Anyway, check out below what we ordered if you are planning to go and need some help: The portions were very generous and were made specifically to be shared which worked great for us. We ordered so much food definitely too much for two people but we wanted to try a little of almost everything haha. Our waiter was super friendly and helped us order recommending dishes and drinks. The location itself is sort of underground where you enter at street level then go down a flight of stairs and a series of darkened hallways to get to the electric atmosphere of the restaurant. We were greeted and taken into the dining area which was truly spectacular. We had dinner reservations and arrived hungry after a full day of exploring. Tao has a couple of locations in New York and after a little research I had found that the Downtown spot was the nicest hence why we came here and we were not disappointed! Anyway, Tao was one of the three and was also the first place we dined at in the city. This helped us have some plans in place but also left room to be spontaneous and eat randomly when we wanted. Whilst making our itinerary we chose to make reservations for 3 out of the 6 nights we were in New York. Great drinks, incredible ambiance, delicious food, and helpful service TAO is well deserving of all its hype and I will absolutely be back soon.I had initially planned to put our top 3 restaurant picks of the trip into one post however I’m always interested the little details of a place including the food people order which is why I decided to make them separate posts, enjoy! Being gluten free at TAO isn’t easy, but if you tell your server that you have an allergy or intolerance, they are more than accommodating. Yes this is unfortunate, but I was incredibly impressed by my server’s knowledge of gluten free menu items and the preparation of each dish, and I was also pleased to see how he went out of his way to double check with the kitchen that everything I ordered was conducive to my diet!Įach time I go to Tao Downtown, I have an amazing experience. My waiter informed me that several dishes on the menu, for example the famous Chilean sea bass skewers, are marinated for 24 hours in miso or other gluten-filled sauces, and cannot be made gluten free. Although these are the only designated gluten free items on the menu, there are plenty of entrees you can make gluten free when you order them with no sauce! For example, my friend and I also indulged in the hamachi crudo no sauce, duck fried rice, octopus salad, and branzino! Sashimi platters are also gluten free, although they are not listed on the menu, and these platters are even MORE delicious when you ask for gluten free tamari soy sauce. Thankfully for us in the NOBREAD crowd, TAO recently updated their menu and an asterisk ‘*’ is used to indicate gluten free items! I love this new feature however, only seven, yes SEVEN, menu items are accompanied by this asterisk. So what can you have? 100% GF orders include the edamame, pad thai noodles with chicken, shrimp, or lobster, jasmine white rice, miso soup, halibut, and wok-fried potatoes. TAO’s menu is huge, and with so many options it can be difficult for both the gluten-free person and gluten-full person to decide what to order. Why? Naturally gluten free foods are drowned in soy, teriyaki and other nobread unfriendly sauces and sushi rice is malted with vinegar and other gluten culprits… I was incredibly excited, yet also nervous to go to TAO, as Asian food is difficult for a gluten free diet. Tables packed with celebrities, Wall Street types hosting client dinners, and girls celebrating “girl’s nights out” fill the space and Tao’s décor is an experience in itself. Since its opening in October 2013, TAO Downtown has been the talk of NYC.
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