Kaz an Nou? Kaz an No

After hearing rave reviews from Mel's co-workers, we ventured to Park Slope to try out the French Caribbean restaurant Kaz an Nou.  Everyone had said how amazing the ambiance, food, and service are at this place, but we have to be honest - we weren't impressed.  :-/

It's extremely small, so unless you get there early on during the dinner rush you may be waiting a long time for a seat.  Fortunately, we got a table right away but then had quite a long wait for our food.  The couple next to us (who had arrived after us) complained about the wait and wound up getting their food first.  Another annoying case of the squeaky wheel getting the grease.  

As for the food, the menu is pretty limited.  We decided to be adventurous and try the stuffed avocado for an appetizer.  Little did we know that it would be served hot in the shell with cheese melted on top.  The shell blocked us from the sauce at the bottom of the plate, and the cheese overpowered the taste of the avocado.  And if you're as skeptical about hot avocado as we were - you're right.  Avocado - like revenge - is a dish best served cold.

For our entrees, Mel tried the duck...

 

and DJ tried the lamb lasagna.

 

Both were tasty, but we suspect that the duck (which was supposed to have a very unique Caribbean sauce) was covered in the same tomato paste used in the lasagna.  In the end, nothing to write home about.

We decided that next time we have a hankering for Caribbean food, we'll head 400 feet across the street from Kaz an Nou and chow down at Sugarcane instead.