Gigi Brings Noodles to Midtown

Move over Sakaya & Sugarcane, Midtown’s latest dose of Asian fusion is lean, mean and heavy on the pork. Introduced by Amir Ben-Zion (Townhouse, Bond Street. Sra Martinez), Gigi pairs buns, dumplings, BBQ & salads into one Top Chef-helmed menu. Former TC contestant Jeff McInnis (DiLido Beach Club @ Ritz SoBe) oversees the raw bar, BBQ grill and noodle station while a pastry chef handles desserts and some blissful genius stocks the bar with $3 tap beers and $2 cans of PBR. Menu highlights include southern boy bbq ribs, braised short rib meatloaf, Key West pink shrimp and steak chow fun.

Extra bonus – Gigi is next to Bardot and open till 3am weekdays and 5am weekends. Late-night pork BLT anyone?

This story was originally published August 26, 2010 at 9:08 PM.