Friday, February 17th, 2012
Here are this weekend’s brunch specials at Ox Cart Tavern:
Bloody Mary or Mimosa, $4.50
German Pancake, $10.50
Large oven-baked pancake, served with lemon, powdered sugar and strawberries
Strawberry Stuffed French Toast, $10.50
served with whipped cream, butter and Vermont maple syrup
Eggs Benedict, $11.50
A classic, with Canadian bacon, English muffin, Hollandaise sauce
served with fries and salad
Country Skillet or Veggie Country Skillet, $11.50
2 organic eggs any style, served over a casserole of red potatoes, ham, scallions, red peppers, mushrooms and Swiss cheese (veggie option features tofu instead of ham)
Corn Beef Hash with 2 Organic Poached Eggs, $11.50
served with salad (eggs are poached unless otherwise requested)
Fruit Salad with Mint, $4
2 Organic Eggs or Thick Cut Bacon or Fresh Breakfast Sausage, $4
Buttermilk Biscuits with Honey Butter and Fruit Jam, $4
Biscuits as above, plus Sausage Gravy, $5
- Mary
Tags: Brunch, Ox Cart Tavern
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Wednesday, February 15th, 2012
Here’s what people have been saying about our local restaurant in the past week:
* Robert Sietsema gives more details about mutton balls in a full review of Kavkaz in the Village Voice. He also recommends their sturgeon kebab, saying it “absorbs smoke like all get-out and arrives thoughtfully strewn with raw onions and fresh dill.”
* David of Devour New York City sits down for an Alamo burger at Ox Cart and finds more than just a meal: “If you’ve ever wondered what the meaning of life is,” he writes, “this burger is it.”
* Bonnie at Fromga reminds us that Mamma Lucia’s on Foster Avenue is a place where you can “enjoy some good pasta at an unpretentious, old-fashioned northern Italian red-sauce joint that’s been around for a long long time.”
- Mary
Tags: Kavkaz, Mama Lucia, Ox Cart Tavern, restaurant reviews
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Friday, February 10th, 2012
The folks at Ox Cart heard your comments, and they’ve lowered the prices on some of the brunch items. Here’s what they’re serving this week:
Bloody Mary or Mimosa, $4.50
Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad, $10
With shredded Parmesan cheese and garlic croutons
German Pancake, $10.50
Large oven-baked pancake, served with lemon, powdered sugar and strawberries
Strawberry Stuffed French Toast, $10.50
served with whipped cream, butter and Vermont maple syrup
Argentinean Blood Sausage with 2 Organic Eggs, $11.50
served with fries and salad
Country Skillet or Veggie Country Skillet, $11.50
2 organic eggs any style, served over a casserole of red potatoes, scallions, tomatoes, sausage, peppers, and ancho-guajillo chili powder with cheddar cheese (veggie option features tofu instead of sausage)
Corn Beef Hash with 2 Organic Poached Eggs, $11.50
served with salad (eggs are poached unless otherwise requested)
2 Organic Eggs or Thick Cut Bacon or Fresh Breakfast Sausage $4
Buttermilk Biscuits with Honey Butter and Fruit Jam $4
Biscuits as above, plus Sausage Gravy $5
- Mary
Tags: Brunch, Ox Cart Tavern
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Thursday, February 9th, 2012
Chef David has cooked up the Ox Cart’s Valentine’s Day menu specials listed above, which are all built for two people to enjoy. No reservations, walk-ins only, this Tuesday, February 14. UPDATE: Ox Cart will be accepting limited reservations for Valentine’s Day. Those who wish to guarantee seating should call the restaurant at 718-284-0005. Walk-ins are also welcome as usual.
- Mary
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Friday, February 3rd, 2012
It’s a big weekend at Ox Cart Tavern, with brunch specials–including new deals on brunch cocktails–and several OxTailgate Specials as they welcome the neighborhood to come in to watch the Super Bowl.
Brunch starts at 11am on Saturday and Sunday, and here are this week’s specials:
Brunch cocktail specials: Bloody Mary’s and Mimosas are $4.50
Organic Eggs In a Hole, $11
2 organic eggs cooked in a bread basket and covered with cheddar cheese served with salad and Chipotle Aioli
Pineapple Stuffed French Toast, $11
served with whipped cream, butter and Vermont maple syrup
Eggs Benedict Classic, $13
2 poached eggs, Canadian bacon, English muffin, with hollandaise sauce, served with fries and salad
Breakfast Skillet, $13
2 organic eggs any style, with green peppers, scallion, tomatoes, mushrooms and ham, covered with melted pepper jack cheese (Hippie Skillet features tofu instead of ham)
Corn Beef Hash with 2 Organic Poached Eggs, $13
served with salad (eggs are poached unless otherwise requested)
2 Organic Eggs or Thick Cut Bacon or Fresh Breakfast Sausage, $4
Buttermilk Biscuits with Honey Butter and Raspberry Jam $4
Biscuits as above, plus Sausage Gravy $5
Then on Super Bowl Sunday, enjoy:
EVIL OX WINGS
Hotter than hell!
The newest of its now legendary hot wing selections.
Watch the Super Bowl on big screens with the sound on. OxTailgate Specials served all day long. See complete list of specials here.
- Mary
Tags: Brunch, Ox Cart Tavern, Superbowl
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Friday, January 27th, 2012
Ox Cart Tavern’s new brunch service starts at 11 am every Saturday and Sunday. Here are this weekend’s specials (which are available in addition to the regular menu).
Organic Eggs In a Hole, $11
2 organic eggs cooked in a bread basket and covered with cheddar cheese served with salad and Chipotle Sauce
Pineapple Stuffed French Toast, $11
served with whipped cream, butter and Vermont maple syrup
Argentinean Blood Sausage with 2 Organic Eggs, $12
served with fries and salad
Country Skillet or Veggie Country Skillet, $12
2 organic eggs any style, served over a casserole of red potatoes, scallion, sausage, peppers, sage, and ancho-guajillo chili powder (veggie option features tofu instead of sausage)
Corn Beef Hash with 2 Organic Poached Eggs, $13
served with salad (eggs are poached unless otherwise requested)
2 Organic Eggs or Thick Cut Bacon or Fresh Breakfast Sausage, $4
Buttermilk Biscuits with Honey Butter and Raspberry Jam, $4
Biscuits as above, plus Sausage Gravy, $5
Then next weekend, remember you can watch the Giants in the Super Bowl at Ox Cart:
GO GIANTS! Kick-off with Kick-Ass OxTailgate Specials on Super Bowl Sunday, Feb. 5th. Introducing EVIL OX WINGS — hotter than hell! — the newest of its now legendary hot wing selections. Watch the Superbowl on big screens with the sound on while enjoying specials, served all day long.
- Mary
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Friday, January 20th, 2012
A lot of people have been asking the folks at Ox Cart what will be available for brunch, which starts tomorrow at 11am and continues every Saturday and Sunday. Well here you go–the very first brunch specials, which will be served alongside the regular menu:
Corn Beef Hash with 2 Eggs Any Style served with salad $12
French Toast with Vermont Maple Syrup and Butter $11
Argentine Blood Sausage, served with fries and salad $11
Buttermilk Biscuits with Honey Butter $5
Thick Cut Bacon or Fresh Breakfast Sausage $4
Sounds like it will be worth braving the snow to try–if you stop by, let us know how it is.
- Mary
Tags: Brunch, Ox Cart Tavern
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
At long last, Ox Cart Tavern will be serving brunch! Beginning Saturday, January 21 at 11am, the restaurant will open one hour earlier on the weekend to feature new breakfast and brunch specials in addition to the regular menu.
On top of that, they’ve got big Superbowl plans:
Then Kick-off with Kick-Ass OxTailgate Specials on Superbowl Sunday, Feb. 5th. Ox Cart introduces EVIL OX WINGS — hotter than hell! — the newest of its now legendary hot wing selections. Watch the Superbowl on big screens with the sound on while enjoying these specials, served all day long. Here’s the line-up:
Kick-Off with Kick-Ass OxTailgate Specials
ALL DAY SUPERBOWL SUNDAY FEB. 5TH
DRAFT BEER: 1/2 OFF EVERY 2ND PITCHER
CHILI NACHO BOWL Loaded with cheese, sour cream, onions & tortilla chips
PU-PU SLIDER PLATTER 2 each: crab cake, duck, pulled pork & mini-cheeseburger sliders
BRAT SANDWICH Bratwurst with sauerkraut, mustard & homemade fries
ITALIAN BEEF SANDWICH homemade beef on italian bread with peppers, onions, giardiniera & choice of fries or potato salad
PLETHORA OF CHICKEN WINGS! our newest taste explosion: EVIL OX WINGS Joins Ox Cart’s legendary bbq & hot wing family
Evil!
- Mary
Tags: Brunch, Ox Cart Tavern, Superbowl
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Wednesday, January 11th, 2012
When a sign for Dollar Burger popped up on a Coney Island Avenue storefront this fall, several questions came to mind. Top of the list: How good would a $1 burger be, and if it’s halal, what would it be?
The compact restaurant, part of a small chain that includes spots in Manhattan and New Jersey known as Kashmir Grill, finally opened just before Christmas on CIA between Cortelyou and Dorchester. Turns out the burger is chicken, and it tastes pretty much like what you’d think a $1 burger would taste like.
So that begs a new question: Where can you find beef-alternative burgers in the area?
Cheap
Dollar Burger (816 Coney Island Ave) has exactly what they advertise. For $1, you get a chicken patty on a bun, with ketchup and mayo. Toppings–including lettuce and tomato, but also more interesting items like turkey bacon and jalapenos–will run you an additional 45 cents each. They won’t blow your mind, but they’re a dollar. The menu also includes more interesting Pakistani/Indian fare.
Comfort Food
Picket Fence (1310 Cortelyou Road) knows comfort food, and their turkey burger fits the bill. If you’re looking for a lighter alternative to a beef burger, this one is the way to go, and it’s a plus that you can get a side salad instead of fries, as well.
Most Choices
Ox Cart Tavern (1301 Newkirk Ave) has become the go-to burger joint in the neighborhood, and with that comes a good selection of specialty patties. Their veggie burger might be the best I’ve ever had, and their tuna burger was so popular as a special, they added it to the permanent menu.
Anyplace I missed? Please share other options, or any of your favorite burgers, in the comments.
- Mary
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Friday, December 30th, 2011
Ox Cart Tavern has changed its “Salute to 2012″ to reservations and the regular menu for New Year’s Eve:
Ox Cart Tavern is changing the plan for New Year’s Eve due to customers’ popular demand. The restaurant is replacing its previously scheduled “Salute to 2012″ package with the following New Year’s Eve service. The prefixed cost package has been canceled. Instead, RESERVATIONS FOR THE ENTIRE DAY/EVENING ARE NOW BEING ACCEPTED, so guests who book can enjoy guaranteed seating. Walk-ins are also welcome as usual. The normal menu is featured until 11:30 pm, when the kitchen closes. At 10pm, Chef David will start passing around assorted complimentary hors d’oeuvres of his choice, and at midnight, sparkling wine on the house for everyone present.
The staff at Ox Cart is offering this New Year’s Eve service change following overwhelming response by guests who’ve requested guaranteed reservations beginning early in the evening and increased flexibility for their personal celebration plans. Make a reservation now to secure your table by calling 718.284.0005 or email info@oxcarttavern.com.
- Mary
Tags: New Year's Eve, Ox Cart Tavern
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Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Ox Cart Tavern has cancelled “Jump on the Cart” for next week. They are open for business as usual on that night, Thursday, December 29. We’ll let you know when the cart “rolls” in again in 2012.
And speaking of 2012, Ox Cart will be ringing in the new year with special evening of hors d’oeuvres, drinks, and good company:
Jim and Chef David and the entire Ox Cart staff
wish you a great, blessed and safe holiday
and thank you for your wonderful support this year.
And looking forward…
Join us for a Special New Year’s Eve Schedule. We will be open beginning at noon on Saturday, December 31 until our kitchen and normal dining service closes at 9:30 pm. And then, we start…
Ox Cart’s Gourmet Salute to 2012!
Our New Year’s Eve package includes:
Unlimited gourmet hors d’oeuvres
from 10 pm to 2 am
One hour of complimentary sparkling wine
from 11:30 pm to 12:30 am
Table seating with your guaranteed reservation
Unmistakable party energy of the Ox Cart staff!
(See hors d’oeuvres menu to the right.)
Cost for the package is $45 per person, including tax.
Gratuity is not included.
A credit card is required to hold your table reservation.
Seating is limited. Call 718.284.0005 or email info@oxcarttavern.com to make your reservation today!
- Mary
Tags: New Year's Eve, Ox Cart Tavern
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2011
The Ox Cart Tavern is starting up a twice-monthly DJ night tomorrow, and it will include free snacks:
Chef David invites you to “Jump on the Cart” every 2nd & last Thursday of the month to chill with free hors d’oeuvres, live DJ classic root rock reggae sounds of Swing-A-Ling Soundsystem & no cover charge! Open party kicks off tomorrow at 10pm, December 8th, and lasts, well…until it’s over! Normal kitchen service stops at 9:30pm on “Jump On the Cart” nights to make way for David’s free-flowing vittles.
- Mary
Tags: Ox Cart Tavern
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Sunday, August 21st, 2011
Following hot on the heels of some great deals at The Castello Plan and Kumo Sushi, Groupon has an offer for Ox Cart Tavern today:
Neighborhoods value their pubs as a place to socialize, just as they value the ends of their rainbows as a place to find extra parking-meter change. Enjoy camaraderie at close proximity with today’s Groupon: for $10, you get $20 worth of American fare and one dessert at Ox Cart Tavern in Brooklyn (up to a total $26 value).
If you haven’t tried an Ox Cart burger–not to mention their banana split–now’s your chance. If you have, try something else. A personal favorite is the pan roasted chicken.
Looks like you have until Monday night to snatch one up and the Groupon expires February 23, 2012.
- Avi
Tags: Ox Cart Tavern
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Sunday, July 24th, 2011
Chef David writes:
Ox Cart is open tonight for regular service! Lunch will be normal with the exception of fried foods till about 2pm and then we will resume regular service. Thanks to the all the neighbors in the hood for supporting us last night amidst our rough patch!
- Mary
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Saturday, July 23rd, 2011
Because of some mechanical issues in the kitchen, Ox Cart can’t use their hood vents, but they’ll still be open tonight. They’ll have a slimmed-down version of the menu, but they’re still serving food (and drinks)! Chef David sends over this update:
We are closed for lunch today (maybe tomorrow too) but will open tonight with all of our cold food options and we will be grilling hot dogs, burgers, ribs, shrimp caesar salad, fish burgers as well. I do apologize but we will do the best we can to do our regular menu.
I had the shrimp caesar, and a bite of the hamachi burger, last night–you can’t go wrong with either. Add a cold beer, an ice cream sundae, and air conditioning, and I don’t think you’ll miss whatever they can’t serve tonight.
- Mary
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Sunday, July 3rd, 2011
Pat from Ox Cart tells us they’ll be off for the holiday:
Ox Cart Tavern will be closed July 4th in observance of Independence Day. The Ox Cart staff wishes everyone an enjoyable holiday and will reopen as usual on Tuesday, July 5th. Don’t forget new expanded lunch service Thursday and Friday from noon to 4 PM.
- Mary
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Tuesday, June 28th, 2011
Pat from Ox Cart tells us they’ve got a new lunchtime deal on Thursdays and Fridays through July:
Ox Cart Tavern has expanded its lunch service to include Thursdays and Fridays. Not only is there somewhere cool in the neighborhood midday, but in case you can’t dine in, Ox Cart offers delivery service then too!
New lunchtime Ox Perks offered to dine-in guests on Thursday and Friday only, from noon – 4:30pm, include:
* FREE drink with a food purchase
* FREE HOT PRETZEL or ONION RINGS for every 2 diners with a food purchase
Lunch at Ox Cart Tavern begins at noon Thursday through Sunday, with a few new menu specials.
Check out what’s brewing and the lunch menu for more info!
I also wanted to remind people, since someone asked in the comments recently, that the Ox Cart is a great place to head to watch a big sporting event. Saturday night it was packed with soccer fans watching the Gold Cup!
Ox Cart Tavern
1301 Newkirk (at Argyle)
718-284-0005
- Mary
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Tuesday, May 31st, 2011
Exciting news from Ox Cart:
You’ve asked for it, and we’re pleased to announce…
Ox Cart Tavern’s expanding service to include WEEKDAY LUNCH!
New hours are noon until midnight Thursday through Sunday.
Watch for Chef David’s daily specials and a brand new lunch menu.
See you at Ox Cart for lunch starting this Thursday and every week!
Ox Cart Tavern
1301 Newkirk (at Argyle)
718-284-0005
- Mary
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Wednesday, May 4th, 2011
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo tomorrow at Ox Cart Tavern (1301 Newkirk at Argyle), where they’ll have food and drink specials that are sure to make your night bueno.
Here’s what’s on tap:
Dos Bebidas Especiales:
Corona & a Shot of Cuervo, $7.50
Margaritas $4
Très Especiales de Alimentos:
Guacamole & Chips
Tamales Caseros (Homemade!)
Tacos by the Piece — Assorted artisanal blue corn tortillas including:
* Bistec a la Cecina (salted cured beef)
* Carne Enchilada (marinated pork with chile, cinnamon, cumin & other spices)
* Selected meat and vegetarian fillings
Vamanos, Todos!
- Mary
Tags: Cinco de Mayo, Ox Cart Tavern
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Tuesday, March 8th, 2011
March Madness at The Ox starts tonight with Mardi Gras specials, then St. Patrick’s Day Specials follow next week.
MARDI GRAS NIGHT
Tuesday, March 8
SPECIALS
TRADITIONAL LOUISIANA GUMBO: Andouille Sausage, Chicken, Shrimp, Okra, Rice & Other Good Stuff
PO’ BOY SANDWICHES: Cornmeal-Breaded Crawfish on Baguette with Cucumber Lime Salad, Served with Tartar Sauce, Hot Sauce & Fries
ST. PADDY’S DAY!
Celebrate Wearin’ O’ the Green Next Thursday, March 17
CHEF DAVID’S BIT O’ GREEN SPECIALS
TRADITIONAL CORNED BEEF & CABBAGE BOILED DINNER: Corned Beef, Cabbage, Potatoes & Carrots, Served with Fresh Bread
LUCK O’ THE IRISH DRINK SPECIALS: Irish Beer * Irish Car Bombs * Guinness Floats * Irish Marriage: Jameson Irish Whiskey Shots & Guinness Beer
LUCK O’ THE IRISH DESSERT SPECIALS: Well we don’t know just yet what’s in that Pot O’ Gold in Ox Cart’s kitchen, but…with a little luck o’ the Irish, David will make something special!
Check the website for updates, or just stop by the Ox Cart on the corner of Newkirk and Argyle.
- Mary
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Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011
Ox Cart Tavern is having its 1st Annual “Oscars at the Ox” Party, a charity event for Brooklyn’s Girls Write Now, this Sunday night, February 27.
The party begins with the Red Carpet at 7pm, followed by the Academy Awards live broadcast at 8. Patrons can enjoy drink specials and enter a ballot contest for prizes. Ox Cart will donate all proceeds to Girls Write Now, a local non-profit that mentors at-risk inner city girls through a rigorous creative writing process.
Servers Jenny and Ilana will be mixing up these cocktail specials* inspired by the Oscars:
- Black Swan: blackberry puree stirred into a fresh margarita
- True Grit: Lone Star beer paired with a shot of Jim Beam
- Inception: Cocktail with amaretto, fresh lime and Boylan’s ginger ale
- The Fighter: Irish whiskey with hot mulled apple cider
- King’s Speech: English gin with fresh cucumber and lime juices, topped with Boylan’s seltzer
*A portion of specialty cocktail sales will be donated to Girls Write Now.
Ox Cart’s “Oscar Winners Contest” is open to all patrons, who are encouraged to predict the winners in all major Oscar categories on ballots sold for a $5 suggested donation to Girls Write Now. All participants will receive a complimentary kir royale as the Oscar for Best Picture is announced. The patron will the most correct answers will receive a bottle of wine from Ox Cart.
- Mary
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Monday, January 10th, 2011
More local papers are digging in and enjoying the Ox Cart Tavern. According to the Brooklyn Heights Courier:
You don’t get more American than hamburgers, and Pitula’s are thick and sumptuous, with lots of variations, including a vegetarian burger and one made with Ahi tuna that was so popular it was recently promoted from a special to a regular menu item.
Other new menu items get the spotlight as well:
Besides such hearty choices, there are also options for those watching their weight in the raw daylight that is the post-holiday season. That includes a grilled chicken breast on ciabatta ($10) and smoked salmon tea sandwiches ($7.50). Both are served with creamy dressings that can easily be eliminated for calorie counter, without losing too much flavor. So feel free to dig in.
I had some lunch off the new menu yesterday, and that chicken sandwich mentioned is actually a chicken ranch BLT–not exactly light, but definitely delicious. The new menu is a little more diverse though, for sure, and the rotating specials keep things interesting for repeat visitors.
- Mary
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