The tomatoes were served cold, which was odd if you were expecting them to be at least room temperature. Traditional buffalo mozzarella rounds were layered with fried green tomatoes on a plate of sweet balsamic vinegar and olive oil. Our first course was the chef’s innovative take on Caprese salad. The online photos (mainly of the lushly feminine décor) indicated this is a chick lunch place, and my gal-pal lunch date and I were indeed among the majority, gender-wise, in the dining room. The offerings are heavily Mediterranean, with some American comfort food thrown in. The menu, however, hews more to the sun-drenched Tuscan look of the building. Perhaps in a nod to its namesake New York neighborhood, the walls of the staircase leading up to the restaurant are covered in Vogue-quality black-and-white photos of celebrities (Grace Kelly, Jack Nicholson) and quasi-celebs (Twiggy, Jerry Hall). The restaurant is located on the second floor of one of the faux-Italian buildings in the shopping center that houses city hall, off Main Street. The latest in that list is Tribeca Americana Bistro & Lounge in Colleyville. It’s chain territory but with the occasional locally owned gem in the mix. Colleyville and nearby Grapevine are swollen with houses, shopping centers, traffic, and, of course, restaurants. If you’ve lived in Tarrant County for any length of time, you likely remember when Tarrant County College’s Northeast Campus in Hurst seemed to be the edge of the Earth.
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