What to Eat at Distilled, a Momofuku Alum's Pub-Style Restaurant in Tribeca

Glazed pork ribs with watermelon salad. This sprawling, 110-seat restaurant on West Broadway is styled after a classic American public house, and the idea is that Distilled will serve as the neighborhood's social anchor. Chef Shane Lyons, who's a Momofuku Noodle Bar vet, is doing riffs on hearty bar bites: His menu includes Country Fried Duck & Waffles (with fancy "French toast-style waffles"), Beer-Battered Onion Rings, and Distilled Wings. This kind of food goes well with booze, of course, and...