107 West

Here’s a nice semi-fancy restaurant, up the hill near Fort Tryon Park, where the white people who make more money than I do live, to take friends or family for a well-prepared basic “neighborhood place” meal that doesn’t involve pizza-by-the-slice or fried chicken. Although 107 West did nearly overdo it with the nothing-but-Paul-Simon soundtrack.

Wine: tasty. Field greens salad: fine and basic. Vegetable lasagna: lots of fresh squash and zucchini, still crisp, lots of cheese and smothered with a homemade tomato sauce. And fresh basil, which always gets a +10 from me.

107 West

• 2787 Broadway (at 107th Street)
• (212) 864-1555
• Meal 46 of 52: glass of merlot ($7), tossed field greens ($5.50), vegetable lasagna ($10.95), slice of pumpkin pie ($4.95) and an Irish coffee ($6).