Jay Strauss

That keeps the cooking tied to market supply and gives the room a steady sense of movement. The point is not polish for its own sake, but a kind of everyday good eating that stays responsive to what is available. Westville is not vegetarian; it is a vegetable-forward neighborhood restaurant. That distinction is the framework. The menu still covers casual American comfort, but the vegetables are given real weight, which keeps the style balanced and direct.

The result is generous without feeling heavy-handed, and grounded in freshness and clarity rather than fuss. “It’s how I like to eat.” That line is the operating principle. The menu translates a personal standard into restaurant form, and the fact that it has continued to resonate points to a concept with staying power. The discipline is in the repetition: seasonal, approachable, and built around foods people actually want to come back to.

Fearless Frank is among Jay Strauss’s signature dishes. The name gives the dish a little edge, but it fits within a broader Westville approach that keeps the familiar at the center and lets personality come through without overstatement.