FoodTyrant

Losing Good World was a tough one for us, and apparently everyone (?), but luckily its sister (opened mere weeks before the older's demise) has finally gotten its full-menu act together.

For the un-initiated, White Slab Palace serves what could easily be called "dirty" Swedish fare. Not of the Ikea cafeteria ilk, but un-hyper-refined raw bar goodies, small plates of smoked fish on toast, and more aquavit options than most know what to do with. It also happens to be served in a minimal LES concrete bar setting. We stress that eating here is certainly more "bar" than place-setting.

While it's more apt for social nibbling met with an extra amount of drinking, we think White Slab isn't a bad contender as a grown up and hipper version of Good World. And hipper isn't a bad thing, it just means enjoy Sunday - Wednesday for best results.

Grand Plateau raw tower (shit's loco), beer list, 4 kinds of herring, new Good World burger, loudness, the dichotomy of densely crowded or perfectly quiet.