Sunburnt Cow Reviews

The long brick-walled space resembles many Alphabet City bars, but walk past the bathrooms papered in Aussie tabloids and the open galley kitchen, and you'll find one of the city's most unusual backyards: Candles flicker off sand-colored, cave-like walls under a retractable canvas ceiling. The laid-back Oz-accented staff answer "no problem" to just about everything. The menu is more bistro than barbecue, but plenty of meat does get thrown on the barbie. A skewer of plump, nicely charred lamb cubes with polenta and green beans under a frizzle of fried onion stands up to the grill excellently, as do beefy slices of flatiron steak. Grilled-corn salad with grilled shrimp is worth ordering.	Vegetarians, look away! While at this point New Yorkers have gotten used to the idea of a restaurant roasting a whole pig in the street to celebrate an event, are we ready for a whole cow? On Saturday and Sunday, October 25th–26th, the East Village's Sunburnt Cow is celebrating its five years of serving fare from Down Under by spit-roasting an entire cow in a trailer outside the restaurant. Those who show up either day can stuff themselves silly on free roast beef and sides. And if you want to drink, you won't be disappointed either. For only $20 you can enjoy "all-you-can-drink" for two hours (incidentally, that's the same as the weekday happy hour special). There will also be a "toss the boss" coin toss competition every two hours where you can win a chance to have you and up to five friends eat at the restaurant for free
The Sunburnt Cow (137 Avenue C), has thrown down the gauntlet and issued a happy hour challenge. Every Monday through Friday between 4:30 pm to 7:30 pm each location features "Two Hours of Happiness"—unlimited tap beer, wine, their famous "Moo-Juice" house cocktails (passion fruit tequila, strawberry, orange at the Sunburnt Cow and Mango vodka, pineapple and Midori at Bondi Road), and well-spirits for two hours for only $20 per person! Both restaurants also feature an Australian "Toss the Boss" tradition. Win a coin toss and the check (for you and up to five friends) is on the house. How can you turn that down?	Despite the rough-hewn décor, the backyard deck with its surfer-dude vibe, and the fact that the food is served on paper plates, this Australian barbecue shack isn’t your typical outback cookhouse. Unexpected touches abound in dishes like pepperberry-rubbed grilled shrimp with fresh-corn-and-jalapeño salsa, and roasted leg of lamb with a winning mélange of haricots verts, oven-dried tomatoes, olives, and pecans. Even the brief, all-Australian wine list impresses, with bottles topping out at with an empty pouch. Aussie burger $55
Bovine in need of Coppertone, stat! Faux-rustic, outdoorsy Outback feel, more cavern than tavern. Backyard deck and paper plates gives off a shoes-optional feel. Barbeque shack	Barrimundi, a fish beloved of Aussies, is available few places in the city, but you can often find this toothsome firm-fleshed fish, which divides its time between salt water and fresh, at Sunburnt Cow, a place with a lively back porch that seems to have mistaken Avenue C for Sydney.