If you’re a Mets fan who’s had your fill of Shake Shack (and a post-game trip to Strawberry’s ain’t going to cut it), take note of a new dining option near the stadium. This Wednesday, Ricardo Cardona of Sofrito (yes, the creator of the $1,000 paella) will soft-open Gabbana along with Yamil Martinez, owner of Washington Heights venues Mamajuana, MamaSushi, and Altus Café. Between this, Nuela, and Carniceria AD, can we call it the comeback of Nuevo Latino?
Cardona (who also helms the kitchens of Latin hot spots Hudson River Café and Sofrito) is practicing what he calls “Modern Dominican” cuisine here — we’re told he spent a considerable amount of time in the DR, mastering the art of the pastelón (he makes his with Kobe beef, naturally). The rest of the menu is below. The dining room will be open daily from 5 p.m. till midnight (with the bar going till 2 a.m.), and a lounge will stay open till 4 a.m. on weekends. There’ll be a nightly D.J. after midnight.
Small Plates
Smoked Fish Picadillo
Trout, marlin, onions, limes, cilantro with Caribbean Root Chips
Guacamole 3 Ways
Classico
Mango pineapple
Queso blanco and lobster
Cheese Fondue
crabmeat & chorizo
Empandas
Dominicana
Beef, pinto beans, sweet plantain & cheese
De pollo
Shredded chicken stew, capers, olives& tomatoes
Langosta y camaron
lobster/shrimp/corn &Peppers;
Empanada Trio
de hongos
wildmoshroom,troufle oil,manchego cheese
Masa de cangrejo
Crab meat stew -yuca crust
Arepa Trio
Filet mignon/duck/smoked chicken
Chicharrones
Pulpo con yucca
Crispy octopus/yucca/olive chimicurrie &Saffron; aioli
Calamari
Creole tomato sauce, lemon garlic aioli
De camaron en yautia
Shrimp wrapped in tarot root and spicy guava aioli
De pollo al ajillo
Crispy chicken lolly pop in garlic sauce
Ceviches
Langosta
Lobster,basil,sour orange,honey lime mojo
Vuelve a La Vida
Seafood mixto in a red spicy mojo
Classico pescado
Red sanapper,Fresh lemon & lime juices, cilantro & avocado
Salmon
Tamarind & Dominican rum mojo
Ceviche sampler
Mini Burguesitas / Sliders
De carne kobe
Kobe beef Manchego truffle cheese
Dominican Chimichurri
Pork, beef & veal patty / red onions, tomato & coleslaw
Langosta y ahuacate
Warm lobster salad with avocado and herbs
Cazuelitas
Albondigas de marisco
Sea food meat balls /Tomato creole sauce
Chivo en cazuela
Braised goat in red wine,sofrito/yucca mashed
Mejillones
Tomato saffron,chorizo broth, garlic
Camaron con Serrano Ham
Shrimp wrapped in serrano ham/Green garlic sauce
pastelon
Dominican lasagnasweet plantain mashed,ground kobe beef and sofrito
Marisco Gratinado
Seafood au gratin - bay scallops, shrimp, crab meat & lobster/crema Blanca/queso blanco
Bacalao guisado acaballo
Braised salted cod & fried egg over polenta
Crema de ahuyama
Cream of squash, Manchego cheese, truffle oil, topped with crispy shrimp
Ensala verde
Musculum greens/lemon lime vinaigrette
Crispy Goat Cheese Salad
Plantain crutons, bacon, arugula, guava vinaigrette
Ensalada de ahuacate
Watercress, avocado,onions, crispy Dominican cheese, lemon Cesar dressing
Lobster & Mango Salad
Mandarins, pistachio, honey citrus vinaigrette
Crispy Calamari Salad
Crispy calamari/ spicy ginger glaze, pea shoot sprouts, mango, roasted cashews
Antojitos
Picada for two
A selection of chef favor appetizers
Tablita de quesos
Artisal cheses and condiments
Tablita de charcurteria
Cure imported meats from spain
La tablota mixta
Cheeses and cure meat /condiments
Banderita de pinchos
Shrimp,chorizo & filet mignon cubes/mojos
Croquettes
Manchego & Serrano Ham
Membrillo sauce
Yucca paella croquette
Seafood croquette over corn salsa and saffron red pepper aioli
Casave tostada
veal churrasco, cheese,
avocado,beans/garlic mojo
Rabo Encendido
Spicy boneless oxtail roll/somed tomato port wine reduction
Tamal South American tamal/rock
shrimp/avocado chardonnay wine crema
Large Plates
Chilean Sea bass
papaya-ginger glaze /shrimp and vegetable choffan with shrimp
Crispy Branzino
marinated in sour orange and Dominican oregano, stuffed/rock shrimp scallops,crabmeat,lobster,green pigeon pea rice/coconut spanish creole sauce
Puerquito
Roast Pork/red pinto bean rice/tostones,garlic sour orange mojo
Salmon en cana
Manajuana rum glaze/yucca mashed and grilled eggplant
Lasagna criolla
Fresh pasta sheets,ground beef,sausage,3 chesses/tomato creole sauce
Spaghetti con Langosta
Manchego, truffle cream, asparagus, morels, poached egg
Gabbana Paella
saffronrice,langostinos,clams,mussels,scallops,shrimp,chorizo,Octopus,green peas,piquillo pepper
Pechuga de pollo
chicken breast/malanga mashed, Portobello,spinach catalana,raisings,garlic and pine nuts
Grill / Plancha
Mains
Bistec anejo/Dry-Aged Sirloin
Ternera/Veal Churrasco
cordero/Lamb Chops
Pollito/cornish hen
Salmon
Camarones/shrimp
Churrasco/Skirt steak
Sides
Fried Palmitos
Mashed Yucca
Mashed Malanga
Locrio
Choffan
Tostones
Sauces
Gabbana Papaya BBQ
Sun-Dried Tomatos Mushrooms
Brandy and Mustard
Rum Glaze
Gabbana, 107-11 Northern Blvd., nr. 108th St.; Corona, Queens; 718-651-4052