Taste Hamden, CT

Update: Now closed as of October 2016

If you haven't been to Taste, then you have done a disservice to yourself and your country, just kidding, but no serious you are missing out.

Taste is exceptional and on the border of Hamden. I consider it a part of Hamden, but technically it is in North Haven. It's right next to the Dairy Queen on Whitney Avenue. So, I claim it as ours. +1 for Hamden.

The restaurant has a large dining and bar area. It's a beautiful restaurant and a large patio outside to sit in during the summer, fall, and spring. If you smoke cigars, the owner has a variety of cigars to choose from and you can smoke it on the patio.

The menu is filled with options for everyone. My go to entrees for dinner are the hanger steak and chicken dishes.  The chicken dish is a roasted chicken breast with spaghetti squash, haricot verts, and smoke almond-parsely pesto. The hanger steak comes with gorgonzola mashpotatoes, roasted pepper relish and chimichurri sauce.

Pork Potstickers

Buffalo Shrimp

jicama slaw, gorgonzola, radicchio

We always start with my two favorite appetizers: the potstickers and the shrimp bowls.

Crispy Chicken Sandwich

Kobe Burger with Fries

For lunch I have gotten the crispy chicken sandwich and it's one of the best sandwiches I have had in town by far. The slice of chicken is thick and moist and the red cabbage and sauce all just melts in your mouth.

I can't say enough good things about Taste. If you haven't tried it, you must and for those of you who have tried it, am I right? Isn't it a blessing?

Visit Taste at 1995 Whitney Ave, North Haven, CT 06473. They are open every day except Sunday. Visit their website at: http://www.tasteonwhitney.com/