Elizabeth Restaurant Begins Lunch And Delivery Service

Elizabeth Restaurant Begins Lunch and Delivery Service and its Acclaimed Outdoor Garden Opens

New York restaurant veteran Sam Martinez started his career in 1985 working at such successful Keith McNally establishments as The Odeon, Lucky Strike, and Nell's Nightclub. Sam went on to open his own restaurants, Rialto and Caf� Habana (which he no longer owns) in NoLita and is known for being a significant pioneer of the neighborhood's evolution and renaissance. He opened Elizabeth in the former Rialto space in 2008 with Jeff Mancini, once a regular at the restaurant. When they met, Jeff owned a TriBeCa design agency where he created interiors, branding and graphics. After many late-nights at Rialto, they decided to collaborate and open Elizabeth, a neighborhood restaurant and gathering spot for locals and artists, serving as a breeding ground for new ideas.

At the start of 2009, Sam and Jeff redefined Elizabeth's menu to better reflect its casual yet sophisticated atmosphere and their own personalities.

The menu now offers a modern interpretation of New American Cuisine and also "has an adventurous, sometimes silly spirit that's winning in its way", says Frank Bruni of the NY Times. From Chimay Battered Fish & Chips and Organic Chicken with curried couscous & dried fruit to Spaghetti with Meatballs, all of Elizabeth's menus add a "whimsical spirit" with items such as Snap - Crackle -Pop, a fun drink that comes out crackling with a pop-rocks rim, and a Cotton Candy Sundae.

After finding a harmonious balance at the start of 2009, the duo decided to begin serving lunch and offering delivery service daily. Starting on April 6, 2009, these new menus will introduce, among other things, a selection of six different hamburgers served alongside hand-cut garlic fries.

New Lunch Menu Features

Vermont Cheddar Burger 14
lettuce, tomato, dill pickle, special sauce

Blue Cheese Burger 14
saut�ed onions

Homemade Veggie Burger 13
soy, mushroom, garlic

Bacon Burger 15
cheddar, lettuce, dill pickle

Mediterranean Lamb Burger 15
feta, olives, cucumbers

Turkey Burger 13
spinach, carrots, shallots

Not many restaurants in New York will deliver Fried Chicken with cheese grits or Rice Krispy Treats dipped in a chocolate peanut butter fondue at 11pm. To get a taste of Elizabeth at home, delivery will be available daily from noon - 11pm, from Thompson Street to Chrystie and Spring Street to Bond. Deliveries outside the normal area can be arranged by calling in advance. Off-premises catering and special events are also available. Highlights of Elizabeth's new delivery menu are:

New Delivery Menu Specials
Lunch $10
Soup of the Day or Market Green Salad
and
a Half Sandwich of your choice
*Order five or more lunch specials and get five free sodas*

* * *

Dinner $20
Soup of the Day or Market Green Salad
and
a Burger of your choice
*Order two or more dinner specials and get one free side of your choice*


About Elizabeth's Design:
Frank Bruni from the NY Times writes, "The setting is sexy - a dashing redo of the Rialto, which Elizabeth replaced - and gives you comfortable seating options. You can unwind in one of the spacious circular booths, upholstered in tufted black leather, inside. Or you can relax in a garden with a retractable roof and trees overhead."

There are three areas that follow classic English form - the salon, card room, and garden.

In the Salon (front dining area), one finds modernized furnishings that are loosely based on traditional form and a reinterpreted English wallpaper graphic done in backlit "pixilated" mosaics. Two custom skull lamps mark the entry-an archeological reference an