Michael Psilakis’s Gus and Gabriel is poised to open tomorrow (more on that shortly), and Brooklyn is also getting a newcomer helmed by a first-generation Greek-American chef. When Aqualis opens later this week in Fort Greene (owner Gorian Papa, a higher-up at the Zanzibar group for over a decade, hopes to start dinner service by Thursday with brunch and lunch to follow), chef John Tsakinas (most recently the chef de cuisine at Kellari Taverna and before that the owner of Piggin’ Out and a cook at Petrossian, Windows on the World, and others) will show off what he says will be “very straightforward eclectic, traditional cooking” using the freshest possible ingredients. His “labor of love” will entail daily runs to the Hunts Point fish market for whole-fish entrées, as well as sourcing other ingredients from local purveyors. While the five-seat bar awaits its beer-and-wine license, it’s making sodas in-house. Take a look at the menu, and at the room furnished with finds from North Fork antique shops.
Spreads
Yogurt 4
Cucumber & dill
Eggplant 4
Lightly roasted
Feta 4
Spicy red pepper
Fava 4
Split pea puree
Appetizers
Veggie chips 8
Yogurt & cucumber dip
Octopus 10
Olive oil & red wine vinegar
Mussels 10
Steamed with ouzo, saffron, tomato & feta
Sardines 9
Lightly grilled with fresh herbs & olive oil
Fritto Misto 9
Fried calamari, shrimp & spicy tomato sauce
Grilled Calamari 10
Lemon saffron vinaigrette
Grilled Clams 11
Oregano
Cured Salmon 8
Ouzo, capers & dill
Salad
Shepherd’s Salad 7
Tomato, cucumber, red onion & Manouri cheese
Romaine Salad 8
Yogurt, dill & feta dressing
Whole Grilled Fish
Served with your choice of one side order
Mediterranean Sea Bass m/p
Red Snapper m/p
Porgy m/p
Entrées
Atlantic Salmon 16
Steamed wild greens
Cod Filet 18
Sautéed spinach
Pan Roasted Scallops 18
Cannellini beans
Sword Fish Kebob 19
Steamed wild greens & saffron vinaigrette
Grilled Shrimp 19
Orzo in light tomato sauce
Fried Whiting 15
Roasted beets
Lamb Chops 21
Hand cut fries
Roasted Half Chicken 16
Mashed potato
Sides
Hand Cut Fries 4
Steamed Wild Greens 4
Orzo 4
Beet Salad 4
Aqualis, 773 Fulton Street, nr. South Oxford St., Fort Greene, Brooklyn; 718-797-3494
