| |  | Franchia | | | “Equipped with a tea bar, a vegetarian-Korean-fusion kitchen, and a traditional tearoom.” —nymag | | Cuisine: Vegetarian, Vegan, Korean |
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| | | | | | Mosquitos were only part of the reason why our recent meal at Franchia goes down as the worst so far of 2008. We readily admit that the bizarrely out-of-season experience of being nibbled on indoors by bloodsuckers during one of the coldest days in March had us a little nonplussed, but, as you must ... Read More | | | | | | Franchia is right around the corner from where I work, and while it's a bit pricey for every day, I love it on occasion. Right now (Happy Easter!) I'm chowing down at my desk on the soy "chicken" skewers--in the most amazing sauce--scallion pancakes (which can be a little greasy and heavy ... Read More | | | | | | A decent selection of vegan rolls...more than your average sushi joint. Nicely prepared, they do look alot like the real thing (the shrimp tail was pretty impressive.) Classy ambiance, and it definitely beats the sad little cucumber rolls available for vegans at most other sushi yas. That s... Read More | | | | | | A few days after the dinner at Blossom, I attended Zen’s green tea dinner at Franchia, a multi-level Korean Vegan Teahouse that infuses tea into noodles and dumplings. Franchia’s interior is constructed with horizontal and vertical beams of dark wood that shine in the dim light. The overall effect ... Read More | | | | | | Vegan cheesecake normally makes me want to cry and throw up, but wow--Franchia has really mastered it. Creamy, dense, and flavorful--it's everything a cheesecake should be. Other highly recommended things we tried: Tofu skin sushi roll, sweet corn cilantro pancakes, and citron paste tea. The dump... Read More | | | | | | Hrm... where to begin. Well, firstly, I was waiting for a friend for twenty minutes, sitting at a table, and no one brought me water or asked if I wanted to order anything. A little bit too hands off, methinks! My friend FINALLY arrived and we ordered a couple appetizers: 4 different types of s... Read More | | | | | | Why have I never been here? I really loved all of the appetizers I tried; dumplings, satay, meatballs and nori rolls. (I didn't order all that, I just stole stuff from everyone.) My sizzling mushroom entree was sizzling and that was cool, but it's the only thing that didn't wow me. Someone else's ri... Read More | | | | | | On Saturday, february 17th Tea Tour NY will pay a visit to Franchia in the Murray Hill district of Manhattan. Franchia is a beautiful space with contemporary and traditional Korean elements intertwined. You can visit the website at www.franchia.com to get an idea. The Tea Tour NY group has reserv... Read More | | | | | | | | | |
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