Luz

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177 Vanderbilt Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11205 (at nr. Myrtle Ave.)
Brooklyn, NY 11205

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(718) 246-4000
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Luz - Brooklyn, NY
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Best

Get the half chicken!! it was UNBELIEVABLE. the plantains were good as well. It is unfortunate that they are moving off of grubhub to their own website as of aug 10th tho. I'll st...

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I will not order for Luz again. After ordering $30 worth of food, they messed up my dessert. It was supposed to come with ice cream and it didn't. I called them to tell them of th...

Great food...nice place 1/18/2007

I would definitely go back...Luz is part of the revitalization of this neighborhood! Great drinks too. Pros: nice design Cons: service could use some help more
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Great food and great service 9/13/2006

Great food, rotisserie chicken as good as 5th Avenue's Coco Roco, but the rest more
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Great service, even better food! 7/8/2006

We went to LUZ for my Bday. As usual, we sat at the bar and after a year without going there we realized that the change a little bit the menu... we tried a couple of the new ceviches, and they were just glorious!! Then we had the lamb and the sea bass, and they were amazing!!! The dessert was even better, and the drinks... The Margaritas and frozen mojitos are the best....It was an amazing experience! more
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So-so brunch 4/2/2006

After reading the great reviews of this restaurant, we were excited to have a new restaurant in the neighborhood. However, we were very disappointed with our first visit for Sunday brunch. The food we ordered was ordinary - even bland. You'd be better off at a diner. We will give it another chance for dinner which hopefully will live up to our expectations. Until then, we will not return for brunch. more
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Great Experience 3/15/2006

The decor/ambience is great and cute. The Sangria was tasty and the food was delicious. The appetizer (lightly fried oyster layered with mashed platain and spinach) was exceptional and the dinner (roast pork, shredded, with rice and maduros) was flavorful (thank god I have left overs). The prices are extremely reasonable and my waitress was very attentive. I would definitely recommend Luz to everyone! Pros: Reasonably Priced, Great Drinks, Great Food more
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Don't Under Estimate This Place 1/24/2006

Visited Luz three times and the service is wonderful. The barman is well educated about the drinks, knowledge of the food and history of the restaurant. The food is awesome. I love the cultural mix of the dishes served here and can say that each dish was tasty and well presented. Services was wonderful and the guy at the bar makes you feel at home. Pros: Food, Food, Service more
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Hideaway in Brooklyn: good service, luscious food 12/28/2005

We came here after a recommendation from the Times. The food was delicious and the service was great. Although they had asked us to move after a seating arrangement faux pas, they were gracious enough to compensate us with some extra free food. The server (Jasmine) checked up on us periodically and was patient as she explained certain menu items. Even with all the food and drinks we had, the bill was still under $50 for two people! Highly recommended. Pros: Delicious Food, Great Service, Very Affordable Cons: Crowded Seating more
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Rude Inconsistency 12/4/2005

My husband and I have been to Luz's many times and each time, we thought the food was yummy. The service has always been so-so (long waits) but the food tasted better than we thought, given the ambiance. Since it got cold, we started ordering deliveries and noticed that the quality of the food was not as good. I guess they pay more attention to dine-in customers? Today, we ordered the rottiserie chicken and it was horribly dry and to make it worse, they forgot the sauces. It was so dry the meat actually break apart when you try to pick them up! We called the restaurant thinking that they would appreciate our feedback (since they are good with their dine-in food) but instead, the response was a cold ""okay, we will look into it"" and clicked, the guy hung up! Cons: rudeness more
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User review by babywong 12/3/2005

Place was great, food was excellent. Skirt steak marinade was good, but maybe because I got med/well, it came out rubbery. but the pulled pork dish was wonderful. service was ok. waiter/waitress both saw that I left the skirt steak untouched and didn't ask me how it was until they cleared the table, even then she didn't do anything about it. would definitely go again. Pros: food, atmosphere Cons: service more
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Great Place 11/24/2005

The ambience is great. The restaurant is a great addition to all the others in the area, and serves amazingly delicious food. Ambience is absolutely cool. Sitting at the bar and drinking and ordering food is my favorite. Their appetizers are superb. Their entrees are all great. Only wish they would add more as I have had all the ones on the list already. Their desserts are so yummy. The owners are always around and make you feel at home. And now they have brunch on weekends too.....what more can you ask for !! Pros: food, ambience, service Cons: nothing, nothing, nothing more
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stay in park slope 10/9/2005

I don't know what the guy in the other review was talking about. First of all, the neighborhood has some of the most beautiful brownstones and blocks in New York City--so maybe you should stay put in stroller city because it sounds like it was too much for you to handle. Secondly, I imagine it'd be tough to tell the ambience of a restaurant when it's closed and you're looking through the window. So the food and drinks are delish, especially for the price. I'd recommend the arepas (they're the best I've had), the shredded pork or the churrasco (and I'm not much of a meat eater). And for dessert try the Mexican Sopressa; it's divine. Salute. more
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Modern in Brooklyn 8/21/2005

Please do dress up or you will feel out of place. This is a very nice place with lots of professionals in their 20's and 30's. I have visited three times and certainly had a good time and really good meal. Drinks are excellent. Lamb chops, pork, salmon ......yam. This is not a shabby brooklyn place - design is clean and modern, a welcomed change. Fridays and weekends make reservation, I had to wait 30 min for a table in the evening. Great place to have a date with your friends and few mojitos. Pros: modern, good drinks, good food Cons: waiting for food more
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A Great Addition to the Neighborhood 8/16/2005

I went to Luz on a weeknight to have a few apps and a couple drinks. The service while sitting at the bar was excellent. The bartender was very friendly as was the owners mother who I spoke to outside. They have an extensive list of cocktails and mojitos. I tried a watermelon mojito which was just the right blance of watermelon, rum and mint. Their cocktails are also very affordable at $6 for a good sized mojito. The arepas were also excellent and topped with cilantro pesto and feta cheese. I also tried the crab salad which was good, but the flavor of the crab was a little over powered by the citrus juices they used to make it. I will definitely be headging back to for a full meal. Pros: great mojitos, friendly service, tasty appetizers more
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Beware 8/15/2005

After reading an excellent write-up in the paper, we decided to try Luz for lunch on a Friday afternoon. The day was beautiful, so we decided to walk from Park Slope (Brooklyn). Bad idea. Pros: good writeup in paper Cons: bad neighborhood, iffy hours, poor ambiance more
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Editorial

  • The Scene
    The friendly bartender who churns out expertly poured mojitos and pisco sours sets a jovial mood at this dark and lively Pan-Latin bistro. The slim, brick-exposed space is a...

  • 1/18/2006 Provided by Citysearch
Additional information
  • Hours: Monday 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM Tuesday 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM Wednesday 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM Thursday 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM Friday 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM Saturday 3:30 PM - 11:00 PM Sunday 12:00 PM - 11:00 PM
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  • Neighborhoods: Clinton Hill
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