Quick Review: Pascal Bistro (Roma Norte, CDMX)

Given it is Judy's birthday week, I agreed to break my usual pattern and expand my travel radius for dinner out. Usually I'm content with one of the various (and mostly casual) options that is within a 10-minute walking radius from our condo. But it's not about me this week, so we ventured the 20-minute drive to Roma Norte for a lovely dinner at Pascal Bistro.

It's a small place and there was a group of 10+ seated when we arrived, so the options left for us were (a) one of the two-tops on the sidewalk or (b) the counter, facing the open kitchen. We opted to try the two-top outside but had to pivot to the counter after about 3 minutes. It was unseasonably chilly last night and windy. Sitting on the sidewalk, as pleasant as it was with the mood lighting and general cool atmosphere of Calle Orizaba, was not viable for the next hour. And though we went inside to the counter out of necessity this time, I'd say it would probably be our first choice next time. Reminded us of going to Francesca's on Bryn Mawr back in the day. Cozy.

We started with the parmesan soup, which was delicious and a great fit for the cool evening.

For mains I got the Pascal burger with gruyere. Strong burger. Fries on the side just okay. Not really seasoned. Very thin cut, crispy. Fine, but not my preferred fry style. Judy's enjoyed her pork chop, but was a little sad at the very restrained portion size of the pure de camote on the side.

Overall, a nice night out. Service was excellent from the initial greeting through the final goodbye. Watching the chefs preparing everything felt a bit like being close up at a cooking show. Professional 3-man operation. Good Thursday night. Would recommend.