Winner of a host of awards throughout the Nineties, Elizabeth's has become a Mecca for food-loving visitors and locals out for celebratory meals. Her innovative use of garden fresh produce and the herbs she grows all around the property result in some real delights, such as the appetizer of black-eyed pea patty with greens and curry cream.

The same imagination creates seafood items, appetizers and main courses, fit to dazzle the kings and queens of the gastronomic world, who often dine here.

Nonetheless, the radiant sparkle of Elizabeth's does not shine quite so brilliantly as it did when I first went there, nearly eight yeas ago. For one thing, plenty of young chefs have also adopted and built upon similar techniques, so her fare is not quite so rare as once it was.

The service remains unquestionably the finest in the city. Her wait staff is among the very few trained to not begin clearing a table until the last person sitting there has finished eating. They are knowledgeable and professional, always friendly but never fawning, always watchful but never hovering,

Overall, Elizabeth's is an experience not to be missed by anyone who loves good food. I do not believe that anyone has ever suffered a morsel of food they didn't like.

Elizabeth's on 37th St.
105 East 37th St., corner of Drayton St.
Open daily: 6 pm - 10 pm
Reservations Required - 912-236-5547
Entrees range from $20-$40

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