The Ordinary

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8 / 10

12 expert reviews

“Located in a grandly restored bank, The Ordinary is a repository of East Coast seafood traditions, polished for a contemporary audience and paired with precisely the right drinks.”

– Tasting Table

Gayot Gayot
"Though the menu changes daily, one might encounter heirloom pumpkin soup with crab and brown butter; amberjack schnitzel; and triggerfish en papillote with sauce mousseline." Full review
Fodor's Fodor's
"Award-winning Chef Mike Lata delivers every possible type of underwater delight, from Capers Inlet clams to Jumbo blue crab Louie." Full review
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And if you're looking for optimum indulgence, ask for the seafood tower.
Afar Magazine Afar Magazine
"At his white-tiled seafood brasserie and oyster bar, chef Mike Lata looks to a New Orleans classic, barbecue shrimp, to work his magic." Full review
Zagat Zagat
4.5
"Seafood eatery in a bank from 1920." Full review
Where Where
"Chef Lata offers multiple oyster-bar choices, shellfish towers and large plates of shrimp, swordfish and more." Full review
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