Chance

Smith Street is THE road in Brooklyn with various cozy restaurants (of different cuisines) and bars. Chance is a quaint, modern-type resto-bar with a low-key atmosphere... imagine the lighting of Nuvo combined with awesome woodwork on the walls, plus intricate bamboo (or was it wicker?) table decor.

Chance boasts of a harmonious blending of Chinese and French cuisine. Being a klutz on anything French, i failed to discern which part was French and which was Chinese. Haha. Nevertheless, the flavor was rich, most with sesame undertones.

These were the stuff we got:

Crabcakes
Deep-fried, with a generous drizzle of hoisin sauce, on a bed of seasoned green vegetables

Asian Mussels (a very unappetizing snapshot, sorry!)
Nice and big shellfish sauteed with a tangy, spicy sauce

Sesame Beef
Tender and succulent stir-fried beef on a bed of crisp Chow Mein noodles

Chance Chicken (and eD)
This is their version of sweet and sour, but has a hoisin sauce-based taste (i think)

Chili Chicken
Tender chicken meat stir-fried in a sweet and spicy sauce, with steamed broccoli

I picked up the tab this time, which wasn't bad at all: around $40 for the three of us. Lovely.

When I return to NY, i'm definitely going back to Chance.

Chance ($$$)
French, Chinese, Dim Sum

223 Smith St, Brooklyn 11231
At Butler St

Phone: 718-242-1515



Upper Photo: a view of the Manhattan skyline from the Brooklyn Heights promenade.
Bottom Photo: the best vantage point of the Brooklyn Bridge (i think)