{"id":16818,"date":"2013-02-13T08:00:03","date_gmt":"2013-02-13T13:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/?p=16818"},"modified":"2013-02-12T18:08:23","modified_gmt":"2013-02-12T23:08:23","slug":"quality-seafood-at-beebo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mommybites.com\/newyork\/quality-seafood-at-beebo\/","title":{"rendered":"Quality Seafood at Beebo"},"content":{"rendered":"

Finding a seafood restaurant that features more than fried calamari and stuffed clams is hard to come by in Brooklyn. Or at least it is in South Brooklyn. Now, there may be another good reason to sit on the R train to Bay Ridge (other than Century 21 and lots of pubs) – Beebo Seafood and Raw Bar restaurant.<\/p>\n

I have often passed by Beebo, so when the opportunity arose for my husband and I to have a night out alone, I immediately thought of this restaurant. A fine dining experience, complete with mood lighting and a fork for your appetizer AND your entr\u00e9e, should be enjoyed in all its adult glory.<\/p>\n

Beebo focuses on \u201cregional elements filtered through a classic lens\u201d and claims to have \u201cfive-star salads\u201d.<\/p>\n

The restaurant is beautiful \u2013 sleek, polished and modern. There is a small handsome bar at the entrance, at which diners were chatting and eating oysters. The restaurant has a spacious layout with two dining rooms and an outdoor area with an Italian caf\u00e9 essence. We were seated next to the salad bar, which I think may also serve as the raw bar. Ample room between tables allowed for private conversation, so this is definitely a great date spot.<\/p>\n

We were happy to see an advertisement outside, stating Tuesday night\u2019s three course prix fixe special: unlimited salad bar, lobster bisque or soup of the day, and one of four entr\u00e9es. Our waitress did not inform us of this, though – we had to specifically ask for it, which always makes me feel a little funny. Then the special was presented to us on a small paper flyer without any descriptions of the food. Our waitress did, however, let us know that bottles of wine are \u00bd price on Tuesdays.<\/p>\n

Being a lover of all things that fill you up with little calories and lots of nutrients, I was eager to see this salad bar. It was a nice presentation of two greens, shredded cabbage, various salad dressing and roughly four prepared salads. A creamy lobster and shrimp salad were offset by a tangy beet, orange and goat cheese salad (although the lobster and shrimp salads were saturated in a little more mayo than I like.)<\/p>\n

My husband ordered the lobster bisque, which was smooth and very tasty with chunks of tender lobster. I had the Boston clam chowder and it was perfect. Thick and creamy with fresh pieces of clams. Perfect for a winter night.<\/p>\n

For the entr\u00e9e, my husband paired his lobster salad and lobster bisque with the lobster tail
\nThermado. I thought it tasted much better than our waitress\u2019 description of it, from which I imagined the meal to be chunks of lobster bathed in cream of mushroom soup (although the sauce did seem to be the lobster bisque we had just consumed.)<\/p>\n

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My pistachio crusted salmon was delicious – I thought the salmon\u2019s heart healthy omega-3\u2019s compensated for the lobster cholesterol fest. The salmon was easily 6 oz, much larger than I expected, with a crunchy, nutty crust.<\/p>\n

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I was, however, disappointed that the waitress didn\u2019t ask how I\u2019d like the salmon cooked There was a sauce on it and, to my surprise, the waitress didn\u2019t know what it was, nor did she offer to find out for me.<\/p>\n

Both entr\u00e9es came with a starch: the lobster with rice and the salmon with mashed potatoes (which were tasteless and dry). There were also two tiny (and yummy) broccoli florets on the plate. I normally would have wanted more, but I’d had my share of greens at the salad bar.<\/p>\n

Some of the regular dinner menu\u2019s appetizers are:<\/p>\n