{"id":464238,"date":"2022-06-17T00:56:51","date_gmt":"2022-06-16T21:56:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/brooklyn-rooftop-laser-wolf-is-nycs-restaurant-of-the-summer\/"},"modified":"2022-06-17T00:56:51","modified_gmt":"2022-06-16T21:56:51","slug":"brooklyn-rooftop-laser-wolf-is-nycs-restaurant-of-the-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brooklyn-rooftop-laser-wolf-is-nycs-restaurant-of-the-summer\/","title":{"rendered":"#Brooklyn rooftop Laser Wolf is NYC&#8217;s restaurant of the summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ed749145f8\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3ed749145f8\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/brooklyn-rooftop-laser-wolf-is-nycs-restaurant-of-the-summer\/#%E2%80%9CBrooklyn_rooftop_Laser_Wolf_is_NYCs_restaurant_of_the_summer%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Brooklyn rooftop Laser Wolf is NYC&#8217;s restaurant of the summer&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CBrooklyn_rooftop_Laser_Wolf_is_NYCs_restaurant_of_the_summer%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Brooklyn rooftop Laser Wolf is NYC&#8217;s restaurant of the summer&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<div class=\"inline-module inline-module--columnist inline-module--author\">\n<div class=\"inline-module--author__img\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"76\" height=\"69\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-cuozzo.png?w=76&amp;h=69&amp;crop=1\" class=\"attachment-nyp_columnist size-nyp_columnist\" alt=\"Steve Cuozzo\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-cuozzo.png 76w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/08\/steve-cuozzo.png?w=38 38w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 76px) 100vw, 76px\"\/>      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Shalom to the restaurant of summer 2022: Laser Wolf, an open-air, Israeli-style grill on Williamsburg\u2019s Hoxton Hotel rooftop. Its pricey, protein-powered menu is worthy of its eye-popping view of the Williamsburg Bridge, the towers of Billionaires Row and all the bright\u00a0lights in between.<\/p>\n<p>It seems that every year a Brooklyn place is anointed as the city\u2019s \u201crestaurant of the summer.\u201d In 2021, it was\u00a0Outerspace \u2014 a quasi-Cambodian party scene that was also on a\u00a0rooftop. It famously shut down the day after a rave review in the New York Times.<\/p>\n<p>That won\u2019t h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>en to\u00a0Laser Wolf. It\u2019s\u00a0going to be around for a long, long time, including in the winter when they lower the windows and turn on the heaters.<\/p>\n<p>Named for the character of a butcher in \u201cFiddler on the Roof,\u201d meat-centric Laser Wolf is run by highly acclaimed Philadelphia chef Michael Solomonov and his business partner Steve Cook. The duo\u2019s CookNSolo empire boasts 12 places in the US including the original, widely praised Laser Wolf in Philly. The two teamed up with the slick, Chicago-based Boka Restaurant Group for this Brooklyn venture, which opened in May. <\/p>\n<p>The restaurant has transformed\u00a0a colorful, 10th-floor deck\u00a0that formerly was wasted on a widely unloved lounge called Summerly. Among other gentle changes, the new team replaced tacky furniture with Williamsburg-appropriate wooden tables, some imprinted with backgammon boards common in Israel eateries.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Diners at a table overlooking the Manhattan skyline at Laser Wolf.\" class=\"wp-image-22694168\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Hoxton Hotel\u2019s roof deck has been utterly transformed by Laser Wolf.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf9.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"People sitting at the bar at Laser Wolf\" class=\"wp-image-22694315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf9.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The bar has bright, indoor-outdoor vibes.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The menu isn\u2019t cheap,\u00a0but neither is it quite as expensive as it first reads. Prices of $46 to $52 for grill dishes include the most lavish salatim (mezze and salads) assortment ever set on a round plate. The price also include sides of rice and dessert: sweet-as-pie, brown sugar soft-serve ice cream with pistachios and cherry crisps sculpted like a little Monet \u201cHaystack.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The salatim\u00a0\u201cstays on the table throughout the meal,\u201d the waiter promised. It boasts 11 items,\u00a0including familiar friends such as hummus and baba ganoush but also lesser known characters such as tangy Turkish tomatoes and piquant mushrooms with kale and sour cherries. Solomonov\u2019s famous, tahini-rich hummus is blended to a silken consistency that begs for pita-dipping \u2014 which we did insatiably. You can almost fill up\u00a0before the main courses arrive, if you aren\u2019t careful. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf13.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"The satisfying salatim \u2014 with dips, pickles and other toppings \u2014 stays on the table through the meal.\" class=\"wp-image-22694201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf13.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The satisfying salatim \u2014 with dips, pickles and other toppings \u2014 stays on the table through the meal.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was brave of Laser Wolf to thrust itself into\u00a0the city\u2019s increasingly competitive Middle Eastern culinary party. But it\u2019s no party scene itself. There\u2019s no tabletop dancing and napkin twirling as at HaSalon. The restaurant isn\u2019t about rowdy\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social<\/a>izing but about the grills that blaze and smoke behind the bar.<\/p>\n<p>The key\u00a0to the\u00a0extreme flavor they impart is that they\u2019re positioned a mere inch and a half above the coals. The unusual proximity allows fat drippings to sizzle and sputter upward, imparting a smoky essence to meat and fish.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf10.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Dishes such as the brisket kebabs (center) benefit from the restaurant's signature coal-fueled cooking style.\" class=\"wp-image-22694252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf10.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Meat dishes such as the chicken shishlik and brisket kebabs (center) benefit from the restaurant\u2019s signature coal-fueled cooking style.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Made-for-sharing chicken shashlik, tuna shashlik, brisket kebab and barbecue short ribs were equally moist, luscious, and well-salted and seasoned. They\u2019re among the brawniest protein cuts in town, more rich in mineral and earth essences than steakhouse fare. Even the tuna was so rich it could almost have been mistaken for a land creature. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Most of the choices \u2014 especially the brisket \u2014 turned out by executive chef Andrew Henshaw are almost supple enough on the tongue to drink. What makes them all so tender? The cuts are premarinated with \u201ca ton\u201d (one of the cooks told us) of onions and garlic which don\u2019t overpower the underlying flavors\u00a0but contain enzymes to tenderize and caramelize everything they touch.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf_tuna.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Close-up of the tuna shishlik\" class=\"wp-image-22694308\" width=\"618\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf_tuna.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1233 1236w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf_tuna.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=925 927w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf_tuna.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=618 618w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf_tuna.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=308 309w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/06\/Laser_Wolf_tuna.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 618px) 100vw, 618px\"\/><figcaption>The tuna shishlik is so rich, it can carry its weight against fattier meats.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Brian Zak\/NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The well-chosen wine list is relatively inexpensive. Most bottles are under $70, including Yarden Pinot Gris 2019 ($62), a winning\u00a0fruit-and-mineral fusion that I have longed to find in New York since I first enjoyed it in the\u00a0Golan Heights.<\/p>\n<p>Laser Wolf stands in the midst of Wythe Avenue\u2019s increasingly South Beach-like hotel s<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trip<\/a>, where young boozers make merry even on the side of a rooftop water tank. The sight was \u00a0enough to make me glad for Laser Wolf\u2019s grown-up way with its vibrant cuisine \u2014 thrilling \u201cparty\u201d food mercifully without the party.\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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Its pricey, protein-powered menu is worthy of its eye-popping view of the Williamsburg Bridge, the towers of Billionaires Row and all the bright\u00a0lights in between. 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