When my friend Rachel said she was craving comfort food on rainy Friday, the first place that popped into my mind was Westville. There are two locations, one in the East Village (Westville-East) and the original in the West Village. Both are tiny restaurants, but the East Village one is slightly bigger so I've only been to that one.
My favorite part of Westville is that everything is so fresh and there are tons of vegetables on the menu and a whole specials page dedicated just to them. I feel like I don't eat enough fruits and vegetables in the city because they go bad so fast. You can order just a side of one of the vegetables or get a plate of four. We definitely got the plate of four and it was such a hard decision to just choose that many. We decided on the Brussels sprouts with honey dijon, roasted butternut squash, green beans with almonds and the artichoke hearts with parmesan.
We also got the mac and cheese and the veggie burger to share. The veggie burger is home made and comes on a fluffy english muffin and a special spicy sauce. It's one of the best veggie burgers that I've had and a close second to Penelope.
I had never tried the mac and cheese before and it was delicious and perfect for the cold rainy Friday night we were experiencing. The noodles were curly which was different than the normal elbow pasta most places use and the toasted breadcrumbs on top were a plus. It has a distinct smoky flavor so beware if that's not your thing and you can get it with or without the bacon. We pretty much licked the plate.
Everything is so good and cheap here, it's no wonder that there is usually a wait no less than 30 minutes anytime of day.There are plenty of other delicious and fresh things on the menu and tons of specials each night in addition to the vegetables. There's also a new location opening up in Chelsea soon! Hopefully they chose a bigger place to accommodate all the Westville lovers out there.
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