Chez L'Ami Louis

Food	Service	Atmosphere	Value
10	5	4	8

Remaining virtually unchanged since its opening in 1924, L’Ami Louis is still noted for its French cuisine. The worn down façade and interior produce a blast from the past feeling among diners. Many of the recipes still used today have appeared in a few notable cookbooks. L’Ami Louis’s biggest claim to fame though is its Roast Chicken which is world famous and though by many to be the best on the planet.

November 2004

I don't think the previous reviewer meant that Lionel Trilling ate there; I'm pretty sure he meant Calvin Trillin, a great writer and a great eater. L'Ami Louis is a unique experience - a no frills, no nonsense temple of gastronomy. Order the foie gras, roast chicken, pommes bearnaise, and white asparagus. Go for lunch if you can't get in for dinner. Eat slowly, savor every mouthful, note the wall clock that's been painted over...and have fun. It's expensive and worth it.

Friday, January 30, 2009

According to Lionel Trilling in this month's Gourmet magazine, Chez L'Ami Louis is super gourmet Johnny Apples's "favorite restaurant in the whole world". He just celebrated his 70th birthday there with famous and hungry friends. No further reviews could add to this distinction. I can hardly wait to get a reservation.

Bill Buchanan - Wednesday, April 06, 2005