed restaurant in that we ask our clients to bring in pictures of their dogs and put them up on month we do a live animal adoption right outside of the restaurant.” The best part - their food is rocking. For example, their Thanksgiving Eggrolls and Philly Cheese

fried and served with mushroom gravy. It is pure decadence and harkened back to a time in my childhood when all memories were happy. On melted in my mouth. I instantly felt like I was in Philadelphia and urge all my readers to give this treat a try! Moving on, we had Cincinnati Chili that was served over spaghetti and Fetch’s Famous Roast Half Lemon Chicken that was ultra succulent and pleasantly aromatic. We thoroughly enjoyed these dishes, but our favorite was Mom’s Meatloaf. Here it is served with mushroom gravy, roasted root vegetables and caramelized mashed potatoes. If you had been there, you would have seen me (almost) licking my plate clean. It was that good! Whether you choose to come to Fetch because of its charitable cause or just because the food is delicious, it’s important that you go! Try for yourself and you will understand what truly good comfort food is all about. I’ve become a devoted fan and that’s no easy task!

Fetch 1649 3rd Avenue New York, NY 10128 (212) 289-2700

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