Gotham Salad

by Celia Sin-Tien Cheng
March 11, 2006

GOODMAN’S CAFE
Bergdorf Goodman
754 5th Ave
(57th & 58th Sts)
New York, NY 10019
212-339-3326

This is a lady of leisure type of establishment and I got a real kick out of looking around to see who these ladies were. Don’t get me wrong, there are men who dine here too, but mostly as the ladies’ companions.

The menu is clearly going to be overpriced, but I don’t think most of the diners care. The good news is, the food is pretty decent at Goodman’s Café. The menu has rather delightful items such as deviled eggs and finger sandwiches. (Unfortunately, neither of these two dishes is that tasty.)

What is rather good is the Gotham salad. It seemed like most ladies were ordering or had ordered this salad, so clearly it has a following. It’s a copious salad with diced chicken breast, ham, Gruyère, tomatoes, beets, bacon, hard-boiled egg, iceberg lettuce and Thousand Island dressing. Ah, yes. Thousand Island dressing makes everything better. But truthfully all the ingredients play an important role in achieving the final balance of flavors.

Treat yourself to a day of indulgence, buy some beauty products and enjoy a snack or meal at Goodman’s Café. When you come to Bergdorf, it’s all about pampering yourself. As my sister always tells me, Bergdorf is for her the equivalent of Tiffany’s for Holly Golightly (Breakfast at Tiffany’s) — being there always brightens her day.

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