Quick bite: @ The Castello Plan

BBQ Eel(with cucumber, pickled ginger and scallion salad)

It was one of those calm, slightly chilly sundays, this past month, on Courtelyou rd in Brooklyn. My friend Ana and I were headed out for a short walk and a quick bite, so we got a table @ The Castello plan. I ordered a Belgian draft beer($4) and the BBQ Eel(on cucumber, pickled ginger & scallion salad-$7). The beer was smooth and mild with hint of something sweet. This made every bite of the tender, juicy, fresh eel seem like just what I wanted, although I had know idea. The cucumber was perfectly sliced thin, but yet still crisp and cool, reminding you that "summer's almost gone". Backing it up was the tart and tang of the pickled ginger and followed ever so gently by the scallion. All this with a remarkable sauce that left me seriously considering licking the plate like a starving maniac.

Pan-seared shrimp(with homemade pasta,
cherry tomatoes, and brown butter sauce)

Ana had a quick entree, the Pan-seared shrimp,(homemade pasta, cherry tomato, & brown butter sauce-$10)but did ask that they leave out the cherry tomatoes. At the rate she consumed the contents of the plate, with a smile on her face, I could tell it was all good on her end. The shrimp was utterly fresh and cooked to perfection, their homemade pasta was on point and everything it should have been(light, tasty, and full of delight). I could smell the brown butter sauce mingled with everything else, and it was glorious. I think her exact words(first in Macedonia)was "Oh my god this is so f#$king good". Shame I don't care for shell fish, bloody tragic.

BBQ Eel with a side of Belgian draft beer.

Pan-seared shrimp(with homemade pasta, cherry tomatoes
and brown butter sauce)

The Castello plan is wonderful cozy wine, Belgian beer, and tapas bar. The plan also has regular musical performances(The Hot Sardines, a great Jazz band)and serving up some of the best food on Courtelyou rd. To get there take the Q train to Courtelyou rd stop, and turn left outside the station, and The Castello plan is on the right side of the street. Article by K.K.W. "Art is the reason, art is the way"