Miracle Grill, Park Slope

Miracle Grill (Click here for menupages)
(Southwestern)
222 7th Ave,
Btwn 3rd & 4th St
Brooklyn 11215
718-369-4541

It's so hard to be inspired to cook after work, right? Or is it just me? The other day after a drink with workmates, I figured my ambitions of going for a jog in Prospect Park were doomed, even though it was a gorgeous spring day. So I grabbed the hubby and we went for a "stroll" which wasn't much of a substitute for exercise given that the main purpose was to choose a delicious place for dinner! We decided to stop at Miracle Grill on 7th Ave between 3rd & 4th, as we had walked by before but never stopped in, and hey who's not a fan of southwestern or tex-mex or whatever exact variation this place serves (by the way is it truly a Bobby Flay creation??)

The atmosphere of the restaurant was fairly plain and un-memorable though the outside patio area was great for a nice day. The menu had a lot of great-sounding choices, though maybe slightly over-priced for what we wanted. Service was fine. We'd read something about great margaritas, so I tried the strawberry one. It wasn't the best; it was a lime margarita that looked like some kind of strawberry sauce was poured on top of. The lime part tasted good, but the strawberry didn't quite blend. Hubby's sangria was good.

I had the Barbequed pork & cheese empanadas, which I had interpreted to be different than it was (I thought it meant BBQ pork, plus a cheese empanada, but it was actually 2 empanadas, one with each filling). In any case they were EXCELLENT, really liked the flavors of the empanadas. There was a side of spinach that was ok, and a nice tomato sauce. Hubby got the shrimp & pinto bean burrito with rice and green salsa, which was tasy and his salad on the side had great dressing.

Not a bad place to check out from time to time in the slope. On the way back we ducked into the Cocoa Bar nearby for a chocolate cloud cookie, divine! Cocoa Bar has a garden area out back which looks like a nice place to hang out sometime.

Just found out, another parent visit is coming soon!! They've already said they're not so into shows and stuff, they'd rather save their show money for good food, so look out!