Johnna’s Pick of the Week (Travel Edition): Mojo (NY)

[ 0 ] April 28, 2009 | Johnna

Small and personal. Those were our thoughts upon entering the uptown eatery, Mojo, located in Harlem’s 119 and St. Nick neighborhood. The place is not equipped for a large party nor is it kid-friendly. It is the place where you meet up with a few of your girlfriends or take a date before a night out on the town, there’s honestly not much room for anything else. Fusion cuisine with a Mediterranean appeal is what you find in the food fare and the cocktails all have these funky names to match the personality of the drink mix.

With about 5 friends in tow, we dined on the lamb, soft shell crabs and pasta dishes which were all delicious. Because of the wait we endured (*Apparently, somebody decided to bring their entire family of about 50(*!) to the restaurant so the wait was pretty long…), the owner brought us a complimentary bottle of champagne (*Talk about customer service;-). With the windows open so we could feel the nice Harlem breeze, the dim lighting making the scene more intimate and a nice hip crowd surrounding us, Mojo passed the test. The test being: Finding a place where we could have a few drinks, enjoy some good food and take in the Harlem vibe on a warm Saturday evening. Good pick, friends!

*In the pic: Soft shell crabs

Category: Johnna's Pick of the Week, restaurant reviews, Travels

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Johnna French is a Harlem NY native with deep roots in Panama, Washington, DC and North Carolina. All four places have heavily influenced her life and the foods she loves today. After graduating Howard University School of Law and beginning her life as a young professional in the city she was led to start Johnna Knows Good Food in November 2007 to keep family, friends and colleagues updated on where to go and what to eat while dining in the nation’s capitol. French, who still practices law, leads a team of three writers to cover the ever expanding Washington, DC food scene. French has been featured in print and television, appearing in Washingtonian Magazine and is a regular contributor to various local TV affiliates including WUSA 9, FOX 5 DC and WJLA (ABC Affiliate) News Channel 8. During the 2016-2017 football season, Johnna aired on Comcast Sports Mid-Atlantic (CSN) show, Redskins Life, as the weekly tailgate host. Johnna is currently a regular contributor to the FOX Baltimore Weekend morning show.