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2023- Singer Lolo Zouaï favorite place to eat

Boris came into Brooklyn and made something that really fits the neighborhood. Risbo just has a really cool vibe. There's an outdoor patio, they’re always playing really good R&B. The food feels like a home-cooked meal.

2023- The 15 Best Places That Are Good for Groups in Brooklyn

The platter is the way, nice easy atmosphere inside too, good for groups.

2022- MICHELIN GUIDE

A "Parisian rotisserie with a Brooklyn vibe" seems a perfectly apposite way to describe this affable escape.

2022- 17 NYC RESTAURANTS WITH SECRET GARDENS

The multi-level space has a mix of tables and ground-level seating options where you can sprawl out on bright-colored cushions and poufs.

 

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Chef and owner Boris Ginet immigrated to the U.S. 26 years ago and opened this fusion restaurant with the goal of creating a warm space for folks to come and dine family-style in Brooklyn.

 
 

2020— Top 24 Secret Patios in NYC

“Risbo’s backyard would make World Market shake in its boots” — Bryan and Hannah: editors, Infatuation

2018— The Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week

"At Risbo — an idyllic restaurant on the Parkside side of Prospect Lefferts Gardens — the mighty bowl ($13) also comes with rice, sautéed greens, spicy cabbage salad, hummus, pickled cranberries, and red onions. Pepitas also topped the smoky, expertly stewed black beans. Together all the ingredients offer wide ranges of texture, heat, and delight."-Patty Diez, editorial coordinator

2018— The Beautiful Mix-and-Match Menu at Risbo

On a stretch of Flatbush Avenue dense with Caribbean takeout shops, the concept seems not like a disruptive alternative but like a natural extension.

2018— Risbo’s Franco-Brooklyn Rotisserie and Tender Greens’ Homey Plates Take Fast-Casual to Another Level

"Hence the relaxed, low-lit, garage-door room; the weekend DJ spinning French electro-pop, reggae, and hip-hop at lively but non-deafening decibel levels; the Ginet-built communal tables intended to transform strangers into fast friends over the course of an evening; and the cozy bar dispensing tropical-sounding cocktails like vodka bissap..."- Rob Patronite for New York Magazine

 

2016— Fast-Casual Rotisserie 'Risbo' to Open on Flatbush Avenue in New Year

"The eatery will be a rotisserie with a global menu, he said, offering roasted meats of all kinds with inspiration taken from all over the world, including the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe where Ginet lived as a young man."- Rachel Holliday Smith, DNA Info

2017— New Prospect Lefferts Gardens Restaurant Risbo Is a Chef’s Love Letter to the Neighborhood

"Ginet was aware of his place in this conversation as a white man opening a restaurant on Flatbush Avenue and has worked tirelessly to create a space that is of and for the community, rather than one that shuts anyone out."- Phylisa Wisdom, Edible Brooklyn

The space is also nice and bright, with a lot of potted plants, and it has a friendly neighborhood feel to it. We can’t say the food itself is worth traveling for, but a lot of it is pretty healthy, and this could be a pretty decent weeknight dinner option if you live in the area- Bryan Kim