Greetings Meetuppers!

As some of you may know, the April meetup was canceled due to unforeseen circumstances (I got sick - umph!) So now, I've finally chosen a rain-date and am prioritizing the spots to those who have already given me a deposit last month. Depending on their responses will I then open up this event to the rest of the members. So, stay tuned!

Thanks,

Komal
Meetup Organizer

Babouche

92 Prince St (Cross Street: Mercer Street)
New York, NY 10012View Map
(212) 219-8155
Directions: B, D; F, V at Broadway-Lafayette; N, R, W at Prince St; 6 at Spring St

Excerpt from Hipguide.com:

A bi-level Moroccan restaurant, with its entrance on Mercer Street, we're glad that L'Occitane decided to surrender the art of serving food to Babouche. Well-decorated and owned by the aggressively personable Omar Balouma, this spot kicked off by hosting holiday parties for everyone from Ralph Lauren to Versace. A mix of fashion types and off-the-street tourists fill the bilevel lounge which serves up creative drinks in the downstairs atrium (that acts as a great alternative to the sanitised bars in Soho) and serves up accurately rendered and tasty Moroccan dishes in the upstairs restaurant. Mezze salads are fresh, varied and flavourful and the classic hummus comes topped with a diced tomato salad and is large enough to be shared. Traditional couscous is served tagine style with the chickpea sauce on the side and the chicken is tender and cooked just perfectly. While pricier than some of the other Moroccan places in Manhattan, the menu here is also larger, the portions are ample and the service is solicitous making it the kind of place one can impress a date, a boss or take the family after tourist-y shopping.

Excerpt from Citysearch.com:

Soho becomes a chic casbah for shoppers and tourists at this transporting eatery tucked behind L'Occitane. Intricately woven carpets cover the floors and mosaic tiles decorate the walls, while wooden Moorish archways section off the lounge and dining areas of the bi-level space. The menu sticks to familiar Moroccan fare: hummus topped with fresh tomatoes, cucumbers and olives, kefta tagine (a clay pot of beef meatballs, peas and artichokes) and, for dessert, a goat cheese cake.

Links to check out:

Babouche homepage: www.babouchenyc.com

Babouche menu:
http://www.menupages....

NOTES: *Individual checks WILL be provided, given that you will order an appetizer (or a suitable substitute) AND entree. There is also an OPTION of a prix fixe of $55, which offers offers a tasting menu of appetizers, couscous, tagines and dessert. Order as you please!

**I am accepting $5 deposits through Paypal and will only be counting those YES RSVPs. You will be reimbursed your deposit at the time of dinner. Thanks for your cooperation!

***Please feel free to contribute $1-2 after dinner to help run the cost of this 'Meetup Organizer' account.