New Underground Restaurant on Hawthorne

A couple of neighbors down the block from us have started a small comfort food joint out of their house. That's right, they have started a business in their brownstone and are inviting complete strangers to come inside -- ARE THEY INSANE?!?

Well, we dig the idea and the homespun vibe of A Taste of Hawthorne, where you can order food and hang out in the back yard. Kind of like a bed and breakfast without the bed or breakfast (they serve lunch and dinner). The menu includes jerk skewers, sweet potato fries, and sliders -- including my fave, the salmon slider.

Owners Patrice Carter and Doreen Simpson work out of their kitchen in the garden floor and take orders by phone and by door knock. The kitchen is open on weekends only, from noon until 8 pm, at 37 Hawthorne. Check it out. You can reach them at tasteofhawthorne@gmail.com.