"Some of his most enjoyable food leans toward Austria, where he was raised, like the chicken schnitzel served with what has to be the finest potato salad in the city." Pete Wells
"The Lower East Side probably has twice as many restaurants as it needs, but this one feels essential."
"With its menus written in cursive, its sedate townhouse dining room on the UES and its waiters in vests and tightly knotted neckties, the Simone is easily the year’s least trendy restaurant."
