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Thursday, March 5, 2009

The Left Bank Restaurant and Bar

The Left Bank Restaurant and Bar, York Pennsylvania © Susqueats.com 2009

The Left Bank Restaurant and Bar continues to bring big city dining to York, Pennsylvania. Voted best overall restaurant in Central Pennsylvania Magazine's "Best of Central Pa" reader survey 2005-2007.

While designed after a Parisian restaurant by its previous owner and even deriving its name from La Rive Gauche (The Left Bank) of the river Seine in Paris, The Left Bank's cuisine is much more eclectic.

The bar area has a bit more of a cosmopolitan feel than the seating area, but the patrons were quick to point out how the Left Bank feels like a slice of New York stuck onto North George Street -- York.

The menu features fusion dishes like this Terriyaki Crusted Seared Yellowfin Tuna which is served with wasabi ginger buttered pad thai noodles, wok fired wakame seaweed & vegetables and firecracker.

Other entrees include such offerings as a Maple Dijon Glazed & Grilled Salmon Fillet, a Sauteed Petite Filet Mignon & Lump Crab Scampi and an Amaretto Chicken & Penne Pasta Saute.

There also is a lunch menu that includes a variety of sandwiches as well as lunch entrees. Sandwiches will be familiar with a Left Bank spin and the lunch entrees will be similar to the dinner entrees with a few alternative selections.

Executive Chef and Owner David Albright credits the Left Bank's success to his staff. After 10 years in business, over half his staff has been with him over 7 years. These are numbers that are unheard of in the restaurant business and serves to credit not only the staff themselves but the management and customers as well.

David strives to have his staff create a memorable dining experience for their patrons with each and every visit. He wants the restaurant to be a source for top rate food and atmosphere, but without the pretenses.

The restaurant has a literary theme running through it with its shelves full of books. In fact the bill is even brought out at the end of your meal in a book that is especially picked for you by your server. What will your book say about your personality? Only a trip to The Left Bank will tell.