Wednesday, May 9, 2012 Ozu

Ozu

565 Amsterdam Avenue

“An Evening with Chris Mathews” at the JCC ended at 9:00PM, and a light meal was in order.  We all decided to go to a neighborhood place, and Bobbie suggested Ozu, a vegetarian restaurant on Amsterdam and 87^th Street. I seem to remember that when Bobbie’s studio was on 88^th Street, we met at Ozu for tea.  I should have stopped there.  My appetizer of steamed kale and hijiki topped with carrot dressing would have worked for people on a soft food diet with the pureed ingredients totally lacking in any seasoning and unceremoniously dumped on the plate.  Teeth, however, were required for the bland salmon rolls made with brown rice that was too hard and sushi that was not bite size.  Ed’s tofu was prepared in a way that delicately balanced the coconut and the curry, but it was delivered lukewarm.