When I walked into Turks and Frogs on Greenwich St., I thought I had walked into the wrong place. Similar to my experience with The Spotted Pig, the name of this Turkish restaurant had me completely baffled. Winette told me it was one of her favorite wine bars, but a wine bar with this name didn't make sense to me. It sounded more like a toy store than a restaurant. Embarrassing as it is, I half expected there to be palm trees and frogs bouncing off the walls and people sipping umbrellas in faux-otic drinks like Mai Thais, pina coladas and daquiris. I took the name too literally and thought it'd be a cross between Turks and Caicos and the...
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The salad portions shocked me the most at Turks & Frogs because they’re meant for two people even though the price is more familiar for one. Our waiter didn’t say anything when we ordered two salads and one main course so my only complaint is not being advised to order less.
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Finally awakening from an Easter Peeps sugar coma, I thought I should get out and see the world, so I traveled down to the Turkish side of Tribeca to check out the latest installment of Turks & Frogs. When the Cakir brothers first opened up an accidental wine bar in their West Village antiques shop, I dabbled in their Turkish wines and treats. But this time, they wanted to be taken seriously as culinary contenders on NYC’s food frontier.
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On a dark, sleepy block of West 11th Street, just past the mile-long line to get into the Spotted Pig for April’s Gnudi, you’ll spy a glass storefront with a red sign hanging above, reading “Turks and Frogs, Wine Bar and Antiques.” When you walk by, you’ll stop. You won’t be able to resist going inside, even if just to figure out exactly how they are selling furniture along with wine and hummus.
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