― gareth (gareth), Monday, 10 March 2003 14:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Monday, 10 March 2003 14:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
i figure they'll prove useful for me when i finally go though so carry on...
― stevem (blueski), Monday, 10 March 2003 14:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Monday, 10 March 2003 14:40 (twenty-one years ago) link
asian: i mostly eat italian in nyc for some reason but i do sometimes end up at zen palate in union square (they have multiple locations). it is all vegetarian and very tasty. also, i have a soft spot in my heart for he numerous Ollie's Noodle Houses, but that is not a great place to go as a visitor. lastly, i was taken to the china grill once, which is fancy ish and was very hip in the 80s, and the food is not bad.
latin america: coco roco (?) on 5th avenue in park slope is incredible. there is another place that i have to look up and post later.
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 10 March 2003 15:18 (twenty-one years ago) link
― rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
― rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
I like El Sombrero at Ludlow and Stanton, haven't been there since I moved back tho.
There's a Cambodian place in Fort Greene that's good.
Uh, there's lots more, but nothing coming to mind just yet. I am still asleep, sort of.
― hstencil, Monday, 10 March 2003 16:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
― hstencil, Monday, 10 March 2003 16:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― hstencil, Monday, 10 March 2003 16:25 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:28 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
― rosemary (rosemary), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
I think Lupa is the best Italian restaurant in the city. It's on Thompson between Houston and Bleecker. 'hearty' 'rustic' Roman-style stuff like Saltimbocca, most things are like $15. mmmm pork shin.
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― hstencil, Monday, 10 March 2003 16:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Amateurist (amateurist), Monday, 10 March 2003 16:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Douglas (Douglas), Monday, 10 March 2003 17:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
decibel?
― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 10 March 2003 17:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
Well, I used to write restaurant reviews for the NYU paper, and also I've been fired as a waiter from like 10 NYC restaurants... but i like:
Pongsri Thai: cheap and yummy thai.
Blue Ribbon: expensive but veyr well made yummy things like the raw seafood platter... in Soho or Park Slope. open late.
Cafeteria: The macaroni&cheese and fried chicken & waffles are good. 24 hours in chelsea... but a weird mixed crowd of fabu-gays and thugz.
Florent: Always dependable for moules frites or a cheeseburger or eggs/bacon after a night at APT or something... in the Meatpacking district.
Tabla: Very good fusion Indian food on Madison Ave. Expensive though
avoid, because someone might try to take you to:Avenue A Sushi [YUCK!]Dojo [DOUBLE-YUCK!]Casa La Femme, Kin Khao, Chez es Saaada, Jewel Bako, Genki Sushi, The Grocery, Uncle Pho, Coffee Shop, and The Park [the bastards all fired me]
― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 10 March 2003 17:40 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 10 March 2003 17:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 10 March 2003 17:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 10 March 2003 17:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 10 March 2003 17:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
nobusushi sambathe coffeeshop (i swear it was good! i was not THAT drunk!)
um...one of the indian restaurants with the belly dancers on the lower east side (e. 6th?)
i can't remember any others...
― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 10 March 2003 18:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
NOOO!! Coffee Shop is the worst. I worked there one day before I got fired. The food is awful and the service sucks - trust me. Everything is seriously overpriced. $12 for a Cuban Sandwich? Nigga please. I could go down to Houston & Attorney and get one for 3 bucks. And also, they have a policy for the host-staff. All the beautiful people get the prime seats and booths, while the uglies get sent away to the back. It's true. It's policy. It sucks. Though the waitstaff is all pretty hot [but dumb...]
― phil-two (phil-two), Monday, 10 March 2003 18:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― fiona (fiona), Monday, 10 March 2003 18:12 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 10 March 2003 18:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― suzy (suzy), Monday, 10 March 2003 18:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dave M. (rotten03), Monday, 10 March 2003 18:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
Ugh Zen Palate. So frondy. I think I'm going to turn into an overpriced plant everytime I walk past one of those places so I try not to let the waitstaff see my eyes. NEVER let them see your eyes.
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Monday, 10 March 2003 19:31 (twenty-one years ago) link
― hstencil, Monday, 10 March 2003 19:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dave M. (rotten03), Monday, 10 March 2003 20:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Monday, 10 March 2003 20:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
― alli (alliok), Monday, 10 March 2003 22:41 (twenty-one years ago) link
Word. Also, for REAL Mexican food: the Rocking Horse Cafe, Gabriela's, Los Dos Rancheros.
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 10 March 2003 23:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― hstencil, Monday, 10 March 2003 23:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 10 March 2003 23:05 (twenty-one years ago) link
A good place to check out if you want to spend lots of time (and major bandwidth warning) is the message board at chowhound.
Commentary on places mentioned before:
I second the recommendations for Gabriela's (90s location probably has a less annoying crowd than the 70s one), which is pretty good as far as NY Mex goes. Maya is a wonderful, if expensive, haute Mexican place on the southern tip of the Upper East Side. One of NY's better restaurants. As for other places, I've been once to the supposedly authentic La Palapa in the E. Village/LES and wasn't impressed, food- or other-wise. The others I don't know about.
Carmine's is not exactly subtle food, but it is better than one might expect and can be a great time for a group. Go for the Upper West Side branch, if convenient, to avoid the Times Square crowds (though I don't know what effect the theatre strike will have). If you do the Little Italy thing, you should know that the restaurants there aren't necessarily great (I don't know how they stack up against the E. Vill/LES places, which I've never been to). Of the ones there, Il Cortile can be pretty good.
Ollie's has a special place in my heart, but it is not worth your time unless you want slightly-better-than-average-Americanized (and excessively corn-starched) Chinese and it's nearby. Columbia branch better than the others.
John's Pizzeria (the Village place referenced, but not named, in Aaron Grossman's post, I believe) - very good pizza, not sure if it's a destination. V&T near Columbia is comparable. The great pizzerias are Lombardi's (in Little Italy/NoLita) and Patsy's (in Harlem, with V&T-quality branches elsewhere). You should, however, have some cheap, average NY pizza in addition to excellent, wood-burning-oven pizza to get the full experience.
Dosa Hutt - I've never been, but this place gets raves from most foodies. And you don't have to go to Flushing - there's one on Lexington in the 20s (26th?). Also nearby on "Curry Hill" is Curry in a Hurry, a great place for dosas and steam-table meals. That place, however, can't beat...
Pakistan Tea House in Tribeca (the place Tracer Hand was referring to). In the past year and a half, I've eaten in probably ten of the best restaurants in New York. I'm not sure I've had anything more memorable at those places than this place's Chicken Makhni platter with spinach and dal.
Coffee Shop - food shouldn't be the reason you go there (though it is decent). I'm not sure what should.
Blue Ribbon - I've never been to Blue Ribbon proper, but have been to the Blue Ribbon Bakery, slightly less, but still relatively, expensive. The food wasn't as amazing as I expected (though it was very good and I ordered strangely), but this place has great atmosphere.
Stuff you should try:
Hot Dogs - The classic places are the papaya ones (Gray's Papaya over Papaya King for me). F&B in Chelsea is a v. cute place with a chic'er and broader menu and probably better food.
The Soup Nazi - in midtown, open during the day. Cuisine in an expensive-for-lunch-but-cheap-for-quality cup (with lots of goodies added). Worth the adventure.
Sushi - but only if you go to one of the really good places, which will probably cost $. On the Upper East Side, Sushi of Gari is an inventive, fun (and pretty trendy for the UES) place that my Dad thinks has the freshest fish he's ever eaten (and he's eaten a lot). The invention here isn't quite my style (I do like invention, just a different kind), but many disagree. The other great sushi place, besides Nobu (which, like most big-name restaurants, is totally hit-or-miss) and the midtown-business-lunch places, is Jewel Bako in the East Village, where I've never been.
Chinese/Vietnamese in Chinatown/Little Italy - I'll leave the picks to others (I'm too Americanized to appreciate rice gruel). But I do like Funky Broome.
A cute/trendy/semi-cheapy French bistro like Le Pere Pinard on the LES. Metisse near Columbia has especially excellent food in this category, but is a much older, more sedate scene.
A personal pick - Beyoglu - on the Upper East Side (where it seems you won't be going), this place has really fantastic Turkish food, perhaps the best in NYC, for not all that much money. A group meal here can be great.
Are you a serious foodie planning on eating somewhere seriously gourmet/expensive? Cuz that's another discussion. I'll note that some of Danny Meyer's restaurants have comparatively cheap options - lunch at the bar at Union Square Cafe, the front room at Gramercy Tavern, the Tabla Bread Bar - that get you their very good (but not life-changing or anything) food and wonderful service for slightly less money.
Michael Daddino - are you the only other UES'er besides me? Am I going to run into you in Eli's (though I never have time to waste money there any more)?
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 06:50 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 07:52 (twenty-one years ago) link
Yes! But Ashoka is better.
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 07:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dave M. (rotten03), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 08:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 08:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 08:40 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 08:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
the upper east side is way underrated. three reasons to visit: the pizza at, fuck, can't remember, it's on like 81st and First Avenue, is my favorite I've had in NYC. I also like Angel's on 63rd and First. and perhaps greatest of all, and a real NYC institution: SERENDIPITY on 60th between 2nd and 3rd. I had my b-day dinner there (thanks again, Andy!) and love it every single time I go there, which isn't frequently enough. HUGE ice cream desserts, good soup and regular U.S. fare (nachos, burgers, chicken) done really well. the interior design is SICK--basically it's '70s nostalgia for the '30s. Andy Warhol ate there regularly, and it's where John & Yoko went for ice cream after John got his green card. Love it love it love it.
I live around the corner from Curry Hill, the heavily Indian-restaurant populated area of Murray Hill, and there are quite a few good places there. what I remain a perpetual sucker for, however, is Curry in a Hurry on 28th and Lexington--quick, delicious, well priced (big chicken tikka masala platter w/rice, naan and vegetable side is $9.19 including tax) and once you go upstairs to eat very atmospheric, w/blue walls and one of about three Bollywood flix playing silently on a small TV screen, huge picture windows to look out of. (plus Gareth can compare it to similar UK spots.)
and hell yes stay away from Dojo.
― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 08:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 08:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 08:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
Seconded, although I haven't been there in years.
Curry in a Hurry is k-classiXor.
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 08:49 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 08:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 09:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 09:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Jody Beth Rosen (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 09:21 (twenty-one years ago) link
Though Jewel Bako in the East Village is really truly fantastic, really super-expensive. One piece of otoro is $20. The omakase is either $70 or $100. And don't arrive hungry, because you'll leave hungry. Oooh, but my favorite is Sushi Hatsu on 1st avenue and like 58th street. It's open till maybe 2am and they have the widest variety of fish [many flown in from japan] and THE freshest yummiest fish on the east coast. They have maybe 50 varieties of fish including many I've never heard of - but the waiter can explain what the differences are. It's crazy expensive though. And they only take American Express.
― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 09:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gareth (gareth), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 16:10 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 16:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chris (chris), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 16:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 16:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tim (Tim), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 17:02 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 17:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 17:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― felicity (felicity), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 17:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 17:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
in my experience, this is somewhat true (while not exactly terrible) not only for NYC but for anywhere off the pacific rim. you can only freeze seafood for so long before you sacrifice freshness.
that being said: nobu nyc was really great ALL THINGS CONSIDERED (ie, far lesser than nobu la and on par with nobu vega$). i will be going to the original nobu next month... anyone ever been?
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 18:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 18:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 18:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 18:29 (twenty-one years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 20:30 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Aaron Grossman (aajjgg), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 20:37 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 11 March 2003 23:40 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 00:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 02:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
I will second Serendipity but not the food, the desserts are where it's at.
― Ally (mlescaut), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 03:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
Oh Lord, tell me about it. I worked there for three months and the food is horrific [and really fucking expensive]. Though I have to say, the Brunch isn't that bad if you don't mind terrible service. $17 for 2 courses and a mimosa, in a really nice garden. The place looks prety nice, in the early evening when all the trashy people haven't arrived yet. Anyways, NYC restaurants spend too much money on design and not enough on, like, food.
Lombardi's is the best pizza in New York, but still can't beat pizza in CHICAGO!!
love,phil
― phil-two (phil-two), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 04:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
Also, must have bagels. Most NY'ers go for the enormous, doughy variety epitomized by H&H Bagels.You can also get this variety at Pick-A-Bagel (and Ess-A-Bagel? which some consider the best). The classic, smaller, crustier kind are probably epitomized by Columbia Bagels (also sold at Zabar's, which is essential in its own right).
I'm pretty sure the pizza place Matos is referring to is Totonno's, on Second Ave between 80th and 81st. It's a branch of the Coney Island original, which is considered one of if not the best in NY, but the branch is supposed to be not quite as good (I've never been).
I miss Ed Debevic's too.
Aspirational: Howard Johnson's Midtown
Intrigued by this description - ? Is this like how you would describe the late Sholl's Colonial Cafeteria in DC?
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 04:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 07:44 (twenty-one years ago) link
also hoboken, nj.
― geeta (geeta), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 08:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Tim (Tim), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 08:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― M Matos (M Matos), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 09:23 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 09:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chris (chris), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 09:38 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Colin Meeder (Mert), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 09:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 10:04 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chris (chris), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 10:22 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ed (dali), Wednesday, 12 March 2003 10:26 (twenty-one years ago) link
This will be my next C.I. destination, along with Garguilos.
Gareth and I went to Rocking Horse Cafe. I thought it might be more faux-authentic but it was all Chelsea-trendy. Gareth's burritos were good but my enchildas were a bit acidic. However, my watermelon margarita was delicious.
What's the DC place you mention above, gab?
Also, last time Gareth and I went to Ghenet. The food was great, I think it was the best Ethiopian I've had, but the atmosphere a bit obnoxious. And there were no red beets:(
I hate to say it to the PacificRim people, but I doubt the average sushi over there is any different from the average sushi over here. I've only had the SF variety, but it was nothing to write home about. I doubt that Seattle does any better. New York has great sushi -- you just have to go to Hasaki or Zutto if you like freshness, and anywhere else if you like oversized slabs of chokability.
Today I got Gareth bagels and biyalis from Grand St. (he was too hung over to leave the house ahem) and a chocolate donut from Planet Donut, also on Grand.
The other restaurant we went to this time was Liberty Heights Brewery in the Hook. The pizza was really good (once it finally came) and the Red Hook Blonde and IPA beers were nice, but the decor was all Dumbo/Red Hook waterfront yuppie. (Gareth calls it heritization.)
Has anyone eaten at the New Leaf Cafe by the Cloisters?
― Mary (Mary), Monday, 14 July 2003 05:47 (twenty years ago) link
((Also: Pakistan Tea House is good, cheap, poetically named [where's the tea?] etc., but it is hardly the high point of Indian cuisine in NY. And college students outnumber cabbies there now by a lot.) )
― Mary (Mary), Monday, 14 July 2003 06:00 (twenty years ago) link
West coast sushi v. East coast sushi - my parents (them again; living vicariously through your parents - c/d?) consider San Diego's Sushi Ota the best they've ever had.
(wonders whether people know that Red Hook beer comes from Seattle)
The place in DC, per former W. Post restaurant critic (and the first critic to whom I was beholden) Phyllis Richman's last dining guide before retirement...
Your mother doesn't make rice pudding anymore? She buys her biscuits from the refrigerator case and her pies from the freezer? You need SHOLL'S, the venerable cafeteria that starts the morning with fresh doughnuts and brightens the evening with seasonal vegetables and house-made rolls, biscuits, cakes and pies. It's hardly more expensive than cooking for yourself, and while the food is as plain as plain can be, it is all made from scratch.
Maybe you've forgotten old-fashioned chopped steak, flavorful and juicy even though it is worlds away from rare. It's my favorite entree here, with mashed potatoes and the thin brown pan gravy. Chicken is apt to be dry, and fish can go either way; look carefully before you choose. But anything that's braised, stewed or immersed in gravy has a homey goodness. Crab cakes are as creamy as croquettes, and though they may be more filler than crab, they have a powerful charm.
SHOLL's is a crossroads. it serves both old-timers who probably eat all their meals there and busloads of schoolkids on field trips. Pennywise lawyers dine a table away from homeless people on a splurge. it's friendly, wholesome and as reliable as 70 years can promise.
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Tuesday, 15 July 2003 02:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Monday, 20 October 2003 21:04 (twenty years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 20 October 2003 21:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Allyzay, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 02:26 (twenty years ago) link
― hstencil, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 04:23 (twenty years ago) link
― Mary (Mary), Tuesday, 21 October 2003 04:46 (twenty years ago) link
― hstencil, Tuesday, 21 October 2003 04:56 (twenty years ago) link
http://www.seroy.com/sys-tmpl/scrapbook2/view.nhtml?profile=scrapbook2&UID=10028
this place is fantastic, i totally love this place, HUGE portions, really cheap, and really nice
― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 11:34 (twenty years ago) link
― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 11:52 (twenty years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 12:48 (twenty years ago) link
doyers st is the one with vietnam on isnt it?
― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 13:01 (twenty years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 13:39 (twenty years ago) link
― charltonlido (gareth), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 13:54 (twenty years ago) link
The Old Town Tavern on 18th burger/fries/cold beer
― kephm, Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:34 (twenty years ago) link
― miloauckerman (miloauckerman), Tuesday, 9 December 2003 17:40 (twenty years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Sunday, 20 June 2004 14:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Sunday, 20 June 2004 17:46 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 21 June 2004 02:12 (nineteen years ago) link
tony montana's favorite pupusa joint!
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Monday, 21 June 2004 02:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 21 June 2004 02:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 21 June 2004 02:19 (nineteen years ago) link
― Bryan (Bryan), Monday, 21 June 2004 02:25 (nineteen years ago) link
Grand and Graham
Is this in BoCoCa?
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 21 June 2004 02:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 21 June 2004 02:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 21 June 2004 02:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 21 June 2004 03:07 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 21 June 2004 03:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 21 June 2004 03:29 (nineteen years ago) link
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Monday, 21 June 2004 03:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Monday, 21 June 2004 03:48 (nineteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Monday, 21 June 2004 15:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Monday, 21 June 2004 16:39 (nineteen years ago) link
― lemin (lemin), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 00:36 (nineteen years ago) link
May I add, in spite of it's touristy location in Union Square, Republic is an awesome cheap noodle shop.
― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 00:56 (nineteen years ago) link
― lemin (lemin), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 00:59 (nineteen years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Yanc3y (ystrickler), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:28 (nineteen years ago) link
go to mamouns and ask for the 'special felafel'.
my two favorite restaurants at the moment, kirara - incredible sushi place at moderate prices on carmine/bleecker. el maguey y la tuna - mexican food on houston/attorney. spicy pork & pineapple burrito, yum.
― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:32 (nineteen years ago) link
My fav restaurant is Artisanal when my parents are paying.
(Hi Phil, Yanc3y and Lauren)
― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:36 (nineteen years ago) link
― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― Aaron W (Aaron W), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:42 (nineteen years ago) link
megu and union square cafe are my two fave places. when someone else is paying.
― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:45 (nineteen years ago) link
But one he hasn't found yet: Radjhani (sp?) in Jackson Heights, Queens. AMAZING Indian food very cheap.
― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Cripps Pink (Jody Beth Rosen), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 01:52 (nineteen years ago) link
― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 02:08 (nineteen years ago) link
― Hurting (Hurting), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 02:12 (nineteen years ago) link
― phil-two (phil-two), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 02:18 (nineteen years ago) link
― lauren (laurenp), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 02:20 (nineteen years ago) link
― hstencil (hstencil), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 02:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Magic City (ano ano), Tuesday, 28 September 2004 02:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Mendoza Lineman (Carey), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 03:36 (eighteen years ago) link
― america's next top ramen (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 03:42 (eighteen years ago) link
Where's a good place to buy men's dress shoes in the Upper West side (59th and above)? I have to buy some tomorrow afternoon, and I only have an hour or so.
― Super Cub (Debito), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 04:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 04:03 (eighteen years ago) link
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― Hurting (Hurting), Wednesday, 9 November 2005 04:42 (eighteen years ago) link
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Hands up if you spend time in Morningside Heights and are creeped out that Ed listed Deluxe as a great NYC restaurant! Foreign objects I have found in my food there: cellophane, hair, bacon-encased pebble. Longest I have ever waited there for a medium-rare hamburger: one and one-half hours. What everything there tastes like: everything else there.
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― Thea (Thea), Thursday, 12 January 2006 23:10 (eighteen years ago) link
9th ave between 14th & 15th. Haven't been in years but I'd bet it's still good. roast chicken w/garlic sauce. yellow rice/red beans.
there's stuff not far away in the 40s tho.
LOTS of new cheap joints walk up 9th twds 57th, follow your nose
― m coleman (lovebug starski), Friday, 13 January 2006 11:04 (eighteen years ago) link
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― lauren (laurenp), Friday, 13 January 2006 12:46 (eighteen years ago) link
In the 80s I was partial to Veselka's mean green vegetable soup and AM buckwheat pancakes. After five hand-to-mouth years in the EV though I lost my taste for kielbasa and sauerkrauet 4 ever. :-0
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I've been shocked at how bad a couple picks have been, and also some of the stuff they bother to review doesn't even SOUND very good.
Most recently I had a downright awful and overpriced meal at the Greek restaurant Delphi. The four of us literally left the restaurant frowning and clutching our stomachs.
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Friday, 13 January 2006 16:47 (eighteen years ago) link
My steak au poivre had one of the most delicious sauces I've ever tasted and great potatoes as well, and my gf's West African chicken was very good as well. Liked the atmosphere -- definitely hipster/bohemian style but very aesthetically nice. Prices were not cheap but reasonable for what we got. Very good espresso. Liked whatever brand of Cotes Du Rhone they were pouring. Service was a little unattentive but that was kind of what I expected from the look of the place, and it was the kind of place where I wanted to relax/hang out anyway. Definitely will be going back.
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Sunday, 12 March 2006 18:30 (eighteen years ago) link
A $47 "tasting menu" that includes a sampling of antipasti, pasta, two main dishes and two deserts might sound like a bargain if it were genuinely a consumate chef's "tour of Tuscany," as the menu claimed. But instead I felt I was getting a tour of the weak spots on the menu that weren't selling well that week. The "artisinal beans" (!) were unconvincing, as were the elaborate descriptions of them given by the waitress (Sorry, they just tasted like beans. Perfectly good beans, but beans). The warm salad with pancetta and scrambled egg was, as a friend acutely observed, essentially eggs and bacon with greens. Again, perfectly fine, but unremarkable. One of the pastas (the "Moonshine") was farily good and the other was bland. The bass was not especially fresh and uninspiringly seasoned. And the flank steak was also perfectly fine but nothing special. What was unclear was why all this also needed to be accompanied by a basket of extremely oily french fries, especially since both entrees already came with potatoes. Then again, the fries may have been for another table, as were, undoubtedly, the three extra deserts brought to our table (one of which tasted like toothpaste.) Aside from these mistakes (about which one can't really complain) the service itself was quite good and very friendly, and I enjoyed the atmosphere, particularly the beautiful skylights.
― Abbadavid Berman (Hurting), Saturday, 8 April 2006 04:56 (eighteen years ago) link
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― more to be, Saturday, 8 April 2006 07:08 (eighteen years ago) link
1) 3 kumamoto oysters w/ ponzu jelly2) jalapeno yellowtail sashimi (ex-nobu guy, afterall)3) sea urchin w/ soy gel4) miso black cod wrapped in phyllo dough (ditto)5) sushi/sashimi plate w: the best bluefin otoro ive ever had, uni, botan ebi, horse mackerel, salmon 'toro', yellowtail.6) meille feiulle
i think it might be the best japanese meal i've had in new york. it came to about $130 for food for 2 people.
― phil-two (phil-two), Saturday, 8 April 2006 15:38 (eighteen years ago) link
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Saturday, 8 April 2006 16:45 (eighteen years ago) link
Friend who spent some Thailand said it was one of the more authentic places he's tried in NYC. Most entrees in the $8-12 range. Extensive menu. Excellent quality. Beers are $3. Atmosphere is pleasant enough - casual, big picture windows. Last night we had two soups, a chicken Krapao Sub (thai holy basil sautee) and a quarter fried king fish in Tamarind sauce, a beer and a glass of wine for $36 before tip.
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Sunday, 21 January 2007 15:45 (seventeen years ago) link
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― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Sunday, 21 January 2007 19:26 (seventeen years ago) link
but fleur de sel, perry street, and jean georges do year round lunch prix-fixe deals all for $25/$28 each, so i'll save those for later
― phil-two (phil-two), Sunday, 21 January 2007 19:39 (seventeen years ago) link
Here's my review from a restaurant site:
Tourist trap is an understatement - rat trap is more like it. The grossly overpriced and oversized "Turkey Reuben" came on white bread, smothered in low-quality cheese with barely an onion in sight. I don't believe a chicken ever dipped its toe into the matzah ball soup, and the knish was downright foul - literally bursting with inedible, gristly meat - prompting us to rename the establishment "The Carnage-y Deli." I left not only nauseous, but ashamed that anyone would associate this restaurant with my Jewish heritage. Avoid at all costs.
― A-ron Hubbard (Hurting), Monday, 22 January 2007 02:36 (seventeen years ago) link
i really want to go to eleven madison now that this new guy is there
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 22 January 2007 02:46 (seventeen years ago) link
that's in, er, good taste given the murders that happened above it a few years ago.
― hstencil (hstencil), Monday, 22 January 2007 02:49 (seventeen years ago) link
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so i need a good NYC greek-ish place with a nice summer atmosphere and good drinks
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 15:13 (sixteen years ago) link
come on someone has to frequent a great summery mediterranean place downtown
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 16:20 (sixteen years ago) link
cheap? moderate? pricy?
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 16:21 (sixteen years ago) link
moderate to cheap? but i don't want cheap if it means a less than enjoyable experience, which probably means i can't have cheap
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 16:27 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't frequent any such place, but I got my father-in-law's Zagat password. BRB
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 16:28 (sixteen years ago) link
oooh!
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 16:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Maybe this place?
Snack Taverna 63 Bedford St. (Morton St.) Manhattan, NY 10014 212-929-3499
Food Decor Service Cost 21 16 17 $39
Can't speak for the atmosphere
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 16:30 (sixteen years ago) link
The younger, more upscale sibling to Snack, this “friendly” “modern Greek” on a “lovely Village corner” is touted for its “mouthwatering twists” on the “classics” and all-Hellenic wine list; sure, it “can get noisy”, but still most “everybody leaves happy.”
i has a favorite
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 16:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Greek food in Manhattan be expensive
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 16:36 (sixteen years ago) link
word
both do look verry nice tho
i want an outdoors too, but i bet that's tough - and i need to not spend 30 on my entree, cuz i'm gonna have the drinks
thanks guys - any other suggestions welcome, i might succomb to citysearch...
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 16:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Might be worth browsing the Voice archives, though Sietsema himself tends to mostly review cheapo joints in Queens and Brooklyn and the other food info on the site can't always be trusted (in fact it once led me to the worst Greek meal I've ever had)
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 16:58 (sixteen years ago) link
go to queens for greek food, srsly
― ghost rider, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 17:08 (sixteen years ago) link
lol xpost
i know, queens has been popping up
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 17:09 (sixteen years ago) link
i love this place
― ghost rider, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 17:10 (sixteen years ago) link
that looks PERFECT, but i really don't think i can go to queens 2nite : (
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 17:46 (sixteen years ago) link
there's a nice greek place on grand street in williamsburg. i don't know the name, though.
― ian, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 17:50 (sixteen years ago) link
is it mykonos? the one across from trash bar?
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 17:55 (sixteen years ago) link
pylos, on e.7th, is a nice modern greek that's not too pricy. all indoors, though. in general, you have to make some trade-off for a good outdoor space - usually price or quality.
― lauren, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 18:19 (sixteen years ago) link
i know that's so true, ok i'm lookin it up
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 18:21 (sixteen years ago) link
okay has anyone been to Medina?
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 18:25 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah pylos is ok. you got to bring a lot of people to share al the dishes they have there.
― sanskrit, Tuesday, 5 June 2007 18:41 (sixteen years ago) link
http://eater.com/archives/2007/06/the_dish_shopsi.php
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 20 June 2007 00:04 (sixteen years ago) link
okay, so cheap sushi in West Village/East village/somewhere downtown, with cocktails
anyone?
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 17:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Tomoe is the cheapest decent sushi bar but there is usually a line of people outside.
― Steve Shasta, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 18:02 (sixteen years ago) link
And most other decent sushi in that area is not cheap.
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 21:44 (sixteen years ago) link
That thread bump reminds me that I went to Ferdinando's in Carroll Gardens this weekend and recommend it. Some of the best calamari I've ever had, and you ought to eat a panelle at least once in your life. Plus they're the only place in NYC with Manhattan Special on tap (it's way tastier than the bottled stuff)
Best Use of Chickpeas - Ferdinando's FERDINANDO'S is Brooklyn's oldest focacceria, a Sicilian snack shop that specializes in oil-slicked vegetables, stewed seafood, and tiny sandwiches on round rolls. One of their best products is the panelle special, made with chickpea fritters that show the influence of North Africa on Sicily piled on one of the aforementioned rolls and then heaped with clouds of the freshest ricotta. Two make a meal. -Robert Sietsema
151 Union Street, Brooklyn
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 21:47 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost I did a little Zagat search for you -- there are a few very highly rated places in that area in the $35-40/person range: Kanoyama at 2nd and 11th, Yama (which has a Carmine St. and a W. Houston St. location), and Hasaki, on 9th btw 2nd and 3rd.
Just slightly cheaper is Mizu Sushi, on 20th btw Broadway and Park.
Sapporo East on First Ave. is cheap and decent.
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 3 July 2007 21:53 (sixteen years ago) link
anyone have an opinion on Rose Water?
― gabbneb, Thursday, 12 July 2007 22:11 (sixteen years ago) link
One of their best products is the panelle special, made with chickpea fritters
Is this like socca?
― Michael White, Thursday, 12 July 2007 22:13 (sixteen years ago) link
cheap sushi ..... East village
Esashi at 3rd and A is pretty good
it's no Tomoe or Yama but it's cheap and never has a wait. it's on the level of a good neighborhood place.
― dmr, Thursday, 12 July 2007 22:19 (sixteen years ago) link
but I would say go to Yama if you don't mind waiting a bit
― dmr, Thursday, 12 July 2007 22:20 (sixteen years ago) link
Based on my one dinner there, it was kind of meh. Not especially original, and not very well done, for the prices they charge...
― porcus dei, Thursday, 12 July 2007 22:27 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost Wikipedia suggests there is a connection but does not clarify whether they're exactly the same thing.
― Hurting 2, Thursday, 12 July 2007 22:27 (sixteen years ago) link
dave, do you go to Taro near you? people rate it as the best outer-borough sushi, fwiw. I'm no expert, but I like it, and they have a fried chicken appetizer that, while not sushi, is really tasty.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 12 July 2007 22:33 (sixteen years ago) link
thanks, that seems to be the opinion of some others who've been there as well, but it's hard for me to tell if my panisse-ian taste would feel differently
― gabbneb, Thursday, 12 July 2007 22:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Orhan Yegen now safe for below-14th Streeters - http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/sea-salt/
― gabbneb, Friday, 13 July 2007 21:44 (sixteen years ago) link
btw, Rose Water was v v pretty
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 00:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Geido on Flatbush is my fave sushi in my neighborhood .... have not tried Taro yet. Haven't tried the Brooklyn outpost of Blue Ribbon Sushi either ($$$). Sushi Gen on Washington Av is pretty good (only gotten takeout) but I like Geido more.
― dmr, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 02:59 (sixteen years ago) link
what about Zen Garden on St. Mark's and Ave A? this is definitely not gourmet sushi, but they have a perpetual "thank you campaign" that gives any customer, any day of the week, at any given hour 50% off of the sushi. also, 10 PM to 1 AM drinks 50% off as well.. this is mainly for undergrads without fake IDs, but if you're looking for cheap east village sushi..
― poortheatre, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 07:00 (sixteen years ago) link
we had dinner at taro before going to southpaw a few months ago. based on that meal, i'd rate it as one of the better places in the city (outside of the big name, expense account category) and would agree with the best in the outer borough claim. kanoyama, mentioned by hurting upthread, is really great as well but the price per person is a bit misleading. they do high-quality basics for pretty good value, but the real draw of the menu is the special fish of the day list. once you're in that territory, the bill shoots up. mishima, on lex in the low 30s, is kind of like kanoyama uptown. if anyone finds themselves in murray hill craving sushi, i highly recommend it.
― lauren, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 14:44 (sixteen years ago) link
is zen garden the place with a karaoke room for hire in the back? yeah, it's not knock-you-out sushi or anything, but the whole "50% off, ALL THE TIME" thing is pretty crazy. why not just change the prices ont he menu?
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 14:46 (sixteen years ago) link
thanks guys!! i'm going to this place tonight:
http://almarestaurant.com/
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 14:48 (sixteen years ago) link
the whole "50% off, ALL THE TIME" thing is pretty crazy. why not just change the prices ont he menu?
uh
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 16:06 (sixteen years ago) link
gesundheit
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 16:10 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.yelp.com/biz/wNWEO6UzGNsti9pjmdFpgw#hrid:fj_5dthEiRvvi4UySzChmA/query:zen
("great location"!)
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 16:11 (sixteen years ago) link
we had dinner at taro before going to southpaw a few months ago. based on that meal, i'd rate it as one of the better places in the city (outside of the big name, expense account category) and would agree with the best in the outer borough claim.
two high recommendations .... I'll have to check it out .... thx for the tip
― dmr, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 16:27 (sixteen years ago) link
i'd make a reservation, as the place is very small (8-10 little tables). we would have had at least a 20 minute wait if we'd been walk-ins.
― lauren, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 16:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Taro has great lunch specials and usually isn't crowded then. I guess that's great for those of us without real jobs.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 16:59 (sixteen years ago) link
surmounter, alma is great. make sure to sit on the roof. also: pineapple vanilla margarita
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 17:03 (sixteen years ago) link
wtf that sounds amazing thx
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 17:18 (sixteen years ago) link
a couple more favorites..
Lunch: -Chez Brigitte @ Greenwich & 7th Ave. Really small diner that serves simple, hearty french-italian food. The lunch special gets you a soup, entrée, and drink. I think it's $8, so $10 plus tip. Chicken cutlet, very good. -Home @ Cornelia St. Slightly overpriced for dinner, but the lunch special is a good deal if you're with someone else. If you split an appetizer and an entrée, you get a free dessert. The food comes from local 'artisans,' etc and is gourmet american.
Brunch: - Elephant Castle @ Greenwich & 7th Ave. Great menu. Great coffee. - Honorary Brooklyn places that serve decent food but I never go to anymore because the service is shit: Wombat, Relish, Enid's.
Dinner: - Mas on Downing St. Okay, no one can afford this, but damn this is the best food I've ever eaten. Great service, too. Slightly less expensive/pretentious alternative next door at Blue Ribbon Bakery. - Lupa @ Thompson & Houston. Batali pre-Babbo. This is a new favorite, although meat dishes can be a little salty. Fantastic wine and service, too. Kind of expensive, but worth it. - Dumont @ Union & Devoe (in BK). Obviously. - Pepé Rosso @ Houston & Sullivan. An Italian restaurant where Italian people eat. Very inexpensive and cramped, but divine pasta.
Vegan/Vegetarian: Candle Café, Pure Food and Wine, Counter.
― poortheatre, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 17:46 (sixteen years ago) link
Mas sounds so good. It may be #1 on my have-not-eaten-yet list.
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 17:58 (sixteen years ago) link
candle cafe is overrated.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 19:06 (sixteen years ago) link
and over-priced! $20 for some kale, tempeh, and pureed sweet potatoes that could be made at home and more flavorfully for about $3.
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 17 July 2007 20:33 (sixteen years ago) link
I worked briefly at Mas. I currently work at one of the restaurants on my list.
― poortheatre, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 06:00 (sixteen years ago) link
Candle 79 is over-priced/rated. Candle Café is only overpriced if we can agree that every organaturalegan nyc restaurant is, too.
― poortheatre, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 06:03 (sixteen years ago) link
yes, linds! i think by overrated i meant overpriced! i mean, it is a good tempeh sandwich/whatever but i could make that at home if i tried hard enough! the juice drink i had was good but again, proper blender + me at home = could have made it.
poortheatre, i have not been to too many but i am inclined to agree with you on principle. unless someone makes me some incredible outlandish exotic vegan thing i never would have dreamed up making, vegetarian restaurants leave me feeling blah. in fact, <u>part</u> of my leaving vegetarianism after 6 years (no meat at all)/10 years (no red meat) was that i was bored of going to restaurants (even veggie ones) with crappy, unimaginative entrees.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 06:14 (sixteen years ago) link
pepe rosso is still there!!??? awesome! does it still have the small sign inside that says "no skim - no decaf - only real food" ?
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 10:14 (sixteen years ago) link
i have this wonderful memory of a fresh salad there made with these ingredients only: spinach, bacon, olive oil
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 10:15 (sixteen years ago) link
- Elephant Castle @ Greenwich & 7th Ave. Great menu. Great coffee.
-Chez Brigitte @ Greenwich & 7th Ave. Really small diner that serves simple, hearty french-italian food. The lunch special gets you a soup, entrée, and drink. I think it's $8, so $10 plus tip. Chicken cutlet, very good.
these places have been around for SO long...must be doing it right.
on the not-cheap tip we had a nice dinner at The Orchard on the LES a few weeks back, what my wife calls "interesting American" food. only one entree out of four -- a soupy paella -- was less than stellar.
― m coleman, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 10:24 (sixteen years ago) link
oh ok i have only been to candle 79, didn't realize there was a difference. to be fair, the raw food lasagna thing i had a bite of was excellent but also teeeny tiny and more than $20.
the only vegan place i love is hangawi - also not cheap, but really wonderful vegetarian korean.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:10 (sixteen years ago) link
the pistachio tofu ice cream at hangawi is incredible, really much better than many "real" desserts. also, the fried mushroom dish is SO TASTY.
― lauren, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:15 (sixteen years ago) link
mmm the fried mushrooms. i wish i could eat their pumpkin porridge everyday!
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:17 (sixteen years ago) link
woori jip (the cafeteria-style place on 32nd) has decent and pumpkin porridge for cheap most days.
― lauren, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:19 (sixteen years ago) link
that should be, "decent and cheap".
― lauren, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:20 (sixteen years ago) link
i was astonished by pure food and wine (near gramercy park), it's all raw and all totally delicious. not sure if it's still around.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:30 (sixteen years ago) link
This might be stating the obvious, but Hummus Place is my new favorite cheap Manhattan spot. The hummus with fava beans is incredible.
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:43 (sixteen years ago) link
pure is still around and going strong. a friend of mine (carnivore) ate there a while back with some vegans/vegetarians and was raving about how good it was.
― lauren, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:45 (sixteen years ago) link
i thought the shtick there was "raw" = not heated above a certain temperature? that dude has always had really great notices from some people, but overall gets treated sort of middlingly. the former group can't be just vegetarians who are amazed by food that tastes good, can it?
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:51 (sixteen years ago) link
no, like lauren said, it's also meat-eaters who can't believe that uncooked food can be so amazing. matthew kinney gets middling notices because he's bad businessman and has reportedly screwed some of his investors over the years. i think his ex-wife runs pure food and wine now? (still using his recipes though)
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:54 (sixteen years ago) link
and yeah, some of the ingredients are heated (in order to get certain things to adhere to each other, like the nut-based cheesecake, etc) but nothing has been cooked.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 14:56 (sixteen years ago) link
couple friends of mine (non-veg) have told me the desserts at Pure are amazing
― dmr, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 16:41 (sixteen years ago) link
no, like lauren said, it's also meat-eaters who can't believe that uncooked food can be so amazing. -- Tracer Hand, Wednesday, July 18, 2007 7:54 AM (2 hours ago)
-- Tracer Hand, Wednesday, July 18, 2007 7:54 AM (2 hours ago)
what about carnivores who eat uncooked meat?
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 17:05 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah for real! the raw foodies haven't done nearly enough to incorporate ceviché, steak tartare etc. into their menus. it's because they're all actually dirty hippie vegans, masquerading as rawists.
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 22:59 (sixteen years ago) link
i would really like to try a good raw restaurant sometime. in fact, the whole idea sounds really appealing and healthy and energizing, but i just like meat too much to be convinced it's worth switching to completely.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 18 July 2007 23:11 (sixteen years ago) link
yegen v. ripert, child, et al - http://newyork.metromix.com/restaurants/article/and-god-created-orhan/155154/content
btw, the nyt's 'discovery' of kebab cafe was contemporaneous with its post-renovation reopening (i.e. it was news of sorts) and highlighting on bourdaintv - http://astorianyc.blogspot.com/search/label/Kabab%20Cafe
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 23:07 (sixteen years ago) link
(and an archive search indicates that they previously discovered it 7 times between '98 and '02)
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 23:08 (sixteen years ago) link
My well-to-do friend ordered Nobu take out three nights in a row while I was there. It was excellent, but I felt like something was missing when I wasn't paying for it.
― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 23:28 (sixteen years ago) link
Has anyone ever tried Blue Hill (the NYC or the Westchester County one)?
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 23:33 (sixteen years ago) link
Blue Hill is really good (the one in the village). Food is seasonal and not overdone, big vegetable flavors, OK decor, service is brilliant. It's a food-over-scene deal, which I like.
― paulhw, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 23:40 (sixteen years ago) link
bf has always wanted to go there, the westchester one
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 23:43 (sixteen years ago) link
food over scene is so nice
Wife and I are going to the Westchester one for our anniversary. I am psyched.
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 15 August 2007 23:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, food over scene is key. I am not very scene.
I went to Blue Hill in the village six months ago. I plead guilty to it being totally up my ideological alley with the seasonality and big flavors and hushed worship of the solitary baby vegetable and all, but it was the best meal I've had in NYC since Jean-Georges was in the kitchen at JoJo (I haven't been to J-G itself). It wasn't scene-free tho, I thought.
― gabbneb, Thursday, 16 August 2007 00:33 (sixteen years ago) link
What did Honmura An ever become? I heard J-G took the space over and were gonna do something...
― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 16 August 2007 01:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Anyone been to Masa or Bar Masa?
― milo z, Thursday, 16 August 2007 03:37 (sixteen years ago) link
I've been to Masa twice and Ginza Sushi-ko (Masa's old restaurant in LA which is now Urasawa).
― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 16 August 2007 16:10 (sixteen years ago) link
oh that'll be a great anniversary spot xp
― Surmounter, Thursday, 16 August 2007 16:20 (sixteen years ago) link
really enjoyed queens hideaway the other night, even if my seafood gumbo was just okay. shoulda ordered the tongue.
― hstencil, Thursday, 16 August 2007 17:05 (sixteen years ago) link
I've been to Masa twice
was it worth it? practically the most expensive place in the city (which is saying something)
I think I would try Per Se before Masa if I was going to drop that kind of $$$
― dmr, Thursday, 16 August 2007 17:07 (sixteen years ago) link
I've heard the Westchester Blue Hill is really good. was supposed to go one time but had to cancel -- my friends went without us and ended up sitting one table away from the whole Clinton fam.
― dmr, Thursday, 16 August 2007 17:09 (sixteen years ago) link
our meal at blue hill was wonderfu, although next time i'd do a cheese course instead of a sweet dessert. they were lovely to look at, but a bit underwhelming after the excellence of the rest of the meal. my big complaint: the beautifully presented, interesting wine list doesn't have a "big, bold" red (their words) for under $50.
― lauren, Thursday, 16 August 2007 17:09 (sixteen years ago) link
Blue Hill was really good. You certainly pay for it, but at least you have a unique food experience. We spent a few hours on the farm, then changed in the restroom and had dinner. We went for the cheapest option - two-course plus dessert, but they gave us a couple of extra tasting dishes on account of our anniversary and we splurged a bit on a bottle of wine. You can't really eat pork and lamb like that many places, regardless of price (or vegetables like that, for that matter), not to mention that it's from animals like the ones you've just spent the day watching in the pastures and pens outside. I thought the deserts were great, actually, except slightly too sweet. I couldn't have even handled a cheese course by the end.
The whole "sustainability" thing is a bit of a marketing gimmick - this is basically aristocracy eating for the capitalist age - high quality, small quantity estate livestock and produce for anyone willing to put up the money.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 2 September 2007 03:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Had Congee Village for the first time 2nite. Dried scallop congee/clams in black bean sauce/pan fried shrimp noodle all delicious.
― Capitaine Jay Vee, Sunday, 2 September 2007 06:12 (sixteen years ago) link
blue hill in the village was one of the first real top-notch restaurants i ever went to in new york (the first was patria).
a friend of mine went there once and puked up afterwards because she hadn't eaten in like a day and a half and then went straight for the pork shin once she was there.
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 2 September 2007 13:35 (sixteen years ago) link
Hey, is Wo Hop still there? I forgot to look for it the last couple of times I was in town. I used to love their big bowl of periwinkles.
― Beth Parker, Sunday, 2 September 2007 14:57 (sixteen years ago) link
I don't think Wo Hop will ever die. Last time I was there was maybe 18 mos ago, though, so anything could have happened by now.
― Laurel, Sunday, 2 September 2007 15:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Does anyone have anything to say about Aurora in Wmsbg?
― Hurting 2, Friday, 15 February 2008 05:22 (sixteen years ago) link
went once a while ago, it was pretty good.
I'm going to Zenkichi tonight.
― dan selzer, Friday, 15 February 2008 13:53 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah, went to aurora in soho once. solid modern italian.
― sanskrit, Friday, 15 February 2008 14:02 (sixteen years ago) link
Anyone recommend any good drinking dens for this evening?
― Ed, Friday, 15 February 2008 14:15 (sixteen years ago) link
looking for a nice somewhat romantic place in Williamsburg or an adjoining neighborhood, but quality of food is probably the top consideration. Any other recs are welcome.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 15 February 2008 14:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Emma B, mrs Tracer Hand, rates food at Aurora very highly, which is about as good a recommendation as a place can get. I might try next week. I believe it is Cash only.
― Ed, Friday, 15 February 2008 14:45 (sixteen years ago) link
menu looks great
― Hurting 2, Friday, 15 February 2008 14:48 (sixteen years ago) link
dressler. still haven't been myself, but i've heard glowing reports (and it got a michelin star, ooh la la).
― lauren, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:17 (sixteen years ago) link
ed, what neighborhood?
dressler looks good too but I have a feeling the wife will like Aurora better
― Hurting 2, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:24 (sixteen years ago) link
is east side company bar still going? i love that place.
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:25 (sixteen years ago) link
LES, Willamsburg, wherever, if anyone else is out drinking would be good too.
― Ed, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:28 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah, east side company is still around, i think. you'd probably like that, ed. milk and honey-affiliated so it has wicked cocktails but it isn't a members bar. on essex st, in the les. i think i'm out of commission tonight sadly due to martini/red wine hangover. ow.
― lauren, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:30 (sixteen years ago) link
it's the first thing that came to mind when the phrases "Ed" and "drinking den" appeared in the same sentence
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Dressler has top hipster decor but it is noisy and overpriced, in my book.
You want Aurora for romantic. Grand to Aurora is one of the most romantic walks in Williamsburg. It is cash only. You need a reservation. Request the garden area if you can get it. The wait staff have such thick Italian accents you can barely understand them.
I am not a big drinker but the Prosecci are really good. Their pasta is like candy, and I don't even like Italian food!
― felicity, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:32 (sixteen years ago) link
only been to dressler once, but it was awesome (venison wau)
― mookieproof, Friday, 15 February 2008 15:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Definitely worth a visit. Brooklyn, represent.
― felicity, Friday, 15 February 2008 16:34 (sixteen years ago) link
Speaking of Williamsburg Italian, did any of you ever get to try 718 diner (R.I.P.)?
http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/restaurants/archives/w-diner.jpg
Their chocolate souffle was to die for. Does anyone know if 718 is permanently closed?
Another great, mobbed-up North Side Italian joint is Cafe Capri at 427 Graham between Frost and Withers (technically Via Vespuccci).
http://www.brooklynrecord.com/archives/060719wrap.jpg
BEST ICED COFFEE.
― felicity, Friday, 15 February 2008 21:01 (sixteen years ago) link
dressler = fantastic. best service i have ever received.
also great in williamsburg: the diner/marlow pair. always great.
― YGS, Friday, 15 February 2008 21:03 (sixteen years ago) link
I ate at the 718 a while back. I thought it was good but the meal was not especially memorable. They had really good coffee though. Didn't know it had closed.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 15 February 2008 21:03 (sixteen years ago) link
cafe capri is great.
― lauren, Friday, 15 February 2008 21:04 (sixteen years ago) link
Download the Shake Shack Dashboard Widget.
It tells you the frozen custard flavor of the day, time, temperature and, most importantly, refreshes the Shake Shack Line-cam every 5 seconds.
― felicity, Saturday, 16 February 2008 00:36 (sixteen years ago) link
the best service I ever recieved, by about a million miles, was at this place:
http://www.bluehillstonebarns.com
not to mention some of the best food. 5 people, we did the farmers feast tasting menu, it was my sister's birthday and in discussion they knew she is a pastry chef, and she knew one of the chefs. We had 3 amuses, 5 courses, 3 deserts, chef Dan Barber came out and introduced himself twice, we got a tour of the kitchen, the curing rooms, the wine cellar. Pretty much the best possible eating experience imaginable. And the best bit was one of the deserts, simply sweet potato, candied pecan and brown sugar ice cream. They made mine without the pecan and it was still the best thing I'd ever tasted. Just the fact that for a tasting menu they dealt with a party that involved 1 vegetarian, 1 pescatarian who hates cheese and one omnivore who's allergic to nuts.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 16 February 2008 18:53 (sixteen years ago) link
capri's cappucino is yummmm
― tehresa, Saturday, 16 February 2008 18:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Masa, Per Se, Daniel, Jean-Georges, Blue Hill, blah, blah, blah.
― Mr. Goodman, Saturday, 16 February 2008 19:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Holy shit! I had no idea Diner closed! It was my favorite restaurant in Brooklyn.
― Mr. Goodman, Saturday, 16 February 2008 19:02 (sixteen years ago) link
No love for Danny Meyer's Shake Shack . . . can I get a witness? Madison Square Park, Breakfast at Tiffany's, cheese fries, Chicago Dogs, custard calendar? Come on.
Daniel is the most beautiful room in New York.
― felicity, Saturday, 16 February 2008 20:03 (sixteen years ago) link
As I said upthread, my wife and I had a great experience at Blue Hill Stone Barns. If anyone is thinking about doing it, I recommend going early on a milder day and spending a couple hours on the farm before dinner (we brought clothes and changed in the restrooms).
― Hurting 2, Saturday, 16 February 2008 20:08 (sixteen years ago) link
that is if you can bear to look a beautiful hog in the eye before you eat its cousin.
― Hurting 2, Saturday, 16 February 2008 20:14 (sixteen years ago) link
shake shack is so awesome in good weather
last night we had valentines dinner at babbo. I had sweetbreads for the first time. mmmmmmmm ... pancreas. insanely good.
― dmr, Saturday, 16 February 2008 21:22 (sixteen years ago) link
my favorite thing they do at stone barns is the soft fried egg -- I guess they hard boil it halfway, then peel the shell, bread it and throw it in the deep fryer
― dmr, Saturday, 16 February 2008 21:23 (sixteen years ago) link
diner is not closed. felicity was talking about 718 diner aka ms williamsburg diner.
I just went to Blossom in Chelsea. It is the better of the vegan restaurants.
― Yerac, Sunday, 17 February 2008 03:19 (sixteen years ago) link
I really want a chicken burrito now.
I just realized I was confusing the 718 diner with Relish.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 17 February 2008 17:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Aurora tonite. Will report back.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 17 February 2008 17:26 (sixteen years ago) link
I was not impressed with my admittedly institutional dinner at Daniel, and I've heard similar where's-the-beef sentiments from others who have eaten in the comfier rooms.
I like the Shack lots and what room could beat Madison Square Park, but I prefer the burger over at Blue Smoke. Maybe that's not a fair fight, but even on the faster end of the burger scale and putting aside the fact that my apollonian sandwich is essentially a tomato-delivery-device, I lean toward the mini version of the real thing rather than the glop-crunch of a double stack, though the latter admittedly is a better adjunct to a tasty root beer.
Dressler doesn't look nearly as pleasant a space as Dumont's garden, and the room/vibe are probably fixed just-so in michelin's supposedly-food-only cosmology, but the food at Dumont made enough of an impression on me that a hauter version is high on my list. I suppose it helped that I ate at the older place at the height of Summer.
speaking of great little places, Spigolo, located in the restricted zone, is kind of harried, but has some really wonderful food, and I'm not even that into 'Italian'.
I've never eaten at any of the Batali places, unless you count an institutional dinner at Del Posto, which really was pretty good as far as those things go, though the wine outshone the food.
I haven't yet eaten at any of the Michael Psilakis places either, but he seems to be the most interesting thing going right now.
― gabbneb, Sunday, 17 February 2008 18:59 (sixteen years ago) link
Spigolo is indeed great, I think run by a husband and wife team who actually live upstairs
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 17 February 2008 20:02 (sixteen years ago) link
I've eaten at Blue Hill in the city -- about four years ago now? -- and it was fantastic, but the whole farm experience sounds really cool. If anybody's planning a trip to southern Italy any time soon, there's an amazing centuries-old farm with its own citrus grove outside Ostuni, it's called "Il Frantoio" (which means "the olive press" I think). They do a zillion course meal every night, and the guy who owns the place tells you about each thing you're having. It's mainly vegetarian since that part of Italy is so dry that it can't really support livestock. (During our tour the owner pointed at the roofs of the main house, saying "see that section? That was the first to be built. In about 1500. See the roof? It's pointed. It rained here then. See that section? It was built in 1600. Flat roof. no rain. It's been that way ever since.")
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 17 February 2008 20:13 (sixteen years ago) link
The only Batali place I've been to is Otto, which is fun. Once we made a full dinner out of antipasti, another time I had a pizza, and another time I just went for coffee and gelato and stood at one of the bar tables. All three were good experiences.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 17 February 2008 20:39 (sixteen years ago) link
I walked into Otto once when my friend and I were being indecisive, and the place looked like a zoo.
― gabbneb, Sunday, 17 February 2008 21:17 (sixteen years ago) link
Wow, gabbneb went below 14th st!
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Sunday, 17 February 2008 22:25 (sixteen years ago) link
Otto is great place to take the kidz, we go around 6 PM before it gets all zoo-like. I always get the clam pie. it's great - dozens of clams w/garlic parsley and a touch of fresh mozz. the pizza crust is different here, sort of crunchy and I can see why some people don't dig it. no complaints re: the italian wines by glass.
― m coleman, Sunday, 17 February 2008 23:03 (sixteen years ago) link
am looking forward to taking Aidan to Otto, especially as we're not going to get anywhere too top end with him, I think Stone barns may be a bit adventurous too, so we'll probably make do with the cafe there while out for a walk.
― Porkpie, Sunday, 17 February 2008 23:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Otto, is a great lunch spot, wouldn't choose it for an intimate dinner. Good food, though.
― Ed, Monday, 18 February 2008 02:06 (sixteen years ago) link
hi jon, we're past our sell-by date here, but i was below 14th st on the regular before you were in middle school
― gabbneb, Monday, 18 February 2008 04:22 (sixteen years ago) link
http://www.google.com/search?q=meme&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8&aq=t&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a
― tehresa, Monday, 18 February 2008 04:23 (sixteen years ago) link
jaymc how old is gabbneb
― mookieproof, Monday, 18 February 2008 04:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Aurora was good overall. Food was slightly disappointing - the pork belly was dry and the lamb was too fatty and gristly (in the low light it was actually very hard to avoid the fat and gristle), although both were seasoned very nicely. The octopus antipasti was great and so was the ginger parfait dessert. The coffee was not up to the standard you'd expect from a good, self-respecting Italian restaurant. But it was such a nice place to be in terms of atmosphere and service that I didn't mind so much, and I'd still go back at some point. The bill was also not bad at all for everything we had.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 18 February 2008 06:15 (sixteen years ago) link
for whatever little it's worth, I concur with everyone else in New York that Momofuku Noodle Bar is really good.
― Hurting 2, Saturday, 1 March 2008 22:10 (sixteen years ago) link
tried octopus salad, baby bok choi, shredded pork ramen - all great. The soft-serve ice cream they have was even really good (Cousin Ben & Larry's or something like that)
― Hurting 2, Saturday, 1 March 2008 22:11 (sixteen years ago) link
next time get the steamed pork buns!
― dmr, Saturday, 1 March 2008 23:49 (sixteen years ago) link
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/189/522600496_9266cab453.jpg
yarrr
oh man, salivating.
dmr, yer not going to see Roky tonight are you?
― ian, Saturday, 1 March 2008 23:52 (sixteen years ago) link
nope we're gonna try to see times new viking at don pedro and then go up to the environ records thing at studio b
are you going? never seen the man
― dmr, Sunday, 2 March 2008 00:06 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm going, yeah. He was great last time. Would have gone to TNV if i didn't already have tix for this thing.
― ian, Sunday, 2 March 2008 00:13 (sixteen years ago) link
oh rite restaurants uh, i am a big fan of eating at them.
― ian, Sunday, 2 March 2008 00:14 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm gonna try some Salvadoran joint in east wburg called Bahia? supposed to have good pupusas
― dmr, Sunday, 2 March 2008 00:16 (sixteen years ago) link
have fun at Roky dawg
dmr - what is that little sandwich you posted? i want
― bell_labs, Sunday, 2 March 2008 00:23 (sixteen years ago) link
i dub it the cukie monster
― gabbneb, Sunday, 2 March 2008 00:32 (sixteen years ago) link
momofuku steamed pork buns
― dmr, Sunday, 2 March 2008 00:57 (sixteen years ago) link
Obama's got the Gray's Papaya vote
― gabbneb, Sunday, 2 March 2008 01:00 (sixteen years ago) link
we did the bo ssam dinner at the ssam bar. it was very fun and very delicious. sadly, lunch there is pretty bad.
― lauren, Sunday, 2 March 2008 01:15 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah the wraps kinda suck, I went there early on (when the better food was still late-night-only) and hated that place. need to go back for the full menu
bahia pupusas were an A+, rest of the menu a little bit hit or miss. I had some pretty good shrimp ceviche though.
― dmr, Sunday, 2 March 2008 18:07 (sixteen years ago) link
Pam Real Thai again tonight. That place is a miracle. Amazing oxtail soup.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 9 March 2008 05:11 (sixteen years ago) link
Ham and eggs: The chicken is dedicated but the pig is committed.
egg on N. 5th in Williamsburg has a good ham biscuit, candied bacon and grapefruit brûlé.
Thin crust NY Pizza ladder IMHO:
1. Totonno's, Coney Island 2. De Marco, Houston Street 3. Lombardi's, Spring Street
Mary, did you ever make it to Totonno's?
― felicity, Sunday, 9 March 2008 10:19 (sixteen years ago) link
Court Square Diner, Court Square, LIC by PS1 - Fuck Yes!! 24-hour delivery delicious Greek, breakfast, booze & ciggies!
― Pillbox, Sunday, 9 March 2008 10:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Peruvian in Port Chester (think it was called Chavin) last night - some really really tasty food, and ridiculously cheap too.
― Porkpie, Sunday, 9 March 2008 11:53 (sixteen years ago) link
I love Bahia's pupusas but it always takes like 45 minutes when I want it to go.
― Yerac, Sunday, 9 March 2008 15:37 (sixteen years ago) link
The staff is ridiculously friendly at Court Square Diner. A+ I did make it to Totonno's despite their policy of closing early/always being full/not accepting visitors. It was good, but not so amazing, I didn't think. I like the pizza place in Dumbo--so yummy. Also, there is Michael Angelo's in Ditmars for when you just must have your thin-crust delivered.
I want to try Agnanti by Ditmars Park. I haven't been that into the Greek food in Astoria. So far it seems kind of mediocre and over-priced. But maybe I don't have a good Greek food frame of reference? I went to Taverna Cyclades where the atmostphere is great but the food just sort of meh. I also went to Elias Corner which had great atmosphere but so expensive for just whole grilled fish. I haven't tried any of the mezzo places yet. I really want to try the fancy Italian place on 31st past Ditmars but I need a date!
I want to try Bahias too. Where is it? NoVa actually had lots of pupusa places.
― Virginia Plain, Sunday, 9 March 2008 18:03 (sixteen years ago) link
Agnanti is pretty good. I liked Cyclades too though. You should go to the fancy Italian place and just get a brick oven pizza, their really expensive dishes are overrated imo!
Bahia is in east williamsburg at grand and graham (grand st stop on the L)
― dmr, Sunday, 9 March 2008 18:51 (sixteen years ago) link
Agnanti is really good. It's by Astoria Park. The setting is very nice over there by the water. It's nice to walk down to the water, not as nice to think about the greatest tragedy to happen on New York soil prior to 9/11 took place there.
We like JJs sushi in Astoria, not mind-blowing, but nice.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 9 March 2008 20:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Doughnut Plant 379 Grand Street New York, NY
― felicity, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:22 (sixteen years ago) link
i really, really, really really need to go to momofuku
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:25 (sixteen years ago) link
they carry those doughnut plant donuts at dean & deluca but they are about $3 each and look like they would give me a stomach ache. they look amazing though.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:29 (sixteen years ago) link
Gennaro on Amsterdam at 93rd, roast game hen with lemon.
― Guayaquil (eephus!), Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:32 (sixteen years ago) link
speaking of donuts. whatever happened to krispy kreme? it just kind of died off. maybe america's love affair with the doughnut is over.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:34 (sixteen years ago) link
i actually don't like donut plant, although i've never tried the cake ones. i hate the "yeast donut" style that they started out specializing in. peter pan is my choice for occasional indulgence.
― lauren, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:34 (sixteen years ago) link
xpost - maybe people realized that kk's are kind of gross.
KK doughnuts are so gross to me, I adore the apple cider kind, the cake ones with a slightly yellow interior and either no frosting or the real chocolate stuff. I've heard there are Greenpoint bakeries with reasonable facsimiles of my childhood doughnuts but haven't rly looked.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:36 (sixteen years ago) link
greenpoint bakeries have some amazing donuts. i hate krispy kreme too. and the look of the doughnut plant ones give me the same sickly sweet feeling, though i have never tried them.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:40 (sixteen years ago) link
so is the consensus that ssam bar is better than noodle bar?
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:41 (sixteen years ago) link
laurel, you would LOVE peter pan. trust me on this. run, don't walk!
someone on ch0wh0und said that biting into a glazed yeast donut is like biting into wet waxed paper, and i find that description totally accurate.
― lauren, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:41 (sixteen years ago) link
is there a time when it's better to go to momufuku to avoid the crowds? or is it not that bad? it looks so tiny.
or: do they deliver?
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:47 (sixteen years ago) link
krispy kreme::donuts = taco bell::mexican
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:50 (sixteen years ago) link
-- bell_labs, Wednesday, March 12, 2008 3:34 PM (16 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
lol come to flyover country
they've closed down all the krispy kreme stores in nyc though, right?
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:51 (sixteen years ago) link
if you go before 7, or for lunch, or if the weather is shitty you should be ok at momofuku. the new place is bigger so sometimes the wait is not as bad as it looks. I doubt they deliver.
― dmr, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:51 (sixteen years ago) link
you can get Top Pot donuts on every corner now, why would you want KK? for real doughnuts, get out of the city.
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:52 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't want KK. it was just mysterious how the stores all vanished. what are top pot donuts?
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:53 (sixteen years ago) link
you can find them at the evil coffee empire
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:54 (sixteen years ago) link
My mom used to make doughnuts once in a GREAT while...I remember sitting on the piano bench eating doughnut holes hot from the fryer until I was ill.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:54 (sixteen years ago) link
the old smaller place is now Momofuku Ko with some goofy internet reservation system. posts like this one from Eater make me not even want to fucking bother. reservation scalpers?? get the fuck out.
>Ko-BOOM: Still Hope —This just in from the tipline: "Ko-ancellations do happen. I just picked up a two-top for 9:00pm tomorrow night." Cancellations— resulting in new prime open seats—could be a by-product of the new ID rule forcing resy scalpers and those who made multiple resys to hand over the goods.
― dmr, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:55 (sixteen years ago) link
i think if you go to ssam bar early (like 5.30/6) then it might not be too bad. you can make reservations for the bo ssam dinner. if you have the max number of people (10), then it actually becomes a greata value.
― lauren, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:57 (sixteen years ago) link
I was gonna say, is it really hard to get into those places if you go at like 1 in the morning?
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 19:59 (sixteen years ago) link
I went to Noodle Bar around 4pm on a Sunday and got seated right away, but before we were done a line was already forming.
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:05 (sixteen years ago) link
I went to the original momofuku once (the night of the last blizzard that dropped 30 inches of snow overnight, feb 05 or 06 maybe?) and it was garbage... seriously, i can not comprehend the level of acclaim such a generic fusion place has garnered.
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:10 (sixteen years ago) link
my understanding is it's highly inconsistent - it's capable of greatness, but only some of the time
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:14 (sixteen years ago) link
aw i thought this was the shasta approved noodle bar! which one am i think of?
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:16 (sixteen years ago) link
i've been three times- twice to noodle bar and once to ssam when they just sold burritos. all was awesome.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:18 (sixteen years ago) link
that would be Ramen Setagaya (1st ave btw 8&9).
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:20 (sixteen years ago) link
i realize my palate is probably quite different than their frequent customers though.
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:21 (sixteen years ago) link
mmmm, setagaya! i really liked the ssam bar, but not for the ssams (in fact, i thought lunch was pretty bad). shasta and phil-two both gave the noodle bar a big thumbs-down, and that was enough to put me off.
― lauren, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:22 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^their = momofuku's
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:22 (sixteen years ago) link
to me momofuku and setagaya are about equal taste-wise but I'm far from a ramen connoisseur. setagaya's a little cheaper too.
― dmr, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:28 (sixteen years ago) link
horray i will go to setagaya!
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:30 (sixteen years ago) link
i want to go too!
― lauren, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:30 (sixteen years ago) link
it's been a while.
― lauren, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:32 (sixteen years ago) link
do you want to go this week?
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:37 (sixteen years ago) link
sure. i kind of like doing ramen brunch, if that works for you.
― lauren, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:39 (sixteen years ago) link
i emailed you!
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:44 (sixteen years ago) link
Lauren is such a brunch tart. She'll eat with anyone!
PS: I am totally going to Santana soooooooooon.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:46 (sixteen years ago) link
it's true.
― lauren, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:48 (sixteen years ago) link
As someone who doesn't eat eggs (although I eat eggs cooked in stuff), it is very very annoying that most brunch places have such crap options for me (and vegetarians & vegans). Never a fan of brunch, especially in N. Brooklyn.
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:52 (sixteen years ago) link
most places do a really half-assed job. eggs are cheap and fast, so you get pretty ill-considered variations on 2 served any style with potatoes and toast.
― lauren, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 20:58 (sixteen years ago) link
Deee lishus.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 21:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Wait, you forgot pork form.
i go to sushi gen in pspect heights for brunch almost every weekend now. they do an amazing job with everything. and the only eggs are a tamago patty usually with eel or crab.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 21:02 (sixteen years ago) link
and i am so over potatoes in the morning, they just put me to sleep!
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 21:04 (sixteen years ago) link
i really hate the paprika-heavy home fries with green/red pepper and onion that have become the standard at a lot of places trying to class things up. it doesn't help that they're almost always lukewarm.
― lauren, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 21:04 (sixteen years ago) link
god i love eggs and breakfast meats but would gladly go back to santana sooooon. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 21:04 (sixteen years ago) link
I think home fries are better than potatoes cut up as far as this xpost to b_l
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 21:05 (sixteen years ago) link
The blueberry pancakes at Clinton Street Baking Company are really good.
― felicity, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 22:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Peppers in home fries are gross. Home fries: day-old cooked potatoes, onions, fried in butter/olive oil mix with shitloads of pepper. A dusting of paprika is fine to give veggies a smokey taste but in other circs the paprika ought to come via the tiny pieces of chorizo you fry off with the onions. Simply put, do not embellish HF recipe until you can make it with only onions, pepper and the cooking fat of your choice.
Lauren is also correct in that HF should be HOT.
― suzy, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 23:28 (sixteen years ago) link
My best experience with day-old potato usage is (attn Londoners) the chips from the Fryer's Delight, which are chunky and fried in beef tallow.
― suzy, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 23:30 (sixteen years ago) link
I want brunch. Is the Greenpoint ramen open yet?
― Virginia Plain, Wednesday, 12 March 2008 23:35 (sixteen years ago) link
that place is never opening, as far as i can tell.
― lauren, Thursday, 13 March 2008 01:39 (sixteen years ago) link
Ah, well I'm working this Sat. but could do a Sun. ramen/brunch if it goes done.
― Virginia Plain, Thursday, 13 March 2008 01:55 (sixteen years ago) link
Alan Richman slams Les Halles after receiving Douchebag Award from Anthony Bourdain at Golden Clogs.
― felicity, Thursday, 13 March 2008 02:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh, Astroland opens this Sun.--maybe a C.I. brunch?
― Virginia Plain, Thursday, 13 March 2008 03:15 (sixteen years ago) link
oh, re: ramen - someone on c.hound posted that ippudo should be open next week (person has apparently received the friends & family invite).
― lauren, Thursday, 13 March 2008 20:03 (sixteen years ago) link
they have help wanted signs in japanese as well.
― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 13 March 2008 20:19 (sixteen years ago) link
ippudo's specialty is tonkotsu, right?
― mizzell, Thursday, 13 March 2008 20:33 (sixteen years ago) link
To be really technical, their specialty is "hakata" ramen which usually features a tonkotsu broth.
― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 13 March 2008 20:47 (sixteen years ago) link
i don't know what any of that is but WANT.
― tehresa, Thursday, 13 March 2008 20:54 (sixteen years ago) link
the richman/bourdain beef is fucking fantastic, and makes me like AB even more
― remy bean, Thursday, 13 March 2008 20:59 (sixteen years ago) link
I think les halles kinda sucks, but don't see what responsibility Bourdain has for the place these days.
― gabbneb, Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:45 (sixteen years ago) link
I am saving up my quarters to play racecar games at C.I. this Summer
― gabbneb, Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:54 (sixteen years ago) link
i'm reading a bourdain book (a cook's tour) and it is making me hungry all the time. though the guy is totally corny.
― bell_labs, Thursday, 13 March 2008 21:54 (sixteen years ago) link
bourdain is not a very good writer. even if his anecdotes themselves are sometimes illuminating, and definitely hunger-inspiring.
― ian, Thursday, 13 March 2008 22:48 (sixteen years ago) link
i want to see his show.
― bell_labs, Thursday, 13 March 2008 22:51 (sixteen years ago) link
the one episode i saw was so awesome that i priced airfare to hong kong the next day, but it kinda depends on your acceptance of him as some kind of bad-ass rebel rock star persona. he also recreated sequences from kung fu movies
― mizzell, Thursday, 13 March 2008 23:11 (sixteen years ago) link
his show is good TV, last season especially was great, but it's still good. I mostly find him annoying but then he says something really OTM, or suprisingly poetic, or something really funny or crazy happens, or you just see some awesome food in an awesome locale, and that's enough to make me watch.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 13 March 2008 23:12 (sixteen years ago) link
the only part I don't like is his once per episode "my producers made me do this / I'm too good for TV" schtick
when he's sincere it's usually really good
― dmr, Friday, 14 March 2008 03:23 (sixteen years ago) link
hungover and craving ramen, i tried to go to setagaya yesterday afternoon but got there just as they stopped the afternoon service. heartbreaking. went to m0m0fuku noodle bar instead and had the pork neck ramen. eh. not great, not bad. the noodles are good, but i didn't care much for the broth. a liberal dose of sriracha helped out. the pork was tasty, but there was so much of it that it was kind of overwhelming - more like meat with noodles instead of the other way around. it's certainly a generous portion, as i ate until i was stuffed and still had about a third of the bowl left over. the other menu items sounded delicious, but sadly the ramen was all that my budget could accommodate. 3 of the dishes i had my eye on would have set me back about $45.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 15:46 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah the ramen is really the least interesting thing on the menu at m0m0fuku - the best thing I've had there was a big plate of schezuan crayfish.
― I DIED, Monday, 24 March 2008 15:56 (sixteen years ago) link
i really wanted rice cakes with oxtail ragu.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 15:57 (sixteen years ago) link
also the grilled beef tongue, and the sweetbreads. /glutton
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Lauren, I ordered in brunch from Taco 5antana last weekend, just to relive the deliciousness. Next stop: their enchiladas. I can hardly wait!
― Laurel, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:01 (sixteen years ago) link
SZECHUAN CRAYFISH OMG WANT. Even though I don't know exactly what it is. Describe this?
― suzy, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:02 (sixteen years ago) link
what do people think about Otto? went for the second time Saturday. the pizza is just .... not that good. the crust is like a hard cracker. it's not terrible (the anchovies I had to start were great) but for the amount of hassle you have to go through to eat there it ain't worth it.
― dmr, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:10 (sixteen years ago) link
have not tried otto, but that seems to be the conventional wisdom. they're seemingly quite child-friendly, which is a plus for people who want to go out somewhere interesting/nice-ish with the kids.
haha, laurel - i had huevos rancheros there on saturday. so good. my friend wanted to go to egg, but fuck an hour wait for eggs and grits. over to t.s. we went.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:14 (sixteen years ago) link
that seems to be the conventional wisdom - by that i meant that the pizza is actually not their strong suit.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:15 (sixteen years ago) link
i can't decide if i am craving ramen or pho today. i have a sore throat so i think that super-salty ramen broth might destroy me. does anyone have a favorite pho place (that isn't in jackson heights)?
― bell_labs, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:28 (sixteen years ago) link
i think the crunchy pizza crust @ otto works on the no-tomato sauce pizzas like my favorite clam pie. but it's kind of weird on the pepperoni, say, though their house-made meat on that one is wild, really spicy. it is a good place to take kids and easier to get reservations at than babbo. the wines and side-dishes are great.
― m coleman, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:35 (sixteen years ago) link
but then my tastes in restaurants are "middlebrow" compared to serious foodies, so take it w/a grain o salt.
― m coleman, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:39 (sixteen years ago) link
you always seem pretty otm to me.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:40 (sixteen years ago) link
ah thanks laurel the feeling is mutual. it's just lately when i read restaurant reviews I don't feel so adventurous.
― m coleman, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:48 (sixteen years ago) link
lol
― gabbneb, Monday, 24 March 2008 16:49 (sixteen years ago) link
laureN sorry i am pathologically typo-prone
― m coleman, Monday, 24 March 2008 18:38 (sixteen years ago) link
linds, stop in chinatown for pho. several vietnamese places - pho bang is ok and cheap, but can anyone recommend something a lil better?
― tehresa, Monday, 24 March 2008 18:42 (sixteen years ago) link
brunch at gen this weekend:
-sake mimosa -loos leaf "special" green tea
-crab curry soup
-salmon/tuna/mackeral chirashi -mini eel & onion fritatta -renkon hasami age
-spring roll with sponge cake, mango, peach & red bean in mango puree.
-green tea ice cream
― ian, Monday, 24 March 2008 18:42 (sixteen years ago) link
soooooooo good.
ugh, i really don't like pho bang. i like nam son and pho tu do a lot, although i'm not sure how the pho is. cong ly always gets high marks for that, but i've never tried.
great $5 lunch: a package of "finger maki" (basically thinner, elongated korean sushi) and a small container of octopus salad from m2m on 3rd avenue & 10th st.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 18:44 (sixteen years ago) link
i had brunch at bogota bistro in park slope yesterday. guava mimosa! i loved it, and i am usually a bloody mary girl. my friend's friend is an owner and brought us bunuelos with guava butter. yum. i had mexican breakfast (eggs scrambled w/ jalapenos and chorizo and some other stuff, rice, beans, salad, tortillas), which was OK, but my friend's 'carribean breakfast' was yum - eggs with scallions and some other stuff, arepas, tostones, cabbage, potato cakes. so much food, we couldn't finish.
― tehresa, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:05 (sixteen years ago) link
went to that downstairs place on Doyers last month, used to be called Vietnam? it's still tasty and super-cheap. had curry squid and a spicy beef salad but no pho (see what I mean about not being adventurous.)
― m coleman, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:08 (sixteen years ago) link
ian totally has a crush on the sushi gen waitress. it is cute.
― bell_labs, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:09 (sixteen years ago) link
last weekend tried an italian spot in the village called Maremma. the chef is a protege of Mario Batali and the menu showed it, homemade testa (headcheese) and two pork-ragu pastas. i was tempted by a pasta special of spaghetti w/beef ragu made from cattle 'the chef raises on his upstate farm it's leaner and sweeter' but I planned to make a ham on sunday so I went with the old standby of chicken cooked under a brick w/garlicky greens and a great starter of sea bass w/veg whipped into a spread-- like an ital version of whitefish salad!
― m coleman, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:15 (sixteen years ago) link
like an ital version of whitefish salad
do you mean it was italian or rastafarian?
― bell_labs, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:18 (sixteen years ago) link
ooooh me <3 whitefish salad. i am still trying to remember the name/exact location of a really excellent italian place i stumbled upon in the east village ~2.5 years ago... it's killing me because it was really good but i can't remember which avenue it was on. it was somewhere btw houston and 14th, probably closer to houston, but there are so many italian restaurants around there...
― tehresa, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:18 (sixteen years ago) link
i get my hair cut down the block from maremma, and have been wanting to try it for a while. it sounds great.
t, do you remember any details about the place?
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:19 (sixteen years ago) link
at the new cubana cafe in carroll gardens i had for the first time, coffee with frothed coconut milk. i don't know why I had never thought of that before.
― Yerac, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:19 (sixteen years ago) link
it was on the nw corner of the block (i think), kind of dark wood inside... had like two rooms side by side. there may have been some red in the decor.
― tehresa, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:22 (sixteen years ago) link
italian, though a rasta might do a similiar salad w/stockfish aka salt cod. could be er, "irie" or terrible.
― m coleman, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:26 (sixteen years ago) link
I haven't found the pizza at Otto amazing but I think it's generally an enjoyable place to eat. The gelato is pretty damned good though.
I ate at Maremma a while back and didn't think it was so great. I posted what now seems to me like kind of an obnoxious review upthread. Maybe I was in a bad mood and should try it again.
I've been to Cafe Mogador a couple times lately and was pretty happy. Not the best Moroccan I've ever had, but good lamb tagine, good couscous, good tabouli and hummus and nice atmosphere, and the prices are very reasonable. The waitresses also knew their wine and made very good recs.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:27 (sixteen years ago) link
ian totally has a crush on the sushi gen waitress.
Of course he does. SHE BRINGS HIM FOOD.
― Laurel, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:28 (sixteen years ago) link
I heard a thing on NPR today about the Moonies and was reminded that Rev. Moon has a virtual monopoly on the sushi industry in this area.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:29 (sixteen years ago) link
i like mogador a lot. pretty cheap and generally always good. they have excellent breakfasts, too.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:33 (sixteen years ago) link
used to go to Mogador back when I lived on St Marks Place, nice to hear it hasn't declined or slipped into self-parody over the years the way so many long-running NYC restaurants do.
xpost still? does Moon control the suppliers? in the 80s people said he owned all the Korean vegetable markets too.
― m coleman, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:38 (sixteen years ago) link
both mogador and cafe orlin up the street are still totally solid. for some reason i associate the two places.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:42 (sixteen years ago) link
They totally look alike. I think they might even have the same neon "Cafe" sign. In fact last time I got mixed up and gave my friends the location of Orlin instead of Mogador. Is Orlin an Israeli place? I'd like to try it.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:44 (sixteen years ago) link
oh man, i LOVE orlin. i walked by a few weeks ago and it was shuttered and i almost had a fit right there on the sidewalk, but it turns out they were just on hiatus for march or something.
― tehresa, Monday, 24 March 2008 19:44 (sixteen years ago) link
orlin's food is kind of euro/bistro, i guess. i love their brunch, the smoked salmon with potato pancakes being a particular favorite.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:01 (sixteen years ago) link
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-- Laurel, Monday, March 24, 2008 7:28 PM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark Link
Yeah dude, I was gonna say, anyone who gives me free green tea ice cream....
― ian, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:01 (sixteen years ago) link
you brought her chocolate. i don't ever get chocolate!
― bell_labs, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:02 (sixteen years ago) link
things you get: apples beer toilet paper cat food orange juice poland spring water chocolate (i totally bought twix & kit kat the other night)
― ian, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:14 (sixteen years ago) link
besides the chocolate was for EVERYONE, not just her! and it was a 99c easter bunny!
you know i am JOKING right?
― bell_labs, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:16 (sixteen years ago) link
defensive ian is defensive
IT MUST BE TRUE. OMG TOTES CRUSHING.
― dmr, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:18 (sixteen years ago) link
toilet paper? it must be love
― Mr. Que, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:21 (sixteen years ago) link
romanting toilet paper
― bell_labs, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:23 (sixteen years ago) link
p.s. i think orlin kinda sucks but that's because my annoying college roommates would go there all the time and try to get me to go and it was always a bad time.
― ian, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:24 (sixteen years ago) link
smoked salmon and potato pancakes sound great/hard to mess up though.
― bell_labs, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:25 (sixteen years ago) link
i never liked that hanging-around-the-cafe scene either. bad associations w/orlin cause i had an unrequited crush on this britishes girl and sat there for hours one night listening to her pretentious babble and drinking espresso after espresso... OD on coffee is a bum trip, man, I went home (alone) and watched TV til 7AM.
― m coleman, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:30 (sixteen years ago) link
ah, youth. tbh, i basically only get the smoked salmon brunch thing at orlin or the big salad with breaded tofu, so for all i know the menu could be filled with duds.
― lauren, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:37 (sixteen years ago) link
we ate at Otto last week and thoroughly enjoyed it - their pizzas are just how I like them, almost cracker like as someone says above, in fact, just like the better ones I've had in Italy. I had the one topped with ricotta, potato and anchovey (maybe would have been better if they'd used anchovies kept in oil rather than those kept in vinegar perhaps). The antipasti were a great deal, only 4 dollars for each, and all very very good (especially the carrot and parsnip in balsamic and walnuts, not to mention the octopus and celery)
the gelato though, the olive oil gelato? oh...my....god....
They were most friendly with Aidan too and we had no problem witha table (it was early lunch on a Monday mind you)
― Porkpie, Monday, 24 March 2008 20:42 (sixteen years ago) link
anchovey? oh dear
romancing the throne
― Rock Hardy, Monday, 24 March 2008 22:22 (sixteen years ago) link
fuck yeah the olive oil gelato
Does anyone have any favorite West Village spots? I always find that area tough for good eats, but the Christopher St. and 9th St. PATH stops are such a short ride away and I need places to eat before/after Smalls or IFC or Film Forum
― Hurting 2, Monday, 24 March 2008 23:39 (sixteen years ago) link
gray's papaya. still the best chain in new york.
we ate at Setagaya tonight. i think i was more impressed than linds was, but i was quite satisfied. also tried the Orion beer, which was A+. Doesn't hurt that there's a special Monday nights that comes with gyoza in addition to your pork ramen.
― ian, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 01:42 (sixteen years ago) link
ooh yeah, i had an Orion at Momufuku and it was v refreshing i liked pearl oyster bar, and mary's fish camp is supposed to be good. cheaper alternative is the grey dog, which can be annoying but pretty tasty
― mizzell, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 02:22 (sixteen years ago) link
also, meyers of keswick, i think that's what's it's called, has awesome english meat pies and such. but no dining room.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 02:23 (sixteen years ago) link
(What happened to ramen brunch?)
Ear Inn on Spring Street is my go-to place when at Film Forum, though I could use other suggestions for when I feel like a change.
― Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 03:17 (sixteen years ago) link
better question is what happened to pio pio fap??
― dmr, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 03:30 (sixteen years ago) link
Oh yea! Come on foodies!
― Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 03:38 (sixteen years ago) link
Lauren and I had a pio pio riko fap...college friend was in town.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 12:22 (sixteen years ago) link
Otto is pretty decent, I think the pasta is better than the pizza, but the pizza is still pretty decent. Olive oil ice cream is indeed good.
I could do with eating at Pio Pio again. ALthough preuvian chicken fix has been coming from Chimu express, which delivers and does a good 13 buck steak, chicken and fried rice box, which does dinner nicely for two people.
I'd be up for doing Pio pio when I am next over. Hopefully early may.
― Ed, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 12:33 (sixteen years ago) link
oh yeah, pio pio fap, good call. i will do this anytime!
i thought setagaya was just ok, but i've never had ramen that wasn't out of a packet before so i don't know what i'm talking about and should not be listened to. it was just not what i was craving at the moment. and i thought the gyoza were not only very average quality but soggy and only cooked on one side.
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 14:03 (sixteen years ago) link
hmm, weird. i love the gyoza. i don't mind if they're only cooked on one side, as long as that side is really well-grilled (which ours were). maybe they turn them out really quickly when they're offering the special.
― lauren, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 14:12 (sixteen years ago) link
I thought Setagaya was a bit al dente; I don't think I had their gyoza though.
OK when is Pio Pio?
This Sunday? Or are weeknights better for people? Let's make a plan plan.
― Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 18:26 (sixteen years ago) link
WAHT IS GOOD THAI IN MANHATTAN/BROOKLYN?
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 18:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Zabb City on 13th.
― ian, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 18:32 (sixteen years ago) link
Only Sripraphai is better, in my experience.
JAIYA THAI THIRD AVE AND 28TH ST
― Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 18:33 (sixteen years ago) link
i have never had good thai in brooklyne. go to 1 queens mookie
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 18:36 (sixteen years ago) link
Zabb Queens is better then Zabb City though!
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 18:50 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^ not in brooklyn or manhattan.
― ian, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 18:52 (sixteen years ago) link
i didn't really like zabb city, i'm sad to say.
― lauren, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 19:02 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm sorry you didn't like your larb, but how could you not like that duck? It's soooo good. And I've been eating a beef salad at Zabb Queens. You know how the beef usually is in thai salads? This was more like some korean style medium-rare totally marinated awesomeness.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 19:33 (sixteen years ago) link
i actually hated the combo of the duck and raw apple slices. it's not often that i out-and-out dislike something so much. the larb dislike was due to several factors: it was served steaming (warm larb is an isaan thing, apparently) and had no flavor aside from an incredible level of chile heat. i'm still up for trying zabb in queens.
― lauren, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 19:44 (sixteen years ago) link
the labb there is basically just a really spicy pile of ground pork! i love that duck though. i also like the isaan meat salad, and the isaan sausage.
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 19:52 (sixteen years ago) link
The salads have different slightly more confusing names in Queens. There isn't one or two meat salads, but a ton with choices of meat. When I can remember, I'll post the name of the spicy salad I've been getting with beef.
I like the sausage at Zabb City as well, I tried to replicate the experience in Queens and got a weird salad with soft, bologna-esque bits of sausage. Not the same thing at all!
However, I've since discovered the Sweet Sausage salad at Srip, which is the BEST FOOD EVER. Incredibly tasty/sweet sausage in a spicy lime/chili dressing with tons of mint, cilantro, cucumbers tomato etc.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 20:03 (sixteen years ago) link
that sounds amazing. you guys have had the crispy watercress salad at srip right?
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 21:06 (sixteen years ago) link
-- mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 18:31 (2 hours ago) Link
Pam Real Thai, 49th and 9th. Cannot rec this place enough.
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 21:14 (sixteen years ago) link
I've had the veggie version of the crispy watercress salad, but also this kinda veggie version where they use super tasty fake ham. The quality varies, maybe depending on how busy they are. It's ranged from bleh to transcendent.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 25 March 2008 21:15 (sixteen years ago) link
had real good huevos rancheros at tom's diner for breakfast this morning, started my day off right
― dmr, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 00:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Where is a good Schzechuanese place?
― Ed, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 00:32 (sixteen years ago) link
spicy and tasty in flushing
― mizzell, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 00:36 (sixteen years ago) link
and Little Pepper, in the old Spicy and Tasty place.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 01:18 (sixteen years ago) link
PIES ’N’ THIGHS Sarah Buck, Carolyn Bane and Erika Geldzahler left their devotees of North Carolina-style pulled pork and first-rate fried chicken hungry in January when they closed, but they plan to reopen this summer in a larger location nearby: 166 South Fourth Street (Driggs Avenue), Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 26 March 2008 14:19 (sixteen years ago) link
mas gets **
― gabbneb, Thursday, 27 March 2008 04:12 (sixteen years ago) link
Pies or Thighs was in the middle of friggin nowhere by the WBRUG BRIDGE. not worth the pies or thights
― burt_stanton, Thursday, 27 March 2008 04:14 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^DIE
― tehresa, Thursday, 27 March 2008 04:40 (sixteen years ago) link
fake burt stanton
― Hurting 2, Thursday, 27 March 2008 04:47 (sixteen years ago) link
Hush, let him believe whatever he wants. Do not want to drink w trolls.
― Laurel, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:08 (sixteen years ago) link
Vice Versa?
Sounded promising for a while there.
― G00blar, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:21 (sixteen years ago) link
in situations like that, saying "i'm sorry, but we're not finished" is probably more productive than writing a horrified blog post about it after the fact.
― lauren, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:34 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah, they were aggressive, but it's famously a pre-theater place - that's sorta what people expect from it
― gabbneb, Thursday, 27 March 2008 14:37 (sixteen years ago) link
3 days til ippudo ramen opens to the public...
― lauren, Thursday, 27 March 2008 18:51 (sixteen years ago) link
that's actually where we tried to go monday! the had there "soft opening" this week but closed at 3pm or something.
― bell_labs, Thursday, 27 March 2008 18:54 (sixteen years ago) link
in the hangover cure dept, i just wolfed down a bunch of fried veggies on skewers, rice, and two chicken wings from tebaya. burp.
― lauren, Thursday, 27 March 2008 19:12 (sixteen years ago) link
ok i am looking for a place to eat near the F line in the park slope/windsor terrace vicinity. me and some friends have a social engagement sat. evening near the fort hamilton station, but we want to stop and get dinner on the way. anyplace w/in a 10-15 minute walk of any of the F stations enroute would be fine. i'm guessing the 7th ave. stop will offer us the most options, but i don't know. ideas?
― tipsy mothra, Friday, 28 March 2008 04:47 (sixteen years ago) link
what kind of food?
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 14:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Sasha and Malia appointed to Supreme Court
― gabbneb, Friday, 28 March 2008 14:03 (sixteen years ago) link
any kind of food really, but there are vegetarians in the party.
― tipsy mothra, Friday, 28 March 2008 14:24 (sixteen years ago) link
Tipsy: There is an indonesian restaurant down 7th ave that is pretty good. There are plenty of mediocre and boring chinese, thai & japanese places. Bonnies on 5th ave at Garfield is great; they have burgers and wings and stuff, so maybe not the best choice for vegetarians though they DO have a (supposedly) great house-made veg burger. There are good taquerias on fifth avenue, heading up into the higher numbers.
― ian, Friday, 28 March 2008 15:23 (sixteen years ago) link
a veg burger cooked right there on the same tasty grill as all those tasty burgers and sausages! I go there for the spicy mayo though.
The most options would probably involve getting off at the Bergen or Carroll stops...you can walk to Lucali's which is supposed to be one of the top 5 pizza places in the city...I tried to go for the first time wed night and there was an hour and a half wait though!
Zaytoons isn't mindblowing but it's my comfort food favorite middle eastern, and you may run into the Beastie Boys there, I did once.
Saul, the Grocery, Po, Chestnut are all generally regarded well.
― dan selzer, Friday, 28 March 2008 16:52 (sixteen years ago) link
Someone has been raving to me about Frankie's, the mafia-ish place by the funeral parlor? Really. How is it?
― Laurel, Friday, 28 March 2008 16:56 (sixteen years ago) link
I like Song Thai at 5th Av and 2nd (altho Selzer vehemently disagrees), it's not authentic but their pad thai is addictive. pretty cheap.
fish n chips -- Chip Shop at 5th av and 6th. maybe not good for veg.
sushi -- Sakura Cafe at 5th and 9th
Cafe Steinhof at 7th ave and .... 13th? is supposed to be good but I haven't been
there's also a couple places in Kensington I was gonna recommend, Picket Fence (southern comfort food) and especially Farm on Adderley but I think they are farther out than your destination
― dmr, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:00 (sixteen years ago) link
I recommended this place upthread. It's about a 10 minute walk from the Carroll St. stop.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:01 (sixteen years ago) link
song thai is too crowded and louuuuud (bangin club music) to eat at. i have been to cafe steinhof for their monday night $6 goulash special and it was good.
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:02 (sixteen years ago) link
They're supposedly the only place in NYC that has Manhattan Special ON TAP. Which is way better than the bottles.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:03 (sixteen years ago) link
i park slope i like bonnie's and coco roco, but i am not familiar with the veg friendliness.
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:06 (sixteen years ago) link
I was taken to a Ferdinando's by a good friend whose family had lived in (what is now) Carroll Gardens and who had spent a long time trying to figure out where the place referred to his uncles only as "The Panelle Store" on "Panelle Street" actually was.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:09 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah coco roco is decent peruvian
song thai is a little loud but the times I've been it was typical brazilian loungey-lounge chillout music
― dmr, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:31 (sixteen years ago) link
d have you been to the new "secret speakeasy" bar on vanderbilt?
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:38 (sixteen years ago) link
There's a secret speakeasy?
― Laurel, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:41 (sixteen years ago) link
That is not Bare77e?
― Laurel, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:42 (sixteen years ago) link
it's called "weather up" and they have $11 cocktails apparently.
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Huh. They have a long way to go to be more impressive and delicious than the aforementioned B-bar, though? I dunno about atmosphere but that guy Darren or Damon or whatever does a great job thinking up drinks, making them, and being a nice dude w/o creeping.
― Laurel, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:46 (sixteen years ago) link
carroll gardens:
lucali's pizza is decent, but yeah you'll wait forever on a weekend -- their entire setup seems pretty half-assed apart from the pizza itself grocery is v. good but may be difficult to get in zaytoons is kind of meh and doesn't have alcohol frankies is v. good but will also have a long wait union-smith cafe is the worst restaurant in existence
― mookieproof, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:50 (sixteen years ago) link
i'm not so into the dancers there, laurel :/
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:51 (sixteen years ago) link
it's not frankies, but we used to like Fragole accross from the city bank, used to be Cafe Mignon then Max Court. It's good homey italian.
― dan selzer, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:19 (sixteen years ago) link
rip mignon - that place was great.
― lauren, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:20 (sixteen years ago) link
bell, I think the go-go is only to-go on Tuesdays and...Fridays? It's only two nights a week. But yr point is fair.
― Laurel, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:23 (sixteen years ago) link
I LOVE FRAGOLE SO SO MUCH I STILL HAVE THEM IN MY PHONE. I want to move within delivery distance of that place some day.
My rigatoni bolognese is a shameless attempt to replicate their salty all-day amazingness.
― Laurel, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:24 (sixteen years ago) link
ah i have only been there on one of the stripper days, and the vibe was half-ok, half-creepy.
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:25 (sixteen years ago) link
mmmm stripper bolognese
― Mr. Que, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:26 (sixteen years ago) link
the vibe was half-ok, half-creepy
otm. they do play good music in there tho. my final verdict is still out I guess. I went a couple fridays ago after work and had a couple 3-buck Bud tallboys and was happy. around 8:30 it started getting crowded and annoying.
Weather Up -- we went the second night (a Sunday), it wasn't even crowded and it took a loooong time to get a drink because right now all they serve is the complicated cocktails. only one bartender and it takes a couple minutes to make each and every drink. I'm sure I'll go back but it will have to be a Wednesday night or something. the drinks are really good if you're into that Pegu Club / Death & Co / East Side Company Bar retro cocktail thing and altho 11 bucks a drink is pretty steep for the neighborhood it's about 5 bucks cheaper than Pegu. I dunno, I think it's nice to have a place like that if you want something more "adult" ... it's like the anti-Soda, you can listen to Miles Davis instead of like, Weezer at ear-rupturing volume. oh also they are supposed to eventually serve apps and have a back garden.
― dmr, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:37 (sixteen years ago) link
they are supposed to have oysters, right? $11 is steep but i'm curious to try it.
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:41 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah oysters is what I've heard. we should go some weeknight just for one round.
it's very dark in there and has that white-tile old school look like Schiller's. would be a great place for a date, just not a spot to chill and knock back a few or you'll break the bank
― dmr, Friday, 28 March 2008 18:41 (sixteen years ago) link
Where to eat near the Brooklyn Museum?
― Virginia Plain, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:20 (sixteen years ago) link
wander down flatbush towards atlantic. there's some shits down there. Also: stroll to park slope.
― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:22 (sixteen years ago) link
there's some stuff down vanderbuilt too, but it's sparser and less... refined.
oh god virginia plain, please eat at Gen on Washington Avenue. So good we ate their twice today. We eat brunch their every sunday (literally every sunday in 2008 so far aside from one day they were closed for redecorating), and decided to go back for dinner tonight. They always have amazing specials, like the stuffed & fried lily bulb appetizer we had tonight. Lots of vegetarian options and always great non-sushi entrees. Linds is a fan of the yosenabe and the seafood sukiyaki, and they are v v delicious. if you go, definitely take a gander at the specials--we went for lunch last week and L had a great curry short rib dish with lots of veggies and wild rice.
The brunch, though. I think I talk about it all over this thread.
If yer not feeling Japanese, then eat at The Islands, also on Washington Ave a few blocks closer to the museum--the best jerk chicken and roti.
― ian, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:42 (sixteen years ago) link
There is also famous Tom's Diner, though not a good bet on the weekends. Closed Sundays (it's the Lord's day) and incredibly packed/line-out-the-door on Saturdays. They close early, too, I think 4pm. BUT, the good is good to great, depending on what you get (i stick to the eggs, usually, though the burgers are good too), and everything is way affordable. Tom's is ALSO on Washington Ave, at Sterling Place.
― ian, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:47 (sixteen years ago) link
I hear 95 South on Franklin has a good burger, but I still haven't tried it. Chavella's on Classon has delicious tacos. I don't eat much on Vanderbilt Ave, to be honest. Yet to try the Garden Cafe or Le Gamin, OR, for that matter, the supposedly hip Korean place. So much good eating in the neighborhood now, it makes me very very happy.
― ian, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:49 (sixteen years ago) link
Haha, I didn't realize the famous Gen's was in the area. Perhaps I'll try it when the Murakami exhibit opens (they already have a huge scupture up in the vestibule).
― Virginia Plain, Monday, 31 March 2008 03:55 (sixteen years ago) link
for the record I think Sushi Gen is good but I don't quite understand ian and bell_labs' obsession with it, this is like the second time someone posted about eating there twice in one day o_0
Yet to try the Garden Cafe or Le Gamin, OR, for that matter, the supposedly hip Korean place.
Le Gamin is a French place, has good brunch and is less crowded than Beast (also good, also on Vanderbilt). Garden Cafe is $$$, never been. The Korean place is called Noo Na and is good too ...
was there anything good at Brooklyn Museum? we almost went yesterday but decided to wait for the Murakami to open
― dmr, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:23 (sixteen years ago) link
I think nowadays there's better stuff on Vanderbilt than Flatbush. like ian said it's like something new opens every week. oh yeah one other good Vanderbilt place is Amorina Cucina Rustica -- pizza with prosciutto and fig, yum
― dmr, Monday, 31 March 2008 13:26 (sixteen years ago) link
Hi, guys! Le Gamin is v nice, they have a patio in the back if weather permits. I love the French bistro-style brunch but dunno about weekend crowd situation. Beast ROCKS, I love to brunch there (never had any other meal), especially anything involving the chorizo hash. Anything at all.
Whatever you do, don't go to Muddy Water(s?) on Vanderbilt near Park Pl. The proprietor is incredibly unpleasant, stares at you in a remarkably hostile way every time you see her, and is rude as fuck. Also, they have antique chairs set up that look v comfortable but the signs say "for display only -- do not sit" which in a coffee shop...what the hell?
Had the prix fixe dinner at Garden Cafe many, many years ago (so long that I have no idea what I ate) but the shutter is down so much that I think they only open like six hours a week or something.
For a hangover, nothing beats the Cuban sandwiches at...what's it called, Ian? Los Tres Villejos? I can't remember.
― Laurel, Monday, 31 March 2008 14:06 (sixteen years ago) link
viejo amigo?
― mizzell, Monday, 31 March 2008 14:22 (sixteen years ago) link
i've been wanting to try mitchell's on vanderbilt for fried chicken, etc. Opinions?
― mizzell, Monday, 31 March 2008 14:24 (sixteen years ago) link
haven't been yet. the place looks pretty generic but I've heard some of the food's good
re: Muddy Waters I lolled when the same owner's crazy attempt at a bottle-service club on Flatbush didn't even last a year (Well Lounge next to Geido)
also I think Joyce bakery and coffee shop right there on Vanderbilt has gotta be killing Muddy Waters
― dmr, Monday, 31 March 2008 14:43 (sixteen years ago) link
Joyce has decent coffee, not great, and the baked goods are fantastic, though things seemed to be priced more towards the park slope yuppie end of the spectrum, if you know what i mean.
re: our Gen obsession. It's a good question. I don't know what to say about it, honestly, but it's convenient for where Linds & I are. There aren't many decent restaurants over on our end, and the walk to Vanderbilt from Franklin can be a little much. Part of it is definitely the brunch, which is by far my favorite brunch in the area. Eating potatoes and pork and eggs is delicious, sure, but it puts me right to sleep 90% of the time. I'd rather eat fish and veggies and delicious soups. Also, the staff there seem to like us and give us extra appetizers and cocktails and stuff.
I've not tried Mitchells, but I want to. Fried chicken is great and I haven't had any since Pies n Thighs closed, though I'm worried that it won't be as good as P&T. The cuban sandwich place is Amigos Viejos, yes. I haven't tried anything else, but the cuban sandwich is huge and cheap and has delicious fresh roasted pork. Also, the people there are very nice. I showed up kinda late last night and the owner(?) sent out the bus boy to get the proper kind of bread for me.
Beast is good for brunch also, I suppose, but eating dinner there was pretty disappointing. The food was good and all but the portions were pretty small and a little $$ for what you get. It's more a place for drinking and nibbling rather than digging into a real meal.
― ian, Monday, 31 March 2008 16:30 (sixteen years ago) link
totally agree about Beast, I wouldn't go there for dinner. ditto for Alchemy on 5th Av near O'Connors, great brunch (chorizo eggs w/ jalapeno cheese grits!), dinner kinda overpriced
― dmr, Monday, 31 March 2008 17:27 (sixteen years ago) link
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i've been like three times. not the greatest in the world. you will exit the place with your clothes reeking of grease. as far as ambiance goes it's a nice antidote to bustling bistros if you're in need of one. sietsema included them in his fried chicken shortlist, which is kind of a head scratcher.
― sanskrit, Monday, 31 March 2008 19:36 (sixteen years ago) link
what i love about sushi gen is the amount of care they put into even a $4.50 appetizer...and the quality of the fish, etc is always excellent. and it has a great atmosphere, sweet people working there, and is in my neighborhood. could i get better sushi in the city? probably, but it wouldn't be the same experience at all, and would be much more expensive.
and on top of all this, they just flat out give you a ton of fish.
― bell_labs, Monday, 31 March 2008 22:01 (sixteen years ago) link
and i was looking through the siestema ethnic eats book and there are some seriouuuus wtfs in there. like, sea thai was a pick? and emerald planet and republic noodle house?
― bell_labs, Monday, 31 March 2008 22:03 (sixteen years ago) link
me and bell labs have an inborn love of fresh seafood; it's because we're from new england.
― ian, Monday, 31 March 2008 22:21 (sixteen years ago) link
i know it's kind of nuts to go to a place twice in one day, but we did spend about an hour thinking about alternatives. i had really been craving oysters all day but i'm not sure where to really go in brooklyn...i'm not paying $4 an oyster like at blue ribbon cos i would be at $50 in a heartbeat. i came across jolie on atlantic online...$1 oysters of wednesday? has anyone been here?
(i did end up getting an oyster & salmon glass noodle soup at gen with a generous number of oysters in it, but i still have the craving for raw ones)
― bell_labs, Monday, 31 March 2008 22:31 (sixteen years ago) link
Bell, Lauren directed me to a bar that has a happy hour oyster special, but it's up in her neighborhood on Greenpoint Ave. It was pretty good, though. My friend had the oysters, I had some food, the menu looked nice.
― Laurel, Monday, 31 March 2008 22:36 (sixteen years ago) link
The shells were $1 apiece during happy hour, normally $2 I think! Not a huge selection but that's not really the point, I guess?
― Laurel, Monday, 31 March 2008 22:54 (sixteen years ago) link
as long as they are quality oysters i guess it aint a big deal!
― bell_labs, Monday, 31 March 2008 22:59 (sixteen years ago) link
we had a good experience there. the west coast ones were okay, but the blue points were great.
sietsema has some real head-scratchers, but he's also otm a lot of the time and of the bigger name critics he's basically the only one doing surveys of, say, guyanese roti shops in far rockaway.
― lauren, Monday, 31 March 2008 23:21 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah, sometimes I think Sietsema makes odd choices. He likes stuff that's greasy, spicy and generally full of flavor, and sometimes he'll recommend a so-so place that meets those three criteria because it's Uighur, looks like a dump and is located in Canarsie.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 31 March 2008 23:26 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah i mean i really respect a lot of what seitsema and maybe he just didn't have editorial control over the book..b/c sea & emerald planet, are you serious?
― bell_labs, Monday, 31 March 2008 23:48 (sixteen years ago) link
a lot of what seitsema does
This weekend I enjoyed Diner, Supper, Dumont, and Lodge. All were excellent.
― Spencer Chow, Monday, 31 March 2008 23:50 (sixteen years ago) link
I ate at Monkeytown last night. I really like the food at that place.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 31 March 2008 23:52 (sixteen years ago) link
oh wait he does big-up sea here http://www.villagevoice.com/nyclife/0511,savvy2,62182,29.html
so puzzling. not that there's much in the way of good thai in williamburg, but sheesh!
― bell_labs, Monday, 31 March 2008 23:54 (sixteen years ago) link
o hey he also bigs up Pam Real Thai in that article
― Hurting 2, Monday, 31 March 2008 23:59 (sixteen years ago) link
lol "bigs up"
I order whoppers jr.
yeah, who knows. i just ignore stuff like that. we've never gone somewhere recc'd by him and been disappointed.
― lauren, Tuesday, 1 April 2008 00:05 (sixteen years ago) link
Our last Sietsema rec was a little weird but good overall - a little South Indian/Indo-Chinese dive here in Jersey City. We were the only people in there. The sauce for the goat was awesome but the meat was kind of dry. He also put us on a great Egyptian fish place in the same part of town. He's made quite a few trips to JC, which I do appreciate.
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 1 April 2008 00:37 (sixteen years ago) link
<i>was there anything good at Brooklyn Museum? we almost went yesterday but decided to wait for the Murakami to open</i>
Yeah, I went for "Goodbye Coney Island" in the storage area. Very small, but very good, if you like that sort of thing. I also saw the "Utagawa" Japanese prints exhibit. This will still be up when Murakami opens. That was good too--they had a lot of prints that you don't come across everyday, from Wisconsin I think. I guess that and Murakami are going to tie in with the cherry blossoms in Prospect Park. They're going to charge for the Murakami exhibit though:(
― Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 1 April 2008 02:22 (sixteen years ago) link
OYSTER FAP PEOPLE OYSTER FAP
― sanskrit, Tuesday, 1 April 2008 14:33 (sixteen years ago) link
yes please.
― lauren, Tuesday, 1 April 2008 14:37 (sixteen years ago) link
i might try ippudo tonight. has anyone been yet?
also oyster fap ASAP!
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 18:35 (sixteen years ago) link
I would like oyster FAP.
― Ed, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 18:37 (sixteen years ago) link
agreed.
i tried to go to ippudo last week but it was an hour wait around 12:45pm. went to setagaya instead, so no big loss.
― lauren, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 18:37 (sixteen years ago) link
oh, fyi - prospect park residents, the ny sun (venerable rag that it is) declared vanderbilt "desolate" in a piece on weather up/brooklyn cocktail bars.
― lauren, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 18:39 (sixteen years ago) link
And may they continue to think so.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 18:43 (sixteen years ago) link
wait til they see washington!
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 18:44 (sixteen years ago) link
the non-noodle food at momofuku n.b. really is much better, by the way. we had a late bday lunch their last week (the day after the ippudo denial), and it was great: pork belly buns, grilled beef tongue, rice cakes with oxtail ragu, and a korean-style cold noodle dish that was way better than their attempt at ramen. also, they have the most amazing soft serve. it's basically frozen custard.
― lauren, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 18:51 (sixteen years ago) link
wau that all sounds delicious. i want to try the tasting menu at ssam bar with all the pork.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 18:57 (sixteen years ago) link
if you go all the way down to the korean place on vanderbilt you cross like one deadish block and end up catty-corner to an empty lot that's been bought up for atlantic yards. but lol @ a street with three yuppie coffee shops being desolate.
supposedly that one white-picket-fence storefront (used to be a cutesy pet store) is going to be some kind of hipster country western bar serving tex-mex food (owned by same ppl as Beast). sounds kinda bad but I'll keep an open mind until it opens.
― dmr, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 19:01 (sixteen years ago) link
Yeah, the soft-serve is phenomenal. I agree about the non-noodle stuff being better than the noodles. Ramen was the least exciting thing we tried.
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 21:18 (sixteen years ago) link
It was their first week open to the public when I went, but weather up kind of sucked.
― I DIED, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 21:22 (sixteen years ago) link
all the bars on vanderbilt are pretty meh.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 21:27 (sixteen years ago) link
though i haven't been to weather up yet.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 21:30 (sixteen years ago) link
I'm like Soda at all times except late-night, and I'm quite happy with Barette but that's cos of K***leen probably.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 21:34 (sixteen years ago) link
the $12 cocktail place that opened on grand st in wburg (huckleberry) kind of sucks, too. likewise, we were there opening week so who knows how things have developed but the drinks were pretty poorly mixed (and cheesy atmosphere to boot).
― lauren, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 21:34 (sixteen years ago) link
does she even still work there? she mentioned it to me once and i went...
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 21:35 (sixteen years ago) link
the drinks were pretty poorly mixed (and cheesy atmosphere to boot)
I'm not gonna completely go to bat for weather up but this makes huckleberry sound much worse
― dmr, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 21:41 (sixteen years ago) link
like i said, first week so perhaps things improved. guy had to consult the menu to make my order, though, which shouldn't happen at the level they aim for. some weird layout decisions with the space, and i didn't care for a lot of the fixtures.
― lauren, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 21:44 (sixteen years ago) link
I think she works on Tuesdays, bell. And she DJed on a recent Wednesday, that was really enjoyable and slightly crazy.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 21:47 (sixteen years ago) link
hipster country western bar
^^^ better than barrette, surely. please to be new home of freddy's bluegrass nights.
― ian, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 21:59 (sixteen years ago) link
hey that's my friend waiting tables in the mas review! having worked at a few fine dining restos in new york (and, briefly, at mas) this line in the review made me cringe:
But on the second of the recent occasions when I tried this dish, it had an overly tart, vinegary dimension, which spoke to the kitchen’s occasionally odd calibrations. For instance a tomato confit stuffed with pine nuts had been hit with so much fennel pollen that in some bites, fennel was all that registered.
that's the kind of thing the chef will be like, "DONT TAKE THAT TO THE TABLE THERES TO MUCH FENNEL" and you're like 'uhggghggg no one carrreess.'
― poortheatre, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 22:24 (sixteen years ago) link
maybe you should have listened to the chef?
― ian, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 22:31 (sixteen years ago) link
i had brunch at freeman's last weekend. the skillet w/ eggs, spinach, bacon and gruyere was remarkably bland, but the cheese gritz were yum and textured while super smooth!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 9 April 2008 23:08 (sixteen years ago) link
x-post: yea, the best waiters are always foodies. 'i WILL not serve that,' etc. my first day at Mas a guy from the coffee company came to teach us how best to froth the milk on a cappucino haha.. good management, i'm glad they're doing well. (also, one of the waitresses there is the tattooed girl from the orgy scene in Shortbus.)
why so much talk about OTTO? If one wants Batali and Babbo's is too expensive, go to LUPA (although he has the least input there of any of his nyc restaurants). or just go for the tartufo. mmmmm..
― poortheatre, Thursday, 10 April 2008 00:32 (sixteen years ago) link
lupa is yum!
― tehresa, Thursday, 10 April 2008 00:34 (sixteen years ago) link
the food was good, but lupa's menu pissed me off. if you use so many obscure italian food phrases that your menu requires a full-page glossary, then you are trying too hard
― mookieproof, Thursday, 10 April 2008 02:58 (sixteen years ago) link
harumph
i think the glossary is probably intended to be educational/proselytizing more than included out of necessity
― gabbneb, Thursday, 10 April 2008 03:13 (sixteen years ago) link
lupa is one of my favorites, and all things considered i actually prefer it to babbo based on my one meal at the latter. there was so much talk about otto because a few people asked about it.
on to more pressing matters: oyster fap! come on!
― lauren, Thursday, 10 April 2008 13:37 (sixteen years ago) link
just name the place and time!
― bell_labs, Thursday, 10 April 2008 13:55 (sixteen years ago) link
i'm thinking 68... next week sometime? thurs?
― lauren, Thursday, 10 April 2008 14:04 (sixteen years ago) link
guys has anyone been to ippudo yet? i think i'm going tonight.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 15:56 (sixteen years ago) link
i want the ramen NOW
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 16:21 (sixteen years ago) link
what do people think of the SHAKE SHACK?
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 16:24 (sixteen years ago) link
i have still never been ;_;
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 16:25 (sixteen years ago) link
it is great but the lines are insane
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 16:26 (sixteen years ago) link
as can be seen here
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 16:27 (sixteen years ago) link
lol the vps at wifey's company force their interns to get in oine and fetch them shake shack me i've never had
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 21:39 (sixteen years ago) link
also, no disrespect Ed, but every time i open this thread i see:
Court Square Diner, Court Square, LIC by PS1
-- Ed (dali), Monday, March 10, 2003 9:36 AM (5 years ago) Bookmark Link
and smack myself on the forehead
Gothamist loves shake shack therefore it is for boring people
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 21:40 (sixteen years ago) link
Shake Shack's food isn't amazing, but it's yummy enough and not too expensive, and you can't beat the scenery. An event on the green augments the experience, but can make waiting on line even more frustrating.
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 21:54 (sixteen years ago) link
the key is to send someone through the short line to fetch beers that you drink while you're waiting in the long line
I've gone at 7pm a few times and never had to wait more than 25 or 30 minutes. burgers are grate.
― dmr, Wednesday, 23 April 2008 21:59 (sixteen years ago) link
there's shake shack set to open on the UWS by the natural history museum, but I think it's been postponed for awhile. suppose I will drag my lazy housebound butt over there to try it when it does.
― m coleman, Thursday, 24 April 2008 12:26 (sixteen years ago) link
yeah when we visited we went to shake shack at abt 2pm on a cloudy day and only had to wait like 15 min. the burger was v good, way better than anything i can get in london. also went to that place that's in the parker meridien but i think i might have preferred the shake shack one.
― t_g, Thursday, 24 April 2008 12:28 (sixteen years ago) link
I will still rep for the CSD, was there in december and it is still a good diner, selling good diner food and one of the only places to eat in that neighborhood full stop.
― Ed, Thursday, 24 April 2008 12:36 (sixteen years ago) link
kinda expensive (ok, really expensive) but the tasting menu at Eleven Madison Park was the best meal i've had in nyc. also the chef is kinda cute
― phil-two, Thursday, 24 April 2008 13:07 (sixteen years ago) link
-- sanskrit, Tuesday, April 1, 2008 2:33 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link
THIS
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 15:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Oy what day! I can make it, tho will not et the ersters.
― Laurel, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 15:19 (fifteen years ago) link
yess
― tehresa, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 15:55 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't know! i'm taking a six day weekend and not going anywhere so i can work around your schedules.
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 15:56 (fifteen years ago) link
after thursday i am free as a bird
― tehresa, Tuesday, 20 May 2008 16:09 (fifteen years ago) link
Big piece on Florent. I'm gonna make a farewell trip next month ;_;
― G00blar, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 12:34 (fifteen years ago) link
The oyster special at that one bar is a happy hour thing, so it's only Mon-Thurs I think. Next week?
― Laurel, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 13:23 (fifteen years ago) link
guys has anyone been to ippudo yet?
the tonkatsu ramen is fantastic - might be the best ramen in nyc, but after tax and tip it came out to $17! SEVENTEEN DOLLARS for a bowl of ramen...... .... . . .
― phil-two, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 13:36 (fifteen years ago) link
there is a place called jolie in brooklyn heights or cobble hill or something that supposedly has very good oysters, and $1 oyster special on wednesday PLUS 2-1 drinks for ladies. i am very tempted.
yeah $17 for a bowl of noodles seems ridiculous, but i still want to try it at least once. there has been an hour wait every time i've tried to go though, and i've been too hungry.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 14:35 (fifteen years ago) link
i think tonight though i am going to order from plump dumpling, mostly because they have the cutest menu i've ever seen http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1300/1365350501_aeb6b0eed4.jpg
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 14:42 (fifteen years ago) link
i have been craving dumplings for 2 weeks
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 14:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Will they have oyster special on memorial day evening? If so why not then?
― Ed, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 15:39 (fifteen years ago) link
was gonna say the same thing, if they're open might be a great time to go. I've got Monday off.
― dmr, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 18:22 (fifteen years ago) link
That's sad about Florent - it was always neat to end a night out with mussels at 4:45am.
― Spencer Chow, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
awww we shoudl have a florent fap. it is so yum.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 19:16 (fifteen years ago) link
I am in NYC 10-17 June
is there any chance that any of the cool kids on this thread wld like to go to a ... NYC Restaurant ... with me ... in that time?
― the pinefox, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.flickr.com/photos/wheelmaker/269542124/
― Hello Everyone!, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
shit that sux laurent is closing. great read tho, i had no idea about its pedigree or that it even existed in '85. ran in there for lunch last week had an amazing soft shell crab blt wrap. good fries too.
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 20:32 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh god is it softshell crab season again and am I going to have to watch my beloved friends eat bugs, carapaces and guts and all?
― Laurel, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 20:39 (fifteen years ago) link
mmmmm
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 20:40 (fifteen years ago) link
i hope so laurel!
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 20:41 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.foureyesjokeshop.com/ProductImages/Lobster_costume.jpg
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 21 May 2008 20:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Let me know me if anything oyster-related is happening.
― Virginia Plain, Friday, 23 May 2008 01:43 (fifteen years ago) link
i never thought florent was particularly that yummy. its just that it was there and open at 4am and always (well, until more recently) had a pretty good vibe or whatever. i guess i'll miss it for nostalgia or whatever but its not like ive been there in 4 years or so anwyay since the meatpacking district turned into hell.
― phil-two, Friday, 23 May 2008 04:53 (fifteen years ago) link
i need a big, juicy steak, a beautiful glass of wine and a scrumptious salad in a really elegant but woodsy, darkly-lit restaurant.
― Surmounter, Sunday, 25 May 2008 15:37 (fifteen years ago) link
Try Lodge on Havemeyer in Williamsburg.
― felicity, Sunday, 25 May 2008 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, that's pretty cozy.
― tehresa, Sunday, 25 May 2008 17:10 (fifteen years ago) link
that looks goooood! i'm gonna try and make a res
― Surmounter, Sunday, 25 May 2008 17:19 (fifteen years ago) link
thx!
you don't actually need a 'res' there
― tehresa, Sunday, 25 May 2008 17:21 (fifteen years ago) link
lol 'teh'
― felicity, Sunday, 25 May 2008 17:32 (fifteen years ago) link
well i'm just worried people are gonna be goin out to eat tomorrow night. places are at least open right? i know restaurants are weird on mondays
― Surmounter, Sunday, 25 May 2008 17:36 (fifteen years ago) link
just give em a call if you're worried.
― tehresa, Sunday, 25 May 2008 17:38 (fifteen years ago) link
i didn't realize you meant for tomorrow so i thought the reservation thing was unnecessary.
― tehresa, Sunday, 25 May 2008 17:39 (fifteen years ago) link
ohhh yeah, i don't know what restaurants are like on memorial night. gosh i'm so ready for that dinner tho. haven't had a steak in way too long.
― Surmounter, Sunday, 25 May 2008 17:40 (fifteen years ago) link
It's a fun place. Lodge is by Taavo Somer, who did Freeman's, too.
Apparently his new thing is maritime. Has anyone been to the Rusty Knot?
― felicity, Sunday, 25 May 2008 17:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Marlow ! Northeast Kingdom!
both in Bklyn
― warmsherry, Sunday, 25 May 2008 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
has anyone eaten at Les Halles?
― bingolola, Sunday, 25 May 2008 19:47 (fifteen years ago) link
I found the thread
― bingolola, Sunday, 25 May 2008 19:51 (fifteen years ago) link
i've never been to les halles but i am reading kitchen confidential and it's making me want all kinds of steak frites
― bell_labs, Monday, 26 May 2008 00:27 (fifteen years ago) link
you wont be able to get into marlowe&sons without like at least a 30 min wait unless you get there super early. though its my favorite restaurant in brooklyn by far. there's a super cute chef there too.
Has anyone been to the Rusty Knot? i went about a month or two ago. was interesting. the decor is like if a midwesterner and a new englander got married and this is their basement. menu has yummy chicken liver and bacon sandwiches, and razor clams, and stuff like that. also $1 plastic cups of busch beer. the crowd is about 1/3 fashion&arts crowd, 1/3 banker dudes, 1/3 curious readers of eater, grub street, gothamist, etc. makes for interesting mix, though later at nite it turns more fashion'y i think
― phil-two, Monday, 26 May 2008 00:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Rusty Knot looks intriguing, though very likely the clientele is annoying.
What is a good alternative to Nathan's in Coney Island? Both restaurants are completely overrun--I had a melt-down in line today and scolded some men who tried to cut. Should I just pick any seaside shack?
Are any of the Brighton Beach restaurants better than any of the others? People watching is so much better in Brighton Beach than in Coney Island these days.
(x-post)
― Virginia Plain, Monday, 26 May 2008 00:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I had a bowl of Borscht in a shady russian restaurant in brighton beach the winter of like 1997, it is good in my memory.
Best eating this time in new york, so far has been on my SO's rooftop. We bought a grill in Home depot and have been grilling all kinds of stuff with awesome sunsets over manhattan.
― Ed, Monday, 26 May 2008 01:17 (fifteen years ago) link
i went to uncle vanya the other night. cabbage rolls, spinach pancakes w/ caviar... mmmmmmmmm!
― tehresa, Monday, 26 May 2008 01:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Oceanview Cafe on Brighton Beach Ave is very good.
― C0L1N B..., Monday, 26 May 2008 01:54 (fifteen years ago) link
its probably the only place in town where you'll see a Vogue/CFDA nominated designer, a senior analyist at Goldman & Sachs, and some ho from Long Island coexisting peacefully at the same bar. Anyway, the food is good. It's not a big place though
― phil-two, Monday, 26 May 2008 01:57 (fifteen years ago) link
but if you hate fashion people, rich people, and hos, i'd give the place a wide berth
― phil-two, Monday, 26 May 2008 02:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Everone hates those, around here, ya prick.
― Eyeball Kicks, Monday, 26 May 2008 02:16 (fifteen years ago) link
bleh
― phil-two, Monday, 26 May 2008 02:27 (fifteen years ago) link
I wouldn't make it a destination. it's near my work so I went there with a buncha work people one time, it's ok but nothing special really
― dmr, Monday, 26 May 2008 03:04 (fifteen years ago) link
verdict in: i made a reservation at AOC Bistro in Park Slope. if you hate it, don't say so until tomorrow cuz that's just where i'm going.
if you love it please share.
― Surmounter, Monday, 26 May 2008 17:36 (fifteen years ago) link
went to ba xuyen in sunset park today for bahn mi...soo good and cheap. i want to have a bahn mi fap so we can have an excuse to order all 8 of their selections (i had a meatball one today which was awesome).
more sunset park recommendations please. so many restaurants on 8th ave that look awesome.
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 03:06 (fifteen years ago) link
I want to go to Sunset; I just stumbled upon this the other day:
http://bestviewinbrooklyn.blogspot.com/2008/05/sunset-parks-chinatown-gets-some-press.html
― Virginia Plain, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 03:51 (fifteen years ago) link
red bowl on bedford is freaking delicious, and they have the sassiest waitresses in williamsburg
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 04:52 (fifteen years ago) link
oh and: english people, can you stop going to gordon ramsay's restaurant in the london hotel? kthx
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 04:53 (fifteen years ago) link
the red bowl??? are you kidding? one of those joints in the 8-restaurant stretch of panasian shitholes??
― phil-two, Tuesday, 27 May 2008 06:10 (fifteen years ago) link
ba xuyen is incredible. the food is amazing, the prices are insanely low, and the staff are so sweet. aside from the wonderful sandwiches, they have good stuff available in the hot/cold cases.
i've been to pacificana, which is pretty good, but aside from ba xuyen we usually shop in sunset park as opposed to eat. there's a great fresh tofu store, a decent turkish market, lots of small asian groceries (obv), a good dumpling joint (family dumpling), a branch of hong kong supermarket, etc etc. there are a few active threads on c.hound right now about restaurants in the area.
― lauren, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 18:21 (fifteen years ago) link
when is oyster fap?
― tehresa, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 18:24 (fifteen years ago) link
saturday DEALT
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 18:28 (fifteen years ago) link
sunset park gave me such a happy feeling. so many families and cute kiddos walking around. we just walked about 10 blocks up from ba xuyen and back (and almost got another sandwich to go...i wish we had!) and bought some pastries along the way. will definitely have to do more exploring.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 18:29 (fifteen years ago) link
shit i have 3000 plans on sat (among them an event at franklin park in the afternoon if bell/ian feel like stopping by!)
― tehresa, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 18:50 (fifteen years ago) link
i could stop by!
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
i just made that shit up
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 20:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Sanskrit, the point of the oyster fap is that during happy hour during the workweek, oysters are half price. You can go on Sat and I might even be able to join you but it'll cost ya.
― Laurel, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
oh rite do it do fridays then?
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 21:16 (fifteen years ago) link
i should probably just scroll upthread
ok i just did nix that
― sanskrit, Wednesday, 28 May 2008 21:17 (fifteen years ago) link
LET'S RIDE BIKES
Sunset Park is great. I really like the dim sum at 8th Avenue Seafood Restaurant and it's pretty easy to get in there when the more widely known places like Pacificana are too packed to get near. The people who work there are very kind and generous as well. Another good Chinese restaurant in SP is called Lucky 8--they have great fried rice. Ba Xuyen has the best banh mi in the city and really good spring rolls, ice coffee and avocado shakes.
― saudade, Thursday, 29 May 2008 01:04 (fifteen years ago) link
i noticed the had a durian shake but i was way too scared to try it!
― bell_labs, Thursday, 29 May 2008 01:05 (fifteen years ago) link
Recommend me some stuff to order at Congee Village. I'm not very experienced with *real* Chinese food.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 1 June 2008 19:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Durian shake is presumably from frozen durian, which doesn't really have the odor.
― C0L1N B..., Sunday, 1 June 2008 20:23 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't really like Congee Village, it's a bit greasy. I would go somewhere else for real Chinese food (unless you want to do karaoke and eat Chinese food at the same venue). Amazing 66 on Mott Street is good, so are any # of intimidating gross looking hole in the wall places on Grand Street/Hester Street/E. Broadway and so on.
I'm *really* into the Lucky King Bakery on Grand Street right now. They have awesome char siu bao, green fried ball things with black sesame and peanuts inside and there's all kinds of dim sum in the steam cupboard behind the counter for like $1.50 each. I just ask them to show me all the stuff in there because I don't know the Chinese names. A full dim sum meal there is like $7! Also, good coffee. They have congee and noodles and Chinese donuts too.
― saudade, Sunday, 1 June 2008 23:59 (fifteen years ago) link
i love lucky king.
― lauren, Monday, 2 June 2008 00:59 (fifteen years ago) link
wasn't the person who picked CV and it was chosen because we had a large party. Anyway, we ate: snails in black bean sauce, scallops w/ginger and scallion, vegetarian congee, fillet of beef in some kind of sauce, baked rice w/chicken and shitake mushroom, snow pea leaf w/garlic sauce and some kind of soup dumplings. Everything was good.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 2 June 2008 05:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Tried Northeast Kingdom on saturday and everything was pretty spot on apart from an overcooked piece of salmon (called home smoked on the menu it felt like it had been left on the grill too long). Great house cocktails, would drink many old bushwicks and roof gardens.
Its a little tightly packed in there however this did mean we could earwig the conversation of the gay hipster couple next to us and get an eyeful of the look the older gave to the younger when the younger suggested they get a joint bank account.
― Ed, Monday, 2 June 2008 06:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh, I like that place.
I also like joint bank accounts.
― phil-two, Monday, 2 June 2008 07:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Figaro gone
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 3 June 2008 19:06 (fifteen years ago) link
casting ill health to the wind, i braved the shack, and an hour on a nice night was worth it for a stack
in other news, I now live 2 blocks from a taco truck!
― gabbneb, Saturday, 14 June 2008 02:27 (fifteen years ago) link
i ordered from what must be the worst thai restaurant i have ever had, udom thai in prospect heights. the duck salad was made from chicken! so fucking shameful. and it also tasted like it had cold spaghetti sauce in it. i don't even know what that was supposed to be, but spaghetti sauce, cashews, soggy fried chicken pieces, and iceburg lettuce = the most pathetic attempt at thai food i've ever seen. and i've eaten thai foor in suburban new england.
― bell_labs, Saturday, 14 June 2008 03:08 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't know if it's worst ever but we ordered udom for takeout once ... not so hot
― dmr, Saturday, 14 June 2008 06:31 (fifteen years ago) link
The two stand-out meals I ate over the past two weeks in NYC took place at: Casa Mono (RAZOR CLAMS!) and Jade Asian Restaurant in Flushing.
― G00blar, Saturday, 14 June 2008 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
ive been wanting to try casa mono, though heard that the wait times can be ridiculous and its super packed and uncomfortable.. also, how much was it?
i havent been eating well lately... saving money for the tasting menu at eleven madison park again. mmmm
― phil-two, Saturday, 14 June 2008 20:32 (fifteen years ago) link
Most of the dishes are in the $12-15 range; we probably got 10 of them for five of us. I have to admit I don't know what the total bill was, as my brother and his wife were buying (a very belated engagement dinner they claimed they owed us).
― G00blar, Saturday, 14 June 2008 20:38 (fifteen years ago) link
oh, thats it? that sounds like a bargain. 10 dishes for 5 people was enough? maybe i should finally give it a shot. thanks! love razor clams, but have only had it prepared cantonese style... is it just thrown on the grill there? err, i mean on the planxa?
― phil-two, Saturday, 14 June 2008 20:42 (fifteen years ago) link
yes planxa yes delicious YES
also great: sweetbreads, lamb, sardines, duck egg.
― G00blar, Saturday, 14 June 2008 20:48 (fifteen years ago) link
on my way to WD-50
― dan selzer, Saturday, 14 June 2008 21:40 (fifteen years ago) link
dont get wet
― phil-two, Saturday, 14 June 2008 21:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Natalie Portman was at the table next to us.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 15 June 2008 15:45 (fifteen years ago) link
casa mono can be a little cramped (got seated at the end of the bar once and waiters kept bumping me) but the food's pretty great, co-sign on the razor clams
also spicy grilled pork with pickled watermelon
― dmr, Sunday, 15 June 2008 16:22 (fifteen years ago) link
how was wd-50? been there once w/ mixed results
― dmr, Sunday, 15 June 2008 16:23 (fifteen years ago) link
mixed results, though my entree was the best.
Pork Belly with caper emulsion, capers, sunchoke and ancho crusted pineapple or something.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 15 June 2008 17:55 (fifteen years ago) link
My favorite just closed: Col Legno -- a great little Italian place on East 9th.
― Alex in NYC, Sunday, 15 June 2008 18:02 (fifteen years ago) link
my favorite everyday-sushi place, Kirara, closed... so sad. it was by far the best non-high-end sushi in new york :( :( (:
― phil-two, Sunday, 15 June 2008 21:17 (fifteen years ago) link
From my last Trip, Minca Ramen on 5th between A and B, the most awesome char siu pork and the freshest tastiest daikon salad.
― Ed, Sunday, 15 June 2008 21:52 (fifteen years ago) link
I am excited for the opening of Curry-ya (Japanese-style curry) in a week or so (brought to us by the Rai Rai Ken/Soba-ya/ etc. etc empire. It's right next door to Rai Rai Ken and looks ready to go.
― Virginia Plain, Sunday, 15 June 2008 22:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Japanese curry scares me, no food should be that shiny.
― Ed, Sunday, 15 June 2008 22:49 (fifteen years ago) link
col legno RIP. it was a great place.
phil, after i teach you to cook we should celebrate at casa mono (or perhaps bar jamon next door).
― lauren, Sunday, 15 June 2008 22:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Casa Mono is one of my favorite restaurants in NY, but the tables are so tight. I try to go between 2-5pm not that they're open all day.
I've had one very good meal at wd~50, but my last time there was probably the most dispassionate meal I've ever had at that pricepoint. Uncoordinated service, assembly line feel, no manager in sight. I'll probably never go back.
― I DIED, Sunday, 15 June 2008 23:06 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah im so looking forward to being able to actually make something for myself... and yeah, casa mono or bar jamon sounds great!
― phil-two, Sunday, 15 June 2008 23:07 (fifteen years ago) link
yah, both places are so tiny. i walk by around 5ish pretty often, though, and that seems like a good time to go.
― lauren, Sunday, 15 June 2008 23:09 (fifteen years ago) link
i usually eat lunch around 3 or 4 anyways
― phil-two, Sunday, 15 June 2008 23:13 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah we probably won't go back to wd-50 either. my meal was decent but my wife hated her entree (some kinda fish with "cocoa nibs" in the sauce, very weird texture and taste)
we almost bailed out from the very beginning when we arrived at 5:55 for our 6 o'clock reservation. restaurant is supposed to open at 6. we go in and they said we're not ready yet, come back in 20 minutes and sent us to a bar down the street. my mouth almost dropped open. but it was for a birthday and we didn't have any backup plan so we decided to stick it out.
I was pretty surprised when Bruni bumped them up from 2 to 3 stars. for the amount you're paying I think it's a crap shoot on whether you get something amazing vs. a bunch of "works in progress" that don't taste that great.
― dmr, Sunday, 15 June 2008 23:26 (fifteen years ago) link
lunch @ di fara pizza today. TOTALLY lived up to the legend. and my son loved it, basil, cheese and all. YAY.
― m coleman, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:46 (fifteen years ago) link
http://offthebroiler.files.wordpress.com/2006/05/IMG_5216.JPG
― carne asada, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:52 (fifteen years ago) link
looks so good! ^^
Mmmmm.
Forgot to mention that I had a pretty perfect plate of pasta at Little Giant while that crazy thunderstorm raged outside.
― G00blar, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Last night I had the steak at Aurora (@ Grand and Wythe) ... it levitated!
― sexyDancer, Thursday, 19 June 2008 21:58 (fifteen years ago) link
My favorite Japanese bakery Panya got closed by the health department :( I don't mind that there may have been mice baking my curry pans.
― saudade, Thursday, 19 June 2008 23:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Wha...? Are they gonna reopen?
― Virginia Plain, Friday, 20 June 2008 03:16 (fifteen years ago) link
They'll probably reopen. Usually what happens in these situations is the restaurant has to renovate and exterminate to bring itself into compliance and then they have a repeat inspection before being given the green light.
― saudade, Saturday, 21 June 2008 13:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Had a nice surprise at Mamajuana in Inwood - sort of an upscale Dominican restaurant. It was much more of a big-hunk-of-meat and fruity cocktail place than I usually eat at and probably never would have gone in if friends hadn't brought us, but the food was good to excellent. Had paella and lamb in mint chimichurri sauce.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 22 June 2008 05:23 (fifteen years ago) link
quick where to get (reasonably priced, i.e. not $4 apiece) oysters in or near east village?
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Essex, on the L.E.S. You might get hepatitis since June has no "R", but at least you won't overpay.
― felicity, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link
oh wait i thought it was the other way around with the Rs? why would i not want to eat delicious raw oysters in the summer?
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:35 (fifteen years ago) link
Best Pizza in New York: http://www.unapizza.com/ Also fucking expensive: 21 for a single person pie. I eat here every chance I get, about twice a month. http://slice.seriouseats.com/archives/2004/10/una_pizza_napol.html
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:38 (fifteen years ago) link
i thought the r thing was B.S.
― Mr. Que, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:38 (fifteen years ago) link
They have beer and wine now, btw.
eager to try this new place in my hood called James, looks $$$ but seriously good
http://thestrongbuzz.com/buzz/details.php?item_id=398
opened a couple days ago in the space that used to be Sorrel
― dmr, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:39 (fifteen years ago) link
Blue Ribbon Brasserie on Sullivan between Spring and Prince has the best raw bar in downtown and it's not too crazy expensive IMO but it's tiny.
Balthazar on Spring has a bigger raw bar but it's a little pricier.
Both are in pretty, pretty blocks for a nice summer's evening walk.
xp
I think historically it was something about not being able to refrigerate them but I think that's no longer an issue.
― felicity, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:39 (fifteen years ago) link
i thought sorrel was pretty lame xpost
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I thought it was aight. couldn't understand why it was always empty.
― dmr, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:43 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe because the portions were tinnnnnnnnnnnnnny
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:44 (fifteen years ago) link
25 bucks for 3 courses is cheap tho. but I guess it's no bargain if yr still hungry
― dmr, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Essex has a weekly lobster night that is fun and a good deal. Maybe it's Wednesday?
― felicity, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Is the blue ribbon brasserie the bar opposite their bakery?
― Ed, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i know that the oysters are $4 at the blue ribbon in brooklyn...i just can't get my head around paying that much for a single oyster! i can eat sooo many of them.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 21:59 (fifteen years ago) link
I looked that up, I did not realise the extent of their empire.
― Ed, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:03 (fifteen years ago) link
BRB has a market now?
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:06 (fifteen years ago) link
er, the Bakery, that is
totally craving some oysters now. i went from not even being able to look at them to really loving those things now.
― carne asada, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:07 (fifteen years ago) link
No the bakery is in the West Village. BR brasserie and BR Sushi are in SoHo.
― felicity, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Well Essex has buck oysters on Mondays and Thursdays.
― felicity, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:10 (fifteen years ago) link
noted!
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 25 June 2008 22:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Bell, try the Mermaid Inn on 2nd Ave near 6th St. I've never been but I imagine you can get oysters there. Or how about Jack's Oyster Bar, which is near there. Friends of mine ate there once. Can't vouch for the pricing at either place. Or the Oyster Bar at Grand Central?
― Virginia Plain, Thursday, 26 June 2008 02:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Jack's Luxury Oyster bar is very expensive / tiny / hard to get into
― dmr, Thursday, 26 June 2008 03:19 (fifteen years ago) link
haha oh wait they moved. and maybe not so popular anymore
http://eater.com/archives/2007/10/deathwatch_jack.php
but still pricey. supposed to be good tho
― dmr, Thursday, 26 June 2008 03:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I kinda like grand central oyster bar. but more for the atmosphere than the food. I think the oysters there are about $2-$4 apiece.
― dmr, Thursday, 26 June 2008 03:33 (fifteen years ago) link
marlow & sons site says theirs are $2.50 each. i hear they are good.
― tehresa, Thursday, 26 June 2008 03:45 (fifteen years ago) link
they are, they are.
but best deal is 5-7pm happy hour at Lure (under the Prada store). $1 oysters and other cheap food items at the bar.... unless they changed it. last time i went was about 6 months ago. high'ish quality - not as good as aquagrill/blueribbon, better than essex
salty bartenders though who pooh-pooh all the cheapos coming for $1 oysters and not getting anything else.
― phil-two, Thursday, 26 June 2008 15:41 (fifteen years ago) link
i thought the r in the month thing was totally true. i remember some nyer article where some oyster guy was saying it had something to do w/ etheir sex life
― t_g, Thursday, 26 June 2008 15:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Needed:
Non-noisy, pleasant, conservative taste-friendly restaurant somewhere walking distance or a short cab ride from Columbus Circle for dinner with my Grandmother and her husband.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 27 June 2008 04:53 (fifteen years ago) link
that's silly. don't have a $1 oyster special if you don't want people coming in for it. xpost
― tehresa, Friday, 27 June 2008 04:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Bump. Anyone have a suggestion?
― Hurting 2, Friday, 27 June 2008 14:11 (fifteen years ago) link
tried the dollar oysters at essex last night - you get what you pay for.
― bell_labs, Friday, 27 June 2008 14:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Not the most ILX friendly neck of the woods that. The nearest I've eaten to there was at brazilian on 8th somewhere in the 50s that Tracer Hand directed me to. It is tiny though, I don't think they even have a bathroom so porbably doesn't fit the bill. The food was great though, but i cannot remember the name or the exact location.
― Ed, Friday, 27 June 2008 14:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Where Gabbnebb at?
― Hurting 2, Friday, 27 June 2008 14:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Re Essex: All of the drinks were half-price, though, which brings a $10 blood-orange cocktail quite firmly within my clutching grasp.
― Laurel, Friday, 27 June 2008 14:19 (fifteen years ago) link
Gabbaneb, won't go that side of the Park.
All I know about that area is that the restaurant of the Marquis Marriott revolves. This probably does nothing for the food which (from their online menu) look depressingly hotel. I rather like eating and drinking at the top of tall buildings the food is often awful though (Galvin at Windows in London being a notable exception).
― Ed, Friday, 27 June 2008 14:25 (fifteen years ago) link
i like that side of the park just fine, maybe more than my side, i just don't get there very often
― gabbneb, Friday, 27 June 2008 16:27 (fifteen years ago) link
Hurting, the names that immediately come to mind in the immediate area are Cafe des Artistes, which is certainly old down to the unconservatively dressed women on the wall, and Josephina. Dunno if either's any good. A better bet might be slightly further afield at 'Cesca, which is more contemporary but sounds unthreatening. I recommend you read reviews of local restaurants at the website of "New York Magazine," perhaps focusing on the "Critics' Picks," or use the popular "Zagat" guide.
― gabbneb, Friday, 27 June 2008 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
haha, have I been "zinged"?
― Hurting 2, Friday, 27 June 2008 16:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Ed if you like that sort of restaurant, you'll find better food I imagine at Above in the Times Square Hilton
― gabbneb, Friday, 27 June 2008 17:00 (fifteen years ago) link
and the brazilian place is churrascaria plataforma. there's also one in tribeca.
― gabbneb, Friday, 27 June 2008 17:20 (fifteen years ago) link
i want 2 go to dressler soooo bad NOW
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 17:38 (fifteen years ago) link
steak
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 17:41 (fifteen years ago) link
onion jam
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 17:43 (fifteen years ago) link
today i had basil custard with blueberries from the Shake Shack
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 03:45 (fifteen years ago) link
oooh basil custard sounds yum!
i am going to blue water grill for restaurant week lunch tomorrow. (i did not chose the restaurant).
― tehresa, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 02:33 (fifteen years ago) link
brunch/lunch at bouchon bakery - food (what they brought us, at least) very good, though i've had better salmon rillettes; service worse than mcdonald's
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 18:44 (fifteen years ago) link
the mango-basil ice at nyc icy is the greatest thing about summer in nyc.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 18:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't think i've mentioned this but if i have, here it is again: The Good Fork in Red Hook was a really special meal. and the garden is cute.
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 18:57 (fifteen years ago) link
^^^love this restaurant^^^
― G00blar, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 18:58 (fifteen years ago) link
also, i just went to Shun Lee Palace East, and it was the best chinese i've ever eaten, easily. don't ask me about the prices, i didn't have to worry about that.
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 19:04 (fifteen years ago) link
if thats the best chinese you've ever eaten, you need to get out more. or just ask lauren p for recommendations. well, at least its better than mr chow.
― phil-two, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 20:13 (fifteen years ago) link
haha ok
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 20:18 (fifteen years ago) link
also, who paid???????
― phil-two, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 20:31 (fifteen years ago) link
my friend's parents! it was her birthday party and they had it set up so we didn't order for ourselves, it was all prefixed and served in courses bla bla. really nice! martinis too!
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 20:33 (fifteen years ago) link
oh, i thought like a sugar daddy thing. wanted to get in on the action too
― phil-two, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
haaa, i wish :P
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 20:35 (fifteen years ago) link
i want in on that action, too! lol
blue water was ehh. tuna in the carpaccio was overwhelmed by the avocado and wasabi drizzle not spicy enough. trout was a little more cooked than i like, and i would have used a more delicate tomato than wedges of heirloom. we shared lots of desserts - my favorite was the watermelon fizz because it was... fizzy.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 21:37 (fifteen years ago) link
also really, really shitty service. maybe bc it was 2pm during restaurant week. maybe because our server is just bad at life.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 21:38 (fifteen years ago) link
does anyone want to get dinner before the fake accents show in the LES? it has been forever since i've been down that way.
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 15:07 (fifteen years ago) link
YES bc going home is pointless as i will be there for like 20 min and turn around and leave again.
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link
any good ideas for restaurants near the cake shop?
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 16:12 (fifteen years ago) link
excellent question! what kind of mood you in?
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 16:44 (fifteen years ago) link
anything! except, nothing too pricey. maybe something asian?
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 16:59 (fifteen years ago) link
i could def enjoy some asian.
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:12 (fifteen years ago) link
There's a narrow little Thai place on...1st and 1st? It's next to that really obnoxious "Irish"y bar. I like it there.
― Laurel, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:14 (fifteen years ago) link
hmm.. i could also eat tacos.
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:17 (fifteen years ago) link
aahhhh anything but san loco!
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:27 (fifteen years ago) link
eeesh! there is that place on rivington next to magician. but we can look for asian too if you're really feeling that.
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:29 (fifteen years ago) link
yah i'm not sure if i'm 100% feeling mexicans today.
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:32 (fifteen years ago) link
http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/kuma-inn/
― gabbneb, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:57 (fifteen years ago) link
and while i'm at it, cheepeets08
― gabbneb, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:58 (fifteen years ago) link
What is good for awesome japanese in the city?
― Ed, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:00 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i have the print ed of that ny cheap eats and i forgot to bring with today!
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:06 (fifteen years ago) link
kuma inn sounds interesting!
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:11 (fifteen years ago) link
el maguey y la tuna in the LES is best mexican in area, i think
― phil-two, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:24 (fifteen years ago) link
kuma inn BYOB. i'll have to remember that.
― carne asada, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:27 (fifteen years ago) link
-- Ed, Thursday, July 24, 2008 2:00 PM (32 minutes ago) Bookmark Link what kind of japanese are you looking for? i really liked yakatori toto, for all kinds of grilled chicken parts. the best thing was actually the fresh tofu, made at your table. the same owners also have a soba restaurant i think.
― mizzell, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:34 (fifteen years ago) link
http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/yakitori-totto/
― mizzell, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:35 (fifteen years ago) link
also very delicious was the pig feet paradise hakata tonton http://events.nytimes.com/2008/01/23/dining/reviews/23unde.html
― mizzell, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
ed: what kind of food (sushi? grill?) and price range?
nam son (vietnamese) on grand st isn't more than a 15 min walk from cake shop. very cheap and tasty, although i don't know if the pho is any good because pho is like, the one asian food i'm not obsessed with.
― lauren, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm kind of over pho for the moment!
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:43 (fifteen years ago) link
i think 15 minutes is a little farther than i am thinking...i'm hoping for something in a 5 block radius. i am craving something noodley/doughy i think...not soup though, really.
pho is really a winter thing for me!
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:44 (fifteen years ago) link
i've never had the pho there. for whatever reason, it doesn't interest me that much. i like the grilled pork chop/shredded pork/crab patty over rice, the caramel fish casserole, and the beef stew with baguette.
― lauren, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:52 (fifteen years ago) link
kuma inn is dope, I've been there three times
gotta go early though, it's really small
what time are you guys going to dinner? I'm gonna grab a bite before cakeshop but I'm supposed to be there by 8
― dmr, Thursday, 24 July 2008 19:03 (fifteen years ago) link
pretty sure they're not byob. how old is that review
― dmr, Thursday, 24 July 2008 19:04 (fifteen years ago) link
good ? re: time. when's good for you bl?
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 19:06 (fifteen years ago) link
hm i dunno i was thinking 8ish and getting to the show around 9? earlier?
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
what time is the show?
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 19:30 (fifteen years ago) link
I emailed you
― dmr, Thursday, 24 July 2008 19:39 (fifteen years ago) link
doors are 8 and there are djs so i assume bands wont go on til 9ish FAs are 2nds to last but i want to see ian & dmr dj (ian isnt getting there til 9 i think)
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 19:40 (fifteen years ago) link
bump
does anyone want to have dinner at 8?
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 20:35 (fifteen years ago) link
japanese I guess grill, I have been cooking from the fantastic Izakaya cookbook recently, so I'd like to try some more of that kind of stuff. I guess mid to high end, with some good cocktails a bonus.
― Ed, Thursday, 24 July 2008 21:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Ed:
Totto or Torys (same owners, Torys is a little easier to get into) Sakagura Aburiya Kinnosuke Suibi (I'm pretty sure the only Okinawan-style izakaya in the mainland USA).
― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 24 July 2008 21:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Ta, muchly
― Ed, Thursday, 24 July 2008 21:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Sakagura has the largest sake selection of any restaurant outside of Japan.
― Steve Shasta, Thursday, 24 July 2008 21:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Ed, for good J- I recommend: the 9th street cluster: Sobaya (soba), Hasaki (sushi), Rai Rai Ken (ramen), Otafuku (fried octopus), and Yokocho (itzakaya). I still haven't tried Sakagura so if you want sake + Japanese pub food please contact asap.
― Virginia Plain, Friday, 25 July 2008 01:15 (fifteen years ago) link
what is the name of awesome thai place in woodside? i'm dog sitting in sunnyside next week and would like to go if anyone is interested!
― tehresa, Friday, 25 July 2008 03:50 (fifteen years ago) link
sripraphai
― gabbneb, Friday, 25 July 2008 04:10 (fifteen years ago) link
yes. that one.
― tehresa, Friday, 25 July 2008 04:14 (fifteen years ago) link
ok help pls. wburg brunch: where to go? i haven't been in ages and ages so i don't know what's good these days.
― tehresa, Saturday, 26 July 2008 02:08 (fifteen years ago) link
i like Aurora for Brunch. they have a nice'ish garden area too. I generally despise brunch, but aurora has nice non-egg dishes too. For more traditional stuff, EGG on Bedford/N5th is REALLY good - like southern'ish style food. Might be a bit of a wait since its small. It's the old Egg/Sparky's Hot Dogs space... Not as nice atmosphere as Aurora but def cheaper
― phil-two, Saturday, 26 July 2008 08:13 (fifteen years ago) link
T., I'll eat Thai with you in Woodside. I was just thinking I had to go back there.
― Virginia Plain, Saturday, 26 July 2008 13:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh, what is good to order at the outdoor cafes on the boardwalk in Brighton Beach? I got the seafood salad at Volna and it was pretty nasty. Luckily I had a Russian beer to wash it down with.
― Virginia Plain, Saturday, 26 July 2008 13:24 (fifteen years ago) link
yay! my queens sojourn is thurs-sat if any of those evenings is good for you.
aurora looks nice. the food doesn't look toooo expensive.
― tehresa, Saturday, 26 July 2008 13:29 (fifteen years ago) link
re. Williamsburg brunch: last month I went to an anonymous sort of diner at the corner of Graham Avenue and Union Avenue, opposite the Graham Avenue subway in fact. I have just tried to find it on the Google map and been quite thrilled by how the program swoops akll the way in from a view of the whole continent to a view of this very intersection. It's breathtaking. ... and I think the place is the COFFEE SHOP AND RESTAURANT that you can see at around 336 Graham Avenue, between the health food store and the cleaner's.
Well, this joint is likely of no real interest to someone who wants a classy or high-end sort of brunch scenario, but it kind of proves how good a brunch or breakfast you can get at the most average NYC places, cos what I had was fabulous: bagels, eggs and more eggs, incredibly meaty pork sausages, home fries (whatever they are), infinite coffee, and oldsters telling me about their WWII experience in London. I was awed by the nosh and thought that you could not get the equivalent for the same price in England, where the sausage would be bog-standard and just out of the freezer, not this juicy delight.
― the pinefox, Saturday, 26 July 2008 14:03 (fifteen years ago) link
pictorial proof of the amazing sausages: http://www.flickr.com/photos/9107386@N06/2633038071/in/set-72157605951008710/
― the pinefox, Saturday, 26 July 2008 14:04 (fifteen years ago) link
there is no intersection of graham and union - i think you mean metropolitan, but i see the name of the place in the window of your other pic - daniella. i have walked past there many times since i live at that stop :)
― tehresa, Saturday, 26 July 2008 14:07 (fifteen years ago) link
also ty for suggestion... i'm torn between someplace around me that i know is good and someplace near bedford bc i want to go shoe shopping afterwards. at any rate, i must be off to the greenmarket now before it's too late.
― tehresa, Saturday, 26 July 2008 14:08 (fifteen years ago) link
I should have known that my description was going to turn out to be wrong in some way; I wish it hadn't been failing to correct the error in the very first sentence once I had, indeed, reminded myself that it was Metropolitan Avenue.
wow I went shoe shopping on Bedford Ave! (at least I can't get that one wrong.) with Tokyo Rosemary's assistance. but I imagine that you will be spending a lot more cash than I did.
― the pinefox, Saturday, 26 July 2008 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
I have been in Daniella to get coffee. Now I think I will try the breakfast.
― Yerac, Saturday, 26 July 2008 15:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Thursday is very good for me for Thai--anyone else want in? PF, I thought that you wrote "Tokyo Rosemary's assistant" and I thought, TR must be doing very well for herself these days:)
― Virginia Plain, Saturday, 26 July 2008 15:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Yes, I went with Tokyo Rosemary's Assistants, plural - there are seven of them, each only about 3-4 feet high, and they sing while doing handicrafts.
― the pinefox, Saturday, 26 July 2008 15:55 (fifteen years ago) link
ty for the description, the pinefox
has anyone been to park side in corona en route to shea? i have a feeling there are places i'd rather eat, but that my friend would like it.
― gabbneb, Saturday, 26 July 2008 16:07 (fifteen years ago) link
i have been there. it is not bad, but not OMG SPECTACULAR. big selection iirc. it is big, so there is not a wait to be seated (i was there at brunch time).
― tehresa, Saturday, 26 July 2008 16:15 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, that's what i figured, thanks
― gabbneb, Saturday, 26 July 2008 16:20 (fifteen years ago) link
Just had lunch at Eleven Madison Park. DEEEEElicious.
Me: Sweetbread ravioli with chorizo and a butter foam. Lamb sausage Poached Peach
$24 for restaurant week. SO GOOD.
― phil-two, Monday, 28 July 2008 18:58 (fifteen years ago) link
-- dmr, Thursday, July 24, 2008 7:04 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Link
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I was wrong btw, their paperwork lapsed and they are BYOB until they get their license back
― dmr, Monday, 28 July 2008 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
woah your rest. week lunch was way better than mine, phil!!
kuma inn was yum!
also: roll call for woodside thai later this week? thurs, fri or sat?
― tehresa, Monday, 28 July 2008 19:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Phil that sounds awesome.
― Ed, Monday, 28 July 2008 19:47 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah the only places i'll go have a RW meal are the Danny Meyer places, but the reservations go in like the first 2 mins of the day. EMP, Gramercy Tavern, Union Sq Cafe, are my faves. The Modern and Tabla are nice too
They don't skimp on ingredients like most places (mixed green salad or soup? chicken breast or farmed salmon? gee thanx). I mean they skimp a little since hell its only $24. The lamb sausage I had was fantastic, but the other main course options were a poussin (cornish game hen) or maybe it was poulard or maybe it was just chicken breast... And also a roasted squash, and finally a piece of skate... mostly cheap'ish stuff. The app choices were a sorta-ceviche'ish salmon on an asparagus veloute, bluefin tuna tartare with heirloom tomatoes, and something else. I had the sweetbread ravioli which was SO GOOD.
― phil-two, Monday, 28 July 2008 19:52 (fifteen years ago) link
where did you go, tehresa?
offal is my kind of skimping.
― Ed, Monday, 28 July 2008 19:54 (fifteen years ago) link
i went to blue water grill (mediocrity revealed above in this thread)
― tehresa, Monday, 28 July 2008 19:59 (fifteen years ago) link
also if you go to one of the good woodside thai places, try to get:
kûng châe náam plaa - its raw shrimp marinated in fish sauce, lime juice, chili, and garlic. its VERY spicy and VERY garlicky and VERY delicious.
― phil-two, Monday, 28 July 2008 20:16 (fifteen years ago) link
ohhh blue water grill.. its one of those stephen hanson B.R. Guest restaurants. very corporate. not surprised you had a mediocre RW lunch
― phil-two, Monday, 28 July 2008 20:17 (fifteen years ago) link
at sripraphai my favorite dishes are the crispy watercress salad and the crispy pork & chinese broccoli
― bell_labs, Monday, 28 July 2008 20:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Where in New York can I get a Francesinha? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francesinha
― ian, Friday, 1 August 2008 22:12 (fifteen years ago) link
I was going to suggest the Ironbound District in Newark, but this seems a bit closer:
http://www.luxuryweb.com/html/alfama.html
― Virginia Plain, Friday, 1 August 2008 23:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Onoy on the brunch menu apparently.
― ian, Friday, 1 August 2008 23:33 (fifteen years ago) link
if anyone lives in or around ft. greene/clinton hill, chez lola is really nice, and the garden is cute.
― Surmounter, Friday, 1 August 2008 23:52 (fifteen years ago) link
That isn't terribly far from me. But the first review on Yelp calls it "tasteless cat food." (which might be better than tasty catfood.)
What did you eat that you liked?
― ian, Friday, 1 August 2008 23:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i think i will go to sripraphai tomorrow :D
― tehresa, Friday, 1 August 2008 23:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i can't help but notice that the "tasteless cat food" poster failed to cite any specific examples.
― tehresa, Friday, 1 August 2008 23:59 (fifteen years ago) link
lol. it's not tasteless cat food! the lamb tagine is delish, and once i had this amazing halibut/some sort of white fish. i'm going tonight, will report back.
― Surmounter, Saturday, 2 August 2008 00:01 (fifteen years ago) link
went to srip last night, I go a lot because I live 10 blocks away. I like most of the thai in the area...poodams, zabb, nusara, chao, arunee etc. My favorite dishes at Srip now are the sweet sausage salad appetizer, it's sweet sausage served with mint, basil, onions, cucumber, tomato in a spicy chili sauce and may be the best thing I've ever eaten.
I'm also obsessed with their Massaman chicken which is unlike any others I've seen elsewhere. It's big chunks of stewed chicken, sometime on the bone, that just falls apart, not like the standard little bits of chicken at most other places.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 2 August 2008 14:46 (fifteen years ago) link
ok, reporting back: it was the salmon that i had at Chez Lola, and i had it again, and it was lovely. it was served in a flaky something or other, so if you're not into the breaded thing, it's not for you. also the empinada appetizers are great. i heard very good things about the tuna, the pork chops and the salmon burger is always great.
+ pear martini in the garden = heavenly :D
― Surmounter, Saturday, 2 August 2008 15:21 (fifteen years ago) link
i had a pear martini in a garden (well, backyard) the other night. it was ok.
― gabbneb, Saturday, 2 August 2008 15:22 (fifteen years ago) link
pear martinis:men::pomegranate martinis:women?
― ian, Saturday, 2 August 2008 15:50 (fifteen years ago) link
So recommend me some good cheap places to eat within a reasonable walk of Brooklyn Heights/Borough Hall, and maybe also a couple of more expensive but highly worth it places.
― Hurting 2, Saturday, 2 August 2008 16:06 (fifteen years ago) link
real men don't drink flavored martinis (but we will mix them for the ladies)
― m coleman, Saturday, 2 August 2008 16:28 (fifteen years ago) link
flavored "martinis" aren't martinis.
― tehresa, Saturday, 2 August 2008 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
There are only two sweet drinks I like: mojito and bourbon/ginger.
Most sweet cocktails seem to me like an excuse to spend a lot of money on something that sounds sophisticated but goes down easy as a slurpee.
― Hurting 2, Saturday, 2 August 2008 16:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I mean nothing wrong with "goes down easy" - but save yourself the trouble and just have a mid-shelf vodka with juice.
― Hurting 2, Saturday, 2 August 2008 16:32 (fifteen years ago) link
mmm
― Surmounter, Saturday, 2 August 2008 16:40 (fifteen years ago) link
I agree w/tehresa. lol chocolate drop "martinis". what's next? peanut butter martinis? tofu martinis? ugh.
― m coleman, Saturday, 2 August 2008 16:40 (fifteen years ago) link
polish potato vodka martini w/french fry stirrer
― m coleman, Saturday, 2 August 2008 16:41 (fifteen years ago) link
although my friend's mom infuses her own vodka, so you can makes lemon martinis etc. that qualify as real martinis, just with some flava.
― Surmounter, Saturday, 2 August 2008 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f204/hedonisticpleasureseeker/humor/martinihumor3.jpg
― ian, Saturday, 2 August 2008 16:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i would like to try making some infusions, but i don't really care for vodka. i generally drink gin martinis.
― tehresa, Saturday, 2 August 2008 17:21 (fifteen years ago) link
real men don't drink flavored martinis
yeah, i'm not a real man, but i just wanted to try the pear cider in the thing.
― gabbneb, Saturday, 2 August 2008 19:06 (fifteen years ago) link
i think i'd like a pear drink as long as it was not too sweet. i had one at cafeteria once that was ok, but could have been less sweet.
― tehresa, Saturday, 2 August 2008 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah the one i had last night was really not that sweet, which is why i liked it. and it had a bit of cinnamon on the rim which gave it some spice.
― Surmounter, Saturday, 2 August 2008 19:26 (fifteen years ago) link
Maya is a wonderful, if expensive, haute Mexican place on the southern tip of the Upper East Side. One of NY's better restaurants
Cool - we're going there for my wife's birthday. I like pretty much all Mexican food from cheap & authentic to cheap & inauthentic to the more expensive varieties.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:03 (fifteen years ago) link
did I say that? i don't know about the latter statement, but it's definitely good and interesting, though I dunno the impact of the guy's opening an SF (?) place.
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link
I think that was you, yes. No back-pedaling now. "One of NY's better restaurants" only means in the top 50th percentile right?
― o. nate, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:14 (fifteen years ago) link
it probably meant higher than that, but i imagine it's still the best haute mex in NY. consider getting the huitlacoche dumplings.
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:18 (fifteen years ago) link
-- Hurting 2, Saturday, August 2, 2008 12:06 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Link
Fatoosh on Hicks at Atlantic is good middle eastern takeout (i survived one winter on their lentil soup). Actually almost all of the middle eastern places on Atlantic are good and worth trying, I just always went to Fatoosh cause it was close and very very good.
The supreme slice (fresh mozz and basil) at My Little Pizzeria on Court St is good.
Montague St Bagels are some of the best in nyc.
Henry's End on Henry St is fancy and supposed to be really good.
More of a walk, but Hanco's on Bergen and Smith has good vietnamese sandwiches.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:20 (fifteen years ago) link
I think the most haute-Mexican place I've eaten at is Mi Cocina in the West Village. I thought it was a bit weird that they give you bread while you're waiting for your food, instead of the traditional chips & salsa - but it goes with the tablecloth & wine glasses ambiance.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:40 (fifteen years ago) link
ooh i have to try Fatoosh! have you had the fatoosh salad from Fatoosh? it better be good ;)
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:43 (fifteen years ago) link
yes the fatoosh salad is quite good. tey make excellent pitas.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Went to sakagura last night, food a little hit and miss but the hits were awesome, highly recommend the Kimchi-don set (shaimi and kimchi mixed together over rice), Buta Kakuni (melt in the mouth stewed pork belly), and some roast duck that I forget the name of. All washed down with sake tasting sets, very easy to drink and spend a lot in there, attentive waitress who was able to tell something about each sake. All finished off with black sesame creme brule which was fabulous.
― Ed, Thursday, 7 August 2008 13:25 (fifteen years ago) link
buta kakuni is one of my favorite things ever.
― bell_labs, Thursday, 7 August 2008 13:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I wd try Fatoosh's lentil soup, I like lentils. For Mid-Eastern over there I usually hit the Bedouin Tent but that's just familiarity -- it IS pretty good, but I'm not sure it's The Best. Freshly baked flatbread, though.
― Laurel, Thursday, 7 August 2008 13:57 (fifteen years ago) link
The merguez sandwhich from Beduin Tent is a disgusting, delicious mess of meat and I love it.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 7 August 2008 14:17 (fifteen years ago) link
consider getting the huitlacoche dumplings.
Thanks for the recommendation. I did get them, and they were great. My seared tuna entree was also rather good. I probably should have ordered the guacamole "medium" rather than "mild" though, because the mild was very mild.
― o. nate, Monday, 11 August 2008 21:40 (fifteen years ago) link
ya bedouin tent is ok. we get it at work a lot. it could definitely improve on certain dishes -- to me it's more like a relatively cheap/standard option, as opposed to omg delicious.
but this is pretty otm: The merguez sandwhich from Beduin Tent is a disgusting, delicious mess of meat and I love it.
-- dan selzer, Thursday, August 7, 2008 10:17 AM (4 days ago) Bookmark Link
― Surmounter, Monday, 11 August 2008 21:52 (fifteen years ago) link
went to Dressler for my b-day, it was good
had some great Maine oysters and a pork chop / pork belly entree
― dmr, Monday, 11 August 2008 22:04 (fifteen years ago) link
recently: Dumont remains heavenly, tho dessert wasn't great. Flatbush Farm had good ingredients but isn't doing great things with them. brunch at August wasn't very seasonal other than the name, but was awesome.
― gabbneb, Monday, 11 August 2008 22:10 (fifteen years ago) link
the most haute-Mexican place I've eaten at is Mi Cocina in the West Village.
it's still going? lived across the street from this place in the early-mid 90s and it seemed like the best mexican in new york at that point, predating the influx of authentic taquerias etc. as far as haute mexican goes has anybody tried Pompano in the east 40s? went there a couple years ago and the seafood was good if pricey.
― m coleman, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:54 (fifteen years ago) link
i still havent been to dressler...
― phil-two, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Crema on 17th is haute Mexican. not bad but a little fussy or something, I enjoyed but wasn't knocked out.
wouldn't go out of my way for this place but Zona Rosa on 56th bet 5&6th is real good and relatively inexpensive for midtown if you're stuck for a meal in that tourist/business hell zone.
― m coleman, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:08 (fifteen years ago) link
I always forget to qualify Manhattan -- the new outer boro -- on my restaurant picks
― m coleman, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Manhattan -- the new outer boro
haha
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:40 (fifteen years ago) link
wow, someone photoshop time out cover please
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 02:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Flatbush Farm had good ingredients but isn't doing great things with them.
yeah I kinda agree with that
that new place James a couple blocks away from there on Carlton (formerly Sorrel) is good, I've only had a couple small plates there so far
― dmr, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:35 (fifteen years ago) link
what i've eaten at the farm, i loved.
UGH STILL need to go to dressler again, it's like my food fantasy of the year
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:36 (fifteen years ago) link
I've had one so-so meal at FF and one pretty good
― dmr, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:37 (fifteen years ago) link
so pretty in there
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:37 (fifteen years ago) link
i like robertas in bushwick
― phil-two, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:41 (fifteen years ago) link
ff menu looks a little... heavy? i don't know if that's the right word. dark? like, rabbit, duck... it seems very... something. not *quite* summery, maybe?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:48 (fifteen years ago) link
gamey?
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:49 (fifteen years ago) link
i know what u mean
there are very-seasonal components on the menu, but the dishes are far from expressive of the season
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:55 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, that sounds sort of what i was going for.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:57 (fifteen years ago) link
-- gabbneb, Monday, August 11, 2008 11:55 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link
for some reason the descriptions of flatbush farm are completely cracking me up right now
esp. gabb's, which sounds intriguingly poetic :D
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:09 (fifteen years ago) link
i did have a very good entree and there was one element in a dish that was fairly interesting, if a little much. i'm not sure i've sampled enough to say i like stonehome better, but i could probably do that on their respective drinks attitudes alone.
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:12 (fifteen years ago) link
although the scoop as of late is stonehome's service has been choppy, and the menu, somewhat redundant?
also i can't get past farm's beautiful dark wood, ugh i luv
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:18 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah someone needs to start taking me out to dinner or something.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:19 (fifteen years ago) link
yes.
ICI on dekalb is a family favorite. nice garden, nice fresh flavors.
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:22 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.icirestaurant.com/
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:24 (fifteen years ago) link
What is good for lunch around 5th and 31st?
― Ed, Monday, 18 August 2008 14:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Ed - there is a really good vegetarian korean place right there (I know that sounds suspect, but I love it and am a huge carnivore) called hangawi- its a little expensive and fancy if you're just looking for a quick lunch tho
― bell_labs, Monday, 18 August 2008 14:53 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah someone needs to start taking me out to dinner or something.-- tehresa, Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:19 AM (6 days ago) Bookmark Link
-- tehresa, Tuesday, August 12, 2008 12:19 AM (6 days ago) Bookmark Link
wish granted
― Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃, Monday, 18 August 2008 15:20 (fifteen years ago) link
KHIKIN (SP?)
― tehresa, Monday, 18 August 2008 15:22 (fifteen years ago) link
is there any good food in murray hill besides indian or is it all just tasty d?
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 13:53 (fifteen years ago) link
dinner food or lunch/takeout food?
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 13:57 (fifteen years ago) link
both. i am going to school at 24th & lexington also how is "new york burger company"?
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 13:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Shake Shack, obv
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:12 (fifteen years ago) link
nybc is okay. you're not that far from molly's (22nd and 2nd), which makes one of the best burgers in the city imo.
tiffin wallah, chennai garden, saravanaas are all good veg indian. kalustyan's has a cafe on the second floor, where you can get really tasty, enormous sandwiches and middle eastern platters. right near there is a branch of rice, but i've never tried it.
mishima on 31st and lex is pretty good for sushi, and a few doors down saburi (which is japanese-style chinese food) is supposed to have good cold noodles.
― lauren, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:12 (fifteen years ago) link
it's not super-close, but good deli - http://www.todarobros.com/
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
oh thanks lauren. i love kalustyan's and am excited that's nearby. i tried rice yesterday and it was pretty good too.
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:15 (fifteen years ago) link
la posada, on 3rd ave around 26th/27th, is fast "mexican" that's a step above the fresca tortilla places. they have a rice/beans/grilled meat plate that's a good, quick option.
l'annam (vietnamese) has a branch near there, and while most of the food is mediocre, the grilled pork chops are great and a great deal at lunch.
xpost - todaro's is good, but i wouldn't go out of the way for it. for sandwiches, this place is better and closer to where she'll be:
http://www.lamazoucheese.com/
― lauren, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:16 (fifteen years ago) link
btw, 24th and Lex is Flatiron or Kips Bay, not Murray Hill
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:17 (fifteen years ago) link
Curry Hill, maybe
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:20 (fifteen years ago) link
3rd avenue is considered the western boundary of kips bay, as far as i know.
― lauren, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:20 (fifteen years ago) link
and isn't it too far east to be flatiron?
― lauren, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:21 (fifteen years ago) link
it's the transition zone between the two, hence Curry Hill if anything. but it's definitely not Murray Hill, which ends several blocks North.
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:22 (fifteen years ago) link
i still have not been to shake shack!
someone suggest a bar in the bedford-ish area that is sort of nice but not too $$$ for me to take my friend for bday drinks tonight. she is dining w/ her parents at aurora (i think?) first, so somewhere nearby would be good.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:33 (fifteen years ago) link
true - i think of murray hill as 34th street and above. so what the hell is that neighborhood? i think it's sometimes called "northern gramercy" by real estate agents, but that's clearly bullshit. wiki suggests "rose hill," which is cute.
― lauren, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 14:37 (fifteen years ago) link
guys... i have about 30 min to decide on where we are going! help! anyone been to soft spot or oulo? is oulo too froo froo? what is the deal with the 'piano bar' aspect of soft spot? this is all coming from fr33williamsburg, nymag and yelp, so i need help (oulo mysteriously not on yelp!).
― tehresa, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 23:54 (fifteen years ago) link
good food i had when i was in nyc last week:
pure food and wine alta tapas restaurant cafe 2 at MOMA
― t0dd swiss, Tuesday, 19 August 2008 23:58 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe i will just pick ottoman bc it is easy :)
― tehresa, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:08 (fifteen years ago) link
i really wish i could help you but i'm not in the know. have fun!
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:08 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't really want to go at all. i already did an all-day thing on sunday for her bday... i don't know why i've been 'invited' to take her out again. also i'm going to get the sloppy end of things as she met someone for drinks earlier and will be coming from dinner w/ her parents where she will surely also drink. so maybe a not too fancy place?
― tehresa, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:19 (fifteen years ago) link
lol 3 day birthday
― ice crӕm, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:22 (fifteen years ago) link
lol @ native new yorker entitlement!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:24 (fifteen years ago) link
lol at having to endure a 4 day bday for my boyfriend last year! i feel you
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:33 (fifteen years ago) link
and yes keep it not too fancy if she's gonna be sloshed
lol at least he was your boyfriend!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:34 (fifteen years ago) link
ya ;) and at least i could tell him, never do that again
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:35 (fifteen years ago) link
she just canceled bc her stepmom gave her a painting and she wants them to drive her home with it! :D
― tehresa, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:49 (fifteen years ago) link
my wallet thanks you!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:50 (fifteen years ago) link
lol i love that reason :D
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:50 (fifteen years ago) link
i know, right?!
― tehresa, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:53 (fifteen years ago) link
p.s. it is a painting of her dog!!!! i should move this to a secret, non-googleable board...
― tehresa, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:54 (fifteen years ago) link
HA this sounds like one of my friends... her family's always been big on paintings of their daughters and their dogs!!
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 00:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Going to Saul on Smith St. in Brooklyn. Anyone have experiences? Suggestions?
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 20 August 2008 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
back forty on ave b. -- big dud, won't go back
overpriced pseudo down-home cooking, loud obnoxious crowd, "lobster" and "crab" roll had no lobster and only shredded crabmeat, no lump
― dmr, Saturday, 23 August 2008 15:14 (fifteen years ago) link
back forty? that's a long game of golf.
― ian, Saturday, 23 August 2008 16:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Thx for the trouble-saving heads-up, dmr
― gabbneb, Saturday, 23 August 2008 17:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Today I will go to the Lemon Ice King of Corona, and also possibly tomorrow.
― Virginia Plain, Saturday, 23 August 2008 18:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Liked Robin Du Bois. Not the best country french food I ever had but good, reasonably priced and awesome back garden.
― Hurting 2, Saturday, 23 August 2008 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Sandwich from lamazou today - awesome!
― bell_labs, Saturday, 23 August 2008 20:15 (fifteen years ago) link
so i tried the famous halal chicken & rice cart on friday, the one @ 53rd & 6th in manhattan, now operating during the day too. gotta admit it was tasty. next time I'll get a little more hot sauce and a lot less white sauce. but i'll be back in the area next friday. oh and a total bargain for $5, almost more than I could finish.
― m coleman, Monday, 25 August 2008 20:47 (fifteen years ago) link
-- Hurting 2, Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:48 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Link
yea pretty much otm
― Surmounter, Monday, 25 August 2008 20:48 (fifteen years ago) link
next time I'll get a little more hot sauce and a lot less white sauce
otm. it's not bad but i've had better.
― gabbneb, Monday, 25 August 2008 20:51 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah no problem. I forgot to mention the "pork jowl nuggets" appetizer, basically deep-fried blobs of gristle .... maybe I shoulda figured that going in, but damn they were gross. I love pork belly and stuff but this was over the line
― dmr, Monday, 25 August 2008 20:56 (fifteen years ago) link
that one could be a matter of taste, though. the lobster roll was just a ripoff.
― dmr, Monday, 25 August 2008 20:58 (fifteen years ago) link
That cart's not Kwik Meal, right? That's 46th and 6th, and it's great. Though lately I've been going to Sammy's Halal in Jackson Heights all too often.
― dan selzer, Monday, 25 August 2008 21:30 (fifteen years ago) link
robin des bois isn't that great. i find everything to be a bit DRY there... Tabac is better if you don't mind the crowd. also, try chestnut.
mass xp
― Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved, Monday, 25 August 2008 22:26 (fifteen years ago) link
YES IT WAS dry, i thought that was just me
― Surmounter, Monday, 25 August 2008 22:36 (fifteen years ago) link
good places around union square where i wouldnt need a reservation for 5 ppl tonight?
― max, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:18 (fifteen years ago) link
any particular likes/dislikes/requirements? price range?
― lauren, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:20 (fifteen years ago) link
cheapish ($15 an entree?), otherwise whatever
― max, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:21 (fifteen years ago) link
i tried new york burger company last night, which was pretty tasty but not mindblowing. i am 99% sure larry david was there.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:24 (fifteen years ago) link
i like the canteloupe and peach at benfaremo
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:32 (fifteen years ago) link
a burger with larry david sounds just right today
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:32 (fifteen years ago) link
hmm... i haven't tried via emilia (on 21st), but it has a good reputation: http://www.viaemilianyc.net/index2.html
for a japanese interpretation of italian, there's basta pasta (http://www.bastapastanyc.com/). i've been wanting to try it.
petite abeille (http://www.petiteabeille.com/index_flash.html) has a branch on 20th st, if you like moules frites.
― lauren, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:43 (fifteen years ago) link
max you might want to try chat n chew? whatever you do, stay away from coffee shop.
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:44 (fifteen years ago) link
lol i went to coffee shop once.......... thats why i get to choose the restaurant tonight
― max, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:45 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, coffee shop is gross.
― lauren, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 14:46 (fifteen years ago) link
petite abeille <3 <3 <3 i think wednesday might be all you can eat mussels night?
― tehresa, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 16:00 (fifteen years ago) link
not that it is possible to eat more than 1 entree sized portion of them... good racket though! you get a free stella.
If by some unhappy and unlikely chain of events you happen to be walking down Court St. in BoCoCa and actually think you might want to try a Tex Mex place called Lobo (which I doubt you would anyway), do not do so. It sucks.
(My unhappy chain of events involved my aunt showing up without warning AND extremely hungry at my new place where I don't yet know the neighborhood restaurants)
― Hurting 2, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 16:35 (fifteen years ago) link
not that it is possible to eat more than 1 entree sized portion of them...
Wanna bet?
― ian, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 16:44 (fifteen years ago) link
is this BoCoCa label really sticking, then? oy.
haha ian, with you, i do not doubt it.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 16:45 (fifteen years ago) link
one of my BFFs went to Ramen Setagaya last night and said that there's been a change of ownership and the quality has gone WAYYYYYYYYYYY downhill since our last visit.
― Steve Shasta, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 16:47 (fifteen years ago) link
that's what i've been hearing. BOO to that.
― lauren, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 16:51 (fifteen years ago) link
i still never made it to lobster night at p.a.
― tehresa, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 16:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Lobo is terrible. Used to be Harvest. Which also wasn't great. But was pretty good in the early days of BOCOCA. Good meatloaf. Good brunch. Trend brunch. It was the only brunch place actually.
I'm more excited/confused about this. A new fast food rest. opening up in my hood called Jollibee. Philippino fast food. But no spam. Just some really disgusting looking stuff. Check out the menu.
http://www.jollibee.com.ph/
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:44 (fifteen years ago) link
omg i went to the LOBO in park slope and it was wretched
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:46 (fifteen years ago) link
hey at least court st is getting a trader joe's?
― bell_labs, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:47 (fifteen years ago) link
omg jollibee!! UBE SHAKES! YAY!
― lauren, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
i repeat: YAY!
oohhh. Jollibee. I would try their burgers, but wtf @ the noodle dishes.
― ian, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
do they serve everything w/ banana ketchup?
― tehresa, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:56 (fifteen years ago) link
^^^those words shouldn't be used together
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:59 (fifteen years ago) link
is that the same as Lobo in Park Slope? not good. haha xposts
max I kinda like this Mexican place at 17th and Irving. not mindblowing or anything but I've gone there a few times before hitting a show at Irving Plaza http://www.losdosmolinosnyc.com/
― dmr, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 17:59 (fifteen years ago) link
I also feel like I should suggest Yama but it's probably over the price range you wanted and might be a long ass wait for five people
― dmr, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 18:02 (fifteen years ago) link
the time i tried to go, yama was a long-ass wait for one person. i gave up after 30 minutes.
― lauren, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 18:05 (fifteen years ago) link
vanessa's dumpling house is yummy, cheap and pretty quick but not like, a "nice" place to eat or anything.
― ian, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 18:15 (fifteen years ago) link
you could try Ippudo on 4th ave and 10th street, but there will probably be a wait.
― ian, Wednesday, 27 August 2008 18:16 (fifteen years ago) link
parents in town! i'm thinking Dressler cuz i've been wanting to go.
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 14:27 (fifteen years ago) link
-- Hurting 2, Monday, March 31, 2008 7:52 PM (4 months ago) Bookmark Link
huh! good to know
so what about good thai downtown?
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 14:35 (fifteen years ago) link
oh i missed a lot of these suggestions--we just went to chat n chew, it was nice and not too pricey. i didnt finish my mac and cheese.
― max, Friday, 29 August 2008 14:36 (fifteen years ago) link
I have heard that Joya is good for Thai (it's on Court St. in what I guess is Cobble Hill - sorry for using "BoCoCa" earlier, I just really don't know the boundaries yet)
― Hurting 2, Friday, 29 August 2008 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
i go to their sister restaurant all the time, Song (in the slope). it's like my favorite restaurant.
RIDICULOUSLY cheap.
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 14:48 (fifteen years ago) link
so wait ppl like Supper on 2nd?
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 15:40 (fifteen years ago) link
is Song the thai place with the loud techno music?
― ian, Friday, 29 August 2008 15:43 (fifteen years ago) link
lol yeah. it's really good! it's kind of ryan and i's obsession the way Gen is you and bell's.
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 15:43 (fifteen years ago) link
(i'm a fan of loud, tho not on the wrong occasion)
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 15:49 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, we almost went to Song once but there was a wait and it was loud and dark, so we went to Long Tan down fifth avenue. Was mediocre/unmemorable and ever-so-slightly overpriced.
Secondary question: is Song the Sea of Park Slope?
― ian, Friday, 29 August 2008 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah we tried to go to song once, but the music was so loud and there was a 20 minute wait and we got claustorphobic and left. oh haha xpost
glad chat n chew was ok max!
― bell_labs, Friday, 29 August 2008 15:56 (fifteen years ago) link
yes thank u for the suggestion linds
― max, Friday, 29 August 2008 15:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i dunno, i've never been to Sea -- is that really bad?
ok what about this Aurora
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:11 (fifteen years ago) link
I've been to Aurora. Food varied but ranged from good to excellent. The atmosphere is great and the prices are reasonable. The coffee kind of sucked for an otherwise good Italian place, but that could have just been whoever was running the machine at the moment.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:22 (fifteen years ago) link
why the fuck aren't there prices on the menu online? is it $$$$$?
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:27 (fifteen years ago) link
i've never been to aurora - the menu just seems boring to me. but i'm not the biggest fan of italian.
― bell_labs, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
the menus look different in brooklyn and soho. the brooklyn one has prices, too, which like, helps (ffs)
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:32 (fifteen years ago) link
aurora is mediocre and over price w/a meh steez
― ice crӕm, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:39 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i think i just outruled it. tell me where to take the rents, cr m
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:40 (fifteen years ago) link
i want good thai/japanese lower manhattan
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I was at the brooklyn one, fwiw. We had some awesome appetizers, and the fish was good but the lamb was kind of disappointing. Deserts were really good.
― Hurting 2, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:50 (fifteen years ago) link
do you want yr parents to have some novel experience or just a sort of nice dinner?
― ice crӕm, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i ate the arepas at caracas last nite again - sooo good - tho i notice the staff there has a weird persecution complex - the hostess accused me of trying to start a fight w/her when i wasnt doing anything of the sort
― ice crӕm, Friday, 29 August 2008 17:12 (fifteen years ago) link
i think they need a bigger restaurant
― ice crӕm, Friday, 29 August 2008 17:13 (fifteen years ago) link
sort of nice (not too casual, not like new money came here to die)
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 17:13 (fifteen years ago) link
ian, Song is nowhere near as retardedly sceney as Sea
― dmr, Friday, 29 August 2008 17:15 (fifteen years ago) link
btw, it's not right for me tonight, but i loved this place called Tsampa (tibetan food) -- http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/11350302/
pretty, relaxed vibe, delicious dishes
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 17:41 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah as far as i could tell, there were not a bunch of SUVs double-parked in front of song and the sidewalk in front wasn't clogged with overly orange looking people smoking.
― bell_labs, Friday, 29 August 2008 17:45 (fifteen years ago) link
-- Surmounter, Friday, August 29, 2008 12:41 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link
soba-ya is awesome japanese right across the street from tsampa. obv a focus on noodles so you have to be into that but they have lots other stuff too. fun for visitors cause its japanese thats not sushi. also being that its a soba/udon place its fancier than yr standard ramen type place.
― ice crӕm, Friday, 29 August 2008 17:48 (fifteen years ago) link
soba-ya it is. it's not TOO casual is it?
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 17:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm excited, thx cr m.
― Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 17:59 (fifteen years ago) link
naw its not really that casual - simple w/lots of good attention to detail
― ice crӕm, Friday, 29 August 2008 18:01 (fifteen years ago) link
i want good thai/japanese lower manhattan-- Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:41 (1 hour ago)
-- Surmounter, Friday, 29 August 2008 16:41 (1 hour ago)
for Japanese: Izakaya Ten in Chelsea. Great pub food. Ushi Wakamaru in SoHo/West Village. Best sushi south of mid-town. EN Brasserie in West Village. Upscale small plates. LAN in East Village. Great Steakhouse.
― Steve Shasta, Friday, 29 August 2008 18:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Saul was not all that amazing.
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 31 August 2008 01:35 (fifteen years ago) link
for good thai in manhattan...Zabb City on 13th and 2nd, I think.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 31 August 2008 04:55 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, what Steve Shasta said. I think LAN is great, has good sushi + shabu shabu + other cooked dishes + steak. decent enough looking room - not super stylish like a morimoto but not like a hole in the wall either.
― phil-two, Sunday, 31 August 2008 05:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Ok, what's are the best cheap-ass lunchtime meals in the LES/East Village?
― Hurting 2, Sunday, 31 August 2008 13:23 (fifteen years ago) link
my friend goes to Tiny's sandwich shop all the time: http://newyork.citysearch.com/review/32894138
― Surmounter, Sunday, 31 August 2008 13:40 (fifteen years ago) link
we just moved crosstown to the upper west side, (upper -- 99th st.) and are finding our way around. anybody know some good eats? apart from the taco truck on 96th st?
― tipsy mothra, Sunday, 31 August 2008 13:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Popeyes on Essex/Delancey. yummy!
― phil-two, Sunday, 31 August 2008 18:18 (fifteen years ago) link
PS we didn't end up going into manhattan the other night, so no sushi.
BUT we did try mary's fish camp in the slope -- it was average, nothing to write home about.
― Surmounter, Sunday, 31 August 2008 20:50 (fifteen years ago) link
*no soba, rather
― Surmounter, Sunday, 31 August 2008 20:51 (fifteen years ago) link
We wound up at the Vegetarian Dim Sum House on Pell St. Liked it.
― Hurting 2, Monday, 1 September 2008 00:09 (fifteen years ago) link
went to "olea mediterranean taverna" in fort greene last night and had some awesome "turkish cigars" and a pretty good paella. sangria was ok. kinda overdone on 'atmosphere' tho which incl. some white-conversed v-necked flamenco-style guitarist on a stool right next to us whose repertoire featured 'what a wonderful world'
― sex viagra cialis hard teen firm wet tight sexy rod unit teens hole suck (max), Saturday, 13 September 2008 21:50 (fifteen years ago) link
oh no. no no no no.
― tehresa, Saturday, 13 September 2008 21:56 (fifteen years ago) link
weird I was just at tinys
― html tsar (Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃), Saturday, 13 September 2008 22:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Da Marino was pretty nice.
― Officer, I Just Shot Seven People (Bo Jackson Overdrive), Saturday, 13 September 2008 22:40 (fifteen years ago) link
"peaches" in bed stuy has got some good nu-americana or whatever you wanna call it--good soul food/comfort dishes made w/ local organic ingredients. waiter and hostess were really nice; ricotta was delicious. good fries and sandwiches.
― gr8080 (max), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:03 (fifteen years ago) link
same chefs who have the bbq place in ft greene
― gr8080 (max), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:04 (fifteen years ago) link
finally went to the red hook soccer fields. food was great and the lines weren't the crazy hassle I was expecting so all in all it was an A+. had ceviche, pupusas (pork, jalapeno, cheese) and a pork huarache
also went to Tia Pol, v. good but always pretty crowded
― dmr, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:12 (fifteen years ago) link
finally went to the red hook soccer fields. food was great and the lines weren't the crazy hassle I was expecting so all in all it was an A+. had ceviche, pupusas (pork, jalapeno, cheese) and a pork huarache.
I had this same meal on saturday. also the best horchata i've had in nyc.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:16 (fifteen years ago) link
good to hear. things were a complete mess when we went; food (save for the ceviche) wasn't the usual deliciousness, either.
― lauren, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:17 (fifteen years ago) link
my one mistake in our red hook odyssey was that I forgot to go to the liquor store with all the small batch bourbons (LeNell's). been meaning to check it out.
― dmr, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:50 (fifteen years ago) link
me too! we meant to go after eating, but we wasted so much time waiting in line that we had to hurry out of there.
― lauren, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:52 (fifteen years ago) link
aw i used to live two blocks away from lanell's. it was dangerous in many ways.
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:54 (fifteen years ago) link
they keep their gin in a bathtub
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:56 (fifteen years ago) link
and keep chickens in the backyard!
― bell_labs, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i read that the store was losing its lease and having a hard time finding a new location... i wonder what the latest is.
― lauren, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 17:03 (fifteen years ago) link
hey i was in red hook this saturday eating pupusas too!
― gr8080 (max), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 21:32 (fifteen years ago) link
i want to say this without sound like THAT GUY but i dont know how--are the trucks in red hook really that big a deal?? there were like six of those at every farmers market in LA.
mexican food that is available all over the place in LA is a big deal in NYC, yes.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 16 September 2008 21:40 (fifteen years ago) link
great dinner at blue hill last night. i felt like every dish i had involved corn in some way but i was OK with that. girlfriend's turkey was probably the best turkey dish ive ever eaten... cooked to perfect softness in some kind of corn/pancetta/tomato puree. egg/corn/mushroom for my starter was the highlight--honestly i may have been 'disappointed' by my lamb which was overpowered slightly by the anise and mint pesto... but thats only if i was looking for something to complain about. waiter recommended a great bottle of wine, and they started us off with some fantastic little cherry tomatoes.
― Mohammed Butt (max), Saturday, 20 September 2008 13:53 (fifteen years ago) link
I really want to go back to Blue Hill at Stone Barns -- maybe just for the more affordable 3 course lunch.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Saturday, 20 September 2008 13:54 (fifteen years ago) link
take me
― Mohammed Butt (max), Saturday, 20 September 2008 13:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh actually I guess it's a 4-course lunch. Sunday only, $68.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Saturday, 20 September 2008 13:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Weirdly, it looks like the NYC one is actually cheaper than Stone Barns.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Saturday, 20 September 2008 14:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Actually, it's hard to compare because Stone Barns only offers fixed price right now and the menus aren't available.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Saturday, 20 September 2008 14:02 (fifteen years ago) link
two courses + dessert + wine + tip will run you more than $70/person at the village one
― Mohammed Butt (max), Saturday, 20 September 2008 14:06 (fifteen years ago) link
― gr8080 (max), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:04 (4 days ago) Permalink
The Smoke Joint and its sister sammich/moonshine cornershop, Lil Pig, are like the most successful thing in the neighborhood right now. Smoke Joint makes a meeeaaan basket of fries that made me very happy yesterday. Lil Pig started out as strictly lunch, but since the owners were getting drunk there at night, they bottled some house spirits, renovated the bar seating and adjoined the space with the Smoke Joint right next door. Now both places are boppin late. This is half a block down from me, so i'm pleased.
― Surmounter, Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:06 (fifteen years ago) link
u should check out peaches surmo--theyre working out some kinks but as an experience its great--and when the food is on, its on
i might check out their brunch today aksh
― Mohammed Butt (max), Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:10 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i would love to. this place had to get through their kinks as well, but it was worth it.
― Surmounter, Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Blue Hill is the best. I want to go to Stone Barns at least to eat in the cafeteria.
― gabbneb, Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:11 (fifteen years ago) link
lets organize an ilx field trip and rent a dining room
― Mohammed Butt (max), Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:13 (fifteen years ago) link
the nyc blue hill is sooooooooooo good. i like the atmosphere, as well - sedate but not fussy.
re: redhook ballfields: not sound like a different kind of "that guy," but the set-up now is nothing like it used be. there were more vendors, more people cooking, a more communal picnic kind of vibe. the way it is at the moment is basically a bunch of people waiting in line at lunch trucks, and i can see why you were underwhelmed.
― lauren, Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:50 (fifteen years ago) link
oops - that should be "not to sound..."
this place had to get through their kinks as well
i think we ate at smoke joint during the working-out-the-kinks phase. the only thing that i really enjoyed was the coleslaw.
― lauren, Saturday, 20 September 2008 15:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Hecho en Dumbo was surprisingly good -- similar style food to Bonita but better and even, I think, slightly cheaper.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 29 September 2008 03:45 (fifteen years ago) link
The first rule of moto is don't talk about moto
― Pillbox, Monday, 29 September 2008 04:12 (fifteen years ago) link
takeout in sunnyside/woodside? i'm in the area dogsitting for a few days. alternately: any kind of fun/specialty grocery shopping where i could make some fancy dinner? i don't have class til thursday this week (thank you, jewishes!) so i can cook in the evenings if i want.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 04:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Sripraphai.
― ian, Monday, 29 September 2008 04:20 (fifteen years ago) link
yes but that is no delivery :( however, if anyone would like to join me there for dinner i am in!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 04:33 (fifteen years ago) link
went to aquavit the other night, on a rare pricey-restaurant excursion. it was pretty good. totally delicious butternut squash soup (with tiny marshmallows in it). good fish dishes.
― tipsy mothra, Monday, 29 September 2008 04:43 (fifteen years ago) link
(and the actual aquavit was good too. i got a flight of 3: an anise-carraway, which i guess is sort of the traditional preparation; a lingonberry; and a mango-lime-chili pepper that was heavy on the chili pepper, woo.)
― tipsy mothra, Monday, 29 September 2008 04:47 (fifteen years ago) link
marshmallows in soup is kind of blowing my mind.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 04:49 (fifteen years ago) link
i silently gasped when i read that too, yeah
― donna rouge, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:07 (fifteen years ago) link
surmounter we should get lunch at smoke joint/lil pig some time!!! i've never been
― donna rouge, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:10 (fifteen years ago) link
isn't the candy-in-haute-cuisine-even-savory kinda old hat by now?
― gabbneb, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:20 (fifteen years ago) link
Tehresa, I suggest Han Ah Reum in Woodside, near Roosevelt Avenue and 61st St. It's part of a Korean grocery store chain, and you can buy produce to cook up, or just get prepared stuff like kimchi rolls.
― Virginia Plain, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:33 (fifteen years ago) link
there were just a few, clustered in the center. they were dusted with something, maybe nutmeg. i expected them to be, i don't know, fancy croutons or something. but they were really good with the soup.
― tipsy mothra, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:45 (fifteen years ago) link
marshmallows and starchy autumnal foodstuffs go great together (cf. also sweet potatoes)
― donna rouge, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:47 (fifteen years ago) link
I am particularly fond of marshmallows in casserole dishes, usually of the Jello variety.
― Pillbox, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:48 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i think aquavit is somewhat from that wave, adapted for scandinavian purposes. not that there was a lot of trickery, just a few touches here and there. the soup would have been delicious without the marshmallows, but they did give it a sort of kick.
xp: yeah it very much seemed like a nod to sweet-potato casserole type things. which i'm an unapologetic glutton for.
― tipsy mothra, Monday, 29 September 2008 05:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah I was thinking about thanksgiving yams etc. I think it's that having them in soup makes me think of hot chocolate and my brain is having a weird time of it all.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 05:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Also I was never into the marshmallow yam casserole so I think I'd rather just have a lovely simple soup that doesn't feel the need to apologize or supplement with marshmallows. Lol soup psychology.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 05:55 (fifteen years ago) link
that soup is great! i've only had the smorgasboard brunch at aquavit, but they serve it as a starter. also delicious: the aquavit bloody marys.
― lauren, Monday, 29 September 2008 13:33 (fifteen years ago) link
tehresa - this place is great: http://www.yelp.com/biz/la-pollera-colorada-sunnyside
― lauren, Monday, 29 September 2008 13:37 (fifteen years ago) link
oooh that's super close to where i'm staying!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 29 September 2008 14:10 (fifteen years ago) link
it is SO good. they use hardwood charcoal for the rotisserie.
― lauren, Monday, 29 September 2008 14:25 (fifteen years ago) link
so as not to overrun the wdyll thread w/ restaurant talk.
smoke joint:max likes. surmounter likes. i thought 'meh'.
i found their pulled pork rather dry, though :( mac and cheese as well as the collards were uninspiring.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:33 (fifteen years ago) link
ooh i have a thing for the collards. i just love this thread.
― Surmounter, Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:36 (fifteen years ago) link
i had a pretty good mac n cheese the other day at the little corner cafe? or something? in soho on bleecker & b'way. that was after i tried to go to the "wichcraft" in the equinox health club and was told the chef was on his break so no sandwiches
― max, Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:36 (fifteen years ago) link
the smoke joint guys place in bed-stuy, peaches, is worth a trip on the A--in particular for their salads and veggie dishes, and the pearl pasta.
― max, Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:37 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.pinchetaqueria.com/
^^^^ THIS
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 5 October 2008 21:50 (fifteen years ago) link
some ilxors and i ate at taco santana again yesterday. yummmm.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Sunday, 5 October 2008 22:08 (fifteen years ago) link
we thought smoke joint was terrible, but we ate there within a few months of opening, so i'll defer to more recent opinions. they were overwhelmed, that much was clear. in fort greene, i'm interested in trying no. 7. the chef is a really nice guy who was a few years behind me at school.
pondicherry masala dosas at tiffin wallah today... i loooooooooooove that place.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:03 (fifteen years ago) link
thank you, lauren! glad i'm not the only hater! i wonder if i should try again since they seem to have improved? i ate there about a year ago.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 00:06 (fifteen years ago) link
they have fancy hot dogs, i think? i remember laurel saying that she liked those quite a bit.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:16 (fifteen years ago) link
no. 7 is supposedly fantastic. a friend of mine has gotten friendly with the peeps over there -- i'm going on thurs.
just had an amazing plate of hacked pork, smoky greens and rice from SJ. well the rice was mine.
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:30 (fifteen years ago) link
yay! i'm really looking forward to trying it.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:33 (fifteen years ago) link
I have to say Teresa's has the best blintzes I have ever had in my life, and that means something coming from an ashkenazi jew. I had one plum butter w/cheese and one shredded apple. Hot damn.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 October 2008 00:34 (fifteen years ago) link
location, plz.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 00:38 (fifteen years ago) link
that sounds amazing!
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Montague and Hicks Streets
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 October 2008 00:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Also generally good with the standard polish fare (stuffed cabbage, pierogies, etc.)
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 October 2008 00:39 (fifteen years ago) link
jimmy the mod otm, I had those Pinche fish tacs this past Thurs.
― dmr, Monday, 6 October 2008 00:50 (fifteen years ago) link
tacos
pinche is on my list. that reminds me - we had such good fish tacos at la superior in wmsburg the other week. they weren't baja style, but they were so tasty and very simple. just grilled fish with a pickled pepper relish. i think the latter ingredient is a secret weapon.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 01:00 (fifteen years ago) link
I've never been to Teresa's!
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 6 October 2008 01:12 (fifteen years ago) link
When I was in NYC recently, I ate in a restaurant that struck me as the fanciest place I'd ever eaten in. It was kinda weird. I didn't think the food was all that great, though.
― The More You Live The Faster You Will Die (Bimble Is Still More Goth Than You), Monday, 6 October 2008 01:14 (fifteen years ago) link
It was called Josephina's.
Is there still a Teresa's on Tompkins Square? (and is that the same people?)
― Doghouse O RLY (G00blar), Monday, 6 October 2008 01:18 (fifteen years ago) link
The fried catfish sandwich I had at the Smoke Joint was unremarkable, but the cole slaw, which I usually avoid, was very good.
― C0L1N B..., Monday, 6 October 2008 01:22 (fifteen years ago) link
was just looking at pinche's site - those fish tacos sound great!!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 01:22 (fifteen years ago) link
i heard something about a hot dog with slaw on top. never thought to do this, but it seems like a great idea!
i think i could talk food all day long.
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 01:29 (fifteen years ago) link
those tacos make me dream of the fish taco i had at a roadside stand in maui. if they are 1/2 as good i will be very excited!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 01:30 (fifteen years ago) link
can i tell you i've never had a fish taco?
have you guys been to pequena in ft. greene? omg i love them. the space is tiny but the food oh so good
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 01:37 (fifteen years ago) link
THE PLANTAINS
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 01:40 (fifteen years ago) link
where do you guys find the time to go all these places?
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 01:42 (fifteen years ago) link
go *to
lol well tbh i generally get pequena for lunch when i'm at work :)
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 01:43 (fifteen years ago) link
g00blar - i think the teresa's are connected, or were, and the one on 1st ave closed a little while ago.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 02:05 (fifteen years ago) link
i ate at paul's today. the number of bad reviews of paul's on yelp really threw me. i love paul's. today i had the 2nd avenue burger, with cheese, ham, grilled tomato and grilled onions.always get the "cajun" fries.
― ian, Monday, 6 October 2008 02:07 (fifteen years ago) link
just the idea of cajun fries is too much for me to handle
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 02:08 (fifteen years ago) link
it's nothing special. just like.. fries with spices on them. they're just better than the steak fries, which are kind of bland and mushy usually.
― ian, Monday, 6 October 2008 02:15 (fifteen years ago) link
you know, cajun anything and i'm there.
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 02:17 (fifteen years ago) link
cajun poodle.
― ian, Monday, 6 October 2008 02:17 (fifteen years ago) link
can someone tell me where to get a blackened swordfish pronto?
i kind of don't want to go to this teresa's place because of the horrible misspelling. i know this is irrational.
i had a burger at paul's once. it was nothing spectacular.
surm, i don't know about blackened but i do know a recipe for this great cream sauce with riesling and capers that will make you melt.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 02:19 (fifteen years ago) link
ok that sounds weird.
sounds grrrr8 to me. i would love that recipe.
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 02:20 (fifteen years ago) link
haha now i have to find it...
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 02:25 (fifteen years ago) link
loll well take your time. ugh sounds so good tho.
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 02:25 (fifteen years ago) link
pinche's fish tacos are really good but the secret weapon is the carnitas!! so delicious, whatever the hell they braise the pork in is magical.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Monday, 6 October 2008 02:29 (fifteen years ago) link
ok i have to go to this place soon.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 02:30 (fifteen years ago) link
i wish time out's offices would move back to soho instead of the wasteland they currently occupy by the javitz center so i could eat delicious tacos on a more regular basis.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Monday, 6 October 2008 02:32 (fifteen years ago) link
i have no lunch options. there is a caf in my building, but it is the size of my bedroom so not very many options. i will turn into a salad soon. maybe that is a good thing, though.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 02:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Anthos - not cheap, but good
NYT wrote about Pinche's a week ago so it's kinda over now, amirite?
― gabbneb, Monday, 6 October 2008 03:19 (fifteen years ago) link
when gabb says something is over, its way over
― max, Monday, 6 October 2008 03:21 (fifteen years ago) link
i have two restaurant questions--
1) what fancy restaurant should i go try to snag a bar seat at w/ my girlfriend for my birthday on wednesday
2) good lunch places around city hall/wtc... go
― max, Monday, 6 October 2008 03:22 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.cornershopcafe.com/flash.html
^^ this is where i got my mac n cheese. also had a delicious mexican-style corn on the cob. not too $$$ or tourist-y for being where it is either.
― max, Monday, 6 October 2008 03:24 (fifteen years ago) link
also 3) recommendations for vietnamese
― max, Monday, 6 October 2008 03:25 (fifteen years ago) link
my roomie, per his foodblog, enjoyed la superior!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 03:53 (fifteen years ago) link
i need lunch around lincoln center. i think that is a lost cause, though.
midtown is generally a lost cause
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 October 2008 03:59 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah. that area is not even really midtown though. i mean, sort of. but really more upper west side-y. it's kind of horrible. just overpriced sit down places or really crap delis.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 03:59 (fifteen years ago) link
sometimes i walk down to col. circle for whole foods.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 04:00 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i used to just do deli sammiches around there. there's a grays papaya nearish!
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 04:00 (fifteen years ago) link
i found a couple of good delis wth those salad bar things
Yeah, I was gonna say the Whole Foods is the only place I tend to get lunch in that general vicinity. Best deal around there.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 October 2008 04:03 (fifteen years ago) link
back when i was like not healthy i would get mcdondalds a lot :/
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 04:04 (fifteen years ago) link
donalds. eww. although i need to reexplore their fries cuz they're cheap plentiful and wonderful
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 04:07 (fifteen years ago) link
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=155+A+West+66th+Street,+New+York,+NY+(Balducci's)
― gabbneb, Monday, 6 October 2008 04:12 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe dressler? gotham bar & grill?
this is my favorite but it's gotten kind of expensive, they keep raising priceshttp://www.alfanoose.com/
if anyone knows good CHEAP places down there I'd like to know
used to go to this one mexican food cart all the time until one time my burrito contained a piece of the cart :/
― dmr, Monday, 6 October 2008 04:26 (fifteen years ago) link
i go to that balducci's a lot. it is v v small. i get salads. occasionally a sandwich. it's not very exciting.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 04:28 (fifteen years ago) link
OMG yes max go to dressler. bar A++++
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 04:31 (fifteen years ago) link
3) vietnamese: the banh mi place on broome st.
― donna rouge, Monday, 6 October 2008 04:56 (fifteen years ago) link
ooh i pass cornershop cafe pretty much every day and have never tried it out. menu's pretty tite tho
― donna rouge, Monday, 6 October 2008 04:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Pakistan Tea House on Church and Reade (v. v. good Pakistani lunch place; cheap as anything, too)
Korean fried chicken at Bonbon on Chambers and Church.
― Doghouse O RLY (G00blar), Monday, 6 October 2008 10:16 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe i'll check out dressler... How do you guys get to w'burg? Do you just take the g? Does it ever actually run or is it just a cruel joke? I feel like I spend hours of my life in hoyt schermerhorn.
― max, Monday, 6 October 2008 12:05 (fifteen years ago) link
G is usually fine on weekdays ... weekends it can be dicey
where are you coming from? from prospect heights I usually take the Q into manhattan and grab the L
― dmr, Monday, 6 October 2008 12:46 (fifteen years ago) link
dressler is s wburg, though - any way you can get the j?
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 6 October 2008 13:00 (fifteen years ago) link
I've taken the G a few times and it's worked out fine. Hopstop says to take the 4/5 to the L at Union Square, but there's something about having to go to Manhattan to get to Brooklyn that's psychologically frustrating.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Monday, 6 October 2008 13:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i take the G a lot and it's totally fine. late night weekends are crappy but whatever. and yes going to manhattan to get to brooklyn is the worst!
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 13:58 (fifteen years ago) link
but there's something about having to go to Manhattan to get to Brooklyn that's psychologically frustrating.
They're called people who live in manhattan and tourists.
― mizzell, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:02 (fifteen years ago) link
I love the G train, but it won't get it you that close to dressler.
― mizzell, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah fuck that. My experience with the G is that it's as good as any other train! The cumulative hours spent over the last decade waiting for the F or the NR have perhaps jaded me, the only train I feel good about catching these days is the 123, for frequency.
― Vampire romances depend on me (Laurel), Monday, 6 October 2008 14:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Oh sorry xpostesses.
I guess the walk from the Broadway stop isn't too bad, but it feels long.
― mizzell, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:05 (fifteen years ago) link
max, not sure how you feel about vegan food, but my friend (who is a meat-eater) loves little lad's basket. the salad bar is 3.99/lb. the address is 120 broadway, but i think it might be below street level or something weird like that.
for general vietnamese food, i like nam son, cong ly, and tu do. for bahn mi, nothing beats ba xuyen in sunset park. it's truly spectacular.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Why do people complain about the G train so much? Is it cause their only time using it is late nites and weekends going to williamsburg/greepoint
― mizzell, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:07 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah the 2 3 was always good to me. someone was telling me it's really the C that has issues.
yeah i think that is why, miz.
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:07 (fifteen years ago) link
nothing beats ba xuyen in sunset parkthis is true. the best in chinatown, though, is the one in the back of the jewelry store on mott st.
― mizzell, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:08 (fifteen years ago) link
once we got this thing at ba xuyen that was like a piece of french toast with a shrimp battered in to the bread. they've got some great finger foods in addition to the sandwiches.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:09 (fifteen years ago) link
When are they going to fit the indicators that say how long the train they will be to all lines?
― Christopher Blix Hammer (Ed), Monday, 6 October 2008 14:13 (fifteen years ago) link
im coming from stuyvesant ave in bed stuy--i usually take the A to/from manhattan and its pretty regular so maybe im spoiled (ive also never had issues with the C! altho the past few weekends theyve been rerouting the A to the F which makes getting home from downtown manhattan a pain). i can walk to the J but its a bit of a hike... i guess my anti-G prejudice is due to only taking it on the wknds and nights. i could also take the A to b'way junction (1 stop) and then transfer to the L but that seems like a loooong ride on the L.
― max, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
actually you know i could just take the 46 bus from malcolm x
lol really i just want a train that goes from greenpoint to grand to myrtle to utica a/c to utica 3/4... i should start a thread "what nyc subway line to you wish existed"
oh - the bar/tavern room at gramercy tavern might be a good option for the birthday dinner.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:16 (fifteen years ago) link
What nyc subway line do you wish existed
― Christopher Blix Hammer (Ed), Monday, 6 October 2008 14:16 (fifteen years ago) link
wtc/wall st area lunch - pret, financier, klatch, alfanoose, tajin, the little bigger place, diwan-e-khaas, barbarini, ruben's empanadas, zaitzeff, zigolini's (long walk). in the wfc (and with take out): yushi, southwest ny (salads, quesadillas), johnney's fish grill (tuna sandwich).
― gabbneb, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:19 (fifteen years ago) link
The C has issues because it's a local train and serves a lot of kind of poor neighborhoods in BKlyn so no one gives a shit about it. I waited through MORE service problems in my 3-4 years on that train, than every other train for a decade combined. Stupid shit, like trains going out of service at rush hour because ONE DOOR somewhere on the train wouldn't close. Actually it was door problems a lot, which is prob also b/c people hold them open so much. But the C trains are old and crappy.
― Vampire romances depend on me (Laurel), Monday, 6 October 2008 14:25 (fifteen years ago) link
also (tho kinda out of the way), samantha's ny
― gabbneb, Monday, 6 October 2008 14:30 (fifteen years ago) link
max if you're taking the a to b'way junction you can just get on the j instead of the l -- it's less stops. of course, the j is the universe's worst train so you know it might just depend on whether you prefer to take forever while sitting inside a train, or take forever waiting outside for one to show up.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Monday, 6 October 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
(seriously i think they've significantly increased service on the g, btw. i haven't had a problem with it since i moved)
went on a chinese binge in flushing yesterday
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Monday, 6 October 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
where'd you go? i am so overdue for a trip.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 15:59 (fifteen years ago) link
(i think you're right about the g, ally. still the same old shitty cars, but the service is a lot better.)
1st went to a mall and ate some kinda meh noodles from the food court then yummy soup dumplings and crispy rice cakes at place on prince then a scallion pancake from a window some banging bbq lamb from a street vendor bubble drinks which im not a huge fan of then too late for dim sum at perfect team corp tho we did receive the name the perfect team corp team then dungeness crab and sticky rice at this place on 138th at main
cant remember the names tho i could prob figure them out if anyone simply must know - i had some pretty good foods but nothing quite mind blowing - we really didnt prepare v well just sort of wandered around and went to different place than we planned on - totally fun tho
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Monday, 6 October 2008 16:11 (fifteen years ago) link
g has def improved btw - doesnt even seem to do the stop/transfer in bed stuy on weekend nites thing anymore
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Monday, 6 October 2008 16:12 (fifteen years ago) link
guys what about this place Sweetwater near Bedford or something?
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 16:12 (fifteen years ago) link
omg you're right about the no transfer at Bedford! i knew i was enjoying that transit much more lately
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 16:13 (fifteen years ago) link
btw accepting suggestions for next flushing outing
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Monday, 6 October 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Monday, October 6, 2008 11:58 AM (21 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
yeah except im also walking distance to kozciskcuokeso ave so i might as well do that. not my favorite walk in all of bed stuy but wvs. i havent even been to wburg since my gf moved anyway... i cant stay up past 12:30 anymore so i dont really go to "bars"
― max, Monday, 6 October 2008 16:21 (fifteen years ago) link
go further out and do korean!
xpost
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 16:22 (fifteen years ago) link
also, those lamb skewers from the street vendor are so good - so spicy and fatty.
sweetwater used to be a great dive bar, now it seems like a ho-hum new american bistro.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 16:23 (fifteen years ago) link
http://nymag.com/daily/food/2008/10/adour_and_ko_snag_2_michelin_s.html
― gabbneb, Monday, 6 October 2008 16:23 (fifteen years ago) link
korean sounds good - any places youd recommend
and yah that lamb was def competing w/the crab for my affection
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Monday, 6 October 2008 16:24 (fifteen years ago) link
"big gourmand," lol
http://nymag.com/daily/food/2008/10/michelin_goes_mobile_releases.html
― gabbneb, Monday, 6 October 2008 16:24 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/07/29/dining/20080730_FLUSHING_INTERACTIVE.html
― gabbneb, Monday, 6 October 2008 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
if you like naeng myun (the cold noodle dish), this place is great: http://www.chow.com/places/3295they make their own noodles, i think. dumplings were also very good. not as good as the dumplings they make at the snack hut attached to hanyan mart at 151st and northern, though. their kimchee mandu are incredible. you can also get a really unexpected snack food there, but i'm not going to ruin the surprise.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
lol went to 5 of the places on that map - couldnt find the gloden mall tho :(
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Monday, 6 October 2008 16:31 (fifteen years ago) link
oh, and there's a bon chon chicken and kyo chon and god knows how many other fried chicken joints. there are so many places along northern blvd that you can just wander around and stuff yourself. you need to use the lirr, though.
― lauren, Monday, 6 October 2008 16:32 (fifteen years ago) link
mah stars!
http://i36.tinypic.com/1zvsokg.jpg
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Monday, 6 October 2008 16:46 (fifteen years ago) link
omg i haven't had a bubble tea in forever, maybe i'll stop at hanco's on the way home
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Monday, 6 October 2008 17:05 (fifteen years ago) link
sweetwater is ok, I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there
and yeah it was better as a bar
I'm glad the G train is better, my beef was pretty much what Mizzell said, if I ever rode it it was to try to get to Warsaw on a Saturday night or something, it would be running in sections and take for fucking everrrr
― dmr, Monday, 6 October 2008 17:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Sweetwater has good onion rings. Or they did four years ago when I last ate there.
― ian, Monday, 6 October 2008 17:28 (fifteen years ago) link
mmm, i just had one of those lamb skewers for lunch in elmhurst and passed by a malaysian place called Taste Good, which had a very positive Sietsema review in the window. anyone been there?
― mizzell, Monday, 6 October 2008 19:02 (fifteen years ago) link
lol nice yelp review asshole(2 stars)i don't think it's great since i have no memory of being there but i know i have since i always bring back a menu or business card.
― mizzell, Monday, 6 October 2008 19:07 (fifteen years ago) link
BAHAHAHAHAHA
― Surmounter, Monday, 6 October 2008 19:19 (fifteen years ago) link
finally had one of those spicy cumin lamb hamburgers at the flushing mall basement. Pretty damn good.
good find though a few weeks back, walking down broadway in elmhurst (past tastes good) almost at Queens BLVD there's a big asian market with food service, they had these egg and scalion pancakes that were amazing.
― dan selzer, Monday, 6 October 2008 21:43 (fifteen years ago) link
attn max: have you been to peaches on lewis and macdonough? it's right down street from our old apt and i just read a review of it (it is brand new), i was wondering if it was worth going back to the neighb for. it is by smoke joint ppl.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 14:30 (fifteen years ago) link
aw man whyd u move, my girl lives on stuyvesant we coulda been bed stuy buddies
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 14:34 (fifteen years ago) link
n e way this is what i said upthred:
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 14:41 (fifteen years ago) link
to reiterate: totally worth checking out, theyre definitely hit-and-miss still but i think once they get everything ironed out itll be great, veggie dishes in particular are fantastic
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 14:42 (fifteen years ago) link
lol the other night i was there and someone ordered a pie and it had been made w/ salt instead of sugar [trombone noise] but it was lols all around and they got their dinner comped so wvs
haha... i will def go soon :D btw, not that it's important but there was an incredibly hot girl at the smoke joint the other night. and she had on this amazing gold charmbracelet. i had to tell her how perfect it was. she said it was anne klein -- who knew?
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
wait max is it your bday tomorrow?
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 14:59 (fifteen years ago) link
max we can still hang out even if i live in the target now
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:00 (fifteen years ago) link
anyway i wanna eat their shrimp & grits, based on the review i read, they sound A+ but i would think that in general.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:03 (fifteen years ago) link
hay schef is there still an applebees downstairs from the target?i want all-you-can-eat chicken fingers goddamnit.
― ian, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:10 (fifteen years ago) link
there's one up the street a bit on flatbush! in the atlantic center there's just buffalo wild wings and chuck e. cheese (a friend said that chuck e. cheese is the most depressing place on earth but now i can't remember who actually said it)
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:16 (fifteen years ago) link
ha! my friend kiran said that, and i think i passed that info on to you.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:17 (fifteen years ago) link
yes it is my bday tomorrow
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:24 (fifteen years ago) link
i know we can hang out at the target ally i just wanted to be "bed stuy buddies" and make shirts or jumpsuits or something
i live right next to the target (is there more than one?)
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:35 (fifteen years ago) link
u must be so close to me then!
yes i've always wanted to go to that applebees. the chuck e is indeed very depressing.
you should try bellmont steaks at the atlantic mall for some good old southern-style mediocrity
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:36 (fifteen years ago) link
i'll come to bed-stuy and go to peaches and you should come and we will take a picture and i'll make a blingee and it'll say "max & ally bed stuy buddies 4 eva"
surmounter, you're in ft greene yeah? i'm over on bergen & 4th. i just moved pretty recently beginning of summer so i'm still exploring all the new shit that's popped up in this area since last i had reasons to hang out in "bococa" or whatever ppl call it now.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:41 (fifteen years ago) link
lol im not pround of it but i have been to that applebees and that buffalo wild wings
not been to peaches but i am srsly doubting the smoke joint dudes could ever put anything worthwhile together
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:43 (fifteen years ago) link
im way surprised at ppls dislike of smoke joint, it wasnt like heavenly or anything but it was better than a lot of bbq ive had
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:44 (fifteen years ago) link
mediocre bbq w/an incredibly lame steez WE CALL THEM BROOKLYN WINGS DONT U SEE
cannot tolerate this
i live 2 blocks away and never go there and i love love bbq
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:45 (fifteen years ago) link
have u considered... not being a hater
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:49 (fifteen years ago) link
no wai dude
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:52 (fifteen years ago) link
why y'all live by me and don't come over for football and bbq that i have MADE, what a bunch of losers in my 'hood
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:52 (fifteen years ago) link
shoulda stayed in bed stuy we could hang out every day in our cool jumpsuits :/
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:55 (fifteen years ago) link
ya schef i'm in the greene. a late welcome to you! cream you don't like anything in the hood!!
i'm still a huge fan of mullane's.
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i have some faith in them cause i thought that little pig was really good. sad that they killed it. i went to peaches once and it was pretty good but nothing more. would give it another chance. i think smoke joint is good, but never go there.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:56 (fifteen years ago) link
sur, you like everything. it's charming.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i will admit that i am pushing peaches maybe more than it deserves cause i have a certaine amnt of hood pride 4 it plus once they gave me a free corn & black bean salad
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
http://gothamist.com/2008/10/07/zagats_2009_restaurant_survey_hits.php#more
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
^otm re dumont's burger, and may restore mas to #1 on my never-been list
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:00 (fifteen years ago) link
omg dumont's burger is delicious. i have to try lucali pizza still.
max have you tried solomon's porch yet? it's inconsistent (they seemed to run out of like half their menu constantly?) but brunch is good.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:09 (fifteen years ago) link
its across the street from my girlfriends place but i havent been yet... keep meaning to stop by since its the only place to get a beer in like 30000 blocks but never end up doing it
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:12 (fifteen years ago) link
ok yr gf lives like 10 minutes from my old apt, that is hilarious.
they had a good shrimp & grits there for sure. <--- apparently my definition of "worthwhile restaurant experience"
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:23 (fifteen years ago) link
u guys should try the new place in my building - even isaac mizrahi says so http://www.isaacmizrahiny.com/about/21/studio_blog/561/no_7_greenefinally
theyre def doing things on a level that hasnt been tried in the neighborhood before
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:23 (fifteen years ago) link
that's the place i want to try.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:25 (fifteen years ago) link
that place is pretty good and a really beautiful space. what was there before?
― mizzell, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:30 (fifteen years ago) link
doctors office
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:33 (fifteen years ago) link
they totally gutted the place - the amount of work they put in was pretty impressive
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:34 (fifteen years ago) link
even isaac mizrahi some dude on isaac mizrahi's blog says so
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:34 (fifteen years ago) link
lol korey seems to be responsible for all the posts on issacs blog - most of which have nothing to do w/anything
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:39 (fifteen years ago) link
dumont's burger is fine but by far not the best burger in brooklyn.IMHO the best burger in brooklyn is probably at Bonnie's in Park Slop.
also, Bar-B-Q in Greenwood Heights is awesome.
― ian, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:40 (fifteen years ago) link
do u like 5 guys ian
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:41 (fifteen years ago) link
peter luger's burger is crazy good.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:41 (fifteen years ago) link
it's not claimed as just the best burger in brooklyn, but the best in nyc
"peaches" in bed stuy has got some good nu-americana or whatever you wanna call it--good soul food/comfort dishes made w/ local organic ingredients
dunno what nu-american is, but that isn't new american food
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:42 (fifteen years ago) link
the shake shack truck never happened did it
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:43 (fifteen years ago) link
HAY GABBNEBS TY FOR FACT CHEKCKING THE THREAD THANK U
really been wanting to try bonnie's
yeah i just rescheduled for no 7, so i'll be dining above your residence next thurs, cr m!
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:45 (fifteen years ago) link
sigh.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:45 (fifteen years ago) link
duuude i dont live in the basement!
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:46 (fifteen years ago) link
i said nu-americana not "new american" so suck it
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:46 (fifteen years ago) link
question:
what ever happened to Honmura An in SoHo? I heard Jean-Georges bought the space a few years back but never heard what became of it. That used to be my go-to soba spot downtown.
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― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, October 7, 2008 12:43 PM (3 minutes ago)major bummer
― mizzell, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:46 (fifteen years ago) link
back to gothamist with you ^
― Kramkoob (Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
ian, how do you like your burgers cooked? i feel like that makes a big difference with dumont?
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
Sasabune now beating Sushi Seki in Zagat
Honmura An is dead
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
gabbneb's reading comprehension is still poor i see.
― ▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒ (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:55 (fifteen years ago) link
shef i like my burgers rare goddamnit. i don't hate on their burgers or anything, but the price has gone up what, like $5 in the last three years? so it's good and whatever but if i'm gonna go and sit at dumont i'd rather just get the mac n cheese for real cuz that really IS the best mac n cheese in the area whereas the burger is merely "top 10" material.
― ian, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:57 (fifteen years ago) link
dumont burger steez kinda misses the mark imo - everyone knows fast food style is where its at - its still good tho
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:59 (fifteen years ago) link
RIP pies n thighs burger.
― ian, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 16:59 (fifteen years ago) link
okay, Honmura An is now Dop Dop, a hair salon. RIP downtown soba.
― ▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒ (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:00 (fifteen years ago) link
will pies n thighs ever reopen? i talked to one of the owners last spring and she was all o yah well be open at the end of june :(
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:01 (fifteen years ago) link
yes, Steve, J-G opened the world's greatest noodle shop there, but only ILX knows about it. on a related matter, what's the deal with Myth these days after the Great God pulled out?
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:01 (fifteen years ago) link
hahahaha i eat mine super-rare, i just feel like at dumont the rarer it is the better the burger is, everyone i know who like hates on dumont is a "well done" weirdo so i had to check!
but yeah, the price goes up, even since i moved back permanently it's gone up by a dollar or two i feel like. the prob with the mac & cheese for me is that i make really good mac & cheese myself when i can be bothered so paying $15 for it is like "well, i dunno" whereas i am completely incompetant on burgers so $15 for a burger seems like a good investment. tho yeah their mac & cheese is good.
i have heard there are good burgers at melt on bergen st (served like 1/2 price at the bar??) but i have only eaten brunch there.
xpost i was just going to ask about pies n thighs
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:01 (fifteen years ago) link
god gabbneb, look like more of an asshole all over the thread for no reason
steve shasta soba ya is pretty awesome have u been there
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:02 (fifteen years ago) link
i used to be a well done weirdo -- cuz i like the outside crispy! but then i understood this doesn't work. now i'm just a medium, if i'm kooky a medium rare.
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:02 (fifteen years ago) link
you could get it crispy without getting the outside more than medium rare, i feel like. i think that is part of why i like dumont's, the outside is still pretty charry even when i order it basically raw.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:03 (fifteen years ago) link
i like some steaks rare but a super rare burger is a little too mushy imo - medium rare is perfect for a big fat burger - of course if yr going shake shake etc fast food style its just uniformly medium and awesome
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:05 (fifteen years ago) link
medium rare guys duh
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:05 (fifteen years ago) link
rare duh
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:06 (fifteen years ago) link
my dad will never shut up about the idea of ordering a steak 'black and blue', but I'm not sure if that would work so well with a burger.
― Doghouse O RLY (G00blar), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:06 (fifteen years ago) link
dont you have some law stuff to do gabbneb
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:06 (fifteen years ago) link
god i can't put up with shake shack's mythos is the problem -- i rarely am in that part of town and the line is always hueg. i'd love to eat their burgers but not with those ppl in my jock.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:06 (fifteen years ago) link
i think p&t is now aiming for december. s4th & driggs.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:07 (fifteen years ago) link
the outside is still pretty charry even when i order it basically raw.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, October 7, 2008 1:03 PM (3 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:07 (fifteen years ago) link
yah u have to go to shake shack on off hours - late is good - half the times ive tried ive just looked at the line and given up
shake shack burger is THE FUCKING BOMB tho make no mistake
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:08 (fifteen years ago) link
i still like the burgers at molly's. they are not the fashionable fast food-y kind, though.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:09 (fifteen years ago) link
yah u have to go to shake shack on off hours
330 on a weekday is good
nope! shd go to gym tho.
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:10 (fifteen years ago) link
also: joe's bestburger in queens (flushing) on main st. pretty good in-n-out knockoff, and they make handcut fries which are a+.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:10 (fifteen years ago) link
?? really ??
didn't like the brunch there, maybe I'll try the burger
hey schef you been to alchemy brunch, that's my go-to over there. bloody mary / eggs + chorizo / jalapeno cheese grits
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Sobaya is kinda blah compared to Honmura An.
how do you killfile in the new code?
― ▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒▓▓████▓▓▒▒ (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:11 (fifteen years ago) link
also they have like 10 diff flavors of joe's brand soda, and you always get free cookies or something with your meal.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:11 (fifteen years ago) link
yah i was eyeing joes bestburger on sunday
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:12 (fifteen years ago) link
last time I ate at shake shack mary-louise parker was there
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:12 (fifteen years ago) link
joe's is the chain that wasn't - they have everything set up like there are a million of them around the globe, but that's the only one.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:13 (fifteen years ago) link
also someone mentioned pequena in ft. greene upthread, their brunch is great + cheap. huevos rancheros etc.
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:13 (fifteen years ago) link
according to Eater, Honmura An reopened .... in tokyo
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:14 (fifteen years ago) link
i haven't been to alchemy, maybe i'll try this weekend! we've done that new orleans place on atlantic 2x (??? stan's? i forget the name). cafe du monde = winner. service is slooooooow and the prices are a touch higher than they should be.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:14 (fifteen years ago) link
that was me dmr! looove them
alchemy is good but overpriced for what it is, me thinks
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:15 (fifteen years ago) link
alchemy dinner is overpriced for sure. brunch ain't too bad imo.
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:16 (fifteen years ago) link
oh re: melt's brunch, it seems really super hit or miss.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:23 (fifteen years ago) link
anyone been to the spotted pig i might go for bday tmrw night
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:25 (fifteen years ago) link
if available, get devils on horseback
― mizzell, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:27 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah I went once, it's real good but probably not worth the massively long wait (or maybe it's not as hot as it used to be? I haven't seen any gossip-page shit about Bill Clinton running into Jay-Z there in a while). the pork belly was crazy.
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:28 (fifteen years ago) link
is there any reason spotted pig gets a michelin star other than that it's a) small and b) trendy?
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:29 (fifteen years ago) link
probably not
I heard Babbo's star got taken away? wtf
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:31 (fifteen years ago) link
don't get me wrong spotted pig was v. good but if babbo doesn't have a star they sure shouldn't have one
otoh who gives a fuck what the snobby frenchies think
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:32 (fifteen years ago) link
according to google new p&t locale is 0.4 mi from my house! :D
― Kramkoob (Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:32 (fifteen years ago) link
i'd rather try to force my way into a bar seat at babbo than one at the spotted pig, but they're both kind of clusterfucky.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:34 (fifteen years ago) link
did you check out the menu at the tavern room at gt, max? i really do think that could be a good option. even if there is a wait, it's a lot more civilized than the bar crush at some places.
pequena is kinda blah imo - bonita does the same kinda thing much better
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:37 (fifteen years ago) link
i just found this on p'n't's website:
http://www.piesnthighs.com/images/pig.gif
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:42 (fifteen years ago) link
i emailed my friend who is friends w/the pies n thighs girls and she said: probably not till next year they got all messed up witht ehir permits...wait it out
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:43 (fifteen years ago) link
it will never open again
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:46 (fifteen years ago) link
laaaaame
was supposed to be June & they told New York mag November
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:46 (fifteen years ago) link
cryingguitarsmokingpig.gif
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:47 (fifteen years ago) link
bonita does the same kinda thing much better
the one in w'burg u mean? or is there another one
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:47 (fifteen years ago) link
they should spend less time being stoned or whatever they are doing and more time opening a restaurant that i would like to eat at. yeah!
maybe i will just open my own pies 'n' thighs to spite them.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:48 (fifteen years ago) link
theres a bonita in ft green - dekalb @ vanderbilt
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:48 (fifteen years ago) link
oh cool. I shld go there
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:49 (fifteen years ago) link
eater said they'd applied for an expedited permit hearing in december, but i guess that in practical terms it would mean a 2009 opening. sigh.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:49 (fifteen years ago) link
well, ppl can come over to my house for biscuits (made with real lard flakes) in the meantime.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:50 (fifteen years ago) link
yea i haven't been to bonita yet. seems cute on the outside
still go to ICI a lot, which is right across the street. and Lulu is pretty good, also right there -- can be hit or miss.
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:50 (fifteen years ago) link
i am leaning towards this idea of opening my own pies 'n' thighs even more >:[
xpost i'll bring pulled pork and greens
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
yah i dont know if pies n thighs is stoned or what but judging from the couple conversations ive had w/one of the owners they def were just all YAY LETS OPEN A FUN RESTAURANT which totally awesome attitude imo but they no doubt had a steep learning curve once the city started fucking w/them and they had to move etc
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:52 (fifteen years ago) link
it's a deal. we can serve up bootleg nu-americana.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link
i will bring ribbbbs
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:54 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost yeah that is problem with it, opening up a restaurant is actually not fun at all, and tho i admire their attitudes it just seems like more than they bargained for unfortunately.
ps gabbneb is not invited to our bootleg nu-americana festival.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:54 (fifteen years ago) link
gebbneb can come but he has to agree w/everything we say and we will purposely say many wrong things
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:55 (fifteen years ago) link
it would be kind of fun to do a p&t memorial potluck.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:56 (fifteen years ago) link
i'll bring mac n cheese and green beanz
― ian, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:57 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah this is a totally fun idea! i would be into it! i honestly do make good pulled pork, and good beef brisket!
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 17:58 (fifteen years ago) link
and i can honestly make ribs - tho theyd be braised not bbqd :/
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:00 (fifteen years ago) link
so let's make it happen. ideally before 2009.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:01 (fifteen years ago) link
lol piesnthighs.gif in political thread
― joe six pak (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:01 (fifteen years ago) link
just made plans for early-bird dinner on sat. at no. 7, btw. very excited about this!
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:02 (fifteen years ago) link
i want to host!
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:02 (fifteen years ago) link
this is an awesome idea
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:09 (fifteen years ago) link
let's call it max's
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:10 (fifteen years ago) link
^^ haha i thought i had responded to u yesterday w/ questions and then u didnt respond back and i thot i had asked a dumb question or something but i guess i didnt even check--really i just wanted to know if the tavern room is prix-fixe or not--the restaurant is, rite?
tavern rm is not prix-fixe
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:12 (fifteen years ago) link
i guess that is sort of a dum question cause i could just check the website which i did and yes the tavern is an open menu and the restaurant is prix fixe or whatever
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:13 (fifteen years ago) link
oh, if you asked me then i didn't notice! sorry. it's not prix fixe. the dining room is. tavern room is first come, first seated with a nice menu that goes up to the mid-20s for entrees. the current menu is on their site.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:15 (fifteen years ago) link
(stuffed meatball is outrageous.)
is michael anthony's gt appreciably better than it was when i had lunch in the prior era and it was totally forgettable? it is, cos he is a blue hill guy, rite?
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:16 (fifteen years ago) link
it's not like i've been there a lot, but i've had meals before and since the changeover, and the food is so much better.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:18 (fifteen years ago) link
i wouldn't have recommended it under the old regime.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:19 (fifteen years ago) link
lol i didnt ask u before--sorry i thought i had--checkin out the menu now it does look nice...
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:19 (fifteen years ago) link
thanks, good to hear
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:20 (fifteen years ago) link
if you want a more hip atmosphere, though, then it might not be the place. it's not stuffy, but it is... i guess classic would be a good word. all things considered, i think if you liked blue hill then you'd like gt.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:22 (fifteen years ago) link
who's been to Aunt Suzie's in the slope? forget if i've asked before. it seems so nice and homey.
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:24 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah im not lookin for hip, i was worried abt it being prix-fixe and maybe a little too fancy... spotted pig seemed ok but i really dont want to wait for an hr and if the foods not as good... f it
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:33 (fifteen years ago) link
the room isn't fancy, but the people might be
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
's ok dude i got fancy thoughts
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:39 (fifteen years ago) link
otm
― dmr, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link
max, if you go and you hate it, i will feel terrible.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 19:33 (fifteen years ago) link
will u pay for my dinner?
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 20:46 (fifteen years ago) link
j/k i feel hell of confident that i will like it; i am easily pleased
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 20:48 (fifteen years ago) link
hope you and gf have an awesome time, and that there isn't a lengthy wait.
― lauren, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 20:51 (fifteen years ago) link
man opentable dot com is pretty dope but it makes me too tempted to eat at awesome restaurants every night and never have any money
― max, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 20:53 (fifteen years ago) link
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 7 October 2008 20:55 (fifteen years ago) link
er
Clinton Street Baking Company has a special: $10 for a burger and a beer every night from 6-8. You pay extra for fries but the burger comes with home made potato chips so you really won't need the fries. It's a really good burger--better than Dumont I think.
― saudade, Thursday, 9 October 2008 03:34 (fifteen years ago) link
Aunt Suzie's? I don't think anyone really thinks their food is good. They have longevity, but little else. Better alternatives would be Franny's, Peperoncino, Anthony's, or Bar Tonno. Of course, Al di la is the gold standard for Italian in Park Slope, though it's not typical red-sauce Italian.
― Josefa, Thursday, 9 October 2008 03:47 (fifteen years ago) link
Franny's was v v good.
― ian, Thursday, 9 October 2008 03:58 (fifteen years ago) link
but v v buttery.
wow you guys ate a lot of food since i last read this thread. i couldn't read it all. highlights?
i want to try somewhere new this weekend.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Thursday, 9 October 2008 04:44 (fifteen years ago) link
who wants to try bulgogi hot dogs w/ me this weekend?
― lauren, Thursday, 9 October 2008 13:44 (fifteen years ago) link
― Josefa, Thursday, 9 October 2008 03:47 (9 hours ago) Permalink
disappointing. i'm a sucker for their schtick. peperoncino is surprisingly good. i haven't been to al di la yet. i imagine it's wonderful, but i have yet to find a standby red-sauce place, so i'm on the search for that first and foremost.
― Surmounter, Thursday, 9 October 2008 13:47 (fifteen years ago) link
who wants to try bulgogi hot dogs w/ me this weekend?― lauren, Thursday, 9 October 2008 14:44 (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
― lauren, Thursday, 9 October 2008 14:44 (9 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
Me, please to express mail.
― Christopher Blix Hammer (Ed), Thursday, 9 October 2008 13:54 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.newyorkhotdog.co.kr/
― lauren, Thursday, 9 October 2008 13:58 (fifteen years ago) link
...but I haven't eaten Aunt Suzie's in ten years, so don't let me discourage you. The food might not be bad, just probably not anything special.
― Josefa, Thursday, 9 October 2008 14:32 (fifteen years ago) link
right. my hope is it's slightly better than average home cookin.
― Surmounter, Thursday, 9 October 2008 14:35 (fifteen years ago) link
loljaps
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 9 October 2008 14:35 (fifteen years ago) link
I probably ate at Aunt Suzie's somewhere around '93.
Haven't been very adventurous about eating options in "south Kensington" since I moved, but Sietsema reviewed this Azerbaijani/Russian place a stone's throw from my apartment. Who would join me for jiz biz and lamb's balls stew?
http://www.villagevoice.com/2008-10-08/restaurants/no-balls-at-caf-sim-sim
― Dr Morbius, Thursday, 9 October 2008 14:38 (fifteen years ago) link
It's a really good burger--better than Dumont I think.
oo. i love Clinton St. i assume the burger is available at other times as well?
― gabbneb, Friday, 10 October 2008 02:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Yep, they have the burger at brunch, lunch and dinner, but it's $14 on it's own. So the burger+beer thing is a really good deal, like almost half the regular price. Also, on Tuesday nights all bottles of wine are 1/2 price and they are actually pretty reasonable to begin with--mostly under $30.
― saudade, Friday, 10 October 2008 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
so i am too lazy to read this whole thread, but let me tell you, the best restaurant in NYC is el taqueria y fonda on 108th st and amsterdam.
i also like the dominican place near me that advertises itself as "friend chicken!!!" & has flashy lights.
― pterodactyl, Friday, 10 October 2008 23:35 (fifteen years ago) link
― Hurting 2, Friday, August 29, 2008 10:47 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark
Turns out it wasn't that good, actually. Mediocre food in good lighting. But it's a cheap way to get that "goin out in the big city" feeling.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Saturday, 11 October 2008 03:58 (fifteen years ago) link
i want to reiterate to everyone again for the 100th time JUST HOW MUCH i hate Sea in williamsburg. it ruins my day approximately 4 times per week.
― ian, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:09 (fifteen years ago) link
joya, sadly, is the best thai (to my knowledge) in bo co ca.
that doesn't mean that it's good
― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:11 (fifteen years ago) link
i am waiting for jbr or lauren to save us all?
― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:23 (fifteen years ago) link
Yeah, I tried some other place on smith street and it was pretty average. Joya at least wasn't completely formulaic thai, but it had almost no spice and certain things were all wrong (my supposedly krapow-style dish was swimming in salty brown sauce and my wife's bland seafood dish had american-style veggies).
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:28 (fifteen years ago) link
dnw.
the only thai close to me is godawful.i guess walking to something mediocre in park slope isn't that hard.
― ian, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:30 (fifteen years ago) link
THAT SAID, i get thai in manhattan a lot at zabb city (which lauren does not like, but they are vv good on basics and occasionally stellar.)
― ian, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:32 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm so goddamn bored right now i'm just repeating things i've said before a billion times, so please forgive me.
― ian, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:35 (fifteen years ago) link
fuck you, keep posting
― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:41 (fifteen years ago) link
YOU keep posting.
― ian, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:42 (fifteen years ago) link
have you ever said bococa out loud y/n?
― ian, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:43 (fifteen years ago) link
I have only said it all drawn out and self-conscious-like -- "BOW-COE-CA"
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:47 (fifteen years ago) link
But I don't actually know where Boerum Hill ends and Cobble Hill begins, although I do think of Carroll Gardens as its own thing.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:48 (fifteen years ago) link
no i have not
i eat pbj or thin spaghetti with prego when my wife's not around. i need your help.
― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:51 (fifteen years ago) link
el taqueria y fonda on 108th st and amsterdam.
yes? this is near me. i will investigate.
― tipsy mothra, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:52 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't know shit about your neighborhood guys sorry! i advise finding the best of the local pizzerias and establishing the edibility of their various heroes. xp
― ian, Saturday, 11 October 2008 04:54 (fifteen years ago) link
[cries]
― mookieproof, Saturday, 11 October 2008 05:06 (fifteen years ago) link
So far the best food I've had in my neighborhood by far is Fatoosh. Better than Saul.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Saturday, 11 October 2008 05:08 (fifteen years ago) link
a falafel joint would make a killing on this stretch of Washington Ave.entrepreneurs take note.
― ian, Saturday, 11 October 2008 05:09 (fifteen years ago) link
the only thai close to me is godawful.
have you been to amarin?
― gabbneb, Saturday, 11 October 2008 05:28 (fifteen years ago) link
amarin is not near me. email jaymc for the latest edition of ilx.xls. but i do hear amarin is good, from friends in greenpoint.
― ian, Saturday, 11 October 2008 06:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Lauren should give Zabb another few shots. The original Zabb in Queens now has a new owner, but maybe the same chef. The food is a notch below where it was at before, but still pretty great. Their Crispy Pork with Chinese Broccoli is the best I've had, and their Crispy Duck Salad (or Crispy Mock-Duck Salad) is still aces.
But the best thing I've ever eaten in a thai restaurant is still the Sweet Sausage Salad at Sripraphai.
I also hate to repeat myself but I live within blocks of at least 7 or 8 Thai places that are all worlds better then any place outside of Queens.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 11 October 2008 06:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Ok. I don't hate to repeat myself.
I want to eat bulgogi dogs. But not this weekend--sister is in town and I'm not sure she would appreciate. Last night went to Bemelman's Bar ($20 martinis with free potato chips) and then to Sakagura--not what I was expecting. Was more theme-y and bamboo-y--certainly didn't remind me of any place in Japan. Food just so so and lots of sake--just got the sampler.
― Virginia Plain, Saturday, 11 October 2008 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Em on smith is pretty good thai
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 11 October 2008 16:02 (fifteen years ago) link
sripraphai is amazing. i have not explored a lot of thai in nyc because most of it is so disappointing, but now that i know how easy it is to get to woodside, i would join people for sripraphai almost any day.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Saturday, 11 October 2008 17:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Pam Real Thai is the best I've had. Still haven't been to sripraphai
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Saturday, 11 October 2008 20:16 (fifteen years ago) link
I'd still possibly go back to Joya -- you can get an ok meal and a decent beer for like $12 and the atmosphere is good.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Saturday, 11 October 2008 20:17 (fifteen years ago) link
has anyone been to any of those cocktail-revivalist places like pegu, pdt, death & co, milk & honey? are they good/worth it? i have a friend in town who ran a speakeasy while we were in college and i thought he might like them...
― max, Monday, 13 October 2008 03:22 (fifteen years ago) link
what does a college speakeasy entail?
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 13 October 2008 03:23 (fifteen years ago) link
underage drunk girls. what more do you need to know?
― ian, Monday, 13 October 2008 03:24 (fifteen years ago) link
is this like, drinking in the dorm or some kind of upscale thing?
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 13 October 2008 03:27 (fifteen years ago) link
i go to hotel delmano all the time case a friend of mine works there so you know free drinks
i would say those places the drinks are really yummy the steez is wack and the whole situation is overpriced - so 1 out of a possible 3 - theyre good if you just want to have a really well made drink or two i guess
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Monday, 13 October 2008 03:29 (fifteen years ago) link
college speakeasy basically just means he and a couple friends set up a bar in their house--they were a bunch of super-fastidious borderline-ocd x-country runners so everything was done very professionally, beautiful drinks, nice space, i thot it was way fun... i think he would probably be into the steez which is mostly like... throwback prohibition-era rite? dunno just lookin for something to do in manhattan
― max, Monday, 13 October 2008 03:50 (fifteen years ago) link
i hear the rub n tug above black & white got shut down :(
― ian, Monday, 13 October 2008 03:51 (fifteen years ago) link
i bet jhoshea will jerk u off for a couple bucks
― max, Monday, 13 October 2008 03:54 (fifteen years ago) link
whoa max i think we have a bord for yr sex dreams now
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Monday, 13 October 2008 03:56 (fifteen years ago) link
gotta pay for free shantytown wireless somehow dude
― max, Monday, 13 October 2008 03:57 (fifteen years ago) link
hav u forgotten abt my nila wafer and herbal remedies boutique
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Monday, 13 October 2008 03:59 (fifteen years ago) link
o btw i went to the restaurant in my building tonight and they gave me a dessert that included fresh baked nila wafers
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Monday, 13 October 2008 04:00 (fifteen years ago) link
fresh baked!? woah.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 13 October 2008 04:00 (fifteen years ago) link
yesss
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Monday, 13 October 2008 04:03 (fifteen years ago) link
Milk & Honey's definitely great if you can get in; I LOVE Pegu Club... and anyone can get in there. Angel Share in the East Village is often mentioned in this company, though I don't like it as much as M&H or Pegu. East Side Company on Essex St. is another bar of this ilk - it's fun, but their stock is somewhat smallish. The West Village has Employees Only, which I've never been to. The NYT just did a story on a wave of new bars like this - check it out in the Sunday edition.
And now Brooklyn has its own retro cocktail bars - places such as Weatherup on Vanderbilt Ave. and Quarter on 5th Ave. in Greenwood Heights; both recommended.
― Josefa, Monday, 13 October 2008 04:16 (fifteen years ago) link
milk and honey i think is the only bar ive ever been kicked out of - that was many years ago
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Monday, 13 October 2008 04:24 (fifteen years ago) link
weatherup is really quite nice inside they dont have hendricks cause why tho?
as far as brooklyn the aforementioned hotel delmano in williamsburg and the hideout in ft greene too
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Monday, 13 October 2008 04:27 (fifteen years ago) link
The basic idea here (for the curious) is classic cocktails, made slowly, with classic recipes, fresh ingredients, top-shelf liquor etc. Usually these places try to cultivate an ambience of old-fashioned gentility, though that doesn't always work out.
For example, Pegu Club has not just aged rum, but a whole shelf of differently aged rums. Quarter in Brooklyn has a rack full of different kinds of bitters. It's all about sweating the details.
― Josefa, Monday, 13 October 2008 04:31 (fifteen years ago) link
command-f vests
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Monday, 13 October 2008 04:33 (fifteen years ago) link
hahaha - why did you get kicked out of m&h? were you starfucking? did you approach a lady? swear loudly?
drinks i had at weather up were great, but service was up and down. one bartender was awesome, really friendly and enthusiastic, and one was a total douche. i'm sure there are tons of rude, annoying customers who demand martinis with vodka and don't know what a pimm's cup is, but it's not cool to have that as your default assumption and treat everyone with according condescension.
― lauren, Monday, 13 October 2008 14:16 (fifteen years ago) link
pegu, pdt, death & co, milk & honey? are they good/worth it?
imo they're worth it to go early for one drink and then head somewhere else where drinks aren't 16 bucks a pop
just fyi at all of these places except pegu you generally have to call ahead. never been to death & co. cause the time I stopped by it was all "do you have a reservation"? I've gotten in to pdt w/o calling but it was at like midnight on a tuesday
employees only is okay right when it opens at 5 or 6 or whatever but when dinnertime rolls around it gets nasty crowded really fast
― dmr, Monday, 13 October 2008 14:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I've been to weather up twice. On one night we definitely noticed a difference between the quality of drinks from two bartenders, though it may have been that the second guy was super swamped. That place is empty early on and empties out later on but around midnight is packed and they're trying to knock out these "fancy" drinks. Anyway, I love the dark and stormy and the weird cynar one.
― dan selzer, Monday, 13 October 2008 14:43 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah. it's hard to turn out drinks at a reasonable pace when you have to chip the ice from a block by hand and there are more than 5 people in the bar.
― lauren, Monday, 13 October 2008 14:49 (fifteen years ago) link
^Why is new york so much better at this. London yesterday afternoon looking for a classy drink in soho and towards home, it just isn't possible. (OK so the Hotel bars are good, big props to the Artesian Langham the weekend before, their Qunice sour a definite great and Claridges the weekend before that). But can freuds really be the only place, non-members you can get a non-pint at on a sunday afternoon east of regent's st.
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Monday, 13 October 2008 14:53 (fifteen years ago) link
isn't the london branch of m&h open to non-members until some point in the late evening?
― lauren, Monday, 13 October 2008 14:56 (fifteen years ago) link
also near Employees Only in the Village there's Little Branch which I think is another place run by the M&H people
― dmr, Monday, 13 October 2008 14:58 (fifteen years ago) link
closed on sundays in London, but yes can go in as a non-member till 7pm.
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Monday, 13 October 2008 15:00 (fifteen years ago) link
11pm
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Monday, 13 October 2008 15:02 (fifteen years ago) link
I go to Little Branch a lot. You should go right after it opens or else it is crowded and irritating. The drinks are really good and they're actually only $12 which considering mixed drinks at some crappy bar will often be $8-$10 anyway I'd rather just get a well-made drink that uses quality liquors. I also like getting 'bartender's choice' at Little Branch because it's a good way to discover new drinks. Last time I got a Trinidad Mojito which is way better than a lame boring old mojito because it's got something red in it--maybe grenadine. That same night I saw a small mouse walking around the floor of the place. I'll still go back.
― saudade, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 01:37 (fifteen years ago) link
wow you guys drink way fancier shit than i do. but i have really desired to go have nice cocktails lately and can't find anyone willing to spend the $. people would rather get wasted on crap than just leisurely enjoy a few nicer drinks. i do not understand this.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Tuesday, 14 October 2008 01:48 (fifteen years ago) link
it's the economy.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 04:09 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't like nice drinks and I don't like nice places.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 14 October 2008 04:12 (fifteen years ago) link
i understand where you're coming from, t, but i've really cut back on my going-out budget and the price difference between a proper cocktail bar and my favorite local bar is pretty steep. based on recent experience: 3 drinks at the latter = approx. $18 - 20 with tip (and they'll make me a decent manhattan). 3 drinks at the former = approx. $40-45 with tip. i love the whole fancy cocktail ritual, but at this point... like dan says, it's the economy.
― lauren, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 13:48 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i guess i'm thinking more of people who want to go sit and drink beers and do shots for hours and spend the same as or more than what you'd spend on one or two really nice drinks. i guess i'm less about drinking and more about the experience right now. but i definitely understand economic constraints!!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Tuesday, 14 October 2008 14:00 (fifteen years ago) link
I always feel a little like D'Angelo Barksdale in the expensive restaurant when I go to nice places.
― Everything is Highlighted (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 14 October 2008 14:07 (fifteen years ago) link
hay so what did people think of no 7? i ate there on sunday - had the lamb app cod entree and miso banana desert - totally bangin!
i like what theyre trying to do w/the creative but not flashy menu
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 14 October 2008 14:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Chiming in late, but I think Death & Co. is the best of the nu-cocktail places (haven't been to Apotheke or Clover Club yet). If you're on a budget I think the cocktails at East Side Company Bar are a bit more reasonable ($10 now? Used to be $8) but still great. Weathered Up I'm still not so keen on, they really need to figure out that quality of service is just as important as quality of drink.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 14:12 (fifteen years ago) link
my friend canceled on me at the very last minute, so i didn't get to try no.7 as planned. hoping to go w/in the next few weeks. that miso banana thingy sounds so good, and i don't even like dessert that much!
― lauren, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 14:15 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm working on a new cocktail place in DC and we're trying our best to keep the prices around $10/drink, but it's tough - it's not even so much the higher quality alcohol as it is the prep time, juices, staffing, lower volume & turnover, etc.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 14:17 (fifteen years ago) link
yah the volume seems like itd be the big thing
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 14 October 2008 14:20 (fifteen years ago) link
Volume's not so bad as long as service timing is good - sure people drink more slowly, but I know I've been at tables fancy cocktail bars plenty of times when it takes 20 minutes from the time I've finished one drink to the time I get the next one (bad/overworked servers and backed up bartenders).
I think that's one of the reasons a lot of these places are featuring punches and other larger portions now - even if it takes twice as long as a normal drink, when a table orders they're getting 4-6 servings out of it and taking a hell of a load off the staff. Win/win/win.
― I DIED, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 14:26 (fifteen years ago) link
but its not just the slow drinking - these places tend to avoid getting too crowed so as to preserve the ambiance right
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 14 October 2008 14:30 (fifteen years ago) link
speaking of bars, we tried a new(ish) place in wmsburg last night while waiting for our table at bonita: lenora's way. craft beers are their thing, with ~ 10 on tap and some crazy number of bottles. i'm not really up on beer stuff, but i liked the 2 that i tried (a schwarzbier and a pilsner). decor is a bit fussy, but the music selection (white magic; sweetheart of the rodeo) was good and the bartender was great.
― lauren, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 14:49 (fifteen years ago) link
the wait for a table at bonita on a sunday night is now two beers long? egad.
― ian, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 17:32 (fifteen years ago) link
my other half says Bonita in Fort Green is better.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 17:44 (fifteen years ago) link
a monday night. we were a group of 6, which probably had something to do with it, but the place was jammed.
― lauren, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 18:05 (fifteen years ago) link
oops, i lost a day.
― ian, Tuesday, 14 October 2008 18:06 (fifteen years ago) link
columbus day!
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm), Tuesday, 14 October 2008 18:06 (fifteen years ago) link
guys, roxy's stay in our fair city has been extended and foodfap has been requested!
also, a coworker told me today that clover club in bk has the fancy vintage drink thing going on but for like $11-13 instead of $18-20!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 02:24 (fifteen years ago) link
yeeeeeeeeeah!
― ○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Friday, 17 October 2008 02:42 (fifteen years ago) link
should we all go have fancy drinks even though it's not a foodfap?
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 02:43 (fifteen years ago) link
why not
ps im loaded
― ○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Friday, 17 October 2008 02:44 (fifteen years ago) link
i.e. im not broke for once
― ○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Friday, 17 October 2008 02:45 (fifteen years ago) link
http://nymag.com/listings/bar/clover-club/
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 02:56 (fifteen years ago) link
"you can absolutely ask the bartenders (so hot and talented) for advice or a surprise"
― ○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Friday, 17 October 2008 02:58 (fifteen years ago) link
SURPRISE! you're pregnant!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 03:01 (fifteen years ago) link
― ○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Friday, 17 October 2008 03:04 (fifteen years ago) link
IT"S TWINS!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 03:12 (fifteen years ago) link
The post is actually cut off -- it says "surprise for a drink"
― Tyrone Quattlebaum (Hurting 2), Friday, 17 October 2008 03:20 (fifteen years ago) link
stop ruining the fun, hurting.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 03:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Do *hot and talented* bartenders at swanky cocktail joints really give "advice"? I thought that was for, like, middle-aged bartenders at dive bars 30 minutes before last call on a Tuesday.
― Tyrone Quattlebaum (Hurting 2), Friday, 17 October 2008 03:33 (fifteen years ago) link
Er not dive bars, I guess, but neighborhoody bars
perhaps she means advice on which cocktail to drink.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 03:35 (fifteen years ago) link
stop ruining the fun, tehresa(wah waaaaahhhhh)
― Tyrone Quattlebaum (Hurting 2), Friday, 17 October 2008 03:36 (fifteen years ago) link
following your example, yo!plus roxy's was funny. yours was analytical!
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 03:39 (fifteen years ago) link
True. Sometimes I just can't get out of law school analysis mode these days.
― Tyrone Quattlebaum (Hurting 2), Friday, 17 October 2008 03:42 (fifteen years ago) link
i posted my ? on wrong thread by accident! where to take visiting friend + gf to dinner tomorrow? have specified not seafood (dude doesn't like "seafood" but likes sushi, but girl does not like raw fishes). ian recommended bozu but i may need to stay in manhattan...
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 05:17 (fifteen years ago) link
Hello again. Sorry to email again so soon, but it seems the new phone number has already made it's way onto the internet.When I opened Milk and Honey in January of 2000 it was not reservation only, and had no lock on the door. It was open to anyone who knew the address, and attracted a community of people with one thing in common: knowing how to drink and remain polite, to each other and the residents of Eldridge Street.
The barrage of constant write ups forced us to start running reservations, in order to prevent crowds outside from bothering our landlord (who lives directly upstairs.) Changing the number each time it was published worked for several years to keep the chain of word of mouth relatively strong.
Now, however, with the advent of blogging, there is no chance for that to work. Since the number change of a few weeks ago, my staff actually report an increase in first time customers, who have evidently never heard that it was a quiet bar, merely that it was a trendy one. The landlord has given us his first noise complaints in almost 9 years of business, all regarding the conversation of smokers outside or people exiting loudly.
Over the years our "first call, first serve" policy, while being fair on the face of it, I now realize was quite unfair to our regulars. The people were awake at 9 AM to send in the earliest text message and people who quietly exit the bar at 2 AM seem seldom to be the same people. In an effort to get back the small, like-minded community that we had in the beginning (and regain the quiet that we need to get our year-by-year lease renewed,) I am taking steps to convert Milk and Honey into a private social club.
This process will take over a year, involving the granting of a Social Club Charter by New York State.
In the meantime, we will adopt a half measure that allows us to remain within the law. If membership in such a program interests you, read on. If not, for the next year or so, reservations will still be available on [REDACTED].
M&H Regular Program
Four of our six tables will be allocated to our regulars, who may make an advance reservation, call twenty minutes prior, or just stop by without calling. Regulars will be given a key to the front door. If there are no seats available, you may lock up the next table, and go to White Star or another nearby bar and we will call you when the table is ready. There will be no standing room, and no more advance wait list.
Cocktails will be priced for regulars and their guests at $9, Regulars may bring up to 3 guests., and the key is non transferrable. There are three types of key available. A Standard one, which is $300 a year plus tax. ($325) To renew the membership at the same rate, the regular must have attended at least 10 weekdays the previous year, defined as Sunday through Wednesday. Everyone wants to come during prime time, but without consistent weekday business we will fail.
An Unrestricted key can be used as seldom as you like, and is 3000 a year, with tax $3250. If you have more money than time, this is for you. The Unrestricted key in no way has any advantage in service over a Regular Key. Tables are allocated first come or call, first serve. It is merely that we need each of the 250 keyholders to contribute their share into the business, one way or the other.
Lastly, an Industry key is available for people in the restaurant business. This key has no minimum visits, costs the same as a Standard key and is only valid after 1 AM. If an Industry key holder wishes to come before 1 AM on they must make a reservation, through the normal channel, for one of the other two tables, and will receive no preference in the reservation book.
The program will go into effect the first of November. Payment is by check to "M&H Concierge Services, inc". I will be at White Star, 21 Essex Street between Hester and Canal from 7-9pm starting Thursday, signing people up until we have reached 250 Standard key holders. I would like to meet each key holder face to face., and look forward to reconnecting with some old friends.
Sasha Petraske14 October 2008
― max, Friday, 17 October 2008 13:28 (fifteen years ago) link
i can appreciate the desire to find a quieter place to drink but there must be 6000 bars in this city--do u really need to pay $300 a year just so you dont have to see anyone from long island?
― max, Friday, 17 October 2008 13:29 (fifteen years ago) link
lol stupidest bar in the world
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:32 (fifteen years ago) link
exclusivity is fucking c-o-r-n-y
― max, Friday, 17 October 2008 13:34 (fifteen years ago) link
do u really need to pay $300 a year just so you dont have to see anyone from long island?
Listen to what you're saying.
― Vampire romances depend on me (Laurel), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:35 (fifteen years ago) link
its all marketing - u go in there and its just another place - except its filled w/people being all omg this is NOT just another place
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:36 (fifteen years ago) link
I mean, I've never been to M&H despite all the fuss (tho I would have liked to). But if $300 could remove every LI resident from my nightspots for 365 days? I like going out in Brooklyn but not when it's because Manhattan is basically off limits now.
― Vampire romances depend on me (Laurel), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:37 (fifteen years ago) link
i heard manhattan is the new long island
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Also there's my story abt walking near some douche & his douchier girlfriend on 11th St, he was wheeling and dealing on his celly, trying to find out where M&H was. When person on phone told him it was on the LES (not the East Vill, as he thought), he said, "Oh fuck no, my girl won't stand for going all the way down there" and hung up. Which would be great if it were true of more people.
― Vampire romances depend on me (Laurel), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:39 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah but laurel thats my point--there are a zillion bars here, many of which feature absolutely 0 douchebags--and it wouldnt cost me $300/yr + $15/drink to go
― max, Friday, 17 October 2008 13:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Best whisky sour ever is about as much as you need to know about M&H
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:41 (fifteen years ago) link
eh e village/les basically is what it is at this point - one giant douche bag playland
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:41 (fifteen years ago) link
ooooh u gonna buy the golden key ed
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Not unless the open one up in Pitsburgh, no. (also the London one still takes reservations for non-members)
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Right, which is the main reason I've never been there; the lure of the quality and experience just hasn't been enough to pull me away from $4 Budweiser elsewhere. But I'm feeling angry on the subject of LIslanders because a recurring night that I like is having major problems finding a venue not already occupied by impossible people on the weekend.
― Vampire romances depend on me (Laurel), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:44 (fifteen years ago) link
lol well im from NJ so i have a fair amount of sympathy for my fellow b-n-ters
― max, Friday, 17 October 2008 13:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Yah, I lived in Jersey for 5 years (and was born there) and frankly anyone from the outer boroughs was originally a B&Ter, too. So whatevs. But you and everyone else know that we're talking about a specific style of behavior.
― Vampire romances depend on me (Laurel), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:47 (fifteen years ago) link
one time i was on the bowery in one of those 2am traffic jams yelling why dont you fuckers just go back to jersey then i realized thats what they were doing
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:48 (fifteen years ago) link
This seems to be the nature of major city centre drinking at the weekends. I'm not sure if this would pan out for new york but I am getting into hotel bars somewhat at the moment, partly because lots of London hotels are really raising their game in this regards and partly because the experience is more relaxed.
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Friday, 17 October 2008 13:49 (fifteen years ago) link
i like hotel bars cuz u always meet people
― max, Friday, 17 October 2008 14:02 (fifteen years ago) link
fuck hotels their bars and their tedious sealed little worlds
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:04 (fifteen years ago) link
M&H is just trying to turn themselves back into a place with some sort of community feel - it's kind of been overrun by out-of-towners, food board douches, etc. That said, if you have to implement some kind of tiered membership structure and priority lists it's already too late. Having a good doorman takes care of all of that.
― I DIED, Friday, 17 October 2008 14:04 (fifteen years ago) link
lol please describe how hotel bars are 'sealed little worlds' vs. local bars where you see the same people every night.
― I DIED, Friday, 17 October 2008 14:05 (fifteen years ago) link
i was describing hotels fyi - utter convoluted enviroments
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:06 (fifteen years ago) link
I would say having a membership policy is no guarantee of that, take the zoo that the soho houses are. I can see what M&H are trying to cultivate and I feel very comfortable in it whenever I have been to the London one. Nice thing about M&H is anyone can buy a membership from their website but it is implicit in that that you buy into the culture that they are aiming for when you do.
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:07 (fifteen years ago) link
if i had a bar no one w/dreadlocks would be allowed inside - thats the only rule
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:08 (fifteen years ago) link
if i worked at that bar i would constantly book reggae acts and then lol heartily
― max, Friday, 17 October 2008 14:09 (fifteen years ago) link
The London Hotels are really trying to throw open their bars and restaurants to the wider world. OK so it started a while back by getting celebrity chef's to take on the restaurants but the bars are an extension of this. they have a more neutral space kind of a feel but that makes them easier to slip into I think.
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:10 (fifteen years ago) link
so more importantly: where am i taking friends for dinner?
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Are they rich friends who are picking up the cheque?
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:13 (fifteen years ago) link
old bartenders at old hotels are pretty much the best bartenders in the world - great personalities, good drinks, total tenure and no hesitation to talk shit.
― I DIED, Friday, 17 October 2008 14:13 (fifteen years ago) link
good question - how is the AUS$?
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:14 (fifteen years ago) link
thats not a dollar THIS is a dollar!
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:15 (fifteen years ago) link
not so hot, they could buy a dollar for a dollar in the summer but now on of theirs buys only 69 of your cents
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:17 (fifteen years ago) link
Not-boyfriend, coming though in the clinch, wanted to do something nicer than take-out last night...so he said "Meet me on the west side after work" and it turned out we were going to Becco! Which was great, and I so seldom eat out except for neighborhood joints that just being waited on by someone who speaks English and carries a pepper grinder is a luxury to me.
That said, the food seemed like a good version of whatever it was, but nothing outrageously new or amazing. I'll order more adventurously next time, my pork scallopini rolled with pistachios and bacon, served over radicchio and cippolini onions was too breaded for me and too...samey-tasting...seemed like something "safe" on the menu so that's prob my own fault. But the gnocchi with wild boar ragout, which I was prepared to be KILLED by, was just...good. Better than "okay" but not what I hoped in terms of all-day taste and essential meatiness.
― Vampire romances depend on me (Laurel), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:21 (fifteen years ago) link
the food seemed like a good version of whatever it was, but nothing outrageously new or amazing
it's basically a pre-theatre place; that's their steez
― gabbneb, Friday, 17 October 2008 14:38 (fifteen years ago) link
steez
buggerme, I hate this word
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:43 (fifteen years ago) link
stfu england
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
steez nuts
― max, Friday, 17 October 2008 14:47 (fifteen years ago) link
i hate it too, but it works
― gabbneb, Friday, 17 October 2008 15:06 (fifteen years ago) link
what was wrong with schtick?
― Dead Cat Bounce (Ed), Friday, 17 October 2008 15:06 (fifteen years ago) link
too jewish
― max, Friday, 17 October 2008 15:07 (fifteen years ago) link
steez is one of the best most useful words ever /childofthe90s
― joe the plumber (ice crӕm), Friday, 17 October 2008 15:09 (fifteen years ago) link
A shtick (Yiddish: שטיק) (or schtick) is a comic theme or gimmick.
― gabbneb, Friday, 17 October 2008 15:32 (fifteen years ago) link
people also use the word schtick to mean style or motif or what have you
― Mr. Que, Friday, 17 October 2008 15:39 (fifteen years ago) link
hey, is anyone else going to the Vendys tomorrow?
― gabbneb, Friday, 17 October 2008 15:54 (fifteen years ago) link
i volunteered last year as a bartender, but i can't do it this year. my advice would be to go early.
― lauren, Friday, 17 October 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
thanks. i have to leave early anyway.
― gabbneb, Friday, 17 October 2008 16:00 (fifteen years ago) link
Coworker recommends I'll bagatto for dinner. Anyone been?
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Friday, 17 October 2008 16:10 (fifteen years ago) link
not in years, but it used to be really good. piadina, gnocco, and perbacco are a few other good italian places with similar price points in that area.
― lauren, Friday, 17 October 2008 16:13 (fifteen years ago) link
went to no 7 last night--starters were fantastic, gf got this broccoli tempura-type thing with a black bean sauce and i got some good pork with these amazing fried eggs... entrees werent quite as amazing but still way enjoyable--salmon with scallion pancake and vegetarian lasgna. also not too amazingly crowded. spent most of the night staring a dude who we think we went to college with.
― max, Saturday, 18 October 2008 14:38 (fifteen years ago) link
i feel like i kind of own that place - so im glad you enjoyed it - next time try the cod its fn awz
i went to m shanghai - ate a bunch of bangin dumplings and rice cakes and bok choi n mushrooms - luv that place
― parade! (ice crӕm), Saturday, 18 October 2008 14:50 (fifteen years ago) link
bagatto was alright... i had the saltimbocca which i found a little salty, but with nice use of sage and my friend said his tagliolini di mare was excellent. as i was walking out, i noticed that 90% of tables had the same 2 dishes! almost went for a halibut special with beans and broccoli rabe, but i'd had a lot of fish this week.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Saturday, 18 October 2008 17:04 (fifteen years ago) link
joe if thats ur building thats pretty sweet what with the good restaurant/bar literally inside and also the subway entrance like right f-in there
― max, Saturday, 18 October 2008 17:05 (fifteen years ago) link
its true i am blessed
― parade! (ice crӕm), Saturday, 18 October 2008 17:18 (fifteen years ago) link
i just passed your house on my way home the other night. i mean i pass it all the time but on this particular night, the corner was especially bouncin.
― Surmounter, Saturday, 18 October 2008 18:33 (fifteen years ago) link
i am jealous of ice cræm's life.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Saturday, 18 October 2008 18:58 (fifteen years ago) link
is ice craem jhoshea
― ian, Saturday, 18 October 2008 19:08 (fifteen years ago) link
that is what we are led to believe....
― Surmounter, Saturday, 18 October 2008 19:11 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't know who any of you people are ever.
If you like M Shanghai, a good night to go there is Halloween, because after eating juicy pork buns and morning glory you can dance it off at the Night of the Living Dead Disco Halloween party downstairs, then come back upstairs and eat more soup dumplings.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 18 October 2008 19:31 (fifteen years ago) link
gf got this broccoli tempura-type thing with a black bean sauce
had this tonight, pretty good
the bestest was the kimchi dumplings that came with the hangar steak omg
― dmr, Sunday, 19 October 2008 00:46 (fifteen years ago) link
That 7 place was written up in the new yorker last week and they specifically mentioned the broccoli tempura
― bell_labs, Sunday, 19 October 2008 03:55 (fifteen years ago) link
i am having the single worst coffee of my life at a place called grounded on jane st
― ○◙i shine cuz i genital grind◙○ (roxymuzak), Sunday, 19 October 2008 18:10 (fifteen years ago) link
u_u
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Sunday, 19 October 2008 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
Genuinely bad coffee is so unforgivable, for real
― Tyrone Quattlebaum (Hurting 2), Sunday, 19 October 2008 21:46 (fifteen years ago) link
on this i think we can all agree.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Sunday, 19 October 2008 22:09 (fifteen years ago) link
ate at james on saturday--crowded, i guess from the ny times & new yorker reviews last month, and we had to wait 45 minutes for a table for 2 even tho we were there at 7, and $$$...
but. i thought it was great. delicious crispy sweetbreads and loin of lamb, gf had amazing ravioli, excellent ricotta beneigts for dessert. i had a good cocktail too. i have to say it may have just been one of those nights where that kind of dinner is exactly what im in the mood for & so it makes the food even better, but i left 100% satisfied and eager to go again
― Uncle Shavedlongcock (max), Monday, 3 November 2008 16:37 (fifteen years ago) link
i fucking love sweetbreads.
we had such a disappointing meal at the midtown branch of joe's shanghai over the weekend. never again. soup dumplings were okay, but everything else was kind of lousy.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 16:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Me & tza went to Kellog diner to see if it was actually upscale now.
It was horrible.
― Kramkoob (Catsupppppppppppppp dude 茄蕃), Monday, 3 November 2008 16:44 (fifteen years ago) link
haha - i wondered about that. aren't they claiming that that they have a chef who worked at el bulli or suchlike?
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 16:46 (fifteen years ago) link
it was just the same as before, but with better lighting. i think we got our waiter in trouble when i had to go up to the front to ask the owner/mgr or whoever for our check because we hadn't seen the waiter in 20 min.
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 3 November 2008 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
heard from a friend of a friend that there was a 5 hour wait for Fergus Henderson at Spotted Pig yesterday. I don't know what that means. He cooks at Momofuko noodle bar tonight.
― mizzell, Monday, 3 November 2008 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
the menu looks so good. don't have the time or the $$$$, unfortunately.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 16:49 (fifteen years ago) link
oh btw i ate at delicatessen a couple weeks ago but it was so fucking bland and gross and we had the worst/dumbest waitress in the world that i tried to wipe it from my memory--if u have the same thought process as me which is like, "oh hey im in soho, maybe i should give delicatessen a shot even tho its supposed to be bad, since tis like right here and can it really be that bad," well, it is, mostly cause theyre charging obscene amounts of money for what mostly just tastes like microwave dinners
― Uncle Shavedlongcock (max), Monday, 3 November 2008 16:51 (fifteen years ago) link
but max, they microwave it FOR YOU!
― ian, Monday, 3 November 2008 16:51 (fifteen years ago) link
actually my salad was OK but the fried chicken was just retardedly bland and the ice cream was actively terrible
did you try the cheeseburger egg roll or whatever the hell that thing is?
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 17:03 (fifteen years ago) link
lol i've never even really considered eating at kellogg. it just doesn't occur to me.
― Surmounter, Monday, 3 November 2008 17:34 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i had the cheeseburger spring rolls--not BAD but theyre basically just hot pockets
― Uncle Shavedlongcock (max), Monday, 3 November 2008 17:35 (fifteen years ago) link
which let's be real if you want basically just a hot pocket the only way to go is the real deal
― Surmounter, Monday, 3 November 2008 17:37 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.thesoulspot.com/
^^^^^^^ THIS
I went there when they first opened and was like :\
I went again a few weeks ago and was like :D
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 3 November 2008 17:38 (fifteen years ago) link
charging obscene amounts of money for what mostly just tastes like microwave dinners
sounds like the Moondance
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 November 2008 17:38 (fifteen years ago) link
My only complaint is that their chicken/dumplings consist of potato dumplings and not big honky dough balls
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 3 November 2008 17:39 (fifteen years ago) link
except for the dumpling thing that sounds suspiciously like the Five Spot in Clinton Hill
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 November 2008 17:40 (fifteen years ago) link
where should i have a late lunch this afternoon? i have a few hours to kill in the east village/l.e.s. before a 4:30 movie. looking for someplace w/vegetarian options, where i can sit and read for a while...
― tipsy mothra, Monday, 3 November 2008 17:42 (fifteen years ago) link
I went to the Five Spot the other week and while I didn't eat there (tho I was tempted), the decor is pretty WTF and kept me amused for about 90 mins just looking around. More former pharmacies, please!
― Vampire romances depend on me (Laurel), Monday, 3 November 2008 17:43 (fifteen years ago) link
Better than five spot
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 3 November 2008 17:45 (fifteen years ago) link
tipsy, how about clinton street baking company? it shouldn't be too crowded later in the day on a monday.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 17:49 (fifteen years ago) link
tipsy, i would say lotus lounge on the corner of clinton and stanton, but somebody told me recently that it's closed?
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 November 2008 17:50 (fifteen years ago) link
lol expat
― Sir, are you calling 911 to complain about traffic? (G00blar), Monday, 3 November 2008 17:52 (fifteen years ago) link
:D
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 November 2008 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link
how about clinton street baking company?
yeah that sounds promising, thx. down there i usually end up at angelica or pukk, which are both fine but somewhere different would be nice.
― tipsy mothra, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:01 (fifteen years ago) link
morbs and i went somewhere veggie recently but i don't remember the name :(
― highly theoretical, of course. (tehresa), Monday, 3 November 2008 18:06 (fifteen years ago) link
there's counter on 1st ave, which is slightly upscale organic veg/vegan.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:13 (fifteen years ago) link
Here's what some guy thought of the Fergus food at Spotted Pig.
http://nyjournal.squarespace.com/journal/2008/10/13/the-spotted-pig.html
I'm going to Bobo and Babbo this weekend. Stoked for the latter.
― Dandy Don Weiner, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:14 (fifteen years ago) link
$17 for a hamburger.
i remember going to the hard rock cafe in new york with my dad and staring unbelievingly at the menu, which listed an $8 hamburger.
/lol, old
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:16 (fifteen years ago) link
i've never been to the spotted pig, but to be an authentic gastropub it should require you to order at the bar, serve the chips blisteringly hot, and include the service charge in the bill
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:18 (fifteen years ago) link
you could try writing them a letter to complain?
― Uncle Shavedlongcock (max), Monday, 3 November 2008 18:20 (fifteen years ago) link
"dear Mr -Z, i have never been to your restaurant but $17 is a ridiculous amount of money to pay for a hamburger"
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Spotted Pig was a bit of a disappointment to me.
― Michael White, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:22 (fifteen years ago) link
Spotted Pig owned by former, original Smiths manager J0e M0ss, yes?
Don't forget: leave the 'service' part of the card receipt blank for Extra Gastro.
I'll read that link momentarily but if there are places to go eat Fergus' food in NYC I encourage you to go for it.
― Bristol Meth (suzy), Monday, 3 November 2008 18:22 (fifteen years ago) link
i miss the les lotus. it's been turned into an "irish" bar called... donnybrook.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
eeesh
it just occurred to me that i've been away so long i have no concept of what reasonable menu prices are in new york anymore
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
suz, i know, and i'm sort of kicking myself already for deciding to miss out, but it's just not in the budget.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:24 (fifteen years ago) link
(the bill at the place he's cooking at tonight adds up faster than, um, a thing that adds up really, really fast.)
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:25 (fifteen years ago) link
Spotted Pig = overrated.
also, NYMag today goes over cheap eats (via eater.com):http://eater.com/archives/2008/11/cheap_living.php
― Dandy Don Weiner, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:26 (fifteen years ago) link
have fun at babbo, btw. based on my one meal there, it definitely lived up to hype.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:27 (fifteen years ago) link
$17 hamburger isnt all that expensive for an 'upscale' restaurant.
also i guarantee you its better than the one you had at the hard rock cafe.
― Uncle Shavedlongcock (max), Monday, 3 November 2008 18:27 (fifteen years ago) link
$17 hamburger is £10 burger and we have plentee of those in London.
Oh L, that is teh suck. There is also the added p4rkins0n's problem - who knows how long before he has to stay out of the kitchen? Mind you, I have never ever ever actually paid to eat at St John because of artworld afterdinners; it is my little hunch that he might be over there and cheffing up for one BUT FOR WHICH ARTIST OR GALLERY? Find out, and dinner is served.
― Bristol Meth (suzy), Monday, 3 November 2008 18:31 (fifteen years ago) link
haha, i would love to spend my afternoon stalking fergus! not in the cards, though, unfortunately. this is the menu for tonight:
http://www.momofuku.com/noodle/fergus.asp
most of these dishes are "small plates," so you can see how the check could easily inflate to ginormous.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
tapas formula:
create menu+ make every portion 1/3 the size, keep price the same+ dim lights= profit!
― Tracer Hand, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link
this is the same place that charges $8 for a plate of bread and "artisanal" butters, so go figure. i love the food at the ssam bar, but at this point i think that d.chang sits around cackling while playing in ballpit filled with money.
― lauren, Monday, 3 November 2008 18:42 (fifteen years ago) link
duck fat fried potaters sound yumm yum
― ian, Monday, 3 November 2008 19:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Avoid Bobo. Bruni's review last week in the NYT was pretty spot on. At least it wasn't frighteningly expensive. Among the most disappointing tasting menus I've had. At least the wine pairings were pretty great.
Oh, and I finally ate at Shake Shack. Them burgers are good but I thought the mushroom burgers were basically fried cheese balls.
― Dandy Don Weiner, Sunday, 9 November 2008 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link
oh god I want to eat here so badly
http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2008/11/momofuk-bakery-and-milk-bar-its-damn-good-east-village-nyc.html
― Dandy Don Weiner, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:09 (fifteen years ago) link
oh wow
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:11 (fifteen years ago) link
can't wait to get one of the poached egg sandwiches. i think that's what i'm doing on my day off next week.
― lauren, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:22 (fifteen years ago) link
i just went into a trance staring it
― put points on your face (ice cr?m), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:24 (fifteen years ago) link
kind of dreading the prices, though.
― lauren, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:24 (fifteen years ago) link
fried poached egg sandwich + chorizo challah + pistachio soft serve = perfect brunch?
― lauren, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:28 (fifteen years ago) link
my interesting new opening is 10 downing
― gabbneb, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
milk bar full menu for those interested. most looking forward to banana cream pie.
xpost 10 downing does look good, gabbneb
― z z. st. z z. uv (Lamp), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:35 (fifteen years ago) link
bets on literality of 'compost cookie'
― gabbneb, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:36 (fifteen years ago) link
hey gabbneb or has anyone eaten at bar bouloud?
― z z. st. z z. uv (Lamp), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:39 (fifteen years ago) link
er boulud
― z z. st. z z. uv (Lamp), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:40 (fifteen years ago) link
dudes i finally tried no. 7! and loved it!
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:45 (fifteen years ago) link
one of my friends has been raving about bar boulud. her mother comes into town fairly often, and that's been their go-to spot. it's a bit pricey for me at the moment, though i'd love to try it.
― lauren, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:48 (fifteen years ago) link
i want a job where i get paid to eat at these places because its going to be very difficult to keep eating at nice restaurants when im not living with parents and have to pay rent
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 16:49 (fifteen years ago) link
I haven't been to bar boulud. based on limited experience, i'm not a big fan of his. I might try it for lunch at some point, tho.
― gabbneb, Friday, 14 November 2008 16:52 (fifteen years ago) link
ojeez prokandegg bun dasgmggggggggg
― Manchego Bay (G00blar), Friday, 14 November 2008 17:04 (fifteen years ago) link
Momofuku milk bar is dangerously close to my office, I'm worried about fried poached eggs becoming the foundation of my personal food pyramid.
― saudade, Friday, 14 November 2008 17:08 (fifteen years ago) link
same here. for me, it's the perfect stop-off on the way in.
― lauren, Friday, 14 November 2008 17:12 (fifteen years ago) link
i just had a fried poached on my salad at no. 7 and it was decadent for sure
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 17:27 (fifteen years ago) link
those eggs/that salad were my favorite part of the meal
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 17:28 (fifteen years ago) link
that ham too!!
sounds like my meal!
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 17:33 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, we ordered the same thing at no7
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 17:34 (fifteen years ago) link
ack theater district, i hate you. not a lot of time to meet someone for quick dinner before play tonight. i have thought of uncle nick's ouzaria or empanada mama, but i dunno... a place closer to theater that is not $$$ would be good...
― ;n_n; (tehresa), Friday, 14 November 2008 18:20 (fifteen years ago) link
I just had a mediocre lunch because all I could think of was Milk Bar. What's wrong with me?
xpost - 10 Downing looks promising but...yeah, it fucking looks promising.
― Dandy Don Weiner, Friday, 14 November 2008 18:39 (fifteen years ago) link
GOOD DANCING VENUE SUGGESTIONS 4 2NITE HERE THX :)
― put points on your face (ice cr?m), Friday, 14 November 2008 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
ok as long as we're talking about what i ordered at 7: we split the broccoli tempura and the tuna to start (YUM), and i had that egg/ham plate, with the green salad + goat cheese crouton thing as my entrees
MM!
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 19:00 (fifteen years ago) link
bring me some desert next time yr there
― put points on your face (ice cr?m), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:02 (fifteen years ago) link
:P such a pretty space
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 19:03 (fifteen years ago) link
the restaurant is really nice and spacious - the vibe at the bar is off tho
― put points on your face (ice cr?m), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:05 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i was surprised at how spacious it was!
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 19:07 (fifteen years ago) link
the bartender was kind of a jerk to me as i recall
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:10 (fifteen years ago) link
yah im not feelin their bartenders drinks or attitudes or anything
― put points on your face (ice cr?m), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:11 (fifteen years ago) link
next time i go ill text u and just go up 2 ur apt for pre-dinner drinks
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:13 (fifteen years ago) link
totes
― Surmounter, Friday, 14 November 2008 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
― put points on your face (ice cr?m), Friday, 14 November 2008 19:16 (fifteen years ago) link
pretheater cheap - how late is wichcraft in Bryant park open?
― gabbneb, Friday, 14 November 2008 19:17 (fifteen years ago) link
share something at carmine's?
― gabbneb, Friday, 14 November 2008 19:18 (fifteen years ago) link
Salt has become a cliched ingredient in hipster desserts these days
you're too hip baby
― m coleman, Saturday, 15 November 2008 12:15 (fifteen years ago) link
some people don't like it, you know
― gabbneb, Saturday, 15 November 2008 12:38 (fifteen years ago) link
textbook one-upsmanship: "you think salty desserts are hip? total cliche dude."
― m coleman, Saturday, 15 November 2008 13:08 (fifteen years ago) link
like to try some salty caramel thingie but I don't travel in hipsters circles (ceot for the internet)
― m coleman, Saturday, 15 November 2008 13:09 (fifteen years ago) link
wtf does 'hipster desserts' mean
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Saturday, 15 November 2008 13:25 (fifteen years ago) link
shhhh max questioning hipster bashing threatens the very foundation of ilx as we know
― ketchup bro (ice cr?m), Saturday, 15 November 2008 13:45 (fifteen years ago) link
"hipster" come to completely and exactly supplant "hippie" as the catch-all word for young people with fashionable clothes whose source of income is unknown but probably suspect and who seem to be irritatingly more sexually successful than we/i are/am
― Tracer Hand, Saturday, 15 November 2008 14:03 (fifteen years ago) link
um, what? i think the hippie connection makes sense in that people have used both terms with disdain to refer to the inauthenticity of the fashion/behavior choices involved, but as for sex (do hipsters have sex? i didn't know), we, like, don't live in the '60s anymore and stuff.
― gabbneb, Saturday, 15 November 2008 14:57 (fifteen years ago) link
guys, i discovered the perfect allnight local diner. CITY LIGHTS. best fried food on this side of flatbush ;) ok but seriously it was so good and so close and sooo 24hrs
― Surmounter, Saturday, 15 November 2008 14:57 (fifteen years ago) link
do hipsters have sex?
http://pplibraryreviews.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/androids.jpg
― Manchego Bay (G00blar), Saturday, 15 November 2008 15:06 (fifteen years ago) link
we also would have accepted itsamystery.gif
― Manchego Bay (G00blar), Saturday, 15 November 2008 15:08 (fifteen years ago) link
momo milk bar menu == mind blown
― warmsherry, Saturday, 15 November 2008 15:37 (fifteen years ago) link
sigh. salty pistachio soft serve was such a disappointment. dense, oily texture + really, really aggressive pistachio flavor + extreme saltiness = dud. i loved the stuff i had for dessert at the noodle bar earlier this year (cannoli flavor), but this was just bad.
― lauren, Monday, 17 November 2008 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link
sad
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Monday, 17 November 2008 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
did u get the deep fried egg thing tho
― ice cr?m, Monday, 17 November 2008 20:20 (fifteen years ago) link
nah - it would have been $15 for that and the soft serve, which is like how much i spend on lunch in a week.
― lauren, Monday, 17 November 2008 20:22 (fifteen years ago) link
salty ice cream is a dealbreaker imho.
― ian, Monday, 17 November 2008 20:23 (fifteen years ago) link
the salty caramel frozen custard from shake shack is so good, though!
― lauren, Monday, 17 November 2008 20:24 (fifteen years ago) link
ben n jerrys chubby hubby is a good flavor - contains salty pretzels
― ice cr?m, Monday, 17 November 2008 20:25 (fifteen years ago) link
have not eaten salty caramel frozen custard, do not like chubby hubby.regular ice cream makes me thirsty enough.
― ian, Monday, 17 November 2008 20:27 (fifteen years ago) link
― ian, Monday, November 17, 2008 3:23 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
what do you hate hipsters
― the dan glickman from the hilarious motion picture association of america (max), Monday, 17 November 2008 20:31 (fifteen years ago) link
salty olive oil ice cream is good shit
hello! i need a really really tasty upscale restaurant in manhattan. something that will impress southern aristrocrat types from nashville while also catering to a contemporary new york lady
...
― Surmounter, Sunday, 30 November 2008 16:41 (fifteen years ago) link
where in manhattan?
― :) Mrs Edward Cullen XD (max), Sunday, 30 November 2008 16:42 (fifteen years ago) link
what do the following words and phrases mean?
"tasty," "upscale," "impress," "southern aristrocrat," "contemporary," "lady"
― gabbneb, Sunday, 30 November 2008 17:26 (fifteen years ago) link
this explains a lot
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 30 November 2008 17:26 (fifteen years ago) link
i am guessing the southern aristocrat has a 'family name'
― very quotatious (tehresa), Sunday, 30 November 2008 17:27 (fifteen years ago) link
i think we're going to Veritas, even tho the decor isn't like WHOA. supposedly the food is wonderful.
― Surmounter, Sunday, 30 November 2008 17:53 (fifteen years ago) link
u dont want the southern aristocrats to think yr showing off
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 30 November 2008 17:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i dunno they're kinda showy
― Surmounter, Sunday, 30 November 2008 17:58 (fifteen years ago) link
in a very polite sort of way?
― very quotatious (tehresa), Sunday, 30 November 2008 18:02 (fifteen years ago) link
u dont want to show them up tho
― ice cr?m, Sunday, 30 November 2008 18:03 (fifteen years ago) link
well the thing is they're taking everyone out for dinner in ny so i think they wanna feel like they're treating us to the cream o the crop ;)
ya they're real polite
― Surmounter, Sunday, 30 November 2008 18:05 (fifteen years ago) link
oh man i love it when ppl take me out to fancy dinners
― Tanganyika laughter epidemic (gbx), Sunday, 30 November 2008 18:12 (fifteen years ago) link
i've heard great things about Veritas, though the chef who started it left a while back. (are they wine people? if so, there's also Cru)
showy southern aristocrats looking to take others for cream of crop = Bouley, Daniel, Aureole, Le Bernardin if they're more adventurous, Four Seasons for decor over food. if they picked Veritas, they may be more serious than I'm treating them.
― gabbneb, Sunday, 30 November 2008 18:29 (fifteen years ago) link
veritas is a real serious wine place, make sure youve got someone knowledgeable with u surmo
― :) Mrs Edward Cullen XD (max), Sunday, 30 November 2008 18:30 (fifteen years ago) link
oh, also Gotham Bar and Grill
― gabbneb, Sunday, 30 November 2008 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe not as much Aureole
― gabbneb, Sunday, 30 November 2008 18:42 (fifteen years ago) link
any thoughts on Little Giant? going tomorrow night.
― carne asada, Thursday, 4 December 2008 17:06 (fifteen years ago) link
A+++
― Manchego Bay (G00blar), Thursday, 4 December 2008 17:09 (fifteen years ago) link
I remember great pasta and I remember a duck egg (perhaps together?)
― Manchego Bay (G00blar), Thursday, 4 December 2008 17:11 (fifteen years ago) link
is per se the best restaurant in new york?
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 4 December 2008 17:12 (fifteen years ago) link
great pasta and duck egg sounds great to me. thanks!
― carne asada, Thursday, 4 December 2008 17:14 (fifteen years ago) link
i think many would say that if they have to choose a best, it might be per se. i can't imagine it's twice as good as Jean Georges, which is almost half the price.
― gabbneb, Thursday, 4 December 2008 17:26 (fifteen years ago) link
it gets the top food rating in the latest Zagat, ahead of Le Bernardin, Daniel and Jean Georges, and also the top service rating, plus 2nd place for decor (after over-the-top, Park-viewing Asiate). it's not among the top 10 most popular restaurants.
Michelin gives it 3 stars along with Jean Georges, Le Bernardin and Masa, while Gayot places it and Daniel on top, with the other three a step below
The NYT gives all five of these four stars, while NY magazine gives Per Se four stars along with 9 other restaurants, a step below five-starred Le Bernardin and Masa
― gabbneb, Thursday, 4 December 2008 17:45 (fifteen years ago) link
Is it not among the top ten most popular because of its price?
― Dandy Don Weiner, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:02 (fifteen years ago) link
i get take out from there sometimes :/
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:05 (fifteen years ago) link
only five of the ten most popular, all of which are at least moderately expensive (but none of which are super-expensive), are among the top 10 for food
― gabbneb, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:05 (fifteen years ago) link
you get takeout from per se?
― gabbneb, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Basically everything in Zagat should be ignored.
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:07 (fifteen years ago) link
i usually get my per se meals deliverd
― :) Mrs Edward Cullen XD (max), Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:10 (fifteen years ago) link
or i used to when i lived near it
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Thursday, December 4, 2008 1:07 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink
that has always been my suspicion too.
― carne asada, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Zagat is one among a number of useful data points, though often less useful than others. its utility may vary with its local contributorship. for NY, I find NY Mag the most useful.
― gabbneb, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:11 (fifteen years ago) link
Little Giant was real good, only negative was that they parked us at the bar for a half-hour even though we had a rez
― dmr, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:20 (fifteen years ago) link
zagat is good as a manhattan neighborhood directory.
― lauren, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
I went to that new taco place in Wburg that they wrote about in the Times. La Superior
pork torta was the bommmmmb
tacos are cheap and pretty good but v. small (if I was making a meal outta just tacos there I'd need four or five)
― dmr, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
everything there was really small. also had really bad servrice. hecho en dumbo is pretty similar and superior (haha).
― mizzell, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:29 (fifteen years ago) link
i didn't have a torta though.
i really liked la superior.
― lauren, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:30 (fifteen years ago) link
portions aren't enormous, although we didn't have a problem with the sizes considering that prices were pretty low. we ate a ton for about $40 incl tax/tip.
― lauren, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:38 (fifteen years ago) link
that's true, things were priced pretty reasonably. nothing was very memorable for me, taste-wise.
― mizzell, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't think i'd go out of my way for it, but i'm very happy to have it fairly close by - especially for brunch.
― lauren, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:43 (fifteen years ago) link
torta was almost like pork stew meets a sandwich .... shredded pork on bread but served in a bowl (cause the bread gets all mushy)
taco lengua was pretty good too I thought
― dmr, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:44 (fifteen years ago) link
has anybody been to Char No. 4 yet
they were on my radar for the bourbon but apparently the food's pretty good too
― dmr, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:45 (fifteen years ago) link
the fish tacos were our favorite, i think... they were topped with a pickled onion kind of thing that was so tasty. the flautas were also great, which surprised me because i have bad chi-chi's associations with flautas, but the green sauce served with them is fantastic.
― lauren, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost - no. want to try that place.
wife was there and approved but i have no further details (char #4)
― mookieproof, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
what gabbneb said about Zagat. I use it as a locator and also for it's favorites feature.
I wish there was a good restaurant site, especially if it were iPhone friendly, where I could keep track of all the places I want to eat by neighborhood and by city. Are there any?
― Dandy Don Weiner, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
o, a torta ahogada? excited cause i am going to guadalajara where they are a speciality.
― mizzell, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:51 (fifteen years ago) link
xp - gayot, maybe. it seems to have some biases to adjust for (in favor of clubby/douchey-upscale/French places?), but seems a useful aid for making marginal distinctions between top-rated restaurants
― gabbneb, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Dandy_Don_Weiners_Restaurant_List.txt
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
where should i eat while home? looking for something newish and pretty moderately priced (entrees under $20). and interesting. i've been eating lots of mexican and thai lately, so... not that.
― Realistic Replicas of Incendiaries (get bent), Thursday, 4 December 2008 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
in favor of clubby/douchey-upscale/French places?
Lolz OTM
― Dandy Don Weiner, Thursday, 4 December 2008 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
update: Mia Dona on e. 58thish was OK. food was kind of ordinary
BUT the papardelle bolognese was out of this world.
anyone heard of this lebanese place Ilili? http://www.ililinyc.com/newsphotos.html
friend says it was a treat. i reealllly wanna go
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:25 (fifteen years ago) link
has anyone been to aurora in williamsburg? i went to the soho outpost and liked it... had some kind of venison in chestnut puree with bacon lardons that was v v good
― beyonc'e (max), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
all i remember are the early reviews, which were pretty mixed. combine that with the (relatively high) prices and the big nightclubby space, and it's not a place i'm particularly interested in. don't mean to sound too negative, but those are my initial thoughts.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:41 (fifteen years ago) link
xpost re: ilili
it does seem slightly tacky but the menu looks good and the prices on a lot of the stuff doesn't seem bad at all.
anyway i'm lebanese i have to go and indulge my slightly tacky proclivities ;)
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:44 (fifteen years ago) link
ha. i just have the fear where those huge, bar-centric places in flatiron/murray hill are concerned. any other lebanese places you'd recommend?
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:48 (fifteen years ago) link
you know, there's one in queens that's supposed to be amaaazing. will dig up the name
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:49 (fifteen years ago) link
(recommended by family)
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link
As far as more mom-and-pop-style Lebanese, I really like Waterfalls Cafe on Atlantic Ave, and have also heard good things about Zaytouns.
― Indiespace Administratester (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link
waterfalls is good. zaytoons was a favorite when i lived in boerum hill, but it's been years since i've eaten there.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:51 (fifteen years ago) link
i need to try both
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:52 (fifteen years ago) link
theres zaytoons in clinton hill n pros heights too
― Lafayette Lever hi wtf (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:53 (fifteen years ago) link
i think i got the same exact thing every time i ate at zaytoons: lentil soup (it's the lemony, pureed kind) and a spinach pie, no cheese.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:54 (fifteen years ago) link
i have to tell you tho, a spinach pie with a little cheese that stretches and pulls with the dough...!!
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:55 (fifteen years ago) link
mm, I love lemony lentil soup
― Indiespace Administratester (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:55 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, agreed on the cheese. i was vegan for a while though.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:56 (fifteen years ago) link
man, those spinach pies are good. they're big, calzone-style ones, baked in delicious homemade pitas.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:57 (fifteen years ago) link
i love calzone style! i think that's a close approximation of heaven, one of those with soup
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 19:58 (fifteen years ago) link
i grew up with the small triangle spinach pies but i was a quick convert to calzone
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:00 (fifteen years ago) link
they both have their merits. damascus bakery on atl ave is good for buying bags of the little triangle guys.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:02 (fifteen years ago) link
they also have pistachio baklava.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:03 (fifteen years ago) link
zaytoons has made me ill many, many times, but i still eat there because they deliver late.
― ian, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:04 (fifteen years ago) link
wasn't someone else saying that about the pros hts location, too? that branch sounds like it has problems. i never had any issues with the original one (never ate meat there, though).
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:06 (fifteen years ago) link
so the place i was talking is actually Palestinian in Sunset Park (i know, how accurate am i). it's called Tanoreen and i've had the food delivery once OMG.
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:08 (fifteen years ago) link
oh, that place! it's in bay ridge, i think? it's supposed to be wonderful. we almost went there for lunch on sunday, but went for mexican in sunset park instead.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:11 (fifteen years ago) link
yes yes bay ridge. arrrgh i wanna go NOW
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:12 (fifteen years ago) link
ian likely referring to the pros height zaytoons fwiw
― Lafayette Lever hi wtf (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:13 (fifteen years ago) link
btw, lunch in sunset park ruled. went to la guera (aka ricos tamales) and had the most amazing soup (barbacoa) in addition to some great tamales and tacos .
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:19 (fifteen years ago) link
where should i eat while home? looking for something newish and pretty moderately priced (entrees under $20).
maybe dirt candy, which opened on 9th st in november? it's non-granola vegetarian in a cute little space.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:41 (fifteen years ago) link
wasn't someone else saying that about the pros hts location, too?
yeah, me. I won't go there anymore. it's the same one Ian's talking about, the one on Vanderbilt
― dmr, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:46 (fifteen years ago) link
but dave, where do you order food from after 11pm?!
― ian, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:49 (fifteen years ago) link
or are you one of those people who eats at reasonable hour?
not that reasonable ... but not usually after 11 either
after 10 there's still a couple options, although some are on the park slope side and may not go all the way back to you (Antonio's Pizza, Helios, Joy ...)
I think maybe Teddy's goes that late? I like their gyros
― dmr, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 20:58 (fifteen years ago) link
Tanoreen is awesome. Been twice, once on a "what's Bay Ridge like?" lark and then on the way back from buying my Mac at the Staten Island Mall Apple store.
Zaytoons is like family to me. I love it, but I'm sick of it, but it's always comforting.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 21:09 (fifteen years ago) link
fairly poor experiences with the smith street zaytoons
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 21:18 (fifteen years ago) link
aw. it used to be so good.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 21:26 (fifteen years ago) link
it's not bad, but thankfully i am nearer to Atlantic and all that resides there...
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 21:27 (fifteen years ago) link
i.e. there is no need to go to zee casbah -- we are ALREADY HERE
Has anyone eaten at Irving Mill yet? I'm very interested in the charcrouterie (sic) plate they do.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:06 (fifteen years ago) link
we tried it. liked the plate and the restaurant very much. i'll mail you.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:12 (fifteen years ago) link
cheers dude
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:12 (fifteen years ago) link
i finally had my first 5 guys experience* last night (the one on montague st). in-n-out, the gauntlet has been thrown. hard.
*lol "out of context" thread etc
― marjane satriani (get bent), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:16 (fifteen years ago) link
lol i think everyone who has eaten at five guys has spent plenty of time making the "i love to stuff my face with five guys" jokes
― beyonc'e (max), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:18 (fifteen years ago) link
in-n-out fans have their own special gallows humor.
― marjane satriani (get bent), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:22 (fifteen years ago) link
oh hey, max - where did you end up for your special birthday meal? i've been meaning to ask.
― lauren, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:23 (fifteen years ago) link
haha welllll we went to gramercy tavern and i was honestly sort of disappointed... ari hated it but i was just sort of nonplussed--the food was good but not great but the atmosphere was sort of terrible & steak house-y if that makes sense. not sure if it was an off night or what... id like to go back for the prix-fixe sometime! possibly had too high expectations?
― beyonc'e (max), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:31 (fifteen years ago) link
5 guize /= in-n-out </pedanticcalifornian>
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:32 (fifteen years ago) link
habby happy bday max
in and out sucks
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:32 (fifteen years ago) link
suggest bannage.
― ian, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:33 (fifteen years ago) link
in and out is okay but not as good as five guys??
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:33 (fifteen years ago) link
shake shack pwns both
― Lafayette Lever hi wtf (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:33 (fifteen years ago) link
does that help my cause?
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:34 (fifteen years ago) link
now that's more like it.
― ian, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:34 (fifteen years ago) link
*whew*
tho in n out gets points for being so cheap and fast
― Lafayette Lever hi wtf (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:34 (fifteen years ago) link
no totally they do i agree with this
five guys is overrated. Shitty fries, too.
― Dandy Don Weiner, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:36 (fifteen years ago) link
no wai--five guys fries are what makes five guys so great
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:37 (fifteen years ago) link
the things with the fries at five guys, is that they're really pretty good but they just give you so many that by the end it feels like yer eating salty packing peanuts.
― ian, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:37 (fifteen years ago) link
i usually dont fuk w/the fries cause then im just uncomfortably full - once i did eat 2 double burgers - i was really hungry that time tho
― Lafayette Lever hi wtf (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:39 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah i think they've started to cut down on the number of fries they give you here in DC. last time we went we didn't feel toooo stuffed when we left. we usually split a small fries and we're totally blahgAHSghGAShlgS afterward with potatoes
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:39 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.pommesfrites.ws/
^^
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:40 (fifteen years ago) link
also i was really dissapointed by in and out fries--i got them well done and everything
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:41 (fifteen years ago) link
i been there dont remember how i liked it lol drunk xp
― Lafayette Lever hi wtf (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:41 (fifteen years ago) link
five guys is only "ok"
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:42 (fifteen years ago) link
POUTINE DO U C
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:43 (fifteen years ago) link
ur the same person who doesnt like fried food right xp
― Lafayette Lever hi wtf (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:43 (fifteen years ago) link
five guys is good, in n out is good, shake shack is good
― beyonc'e (max), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:49 (fifteen years ago) link
all of them are good and have good burgers frankly
you know what else is good--goodburger
what abt whataburger
― Lafayette Lever hi wtf (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:53 (fifteen years ago) link
never ate it
― beyonc'e (max), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:53 (fifteen years ago) link
i had whataburger once-ehhhhhhhhhhhhh
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:53 (fifteen years ago) link
you know whose burgers suck, is the bodega across the street from my girlfriends apartment
what about bob
― marjane satriani (get bent), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:53 (fifteen years ago) link
timing of that joke ruined by xposts
― marjane satriani (get bent), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:54 (fifteen years ago) link
lol at what point did ilx stop being abt tacos and start being totally burgers
― Lafayette Lever hi wtf (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:54 (fifteen years ago) link
never. there will always be a place for tacos.
― marjane satriani (get bent), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:55 (fifteen years ago) link
it was when i moved from LA to NYC
― beyonc'e (max), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:55 (fifteen years ago) link
ts: mulitas vs pupusas
― marjane satriani (get bent), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:56 (fifteen years ago) link
ok max now yr just being narcissistic - hoos thinks everyones "on fire" btw
― Lafayette Lever hi wtf (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:57 (fifteen years ago) link
tacos have their place
― Mr. Que, Tuesday, 9 December 2008 22:57 (fifteen years ago) link
eek sorry about gramercy tavern, max. the last time i went was for the prix fixe, and it was great.
― lauren, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 00:54 (fifteen years ago) link
max is right about the atmosphere at the tavern, in my experience
i just had an awesome pumpkin pie-oh-my at the shack. i'm not sure it's my favorite of the 3, burgers and fries-wise, tho.
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 00:57 (fifteen years ago) link
no worries lauren! thanks for the recco anyway.
― beyonc'e (max), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 01:43 (fifteen years ago) link
apparently five guys fries aren't consistent between locations. the ones in ATL suck, they are always limp and underdone. I've had them good in DC or NoVA or wherever it was and they were better. The burgers are good but not nearly as good as Shake Shack. Whataburger is mediocre at best. IN and Out is comparable to Five Guys.
We are getting Flip Burger in ATL this week...supposedly coming up yer way to NYC eventually. First time for everything. Or, as I like to say, they can ruin it here and make it better up there. Oh wait, you guys just got Joel's new restaurant up there...can't remember where he is tho. Heard it wasn't that good.
― Dandy Don Weiner, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 01:43 (fifteen years ago) link
srs about goodburger btw, ppl should try it, they do a good job
― beyonc'e (max), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 01:45 (fifteen years ago) link
goodburger is good. so is joe's bestburger. i wish they'd expand, instead of having one restaurant in flushing that's like the prototype for a franchise that never was.
― lauren, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 01:48 (fifteen years ago) link
ALSO THERE IS NOW A PINCHE TAQUERIA ON LAFAYETTE ABOVE HOUSTON
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 01:50 (fifteen years ago) link
wat is ppl opinion of sripaphai it is apparently the place to go?? i've been craving green curry would like any reccs actually that aren't rhong tiam
― Lamp, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 01:55 (fifteen years ago) link
it's great, but i haven't had green curry there. i think jungle curry is the only one i've had. i like arunee a lot, too, but opinions on that place are more mixed.
― lauren, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 02:02 (fifteen years ago) link
i LOVE sripraphai. get the crispy pork & chinese broccoli appetizer, it's the best shit ever.
― ian, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 03:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Zabb's Crispy Pork and Chinese Broccoli is better!
My favorite dish from Srip is the sausage salad appetizer. I get it medium spicy because I'm a wimp.
Their chicken massaman is also unlike any I've had anywhere else, where it's usually just the same old strips of chicken. At srip it's like a stew, the chicken is big chunks of thigh I guess, whatever, big solid pieces of chicken that just tears apart with a spoon.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 05:09 (fifteen years ago) link
eh re: burgers, i'm not saying that five guys isn't fine, i'm just saying that i'd rather just shell out the extra couple bucks and get a really good burger at a non-fast-food joint. i don't do burgers at lunch or other times that fast food might be appropriate, and there's no way in hell i'm going out of my way to go to a five guys or an in-and-out or a whattaburger (they are "ok") or shake shake or whatever for dinner time.
only exception is road trips during which i eat hella wendy's and sonic like it is going out of business.
^^^ so when i say these things are just ok keep in mind that i am a burger snob unless i am in a car.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 15:35 (fifteen years ago) link
i think its actually called shake shack
― beyonc'e (max), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 15:39 (fifteen years ago) link
lol maybe i like to call it shake shake instead, what's it to you
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 15:41 (fifteen years ago) link
http://i38.tinypic.com/5urdp1.jpg
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 15:42 (fifteen years ago) link
so u like big bar style burgers those are totally passe btw
― Lafayette Lever hi wtf (ice cr?m), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 15:44 (fifteen years ago) link
she's right btw
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 15:47 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't eat things because they are hip to ski sweater hipsters fyi
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 15:48 (fifteen years ago) link
then why dooo u eat them http://i35.tinypic.com/fc68h4.gif
― puppy cam (ice cr?m), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 15:58 (fifteen years ago) link
no food = weight loss = no boobs \O_O/
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 16:11 (fifteen years ago) link
what about places like brgr and burgers & cupcakes: where is the ilx stand on these?
don't you mean o_o
― Tanganyika laughter epidemic (gbx), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 16:12 (fifteen years ago) link
or °_°
brgr is ok ny burger co is ok
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 16:16 (fifteen years ago) link
guys stop correcting me
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 16:17 (fifteen years ago) link
69 burger is ass never go there
― puppy cam (ice cr?m), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 16:18 (fifteen years ago) link
the burger at five leaves is delicious. mayo on the side, though, or else it comes drenched.
― lauren, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
(most recent example of big bar style totally passe burger that i've had.)
― lauren, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 16:20 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.brgr.us/images/h-home.gif
― puppy cam (ice cr?m), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 16:21 (fifteen years ago) link
blue 9 might still be closest to in n out tho
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
<3 blue9
― puppy cam (ice cr?m), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 16:29 (fifteen years ago) link
best ny burgers:-paul's-luger-donovan's-pies n thighs (RIP)-bonnies
― ian, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 18:02 (fifteen years ago) link
i had no idea the correlation between burgers and boobs was so strong
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 18:05 (fifteen years ago) link
I agree with Pauls and Donovans. Haven't had the others. I always end up getting sausage or something when I go to Bonnies.
I used to really like Grand Canyon in brooklyn but it's been years since I've had them.
Donovan's has to be ordered medium-rare (well, all burgers should be), when they're medium they're not that special.
And for those with wheat allergies, get the Shephard's Pie. It's basically a Donovan's burger ground up with some mashed potatos and peas and carrots.
I go there a lot, I live around the corner.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 19:16 (fifteen years ago) link
Every since a Five Guys opened up around the corner from me, I've been feeling like I'm on the path to personally proving that correlation
― nabisco, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 19:19 (fifteen years ago) link
http://i29.tinypic.com/351bqtx.jpg
took this at the bk heights location
― puppy cam (ice cr?m), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 19:22 (fifteen years ago) link
P.S. If any of you work or frequently pass anywhere around Lexington and 25th, please eat at this new Vietnamese sandwich place called Baoguette, because it is cheap and delicious and I need it to stay in business for work-lunch purposes. So far I have eaten there about 50% of the total days they've been open.
― nabisco, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 19:23 (fifteen years ago) link
there's a sausage option at bonnies? are we thinking of the same bonnies? on fifth ave in park slope? i have never had anything but the burger & wings there. wings are also delish.
― ian, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 19:24 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm still a big fan of molly's.
― lauren, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 19:34 (fifteen years ago) link
i still haven't been to molly's!you free sometime soon for burger chow?
― ian, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 19:43 (fifteen years ago) link
at my girl's request we are going out to Wondee Siam tonightwill i enjoy this circle one y/n
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 19:44 (fifteen years ago) link
ian, definitely.
oddly enough, there was just a post on chowhound about wondee. apparently you can order pork laab/larb off-menu, and it's delicious.
― lauren, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 19:50 (fifteen years ago) link
funny you should mention that, cuz that's almost certainly why my girl wants to go; she's something of a larb fanatic.
― forksclovetofu, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 20:12 (fifteen years ago) link
ha! she probably saw that. it may have been wondee siam II, actually.
― lauren, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 20:14 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm going to be near there tomorrow, but i was thinking for lunch i would trek up to sarge's deli for matzoh ball soup! ohhhh option anxiety.
― shamwow 69 (get bent), Wednesday, 10 December 2008 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
nothing says "melting pot" like matzoh ball soup & bahn mi.
― ian, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 20:45 (fifteen years ago) link
It's $5 for the full sandwich and a soda. I don't know how to stop myself from eating there every day and getting gout from all the pate.
― nabisco, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 20:53 (fifteen years ago) link
i wonder if it's related to bao noodles, which is like a block over.
― lauren, Wednesday, 10 December 2008 20:55 (fifteen years ago) link
anyone have 150 bucks they could spare?
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― beyonc'e (max), Friday, 12 December 2008 19:45 (fifteen years ago) link
down at the lido they welcome you with sausage and beer
― shamwow 69 (get bent), Friday, 12 December 2008 21:13 (fifteen years ago) link
would kill for a ticket to the blue hills thing, we'll be going when we're over I think but only for a visit to the stone barns centre. We did consider a meal at the manhattan venue for our solo meal but it's just that wee bit too pricey, Irving Mill looks like our lunch spot though.
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Saturday, 13 December 2008 21:10 (fifteen years ago) link
ian-
yes same bonnies. They have/had a basic italian sausage sandwich which I like very much. What I really like at Bonnie's is the spicy mayo they put on all the tables for my fries.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 13 December 2008 21:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Colicchio says on NPR that lots of marginal places are gonna close in January
― very very serious (gabbneb), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:20 (fifteen years ago) link
u guys omg look at what they just took the wraps off of where that new orleans place was on fulton and s portland
http://i43.tinypic.com/okwfbn.jpg
http://i39.tinypic.com/vxf5ty.jpg
looks like its almost ready to open! omg ethiopian - also new turkish place a block down is nearing completion
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link
is that related to the one on the ues?
― very very serious (gabbneb), Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:41 (fifteen years ago) link
this place is called batik or something - something w/a B
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:44 (fifteen years ago) link
hmmm this liquor license site says its called "gojo"
http://nyc.everyblock.com/liquor-licenses/by-date/2008/11/20/1792337/
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 18:47 (fifteen years ago) link
new-ish pizzeria on graham (motorino) is good. the special app (oven-roasted mortadella) was both funny and delicious: basically, giant triangles of fried baloney.
― lauren, Tuesday, 16 December 2008 19:30 (fifteen years ago) link
anyone been to bellavitae? we're going this weekend. we're hoping for something good, italian, not a zillion bucks.
― tipsy mothra, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:22 (fifteen years ago) link
OMG icecram so excited about ethiopian!
but can we please talk about the sign for Deniz (turkish)?
that's on my street and uh, i don't know that i need an electric blue sign in comic sans font with a neon fish on it on my block......
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:28 (fifteen years ago) link
A BRIGHT BLUE NEON FISH
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:29 (fifteen years ago) link
let me get this straight yr saying yr not sure if you need an electric blue sign in comic sans font with a neon fish on it on yr block - now why are you saying this? is it because u already have a bunch of those? seems like the more the merrier or whatever
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:45 (fifteen years ago) link
ok MAYBE if it was helvetica, and maybe without the fish. rly we need to find a picture of this thing
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:46 (fifteen years ago) link
later maybe i will take one so all can see
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:47 (fifteen years ago) link
me too, on my way home, all lit up in the dark
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:47 (fifteen years ago) link
plz dont post the picture though i dont want to see it.
― j3W1SH LAGG4RD (Lamp), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:50 (fifteen years ago) link
itd be too disappointing like when they make a movie out of yr favorite book and the actor playing yr favorite character looks all wrong. not they way you pictured at all. dont ruin this for me.
― j3W1SH LAGG4RD (Lamp), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:51 (fifteen years ago) link
gis for deniz nyc
http://www.trishleasephoto.com/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/deniz.jpg
don't see why you have an issue with this honestly
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:51 (fifteen years ago) link
deniz franss
― beyonc'e (max), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:52 (fifteen years ago) link
deniz the meniz
here's a breaking-news story adam schefter: eff u_u. he's not what i pictured at all
― j3W1SH LAGG4RD (Lamp), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:53 (fifteen years ago) link
man i am just trying to bring joy to the world ok
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Tipsy -- not a zillion bucks, no. Been twice and enjoyed both. Don't know your tastes, but I've enjoyed a lot of the early plates (little fried meatballs are fun, and there's a variety of high-quality parmesans, balsamics, and prosciuttos that are a treat to savor one flavor at a time); pretty good pastas in that $16-$20 range that could get you crap pasta somewhere else; and ... actually, entree-wise, I've only had their grilled baby octopus, which is straightforwardly tasty.
I can't think of much about the place that'd be bothersome or disappointing: prices aren't bad and food's solid. (Though it's no Smith's, down MacDougal.)
― nabisco, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:54 (fifteen years ago) link
this is somehow even worse that the blockbuster horror move the ruins. or, more topically, the pizza options available in tribeca
― j3W1SH LAGG4RD (Lamp), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:55 (fifteen years ago) link
hey did anyone here ever get more 411 about char 4 re: foods
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:56 (fifteen years ago) link
"treat to savor one flavor at a time" -- that sounds like Gene Shalit doing restaurants or something, sorry; I just mean tasting those particularly good things almost individually and finding yourself saying, e.g., "okay, now that's a delicious vinegar." I could happily sit at the bar there just eating Reggiano and balsamic on bread.
― nabisco, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:56 (fifteen years ago) link
theres a store in la, in los feliz, that does some srs shit w/ balsamic, $40 .5 liter bottles, im sure nyc has a similar store, but my point is just that good balsamic vinegar is l.e.g.i.t. and if i was rich i would never buy anything else
― beyonc'e (max), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:58 (fifteen years ago) link
wait -- you are not rich??
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 22:59 (fifteen years ago) link
i invested in bernie madoff :( :( :(
― beyonc'e (max), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 23:00 (fifteen years ago) link
oh condolences :(
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 23:01 (fifteen years ago) link
had brunch here and it was good but not special. the bacon was certainly really tasty and not surprisingly the high point although i think the do a fig jam that is supposed to be good. a little $$ but not bad value
― j3W1SH LAGG4RD (Lamp), Wednesday, 17 December 2008 23:05 (fifteen years ago) link
thx nabisco. sounds like what we're looking for. plus i've heard the wines are good.
― tipsy mothra, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 23:43 (fifteen years ago) link
(as i guess the name implies...)
― tipsy mothra, Wednesday, 17 December 2008 23:46 (fifteen years ago) link
so no. 7 has become a fast fixture. i also just tried the bar menu. the fry plate is great (i dunno if i already said that). you get a LOT of fries -- they're like really crispy. like chips. really good balsamic mayo.
also i can't get enough of that fried broccoli. i wanna sit at the bar tomorrow and just have one of those with a glass of wine. yum.
― Surmounter, Friday, 26 December 2008 06:27 (fifteen years ago) link
i guess i should probably try this at some point.
― thieverend (tehresa), Friday, 26 December 2008 06:27 (fifteen years ago) link
totally forgot i took this
http://i40.tinypic.com/2i063pv.jpg
― ice cr?m, Friday, 26 December 2008 13:13 (fifteen years ago) link
i was once told by a dancer that mortadella means "dead donkey" in italian
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 26 December 2008 13:40 (fifteen years ago) link
I could walk to Lexington and 25th for Baoguette during the week, but am closer to Hill Country on 26th near 6th.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 26 December 2008 22:37 (fifteen years ago) link
my ex roommate dated a girl from turkey named deniz. she was super fly.
― Every Day Jimmy Mod Is Hustlin' (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Saturday, 27 December 2008 01:20 (fifteen years ago) link
― joseph sixpack (ice crӕm)
i kicked it here tonight, nice joint. yeah, overpriced & gentrified but i'm old and can't handle the younger w'burg scene. excellent cocktails fwiw.
― buzza, Saturday, 27 December 2008 05:56 (fifteen years ago) link
where should I have lunch tomorrow on LSE/Soho, Vic and I are having our Aidan-free day , we have dinner sorted (Irving Mill) and are booked for touristy goodness up the rockefeller at 4 for the sunrise photo opps, but I'm stuck for eating (other than sampling some lab di gelato wares). Any not too pricey, relaxed ideas?
― problem chimp (Porkpie), Tuesday, 30 December 2008 03:06 (fifteen years ago) link
omfg cram you did not
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 30 December 2008 03:08 (fifteen years ago) link
ha
― ㋡ (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 30 December 2008 03:23 (fifteen years ago) link
― bell_labs, Friday, 28 March 2008 17:43 (9 months ago)
this place is kind of full of shit
― Surmounter, Sunday, 4 January 2009 01:14 (fifteen years ago) link
they have these beautiful little cocktail glasses for some of the $11+ drinks, that can hold a shot
― Surmounter, Sunday, 4 January 2009 01:47 (fifteen years ago) link
one shot.
Lol surmo no offense but if you're paying $11 for a cocktail you're basically asking to get ripped off btw I've been to little branch etc more than once he point being if you're looking for bang for your buck go to applebees and get a long island ice tea
― 8====D ------ ㋡ (max), Sunday, 4 January 2009 01:51 (fifteen years ago) link
you're right, i know you're right. it's just the place has AIRS man yknow?
omg i did go to that applebees recently, i been wanting to go for like years.
― Surmounter, Sunday, 4 January 2009 01:52 (fifteen years ago) link
weather up is one of the worst bars in a neigborhood with no shortage of crappy bars.
― ian, Sunday, 4 January 2009 02:04 (fifteen years ago) link
i went there once
― ❤¯\㋡/¯❤ (ice cr?m), Sunday, 4 January 2009 05:01 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah same. it was ok. not really hot to go back
― dmr, Sunday, 4 January 2009 06:01 (fifteen years ago) link
i dont really want to get pulled into defending the place since i have no real allegiance for it but it didnt seem like such a terrible place to me, it just has a 'steez' and i guess if u dislike the 'steez' youd probably hate it but... why would you go to such a bar in the first place.
― 8====D ------ ㋡ (max), Sunday, 4 January 2009 13:14 (fifteen years ago) link
'ugh i hate that bar cattyshack, too many lesbians'
― 8====D ------ ㋡ (max), Sunday, 4 January 2009 13:15 (fifteen years ago) link
via eater
2) Prospect Heights: It's so nice when proprietors do the work for us: "I wanted to "tip" you guys off on a new place in Prospect Heights, Brooklyn. Its called Cornelius and is the collaboration of the folks from Franklin Park, Soda and Le Gamin. The focus is many, many, many whiskeys, bourbons and vodkas and I'm serving up some American comfort small plates. We are opening Monday, January 12th. Please come check it out. Cornelius is at 565 Vanderbilt Ave. at Pacific St." Nice presentation and approach for Brooklyn, go early and brace for crowds. [POST-PLYWOOD]
― dmr, Wednesday, 7 January 2009 22:41 (fifteen years ago) link
former Noo Na space (guess that place closed)
― dmr, Wednesday, 7 January 2009 22:42 (fifteen years ago) link
American comfort small plates
lol just say tater tots
― I'M ACTUALLY FINE (I DIED), Wednesday, 7 January 2009 22:43 (fifteen years ago) link
^^^ snob
― ian, Wednesday, 7 January 2009 22:44 (fifteen years ago) link
Shopsin's lives up to the hype, y'all.
― now we are using our shovels to bury our dead (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 7 January 2009 22:47 (fifteen years ago) link
I was more focused on the many, many, many bourbons
― dmr, Wednesday, 7 January 2009 22:55 (fifteen years ago) link
I ate at Bellavitea last week and kinda wondered how Tipsy wound up liking it.
Re: expensive cocktails I'm tempted to say it's something you're best off going all in on -- e.g., if you want to have a fancy-cocktail night, go to one of the first-wave places with $20 drinks and enjoy them and don't worry about it,* because I get the feeling any place jumping on the trend and serving tiny $10 fancy cocktails is going to be a bust, in addition to making you stand at the bar watching drinks get mixed exactly twice as often.
(* If this is really difficult, maybe the trick is to have beans for dinner at home and just figure the hundred you dropped on fancy interesting drinks everyone loved and discussed might even cost slightly less than what you'd spend on a nice restaurant and five regular-priced drinks.)
― nabisco, Wednesday, 7 January 2009 23:02 (fifteen years ago) link
okay I don't think how one feels about Weather Up has anything to do with liking expensive cocktails or not. I am one of the primo cocktail snobs on ILX and I love the hell out of snooty cocktail bars but I called that place out for being shit on this thread months ago.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 8 January 2009 02:51 (fifteen years ago) link
Best restaurant in NY: Caravan of Dreams
― Mordy, Thursday, 8 January 2009 02:57 (fifteen years ago) link
that place isn't even the best vegan restaurant in NY, nevermind restaurant as a whole
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 8 January 2009 03:06 (fifteen years ago) link
What do you like more?
― Mordy, Thursday, 8 January 2009 03:20 (fifteen years ago) link
What [vegan joint] do you like more, I mean.
― Mordy, Thursday, 8 January 2009 03:23 (fifteen years ago) link
i sense a happy hour in our future.
― this display name has the potential to be epically sexy (tehresa), Thursday, 8 January 2009 03:29 (fifteen years ago) link
It's not a category I've explored much but pure food and drink is pretty impressive.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 8 January 2009 03:33 (fifteen years ago) link
sorry, I mean pure food and wine
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 8 January 2009 03:34 (fifteen years ago) link
ok so that cornelius place I mentioned is bogus
char no. 4 is cool though. beef hot links rocked
― dmr, Sunday, 1 February 2009 04:07 (fifteen years ago) link
Had brunch with wife's fam at Ocean Grill. Is this place supposed to be good? SUCKED.
― autosocratic asphyxiation (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 3 February 2009 02:36 (fifteen years ago) link
Not only was food bad and overpriced, but tables were super cramped in so that I could barely breathe, waiter couldn't get around the table and had to hand stuff to us, and at the end of the meal they gave us customer-satisfaction cards! Which I actually wanted to fill out and complain except I was more insulted by the idea of having to fill one out in a proper restaurant at all.
― autosocratic asphyxiation (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 3 February 2009 02:37 (fifteen years ago) link
haha ouch
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 3 February 2009 02:39 (fifteen years ago) link
i definitely woulda filled on out tho
ilx qnz brigade: arepas cafe in astoria - yes/no?
― charles bronson reilly (donna rouge), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:05 (fifteen years ago) link
it's questionable that ocean grill is a "proper restaurant," it's owned by b.r. guest.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:07 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, get a blog
― double bird strike (gabbneb), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:10 (fifteen years ago) link
get a blow job
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:15 (fifteen years ago) link
oh shi
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:21 (fifteen years ago) link
yow
― autosocratic asphyxiation (Hurting 2), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:22 (fifteen years ago) link
srsly tho all their restaurants hand out comment cards, it is totally weird to do so when you're trying to kind of elevate your brand to high mid-end to throw in comment cards.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:29 (fifteen years ago) link
if i get one i will def write get a blog/blowjob on it
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
get a blagojevich, am i right
― max, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:30 (fifteen years ago) link
THIS MY BLØWJOB[Started by ice cr?m in December 2008, last updated Yesterday by ice cr?m] 30 new answers
― Mr. Que, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:31 (fifteen years ago) link
man i havent posted to the bløgjob today - anyone have any ideas
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:33 (fifteen years ago) link
the couple times i've been in one of their restaurants, i've really been tempted to write filthy cracks on these comment cards, i gotta be honest. literally the only thing stopping me is pity for the waiter.
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:33 (fifteen years ago) link
ice cr?mhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/dpstyles/3255148899/
maybe you could post 25 things about yourself
― max, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:33 (fifteen years ago) link
thats like the original blogg xp
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:34 (fifteen years ago) link
yes, the reina, which is basically chicken salad with avocado was great. Not as many veggie-friendly options as Caracas, who's new location in Williamsburg is larger then the nightmare that is the one in the east village.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:37 (fifteen years ago) link
lol i seen some realness @ e village location
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:38 (fifteen years ago) link
oh! buttermilk channel in south carroll gardens is very good. we had sweet potato & goat cheese croquettes which were delicious, then alex had the thurs rabbit special and i ate the duck meatloaf. both dishes were very tasty! a little $$$$ but whatever, it was nice there. owner was all gregarious and shit too since it's newish. they also had a merlot from brooklyn oenology that i'd never tried that was quite nice, kind of smoky. a++
tonite i think we're going to try char no. 4!
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:39 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm going to be up at the end of the month and will be going to some New York Restaurants.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:42 (fifteen years ago) link
what new york restaurants are you planning on visiting
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:46 (fifteen years ago) link
uh whichever ones haven't closed by then
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:47 (fifteen years ago) link
RW thru 2/27 at lots of places
― double bird strike (gabbneb), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:49 (fifteen years ago) link
when u get here call just 311 and ask them for the address of a restaurant thats still in business
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:51 (fifteen years ago) link
DUDE one of you has to get the beef hot links trust me on this
― dmr, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:52 (fifteen years ago) link
not to mention all the extra deals going on that Bruni wrote about this week
my wife and a friend went to that $35 prix fixe thing at Matsugen and said it was real good value. also said the place was real empty.
― dmr, Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:54 (fifteen years ago) link
omg I DIED lets get a drink together
― the schef (adam schefter ha ha), Thursday, 5 February 2009 20:55 (fifteen years ago) link
i went to capri caffe and adored it
― Surmounter, Thursday, 5 February 2009 21:36 (fifteen years ago) link
the bathroom there is like in the broom closet in the attic
― Surmounter, Thursday, 5 February 2009 21:38 (fifteen years ago) link
"Honey, get in here! Somewhat took a shit in our attic broom closet!"
― loheigl (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 February 2009 23:17 (fifteen years ago) link
dmr,
matsugen: the soba shop? i know they opened one in honolulu a few years ago to mixed reviews but no idea they were expanding across NoAm.
― (*゚ー゚)θ L(。・_・) °~ヾ(・ε・ *) (Steve Shasta), Thursday, 5 February 2009 23:22 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.jean-georges.com/
― double bird strike (gabbneb), Thursday, 5 February 2009 23:24 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah it's soba and sushi
i know they opened one in honolulu a few years ago to mixed reviews
huh, mixed reviews? didn't know that. the NY one got a rave in the Times (3 stars). been open since last June.
― dmr, Thursday, 5 February 2009 23:31 (fifteen years ago) link
I think I'm going to be up from the 25th-28th, here's my working list:
JamesMatsugenCo.Bar BretonChar No. 4El Quinto PinoIrving MillPorchettaDouble CrownDeath & Co.Clover ClubCasa Mono
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Sunday, 8 February 2009 01:46 (fifteen years ago) link
o those closed
― WATERSLIDE MANSION (ice cr?m), Sunday, 8 February 2009 15:25 (fifteen years ago) link
oops, just saw this. we liked it, straightforward as advertised. i just got the cacio e pepe, which was good and peppery, my wife had the roast chicken. we had good appetizers that i don't even remember. oh, i got the roast cauliflower thing. anyway, it was nice. good wine list too, at least from our limited sampling.
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:37 (fifteen years ago) link
somewhat randomly ate at mole on allen st. last night (it was next to the subway stop, was the main deciding factor). not bad. i liked the vegetarian tacos, guac was decent. margaritas were pretty good and $7 instead of $10 or whatever.
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I DIED i will be all over clover club w/ u if u want bc i have been meaning to try it for like 6 months ok?
― gangsa paradise (tehresa), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:51 (fifteen years ago) link
tried to go to e village caracas on friday and it was O_O crowded. i wish i had realized there was one in williamsburg now!
― gangsa paradise (tehresa), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:52 (fifteen years ago) link
yessss
Been meaning to take a look at Hotel Delmano, too.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:55 (fifteen years ago) link
hooray!
sleep was just telling me about delmano but was hazy about the cocktail details. seems worth a try, though!
― gangsa paradise (tehresa), Sunday, 8 February 2009 17:57 (fifteen years ago) link
FYI re El Quinto Pino - http://thestrongbuzz.com/buzz/details.php?item_id=581
― double bird strike (gabbneb), Sunday, 8 February 2009 18:10 (fifteen years ago) link
delmano is nice for a before-dinner drink. later on I imagine it gets too packed
― dmr, Sunday, 8 February 2009 20:39 (fifteen years ago) link
they turn people away before it gets to crowded - i went there a bunch when a friend worked there - its cool tho those bartenders in vests places arent really my speed
― WATERSLIDE MANSION (ice cr?m), Monday, 9 February 2009 00:37 (fifteen years ago) link
cool I will wear a vest if it's crowded so they'll think I work there and let me in.
― Tina Fey's narrative bonsai (I DIED), Monday, 9 February 2009 00:46 (fifteen years ago) link
this is a good plan just wear a vest and if they try to stop u say o i work here hay would u like an award winning tequila fizz
― WATERSLIDE MANSION (ice cr?m), Monday, 9 February 2009 00:49 (fifteen years ago) link
ok arepas cafe was great. had the pabellon (trad. style arepa i guess) and the cazon (shark!!!11!1!) with a glass of chicha - ndsfnkdskfn delicious
― ORGASM REMIX (donna rouge), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 23:38 (fifteen years ago) link
had the place to ourselves too! i should eat dinner at 4:30 more often
― ORGASM REMIX (donna rouge), Wednesday, 11 February 2009 23:39 (fifteen years ago) link
There's another Arepas place in WB, less traditional than either Caracas or Arepas Cafe. Haven't been, it's on havemeyer. Went to Arepas Cafe on saturday and it was still great. He has this drink that is lemonade with brown sugar, pretty amazing. I had a basic pulled pork one and the BOMBA which is a Reina with cheese and avocado. Translation? A fucking overstuffed little chicken-salad sandwhich mixed with guac topped with a giant hunk of cheese and avocados. Raw avocodos make my mouth itch but it was worth it.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 12 February 2009 20:06 (fifteen years ago) link
i just need a drink downtown, and i don't really go to manhattan for drinks so i need a tip. please
― Surmounter, Thursday, 26 February 2009 16:53 (fifteen years ago) link
PS a glass of wine at the gramercy park hotel is $20
― Surmounter, Thursday, 26 February 2009 16:54 (fifteen years ago) link
OK, the new ethiopian place in ft. greene (BATI) is good and not too pricy. i wouldn't go all the time or anything, but it's definitely a good addition.
haven't tried Deniz yet...
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:27 (fifteen years ago) link
had brunch at the general greene on sat, was very enjoyable, so we went back for dinner on friday--a little more hit or miss but still an overall pos experience
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:30 (fifteen years ago) link
they do 'shared plates' which is cute but at some point i wanted to order red meat and ari doesnt eat it
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:31 (fifteen years ago) link
that's exactly what i've heard about them -- the dinner isn't as on as the brunch (which i did think was delish)
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:32 (fifteen years ago) link
really, really good apple pie + salty caramel ice cream desert--the waitress was all "apple pie made from apples from XXX orchard in ny, the crust is made with pork lard, from a pig that has only consumed those apples" and i was sort *rolls my eyes* but it was great
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:32 (fifteen years ago) link
i feel weird judging restaurants in the first couple months tho, they usually take 6 mos or so to get up to full speed/deliciousness
they're doing a really good restaurant week lunch for $23/a pair
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:33 (fifteen years ago) link
lol the pigs
has anyone been to yolele or le grand dakar?
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:34 (fifteen years ago) link
isnt that ridic tho--would expect it from fancypants restaurant ltd. but this is a neighborhood joint you dont have to oversell the damn apple pie
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:34 (fifteen years ago) link
haha... teh i think ryan's been to dakar, i'll check
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:35 (fifteen years ago) link
And of course the apple orchard was fertilized only with manure from those pigs...
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:37 (fifteen years ago) link
ha, I was going to make a joke along those lines but was tired to make it work
― f f murray abraham (G00blar), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:38 (fifteen years ago) link
that is so ridiculous
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:39 (fifteen years ago) link
do they offer an additional topping of applewood smoked bacon?
― yur twit (tehresa), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:40 (fifteen years ago) link
multiple adjectives on menus are the best
― mookieproof, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:41 (fifteen years ago) link
Liking Reginella Pizza on Atlantic. Run by actual Italians from Italy, and they sort of meet the American-style slice halfway. Excellent crust. Generally really good topping slices*
*A few times they had this hot-dog and french fry pizza though. It looked scary. But then last time I was there they didn't have it, and then this dude came in like "Where's the hot dog pizza?" So I guess they know what sells.
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:42 (fifteen years ago) link
went to curry-ya on sunday - same people and block as rairaiken - bangin def recommended
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 11 March 2009 14:55 (fifteen years ago) link
I was at Enid's last night and I had the terrible realization "This is basically the Williamsburg TGI Fridays... and I like it."
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Friday, 13 March 2009 18:49 (fifteen years ago) link
i think that's san loco, actually.
― yur twit (tehresa), Friday, 13 March 2009 18:54 (fifteen years ago) link
Isn't San Loco more of an order-at-the-counter quick bite kind of place?
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Friday, 13 March 2009 18:58 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.auroraristorante.com/regionalnight.html#
http://www.auroraristorante.com/images/pezzi/Regional%20Night/Puglia-night.png
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 13 March 2009 18:58 (fifteen years ago) link
That's a good deal!
― Bonobos in Paneradise (Hurting 2), Friday, 13 March 2009 19:01 (fifteen years ago) link
insane deal given that it includes wine! i went there a few months ago and had a great dinner, i think im going to go w/ ari on monday
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 13 March 2009 19:02 (fifteen years ago) link
this is an email from my aunt re dinner to nite w/her and my cousin
I will call you in a little bit. We thought maybe dinner in Brooklyn? We could meet you at your place. If you could choose a restaurant that would be great.
not sure where to go its monday er
btw went to the new ramen place - its was a pretty rad good vibes style venue - good if not spectacular untraditional ramen - had a nice japanese wheat beer w/a rad owl on the bottle - place was full at 6pm on a saturday and its only been open 2 weeks - theyre going to do well
― ice cr?m, Monday, 23 March 2009 16:19 (fifteen years ago) link
joe, take them to applebees over by bam.
― ian, Monday, 23 March 2009 16:22 (fifteen years ago) link
lol i went there once
― ice cr?m, Monday, 23 March 2009 16:22 (fifteen years ago) link
lol me too
― Surmounter, Monday, 23 March 2009 16:24 (fifteen years ago) link
Buttermilk Channel was packed, but mostly good. Best bread and butter pickles ever.
― dan selzer, Monday, 23 March 2009 16:47 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't mean to sound like a dick, but isn't that kinda like saying "best dinner rolls ever"? i.e. damning with faint praise?
― ian, Monday, 23 March 2009 16:50 (fifteen years ago) link
Not if you REALLY love pickles.
― dan selzer, Monday, 23 March 2009 17:18 (fifteen years ago) link
And best dinner rolls ever was Falai.
im looking at frannys fish camp or the general greene for the aunt/cousin dinner - i like the 1st 2 v much never been to the general greene
― ice cr?m, Monday, 23 March 2009 18:08 (fifteen years ago) link
the greene is much better for brunch, dinner is like odds and ends style, not too economical
― Surmounter, Monday, 23 March 2009 18:10 (fifteen years ago) link
it's like, here's a scallop, and a piece of bacon. are you full?
― Surmounter, Monday, 23 March 2009 18:14 (fifteen years ago) link
was wondering abt that - thx 4 the tip
― ice cr?m, Monday, 23 March 2009 18:16 (fifteen years ago) link
perhaps i will replace it w/stonehome on my list - tho i kinda feel i should offer something cheaper
― ice cr?m, Monday, 23 March 2009 18:17 (fifteen years ago) link
was way more satisfied w/ my gnr greene brunch than the dinner. i dont mind the order-five-dishes-to-share thing but the food just wasnt really cutting it. their cocktails are ok tho. and they serve beer in jars
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Monday, 23 March 2009 18:17 (fifteen years ago) link
PS joe Deniz's food was actually delicious
― Surmounter, Monday, 23 March 2009 18:18 (fifteen years ago) link
oh ok yes thats good been meaning to try ill include that as my affordable option
― ice cr?m, Monday, 23 March 2009 18:20 (fifteen years ago) link
its affordable right - i just figured cause of u know the comic sans signage
― ice cr?m, Monday, 23 March 2009 18:21 (fifteen years ago) link
totally :)
― Surmounter, Monday, 23 March 2009 18:21 (fifteen years ago) link
cool :)
― ice cr?m, Monday, 23 March 2009 18:22 (fifteen years ago) link
buttermilk channel is absolutely fantastic. can't vouch for their pickles (?? i think i am with ian on this one!) but the duck meatloaf and the short ribs special are both a++ and they have a really interesting wine selection.
― he sounded italian enough to give me something (the schef (adam schefter ha ha)), Monday, 23 March 2009 19:04 (fifteen years ago) link
myself i love a good pickle and would be happy to give props for one
― ice cr?m, Monday, 23 March 2009 19:06 (fifteen years ago) link
i'm sure theirs are very good! everything else there is very good!
― he sounded italian enough to give me something (the schef (adam schefter ha ha)), Monday, 23 March 2009 19:08 (fifteen years ago) link
duck meatloaf
wha??? tell me more about this intriguing concoction.
― "Pieface Game Concept" (G00blar), Monday, 23 March 2009 19:23 (fifteen years ago) link
where'd ya go joe
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 13:05 (fifteen years ago) link
frannys - got some pasta w/sausage and salt cod app and panna cotta desert - was all v good - my aunt n cousin got some pizza which they seemed to enjoy - a good time was had by all
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 13:15 (fifteen years ago) link
i don't know how to describe it exactly -- it is finely ground delicious duck meat shaped into a meatloaf and served over really delicious greens. really heavy but really delicious.
wanted to go to franny's the other night but it was totally smashed in there :(
― he sounded italian enough to give me something (the schef (adam schefter ha ha)), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 14:37 (fifteen years ago) link
I'm coming to NY for four days at beginning of May w/my wife, staying near Murray Hill area (36th & 5th). Any recommendations for some good places to take a vegetarian diner? We've done Zen Palate before, and one of my friends wants to take us to Kefi. What else is good?
― lolling through my bagel (Pancakes Hackman), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 14:55 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't know them, but there's gotta be some great veggie south-indian stuff not far from you.
You can also walk up to the 7 train and come out to Queens and visit Sripraphai, Little Pepper, Dehli Heights etc etc
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 15:57 (fifteen years ago) link
Gobo is similar to Zen Palate (and better imo). probably a little pricier but they have a prix fixe if you eat earlyhttp://www.goborestaurant.com/
I liked Kefi, it's good and pretty cheap
― dmr, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 17:03 (fifteen years ago) link
angelicas kitchen in the village was always great - havent eaten there in years tho
― ice cr?m, Tuesday, 24 March 2009 18:24 (fifteen years ago) link
I seem to remember a decent vegetarian place in the 20s on maybe 9th Ave.? Not insanely far from your location.
― Comprehensive Nuclear Suggest-Ban Treaty (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 19:14 (fifteen years ago) link
soy is nice, just a little place. somewhere off rivington. bunch of little places around west fourth like temple in the village. i wonder whether you're better going with thai stuff in queens etc rather than exclusively vegetarian.
― deveraux billings (schlump), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 19:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Thai is always good - thanks for the suggestions! Keep 'em coming!
― lolling through my bagel (Pancakes Hackman), Tuesday, 24 March 2009 19:34 (fifteen years ago) link
ZuZu Ramen is some overpriced bullshit fyi
― dmr, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 02:50 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, i went to vatan with my mom a few years ago -- we're both vegetarian -- and it was good. not too expensive, tons of food.
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 03:03 (fifteen years ago) link
hey, while i'm on this thread, has anyone been to or heard anything about trigo? a chowhound guy i know said he'd heard pretty good things. looking for dinner spot for visiting friends.
― paper plans (tipsy mothra), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 03:08 (fifteen years ago) link
went to kefi last night--good greek food for affordable prices. not really worth the trip all the way up the UWS but if youre in the neighb its a good stop. excellent souvlaki. i had sheeps milk dumplings with spicy lamb sausage and pine nuts, it was excellent.
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 13:31 (fifteen years ago) link
also "ouzo" which tastes terrible and is very strong
<3 ouzo raki sambuca or whatever
i liked zuzu ramen too - it is maybe a little over priced for ramen - still not an expensive meal tho - good place to be overall
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 14:15 (fifteen years ago) link
Ouza is hell disguised as paint thinner. Retsina, however, is pretty good once you get used to it.
― guys i need to eliminate this business associate and im really nervous (Laurel), Wednesday, 1 April 2009 14:17 (fifteen years ago) link
I dunno. I don't get sticker shock too often but I was surprised the Zuzu Ramen bowl was 14 bucks. That's Momofuku prices .... this place is on 4th Ave in Brooklyn and the food wasn't that good. hot & sour shrimp was not hot or sour .... it was like an italian dish ... shrimps and noodles in red sauce with tomatoes
wish I liked the place, I was excited about it opening
― dmr, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 18:49 (fifteen years ago) link
got the zuze ramen which was good if not amzing and this really nice japanese wheat beer - didnt try the hot n sour - they are def trying to do some sort of in between momofuku and traditional type thing - u can charge those prices when yr the only game in town - and i feel like thats a not uncommon occurrence w/foods that have more competition in manhattan - so i whole heartedly support the opening of more ramens in the greater downtown brooklyn area - especially menkui tei should def open a branch in ft greene - i totally recommend that
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 19:31 (fifteen years ago) link
menkui tei should def open a branch in ft greene - i totally recommend thatthis would be a dream come true.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 19:32 (fifteen years ago) link
but yeah the price def makes it into an occasional place where if it was more like $8-9 a bowl id eat it all the time - judging on when i was there it doesnt look like theyll be hurting for customers tho
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 19:33 (fifteen years ago) link
definite fantasy of mine xp
― ice cr?m, Wednesday, 1 April 2009 19:34 (fifteen years ago) link
best dumplings in new york: go
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 3 April 2009 17:36 (fifteen years ago) link
i mean, like, "go tell me where the best dumplings are" not "go is the name of a great dumpling restaurant"
deez dumplings
― mookieproof, Friday, 3 April 2009 17:38 (fifteen years ago) link
dunno about best but this place is good and crazy cheap
http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/Dumpling-House/
― dmr, Friday, 3 April 2009 17:42 (fifteen years ago) link
Super Taste on Eldridge, while justifiably known primarily for their excellent noodles, makes damn good dumplings.
― right thread, Ned (mizzell), Friday, 3 April 2009 19:01 (fifteen years ago) link
dumpling house 2nded
― the pains of being melissa joan hart (donna rouge), Friday, 3 April 2009 19:07 (fifteen years ago) link
are you talking specifically east asian dumplings btw or should this be opened up to the int'l dumpling family eg pierogi, ravioli, etc
― the pains of being melissa joan hart (donna rouge), Friday, 3 April 2009 19:10 (fifteen years ago) link
if someone wants to rec a place for pierogis thatd be rad
― Lamp, Friday, 3 April 2009 19:11 (fifteen years ago) link
― JtM Is Ruled By A Black Man (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 3 April 2009 19:40 (fifteen years ago) link
i went to le grand dakar last week. it was friendly and nice, but a little fusiony? i've had more authentic senegalese on 116th, but maybe that's because i was with a wolof speaker? i am now curious whether yolele! recipes are authentic or not. dude has been winning mad awards for it.
― tehresa, Friday, 3 April 2009 19:44 (fifteen years ago) link
I think we shd drink sometime near Dumpling House.
― Dr Morbius, Friday, 3 April 2009 19:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Vatan place looks very awesome, will def check out when I'm there!
― OK, fine, yes, I Goggled it (Pancakes Hackman), Friday, 3 April 2009 19:52 (fifteen years ago) link
Has anyone been to Melba's in Harlem? Also the woman and I went to African Kine last weekend and it was... OK...
― JtM Is Ruled By A Black Man (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Friday, 3 April 2009 20:01 (fifteen years ago) link
shanghai cafe on mott has good soup dumplings.
― right thread, Ned (mizzell), Friday, 3 April 2009 21:04 (fifteen years ago) link
tried hancos yesterday - def pwns nickys
― c?rvel (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 7 April 2009 17:12 (fifteen years ago) link
Shanghai Cafe and Joe's Shanghai are the two classics, but I prefer the Caf for the surly punk-rock-haircut butch waitresses who bark at you. And for the seaweed soup.
― guys i need to eliminate this business associate and im really nervous (Laurel), Tuesday, 7 April 2009 17:15 (fifteen years ago) link
you know who has good soup dumplings? M Shanghai in williamsburg. You get your punk-rock waiters there for real.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 7 April 2009 18:18 (fifteen years ago) link
m shanghai is totally good
― c?rvel (ice cr?m), Tuesday, 7 April 2009 18:27 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, best chinese in wburg afaik.
― ian, Tuesday, 7 April 2009 19:37 (fifteen years ago) link
any recommendations for casual, fairly cheap places for a big group w/ a wide range in ages? places like otto and kefi are good models for what im looking for...
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 24 April 2009 14:30 (fifteen years ago) link
ability to make reservations preferred
what neighborhood
― ice cr?m, Friday, 24 April 2009 14:36 (fifteen years ago) link
"manhattan"
accessible from 4/5/6 is best i guess?
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 24 April 2009 14:38 (fifteen years ago) link
whats the occasion
― ice cr?m, Friday, 24 April 2009 14:40 (fifteen years ago) link
friends bday, parents are coming to town, grandmother will be in attendance
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 24 April 2009 14:44 (fifteen years ago) link
u gonna recommend a restaurant or just ask questions
whatre u going to wear
― ice cr?m, Friday, 24 April 2009 14:44 (fifteen years ago) link
dunno yet, prob nice jeans, sweater, collared shirt, havent decided abt the shoes, either clarks or oxfords
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 24 April 2009 14:46 (fifteen years ago) link
are they really questions if not properly punctuated?
― tehresa, Friday, 24 April 2009 14:48 (fifteen years ago) link
that question is beyond the purview of this thread
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 24 April 2009 14:52 (fifteen years ago) link
i tend to speak w/o the question mark tho - im like the opposite of an uptalker?
― ice cr?m, Friday, 24 April 2009 14:54 (fifteen years ago) link
how about you uptalk your way into a restaurant recommendation
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Friday, 24 April 2009 14:55 (fifteen years ago) link
thinking...
― ice cr?m, Friday, 24 April 2009 14:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Kefi or Otto I don't know about, but consider:Five PointsCacio e PepePaladar or ZarelaBlue SmokeTurkish Kitchen or Sahara's Turkish Cuisine (Beyoglu and Sip Sak will probably kick you out as fast as possible)Giorgio's of GramercyUva
― loaded forbear (gabbneb), Friday, 24 April 2009 18:48 (fifteen years ago) link
Wow, doing the whole farmer's feast at Blue Hill Stone Barns is so totally totally amazing. Meal was even much better than the last one I had, and I liked the fact that they've gone strictly tasting menu so you just get a bunch of surprises. I wouldn't have thought I would want to eat asparagus more than once in the same meal or that it could be so good, or that raw fennel would make a delicious appetizer. I also liked what felt like an even heavier emphasis on vegetables than last time. At one point they shaved some sort of semi-preserved embryonic egg onto our food, which was a little strange and excessive for me but still tasty.
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Monday, 8 June 2009 03:17 (fourteen years ago) link
so jeal
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Monday, 8 June 2009 03:18 (fourteen years ago) link
I drank a gin cocktail with a pickled ramp in it. So aws
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Monday, 8 June 2009 03:26 (fourteen years ago) link
are people excited about checkers?http://www.brownstoner.com/brownstoner/archives/2009/06/streetlevel_che_5.php
― mizzell, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 18:27 (fourteen years ago) link
i went to saraghina last night in bed stuy on the corner of halsey & lewis (1 block away from me)--really delicious pizza for great prices, still byob, and a really amazing space
― rip dom passantino 3/5/09 never forget (max), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 18:41 (fourteen years ago) link
I'm kinda psyched for the Checkers since it's around the corner from school/home. Granted I haven't had Checkers in like 8 years so I don't know if it's as good as I remember.
Meanwhile, seeing as I practically work in Chinatown, any Chinatown recs for lunch? So far I've tried Excellent Dumpling House (very good) and Tasty Dumpling (meh), and I'm already a fan of Vegetarian Dim Sum House on Pell. I also tried some Pho shop that was meh.
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 18:51 (fourteen years ago) link
noodles at super taste (eldrige just south of canal) are the best.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 18:56 (fourteen years ago) link
soup dumplings at joe's on pell st or shanghai cafe on mott st.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 18:59 (fourteen years ago) link
also, the bahn mi at the jewelry shop on mott st just south of broome are v good.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 16 June 2009 19:01 (fourteen years ago) link
Man, Chinatown is so friggin huge.
Forget about it Jack.
― Garri$on Kilo (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 16 June 2009 19:03 (fourteen years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/22/dining/22pizza.html
O_o
― (*゚ー゚)θ L(。・_・) °~ヾ(・ε・ *) (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 22 July 2009 17:45 (fourteen years ago) link
that was some good pizza. RIP.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 17:48 (fourteen years ago) link
if you ever find yourself on the UWS around brunch time hit up Calle Ocho and get drunk on unlimited sangrias for the price of an entrée.
― carne asada, Wednesday, 22 July 2009 18:17 (fourteen years ago) link
I can't pretend I didn't eat at Joe Jr's maybe once a month mostly because of the convenient location and cuz I could sit at the same half-table near the door that John Waters liked, but I'll still miss it.
http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2009/07/joe-jr-closing-greenwich-village-nyc.html
http://evgrieve.com/2009/07/joe-jrs-has-closed.html
― Indiana Morbs and the Curse of the Ivy League Chorister (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 6 August 2009 17:24 (fourteen years ago) link
has anyone tried the $1 oyster mondays at Wombat on grand street in brookyln?It's around the corner from my apartment, and it is monday. I am thinking about it.
― ian, Monday, 31 August 2009 22:56 (fourteen years ago) link
never on a sunday or a monday, dude
― Fox Force Five Punchline (sexyDancer), Monday, 31 August 2009 22:58 (fourteen years ago) link
I just tried to place Grand St in relation to my apartment in my head, until I remembered that you moved. World so much less disjointed now.
― The Lion's Mane Jellyfish, pictured here with its only natural predator (Laurel), Monday, 31 August 2009 22:59 (fourteen years ago) link
they say never but i say "i've been okay this far."
― ian, Monday, 31 August 2009 23:00 (fourteen years ago) link
(p.s. i also beat slightly pink pork.)
http://i31.tinypic.com/2ed9zpz.jpg :(
― ice cr?m, Saturday, 5 September 2009 16:48 (fourteen years ago) link
;_;
― fleetwood (max), Saturday, 5 September 2009 16:58 (fourteen years ago) link
sux cuz the wburg location is overrun with douchenozzles 24/7.
― ian, Saturday, 5 September 2009 17:16 (fourteen years ago) link
the wburg one is supposed to close also. the same people are apparently opening something else in the ft green location.
― mizzell, Saturday, 5 September 2009 17:18 (fourteen years ago) link
RIP bonita u will be hella missed--ur tacos were subpar but ur specials were always excellent--and u even made good tequila cocktails--see u in heavan
― fleetwood (max), Saturday, 5 September 2009 17:23 (fourteen years ago) link
i really liked going there for micheladas in the summer.
― mizzell, Saturday, 5 September 2009 17:24 (fourteen years ago) link
bourdain went there on his show. these things look great.want!
― Crêpe Diem (carne asada), Tuesday, 8 September 2009 15:49 (fourteen years ago) link
wanna give a shout out to my girl waiting tables at Paul's, da Burger Joint. You are everything you need to be and more, never change.
― ian, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 04:46 (fourteen years ago) link
u guys should know who i mean. tobacco rasp, yankees fan, LOVES pink floyd.
xposted from chicago thread, wasn't sure where to put this
http://www.seriouseats.com/2009/09/serious-eats-is-bringing-hot-dougs-to-nyc-oct.html
― dan m, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 04:49 (fourteen years ago) link
one night only? sold out? dude just needs to open a joint here tbh.
― ian, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 04:50 (fourteen years ago) link
since they sold out of $65 tickets, I'm sure he will before long
― dan m, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 04:52 (fourteen years ago) link
they don't serve beer here though, that is an interesting addition
duck fat fries are not worth the hype imo
i've had duck fat fries before--they were good, but yeah, not significantly better than any other good french fry.
― ian, Wednesday, 16 September 2009 04:57 (fourteen years ago) link
Andrew Tarlow and Mark Firth of Marlow and Sons, etc., have decided on a name for their redo of Bonita in Fort Greene, Brooklyn. It will be called Roman’s. It’s the name of Mr. Tarlow’s son, and has nothing to do with the food at the restaurant, which will be opening in a couple of weeks.http://dinersjournal.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/16/names-in-the-news/
― mizzell, Wednesday, 21 October 2009 17:31 (fourteen years ago) link
just speculating abt what was going on there this evening
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 22 October 2009 05:05 (fourteen years ago) link
by yourself?
― Bobby Wo (max), Thursday, 22 October 2009 11:33 (fourteen years ago) link
no it was more of a conversation w/others type situation
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 22 October 2009 13:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Where should I eat tonight?
I never eat out - I live on takeout and groceries. This is sort of a special occaision, so unfortuantely no "hole(s)-in-the wall with the best ____ ever!".
Conditions:Manhattan below 42nd st or somewhere along B/D/Q/2/3/4/5 in BK.Great foodCasual but nice atmosphereBar 'cause I am going soloReasonable price (around $40 for salad + entree, 2 beers and a tip)
I can't seem to narrow down a cuisine but I know I don't want East Asian cuisine unless the cooking is interesting or unique - I eat plenty of standard Thai/Vietnamese/Chinese for lunch.
― Shh! It's NOT Me!, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 19:52 (fourteen years ago) link
Do you like sushi?
― o. nate, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 20:48 (fourteen years ago) link
yes but not for this meal. should have remembered to mention that.
― Shh! It's NOT Me!, Wednesday, 11 November 2009 20:55 (fourteen years ago) link
at brunch at rye in wilmsbrg the other day - it was pretty rad n savory
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 12 November 2009 17:20 (fourteen years ago) link
where is that
― ian, Thursday, 12 November 2009 18:08 (fourteen years ago) link
its on s1st & roebling
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:24 (fourteen years ago) link
whats good delivery in wilmsburg ian & whoever
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:25 (fourteen years ago) link
i like yola's for mexican, vinnie's for pizza.
― ian, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:30 (fourteen years ago) link
don't actually get delivery too much. but most places deliver. the sushi place i frequent most is called Mizu.
Jimmy's Diner is goody for greasy comfort food--burgers, wings, friedy chicken.
― ian, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:31 (fourteen years ago) link
delivery is one of the main reasons i live in ny - thx for the recommends - feel free to post more anytime
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:32 (fourteen years ago) link
btw been enjoying la burrito on bedford n grand - cheap lil charmer
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:34 (fourteen years ago) link
that place is deece. i like their enchiladas.
― ian, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:37 (fourteen years ago) link
im feelin the vibes in there
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:38 (fourteen years ago) link
avoid dumont burger. for delivery burger i dunno what to tell ya, but for good sit-down burger i enjoy Spikehill. during the day is best as it can get busy in there at night.
― ian, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:40 (fourteen years ago) link
i don't really have a go-to thai spot. i kinda like thai thai on bedford.
red bowl is a step above plexiglass chinese food but not a big one.
free bagel brunch at the brooklyn ale house on weekends.
― ian, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:41 (fourteen years ago) link
actually, now that i think of it, M Shanghai is great chinese food. I should go there soon, haven't been for at least a year. Fette Sau is good bbq but no delivery--they do takeout tho.
yeah luv both of those
― ice cr?m, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:42 (fourteen years ago) link
taco truck can suck it imo.the food truck on north 3rd between berry & wythe is cool. corn dogs, fish n chips.yy
― ian, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:43 (fourteen years ago) link
also no delivery but my deli of choice is at north 7th & driggs--Joe's Busy Corner. great sandwiches.
falafel joint by the L train is aight. i like the bagel store on north 3rd & bedford--large chili and a pumpernickel bagel is a great lunch on rainy days.
― ian, Thursday, 12 November 2009 23:49 (fourteen years ago) link
the ramen place in greenpoint is still planning on opening, 2 years on...http://ny.eater.com/archives/2009/11/the_elusive_ichiran_finally_speaks_to_members_launches_website.php
― mizzell, Wednesday, 25 November 2009 17:26 (fourteen years ago) link
i think it has to do with permitting and tax forms for multi-national companies, i say this only because it took Ippudo forever to open as well (but not 2 years wtf).
― ♪♫(●̲̲̅̅̅̅=̲̲̅̅̅̅●̲̅̅)♪♫ (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 25 November 2009 18:38 (fourteen years ago) link
Finally tried SriPraPhai - quite good. We had
Papaya SaladBBQ Pork with Chili/Lime/Garlic appetizerTom Kha GaiPork with Mustard Greens soupWhole steamed bass with soy, ginger and scallionCoconut ice cream (which had large pieces of coconut meat in it and some kind of strange covering)
Everything was very good. Need to go back with someone who can handle spicy food (the lady cannot, unfortunately).
― pithfork (Hurting 2), Saturday, 26 December 2009 05:22 (fourteen years ago) link
i LOVE that place so so so much. crispy pork with chinese broccoli ftw. and the whole fish I had there was fantastic; I don't remember the particulars though. and the salads.
― ian, Saturday, 26 December 2009 05:57 (fourteen years ago) link
ian, how many time's do I have to say it? Zabb Queen's Crispy Pork w/ Chinese Broccoli makes me unable to even eat Srips! It's that much better.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 26 December 2009 18:52 (fourteen years ago) link
I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO ZABB QUEENS.
― ian, Saturday, 26 December 2009 21:31 (fourteen years ago) link
I have tentative plans to go to Franny's tomorrow night. Good reviews from ian and icey are encouraging. Anyone else been there? Also, will the wait be ridiculous?
― Lusty Mo Frazier (jaymc), Thursday, 18 February 2010 21:29 (fourteen years ago) link
franny's is great, especially for the appetizers/ vegetable dishes; don't just get pizza. i never go on weekends cause i assume the wait will be bad, but not sure.
― mizzell, Thursday, 18 February 2010 21:44 (fourteen years ago) link
any tips on a Japanese place that serves good sukiyaki?
― carne asada, Friday, 19 February 2010 21:17 (fourteen years ago) link
Shabu Tatsu:http://newyork.citysearch.com/review/11350219
― ┌∩┐(◕_◕)┌∩┐ (Steve Shasta), Friday, 19 February 2010 21:49 (fourteen years ago) link
perfect! thanks
― carne asada, Friday, 19 February 2010 22:02 (fourteen years ago) link
asada, i also like the sukiyaki @ gen in prospect heights.
― Joint Custody (ian), Saturday, 20 February 2010 04:59 (fourteen years ago) link
http://convivium-osteria.com
going to convivium in park slope tonight, people like it /fingers crossed
― yeahhh (surm), Friday, 26 February 2010 00:30 (fourteen years ago) link
lol at the huge beauquet of twigs on the bar
― yeahhh (surm), Friday, 26 February 2010 00:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Franny's was very good, btw. I was in a bit of a rush, so I just got pizza, but it did not disappoint. I had the buffalo mozzarella, ricotta, garlic, oregano, and hot peppers -- really nice balance between the sweet creaminess of the ricotta and the kick of the peppers. And the crust was thin but nicely doughy -- I've been to other Neapolitan places where it's too flimsy, so this was appreciated.
― dylan's craggy larynx (jaymc), Friday, 26 February 2010 00:38 (fourteen years ago) link
still have not been to franny's
― yeahhh (surm), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:33 (fourteen years ago) link
they're opening a sister restaurant to Joya right across from my house. excited.
― yeahhh (surm), Friday, 26 February 2010 01:34 (fourteen years ago) link
― yeahhh (surm), Thursday, February 25, 2010 7:30 PM Bookmark
Avid foodie I know claims they have his favorite steak in the city.
― pithfork (Hurting 2), Friday, 26 February 2010 03:06 (fourteen years ago) link
went to aldea w/ my dad last night, had some of the most delicious scallops ive ever had in my life, mind blowing shrip as well, lamb belly, pork belly, all around terrific meal
― max, Friday, 5 March 2010 17:45 (fourteen years ago) link
I lolled at this. via laurenp's facebook
http://blogs.villagevoice.com/forkintheroad/archives/2010/03/kill_gill_takin.php
― dmr, Friday, 5 March 2010 18:34 (fourteen years ago) link
Finally tried Convivium and the abovementioned steak. It was very good.
― hills like white people (Hurting 2), Monday, 7 June 2010 01:34 (thirteen years ago) link
good to know
now, who's been to river deli?
― janice (surm), Tuesday, 6 July 2010 19:52 (thirteen years ago) link
i really want to go there, but haven't.new italian place for ft greenhttp://newyork.grubstreet.com/2010/07/first_look_at_dino_serving_nor.htmlmaybe not too exciting, but could be good for simple dishes, prices more reasonable than roman's.
― mizzell, Tuesday, 6 July 2010 20:42 (thirteen years ago) link
it's so
― janice (surm), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 13:37 (thirteen years ago) link
so
good
(mizzell -- dino, that is. have you been yet? i got the spaghetti w/ lemon and parmesan, and a salad, and all of it was quite simply perfect - o and some delicious bitter herbs crostini)
also ft greene's Kaz A Nou is wonderful
― janice (surm), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 13:39 (thirteen years ago) link
i went and i got that lemon parmesan dish. simple, delicious, executed very well. also got a fennel salad, i think. salad was actually too big. good portions for the price.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 14:02 (thirteen years ago) link
omg ! that's the same exact dinner i got!
― janice (surm), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 14:07 (thirteen years ago) link
might try A Bistro tonight http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/abistro/
― janice (surm), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 14:16 (thirteen years ago) link
Loved it. Got the "fried chicken". Which isn't battered and fried chicken, totally different. Been twice. Tiny place but really awesome.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 15:08 (thirteen years ago) link
very cool. is it air conditioned? very pricey?
― janice (surm), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 15:09 (thirteen years ago) link
really been wanting to go there
also it's in prospect heights and I won't let ft greene steal the glory
― dmr, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 15:49 (thirteen years ago) link
oh right, right. sorry :)
― janice (surm), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 15:51 (thirteen years ago) link
SORRY!
get the jerk chicken breast. you will be happy.
that and the duck leg confit with mango jerk sauce look awesome
― dmr, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 15:53 (thirteen years ago) link
o and dmr i tried James. really nice!
― janice (surm), Wednesday, 21 July 2010 15:58 (thirteen years ago) link
don't remember if A Bistro is a/c, but it's probably pricey. It's a fancy little reservation type place, I think.
But worth it, our meals were pretty great!
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 16:21 (thirteen years ago) link
you go to the crepe place yet dan?
― iatee, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 16:23 (thirteen years ago) link
No, we haven't. Any good?
Saw Siestama wrote about the Brazillian/Tibetan fusion place around the corner but it still looks empty. We went once and it was really good, but a bit pricey for the hood.
Went back to Richmond Hill last night to explore trinidadian food, got some doubles then went looking for another place but everything was closing by 8:30/9 for some reason.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 21 July 2010 16:34 (thirteen years ago) link
I had a really good meal at ofrenda last week, like my first taste of 'real real' mexican food
― dyao, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 13:35 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah! I mean they're a bit expensive for the neighborhood, but the woman who makes them def knows what she's doing. very nice people too.
― iatee, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 13:42 (thirteen years ago) link
haha I didn't see that you wrote 'pricey for the hood' before I wrote that - so easy to get that mindset here
― iatee, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 13:43 (thirteen years ago) link
also been meaning to try that new indian place on skillman
― iatee, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 13:45 (thirteen years ago) link
gotten bad reviews on Chowhound. People prefer Curry Point, which is a more homey-pakistani/bangladeshi place down on Greenpoint Ave below Queens blvd. The kind of place like there used to be hundreds of in Jackson Heights, but not so much here.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 15:07 (thirteen years ago) link
never been to that one, but we pretty rarely go south of queens blvd for a meal. I know you're not a fan, but we are usually pretty content w/ masala (helps that it's 20 seconds away).
― iatee, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 15:14 (thirteen years ago) link
i ate at great n.y. noodletown this weekend for the first time and it was ________so good___________
― max, Wednesday, 11 August 2010 15:24 (thirteen years ago) link
what's good and not-pricey for dinner around 9th Ave in 40s or 50s these days?
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 19:26 (thirteen years ago) link
Wondee Siam (#1, on the east side of 9th -- there's a #2 across the street). Order from the 'secret menu' that's on the table.
― C0L1N B..., Wednesday, 1 September 2010 19:27 (thirteen years ago) link
thx
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 19:46 (thirteen years ago) link
Wondee Siam is good. I like Island Burgers & Shakes at 51st and 9th. There's also a pretty good little Cuban place around there but I can't remember the name.
― dmr, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 19:57 (thirteen years ago) link
― janice (surm), Wednesday, July 21, 2010 11:58 AM (1 month ago) Bookmark
missed this, yeah I like that place! nice to just sit at the bar and get small plates.
still haven't been to Kaz a Nou yet.
not feeling that Cubana Cafe on Flatbush. Cuban sandwich sucked
glad we have Pequena on Vanderbilt now, I've hit that for brunch twice
― dmr, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:01 (thirteen years ago) link
kaz a nou is also byob! did i say that?
― janice (surm), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:05 (thirteen years ago) link
There's also a pretty good little Cuban place around there but I can't remember the name.
I guess it's Brazilianhttp://www.yelp.com/biz/rice-n-beans-restaurant-new-york
lol @ the name, no wonder I forgot it
― dmr, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:06 (thirteen years ago) link
xpost - no I don't think I knew that
― dmr, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:07 (thirteen years ago) link
can you bring vodka if a place is byob? i always wondered that
― janice (surm), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:07 (thirteen years ago) link
or cocaine
― janice (surm), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
haha just kidding
haha good question. I would think yes? I've only done beer and wine. would be sweet to roll up to a byo mexican place with a pitcher of margaritas
― dmr, Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
Has anyone been to Frankie's Spuntino (Brooklyn or the new LES location)? We've been to Prime Meats, and we recently bought their cookbook which is awesome.
These guys are quite the entrepreneurs - two frankies, prime meats, some sort of partnership or ownership in Cafe Pedlar (which also has a LES location next to the frankies), the cookbook, and their own brand of olive oil.
― Ground Zero Mostel (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 1 September 2010 20:09 (thirteen years ago) link
i love james--the brunch is really good too--tho the last time i went it was pretty lackluster. steak was sort of boring.
i checked out abistro last week and really dug it. ari did not; i dont think she likes senegalese food tho she is trying to claim that it was the cooking and not the cuisine. suspect.jpg
i went to momofuku ssam and got the bo ssam with some friends a few weeks ago, plus a bunch of other dishes (tripe was godly)--what a meal. i mean, the pork is delicious but the whole thing is just fun, getting a bunch of bros together to pick at some amazing meat (pause) (rewind) getting a bunch of bros together to pick at some amazing meat
pequena is great to have on vanderblit! and the waitresses are way nicer at this lokaysh. speaking of mexico i went to mercadito the other weekend and got some bomb-ass fish tacos. WAY expensive--$8 for two tacos. but dang, maybe the best tacos ive had since leaving LA.
― max, Thursday, 2 September 2010 03:06 (thirteen years ago) link
Oh, I did try Clinton St. Bakery brunch finally. Thought it was good but a little bit ridiculous. I mean any brunch that you wait two hours for and pay 30% more for is bound to be overrated. It's not that hard to make good eggs and pancakes.
― Ground Zero Mostel (Hurting 2), Thursday, 2 September 2010 03:09 (thirteen years ago) link
went to momofuku ssam for the first time a few weeks ago...didn't blow me away. The pork bun was awesome, the other stuff was really good but didn't always kill me. Next door at Milk Bar the Cinnamon Bun Pie though, god damn that's something else.
Been to Frankie's on Court St. a few times, it's really good iirc.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 2 September 2010 13:10 (thirteen years ago) link
going to Locanda Verde for my wife's b-day this wkend - will report back.
― parasitic mistletoe (m coleman), Thursday, 2 September 2010 13:17 (thirteen years ago) link
oh man, the pork bun at momofuku might be my favorite thing to eat in nyc
― miccio kurihara (Whiney G. Weingarten), Thursday, 2 September 2010 13:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Went to Locanda Verde a few weeks ago as well. Some of the best appetizers and deserts any of us have ever had. But the entree's were hit-or-miss. Both pasta entree's got a "meh" for the most part. I had the Sausage Grinder which was pretty great but also hard to mess up! The duck was also good. But we all agreed on going back and just doing starters and deserts! Keep that in mind. The lamb meatball sandwhich starter was great, the fresh ricotta was great (though seasoned and not as purely awesome as Peasant). Crab crostini, Burrata, all good. But the deserts...Sweet Corn Budino was everyone's favorite, and I loved the Torta Di Miele and the Strawberry-Processo Sorbetto.
It was a good example because I went there then Momofuku like a week or two later, and the sorbet at Locanda Verde was so simple and so delicious, just the sorbet with a few simple cookies in it, then Momofuku had a blueberry sorbet with this meringue thing and yogurt and was totally cutting edge but didn't taste nearly as good.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 2 September 2010 14:21 (thirteen years ago) link
thanks for the tips dan/looking at the menu online I thought the crostini and grinder/sliders were right up my wife and son's alleys, respectively. maybe I'll get the duck instead of pasta
― parasitic mistletoe (m coleman), Thursday, 2 September 2010 14:26 (thirteen years ago) link
I adore Locanda Verde, it's one of those places where the cooking will be totally ordinary in a few years but right now they're great. Dan's right, the entrees are the weakest part but I'd suggest doing pastas as main courses instead.
― I DIED, Thursday, 2 September 2010 15:10 (thirteen years ago) link
double tap for mercadito -- i've never been let down there. the hominy is amazing
― Astronaut Mike Dexter (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 2 September 2010 15:22 (thirteen years ago) link
hominy hominy
― max, Thursday, 2 September 2010 16:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Toro Sushi's new home in the former Baskin Robbins (next to Flatbush Farm) is looking pretty swank
― dmr, Friday, 3 September 2010 03:30 (thirteen years ago) link
speaking of flatbush ave, for a little while this summer i was obsessed w/ bklyn larders sandwiches, which was a bad look cause theyre expensive, but i was going like 2x a week to get the chorizo and manchego or the pork sliders or the egg salad, ive tapered off a little, but, just saying
― max, Friday, 3 September 2010 03:32 (thirteen years ago) link
I love to hate on BK Larder because of the prices and the whole yuppie scum gourmet foodie vibe, $20 bottles of beer and various other bullshit but right after the baby was born a friend of ours sent us a huge gift basket of food from there (must have cost em a fortune) and it was fuckin' good. Like roast chicken, cold asparagus, veal meatballs, cheese ... a lifesaver. It was great. (Also helped that I didn't pay for it.)
Can't really justify the sandwiches though. I had one once. If I'm in a sandwich mood I'll just roll around the corner to City Sub. (Then literally roll back around the corner after eating a hueg sub.)
― dmr, Friday, 3 September 2010 16:34 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i only started going to bk larder cause i went to city sub on a sunday by mistake but i got hooked and bad
― max, Friday, 3 September 2010 16:41 (thirteen years ago) link
also they sell chemex coffee filters
― max, Friday, 3 September 2010 16:42 (thirteen years ago) link
cause i went to city sub on a sunday by mistake
haha I've done that like five times. I think I've finally got it in my head that they're closed on Sun.
― dmr, Friday, 3 September 2010 16:44 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm really pretty excited for Toro because laurenp and Dan and others had said they had the best fish but their old location was cramped and nasty. The time I went it was like 100 degress with NO AC not how I wanna be eating my raw fish :(. Ready to give it another shot.
― dmr, Friday, 3 September 2010 16:46 (thirteen years ago) link
theres a new pizza place opening on franklin too
― max, Friday, 3 September 2010 16:49 (thirteen years ago) link
I liked Toro but I'm no sushi expert...I stick to pretty basic rolls. But they had great Chicken Karaage...I really think japanese fried chicken is the best. Toro had a good lunch special as well.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 4 September 2010 21:51 (thirteen years ago) link
Locanda Verde was great - would go back in a flash. service was really nice, waitress overheard my son griping abt the butter sauce on his anglonotti and replated w/tomato sauce.
― parasitic mistletoe (m coleman), Saturday, 4 September 2010 22:27 (thirteen years ago) link
thread needs a map. Anything new or good in Chelsea?
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 19 October 2010 00:07 (thirteen years ago) link
co. pizza is kinda new, on 9th ave, right across the street from Grand Sichuan International, which is good
― mizzell, Tuesday, 19 October 2010 03:23 (thirteen years ago) link
need no-big-deal Sunday brunch recomm for biannual meetup w/ cousin. Prefer west side btwn Houston & 57th, little no waiting, medium prices. I am in yr hands.
― kind of shrill and very self-righteous (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 30 December 2010 17:38 (thirteen years ago) link
Never even heard of David's Brisket House. Anyone been?
http://lawandfood.blogspot.com/2010/09/breaking-fast-at-davids-brisket-house_23.html
― dan selzer, Friday, 7 January 2011 16:18 (thirteen years ago) link
The dad talks about Carnegie's in Carnegie Hall pretty often, but I've never been. He's basically referred to it as a filthy dump with the best sandwiches on earth.
― heh (kelpolaris), Friday, 7 January 2011 16:21 (thirteen years ago) link
you mean the Carnegie Deli? kind of a tourist trap tbh. it's expensive. sandwiches are too big to eat but they charge you to split plates. at a deli.
I've never been either. my wife's parents went. I don't feel like I need to go. katz's on the other hand ...
― dmr, Friday, 7 January 2011 17:00 (thirteen years ago) link
its super expensive total tourist trap and the pastrami is not even that good tbh
― max, Friday, 7 January 2011 17:02 (thirteen years ago) link
i think katzs kind of sucks too
I've been to Katz's a bunch but never Carnegie. Davids sounds like something else alltogether. I've never been to Mile End but I've had some of their meats on a platter, which was tasty.
Reading about David's makes we just want to go into business making sandwiches.
― dan selzer, Friday, 7 January 2011 17:03 (thirteen years ago) link
Tanoreen in Bay Ridge is SO SO INCREDIBLE. Like one of the best meals I have ever had. We ate Lamb with Okra, stuffed squashes and eggplant, brussels sprouts in tahini sauce, Goat meat in goat milk yogurt with egyptian rice and vermicelli, some kind of chicken pie with shallots, fish kibbe, and some other stuff (went with family and ordered a lot). Everything has its own unique flavor and spicing; you can tell that there isn't some pre-made "base" that they use in different dishes. I've never had softer goat meat. The dessert was otherworldly -- it was this birds-nest like pie with orange and rosewater flavoring and some kind of cheese inside that reminded me a bit of fresh mozz. Not heavily sweetened either. Really this place is just amazing.
― hey boys, suppers on me, our video just went bacterial (Hurting 2), Sunday, 23 January 2011 18:12 (thirteen years ago) link
had dinner w/ my parents at del posto on friday night, died of pleasure
― max, Sunday, 23 January 2011 18:14 (thirteen years ago) link
tanoreen is great, and i saw ao scott there. think i prefer mimi's hummus in ditmas park, though.
― ridiculoud (mizzell), Sunday, 23 January 2011 18:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Never been to mimi's. Been to Tanoreen twice, old location and new, and had takeout a few times (girlfriend sometimes has to work down there). We love it. Those brussels sprouts are classic.
Went to Fat Radish last night. Was decent. Very homey, not super special but mostly pretty tasty. Not bad as I expected from some of the mixed reviews. I had no idea Orchard street was like an art gallery scene. Shows you what I know.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 23 January 2011 18:41 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I think that's a relatively recent development for Orchard Street?
― hey boys, suppers on me, our video just went bacterial (Hurting 2), Sunday, 23 January 2011 18:51 (thirteen years ago) link
well, I got no comments w/this on the ICE CREAM thread, so... who's et these?
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/20/dining/reviews/new-yorks-new-frozen-treats-25-and-under.html?_r=1
― you call it trollin' i call it steamrollin' (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 23 July 2011 19:50 (twelve years ago) link
quiddities & agonies of fair trade & organic bananas dipped in 'deep, dark' chocolate w/ sea salt.
― one dis leads to another (ian), Saturday, 23 July 2011 20:05 (twelve years ago) link
yeah well, fuck that stuff
― you call it trollin' i call it steamrollin' (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 23 July 2011 20:07 (twelve years ago) link
actually sea salt chocolate banana sounds pretty good
― iatee, Saturday, 23 July 2011 20:08 (twelve years ago) link
does that exist somewhere for less than 5 bucks
my only beef w/ fancy hipster ice cream is the price
― iatee, Saturday, 23 July 2011 20:09 (twelve years ago) link
I live within walking distance of two/arguably three nu-hipster ice cream stores. Van Lieuwen on Bergen St. is the best imo, and also has great coffee. The sort of famous Blue Marble, with an outlet on Court St. is worth trying but not my favorite -- the ice cream has a slightly hard and dense consistency and I prefer creamier. But they have great flavors. Karloff, which is mainly a really good eastern european comfort food place, has a bunch of newfangled homemade ice cream as well and I didn't think it was that special. A friend of mine swears that the Big Gay Ice Cream Truck has the best ice cream he's ever had.
Rice, also nearby, has amazing little ice cream cookie sandwiches.
― didn't even have to use my akai (Hurting 2), Saturday, 23 July 2011 20:13 (twelve years ago) link
I had the Rockaway banana today ... with coconut; my friend had it with peanuts. It was good ... they cost $4 a piece.
― Virginia Plain, Saturday, 23 July 2011 22:28 (twelve years ago) link
u know how far you can stretch $4 at papaya dog?
― one dis leads to another (ian), Sunday, 24 July 2011 00:15 (twelve years ago) link
I went to 6 ice cream/gelato places today, from the slideshow that NY Mag had. 3, then Harry Potter, then 3 more, then a beer.
― Yerac, Sunday, 24 July 2011 00:47 (twelve years ago) link
livin the dream
― iatee, Sunday, 24 July 2011 00:48 (twelve years ago) link
wait except for harry potter
which was the best?
I had:Soft serve vanilla on an eclairgreen teapistachio and amaretto shaped like a flowerpear and appletiramisu and cafepistachio in a brioche sandwich (they were out of hazlenut)
my favorite was the flower shaped one that the place on 10th and university does
― Yerac, Sunday, 24 July 2011 00:52 (twelve years ago) link
prisoner of azkabanxp dammit
― a website about Jewish rock stars (schlump), Sunday, 24 July 2011 00:52 (twelve years ago) link
The beer may have been a bad idea, it was that beer garden/rooftop thing on top of eataly.
― Yerac, Sunday, 24 July 2011 00:53 (twelve years ago) link
just google ny mag and ice cream for the slideshow.
― Yerac, Sunday, 24 July 2011 00:54 (twelve years ago) link
The NYMag slideshow seems to really push the sundae as a concept, which I have a long-held bias against unless it involves a vanilla-like base. Otherwise seems like overkill. But IDK maybe it could be done better. Anyway I need to try that Brooklyn Pharmacy Soda Fountain whatever place in Carroll Gardens before I move away.
― didn't even have to use my akai (Hurting 2), Sunday, 24 July 2011 01:16 (twelve years ago) link
I had a cup of 'chocolate flake' at the Prosp Pk concert from Ample Hills, that new shop in Prospect Hts. It was good.
― you call it trollin' i call it steamrollin' (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 24 July 2011 08:33 (twelve years ago) link
ample hills too sugary for me, im sticking with blue marble on underhill
if you guys want some really good yuppie ice cream go to bent spoon in princeton nj
― max, Sunday, 24 July 2011 12:41 (twelve years ago) link
Yerac, what brought on this monumental ice cream binge?
Ian, generally I'm not in favor of a $4 frozen chocolate-covered banana, but I just had to sample the latest NYT-supported trend.
― Virginia Plain, Sunday, 24 July 2011 15:18 (twelve years ago) link
One thing that annoys me very slightly about the trend is that they make it seem like ice cream made with good quality, farm-fresh dairy is some kind of novelty worth paying a huge premium for. Other than the "organic" label this has been done for decades and the products are often available at grocery stores and not that expensive.
― didn't even have to use my akai (Hurting 2), Sunday, 24 July 2011 15:26 (twelve years ago) link
handcrafted!
― one dis leads to another (ian), Sunday, 24 July 2011 15:45 (twelve years ago) link
oh dove bar up yours
― Ask The Answer Man (sexyDancer), Sunday, 24 July 2011 15:49 (twelve years ago) link
I'm going to start selling handcrafted ice cream SCOOPS. Like, I'm just going to reach into the bucket with my hand, grab some ice cream, and craft that shit right into your cone.
― didn't even have to use my akai (Hurting 2), Sunday, 24 July 2011 15:50 (twelve years ago) link
A friend and I are planning on getting the $20 or free if you eat the whole thing ice cream sandwiches from Coolhaus.
― tokyo rosemary, Sunday, 24 July 2011 17:04 (twelve years ago) link
how big are they? that seems much more feasible than a 50 pound steak or whatever
― iatee, Sunday, 24 July 2011 17:09 (twelve years ago) link
unless they are 50 pound ice cream sandwiches
Five scoops and six cookies. It doesn't seem that challenging.
― tokyo rosemary, Sunday, 24 July 2011 18:22 (twelve years ago) link
I like both, dunno if I could even pick a favorite. some of the flavors at Ample Hills are weird but yesterday I had their Peppermint Pattie and it was awesome. the Key Lime Pie flavor is good too. Their name does make me think of boobs though.
― dmr, Sunday, 24 July 2011 18:32 (twelve years ago) link
Yeah, that seems like an attainable goal.
I have the small cuisinart ice cream maker and it is the greatest. I have some young banana con miel de palma ice cream in the freezer right now.
― Yerac, Sunday, 24 July 2011 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
general greene on dekalb has a little ice cream shack and it is delicious and $3 for a small scoop
― mizzell, Sunday, 24 July 2011 22:48 (twelve years ago) link
Five scoops and six cookies. It doesn't seem that challenging. --tokyo rosemary
I've had more dessert than this many times in non-contest situations.
― iatee, Sunday, 24 July 2011 22:56 (twelve years ago) link
not planning on living til 40 tho
― iatee, Sunday, 24 July 2011 22:57 (twelve years ago) link
Ok, so how is there not a good ice cream place anywhere near Graham or possibly Lorimer either? Or is there? All I can find is Louie G's and Baskin Robbins
― didn't even have to use my akai (Hurting 2), Friday, 5 August 2011 03:21 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.capitalnewyork.com/article/culture/2011/10/3865090/takeout-story-behind-bulletproof-glass-and-out-bike-chinese-restaura?page=all
― citation needed (Steve Shasta), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 17:11 (twelve years ago) link
whoa. great article. not too sensational or sentimental. the reporter takes the POV of a social worker w/o being too condescending
― dismissible objects one fucks with (m coleman), Tuesday, 25 October 2011 18:37 (twelve years ago) link
yeah, good read
― max, Tuesday, 25 October 2011 19:31 (twelve years ago) link
Finally did Peter Luger today and was not disappointed. Porterhouse for two was definitely among the best steaks I've had if not the best, and surprisingly the Apple Strudel was the best I'd ever had.
― pass the duchy pon the left hand side (musical duke) (Hurting 2), Sunday, 30 October 2011 03:22 (twelve years ago) link
did PL for a bachelor party in august. steak for 8. oof.
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 30 October 2011 03:54 (twelve years ago) link
"it's a lot of meat"
What is the deal with the steaks for larger numbers of people? Do they give you a different steak or is it just a bunch of steaks for two?
― pass the duchy pon the left hand side (musical duke) (Hurting 2), Sunday, 30 October 2011 04:11 (twelve years ago) link
yeah it's just a bunch of porterhouses. the urban legend I heard is that you don't take a menu if it's offered you just say steak for X and if you want any of the sides... well you should know there's only 6 things on the menu. Anyway, if you don't refuse the menu you are given lesser (excellent all the same) cuts of meat
― Waxahachie Swap (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 30 October 2011 04:24 (twelve years ago) link
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― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 05:54 (twelve years ago) link
So what Italian places in Manhattan do you like better than Locanda Verde?
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 05:56 (twelve years ago) link
Babbo?
Haven't been to too many, but too be honest only really loved the apps and desert at Locanda Verde and had disappointing mains.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 14:04 (twelve years ago) link
all the batali places are good, i think--babbo, del posto, lupa, esca--all are pretty pricy though. otto is a good deal for the price, so is the restaurant on the eataly roof. scarpetta is terrific, also kinda pricy. torrisi is phenomenal but its not really italian. i havent been to i sodi but i hear its really good. most of my favorite italian places are in brooklyn!!
― max, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 14:13 (twelve years ago) link
Gonna be in NYC and going to the theater Friday night(Porgy & Bess) and Carnegie Hall Saturday night (singer Buika who was in recent Almodovar movie with pianist Chucho Valdes) and trying to figure out where and when to eat dinner. Other (and cheaper and other ethnic) ideas accepted:
― curmudgeon, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 14:54 (twelve years ago) link
theres a good mid-price mexican place called toloache and a mid-price nu-korean place called danji both in the west 50s. those are the last two places i went for theater-type dinners
― max, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 15:04 (twelve years ago) link
I really like Aurora for Italian -- I've been to the wmsbg original a bunch of times but they now have a Soho location and one on Mott St.
― extremely lewd and incredibly crass (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 17 January 2012 15:09 (twelve years ago) link
oh yeah aurora is great, though dont do their monday prix fixe deal
― max, Tuesday, 17 January 2012 15:11 (twelve years ago) link
Can we talk about Mercado on Kent? Has anyone been?
― Mad Christmassy, Monday, 30 April 2012 12:36 (twelve years ago) link
also, recommendations for places to eat in Bay Ridge?
― Mad Christmassy, Monday, 30 April 2012 12:40 (twelve years ago) link
Tanoreen
― dan selzer, Monday, 30 April 2012 13:08 (twelve years ago) link
have not been to Mercado on Kent. slightly curious but reviews have been mixed-to-negative (but you probably knew that already).
― dmr, Monday, 30 April 2012 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
Had some great meals in NYC over the past week. A couple of unexpected standouts: Egg (Williamsburg) for brunch and Brucie (Cobble Hill) for dinner -- both excelled at simple, fresh, and delicious fare.
(At Egg, I had a plate of scrambled eggs, creamy grits, and nicely seasoned kale. Good coffee, too. At Brucie, I had tagliatelle with house-made burrata, brussels sprouts, and tomato butter, and my wife and I split a Caesar salad that incorporated pickled cherries and roasted radishes without seeming gratuitous.)
Some individual dishes I liked (NB: I'm a pescatarian, hence all the seafood):
*Catfish banh mi at Baoguette (West Village).
*Asparagus salad and mixed olives at Roberta's (Bushwick). (The pizza was decent, too, but I was more impressed by the one I had at Franny's in 2010.)
*Happy hour special at John Dory Oyster Bar (Midtown): $15 for a half-dozen oysters and a glass of cava. Can't beat it.
*Shrimp bun at Momofuku Noodle Bar (East Village).
*Grilled prawns at Kin Shop (West Village).
Both of these last two dishes were small bites that outshone the larger courses I tried. Kin Shop, incidentally, was maybe the biggest disappointment for me. I don't necessarily ascribe to the belief that good Thai food has to be cheap and/or "authentic' -- Grant Achatz's take on Thai for Next in was one of the best meals I ate in 2011 -- but it did occur to me that a place like Jitlada in L.A. would've made a more intensely flavorful jungle curry for less than half of what I paid. Ah well.
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 12:53 (twelve years ago) link
Oh, I nearly forgot:
*the "Gilly" falafel sandwich at Kulushkat (Park Slope).
― sockless in moccasins (jaymc), Tuesday, 1 May 2012 12:59 (twelve years ago) link
pizza, brooklyn - rank the following
di faraRoberta'sTotonnos'sFranny'sSaraghinaOwn Suggestion
― Mad Christmassy, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:07 (twelve years ago) link
di fara is best but kinda far out and a madhouse with lines usually. I haven't been in years.
Lucali is my next favorite, but not on your list. Show up early to avoid lines.
Roberta's is really good but to be honest their kitchen is even better. Also a madhouse. Go right when it opens on saturday or sunday. Split a pizza and get some sticky buns or whatever weird pork and grits thing they're doing or something.
Totonnos is great and oldstyle and you can visit coney island too.
I found Saraghina really dissapointing.
Franny's is loved by all but I think expensive and crowded as well. I've never been.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:33 (twelve years ago) link
franny's other dishes are really excellent too. di fara maybe the best pizza. i also really liked giussepina's, lucali's sister restaurant which is much easier to get in to.
― mizzell, Saturday, 5 May 2012 18:43 (twelve years ago) link
di fara is great pizza but HEAVY - that xtra dose of olive oil on top is a killer. tastes great, tho
i prefer totonnos pizza. the place itself is more manageable, what I imagine di fara was like before the foodies discovered. as dan said, you can tie in a coney island visit.
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Saturday, 5 May 2012 19:10 (twelve years ago) link
Why the disappointment at saraghina? Im very fond of that place.I enjoy di fara too, and it's even close, but I hate the crowd there. It's nice to just settle in at saraghina.
― lou reed scott walker monks niagra (chinavision!), Saturday, 5 May 2012 19:49 (twelve years ago) link
i love saraghina, also (imo) the best space of all these restaurants
frannys is much, much less crowded at lunchtime, and they serve the same menu
― max, Saturday, 5 May 2012 21:43 (twelve years ago) link
I don't know, I went once and none of us liked the pizza. It was packed and late, maybe an off night.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 6 May 2012 00:14 (twelve years ago) link
went to roberta's and di fara in the end - both midweek. liked both - found the people on the street around the morgan ave stop kind of annoying but inside it was actually really nice and pizzas good. di fara was good too, no line! mad expensive tho
― coal, Saturday, 19 May 2012 14:36 (eleven years ago) link
not sure if anyone cares, but Mama's in the EV closed after 15 years, tho the mashed potatoes just weren't the same under the second owner.
http://mamasfoodshop.com/
― Pangborn to be Wilde (Dr Morbius), Sunday, 12 August 2012 17:43 (eleven years ago) link
Pete Wells has been on a tear. Brutal review of Eleven Madison's new "storytelling" format (which sounds awful) and knocked Le Cirque down from three stars to one. I would never go to Le Cirque (have been to 11 Madison, it's great) but just an entertaining week for high-profile food reviews. I'd be shocked if Eleven Madison didn't make some changes based on that writeup. It made eating there sound painful.
― dmr, Thursday, 20 September 2012 19:24 (eleven years ago) link
IDK, his writing makes me kind of half-laugh, half-wince
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Thursday, 20 September 2012 20:39 (eleven years ago) link
But truth be told I don't have that much interest in going to places like that. H and I kind of decided that we never enjoy the experience to the same degree as the pain we feel in our wallets.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Thursday, 20 September 2012 20:53 (eleven years ago) link
fwiw, this is a great uninentionally funny food photograph imo:
http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2012/09/19/dining/19NOTEBOOK2/19JPNOTEBOOK-popup.jpg
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Thursday, 20 September 2012 20:54 (eleven years ago) link
Eleven Madison thing I just found interesting from a "what would it be like to hold that much power" angle, publish a takedown on Monday and a four-star restaurant implements your requested changes by Thursday
http://ny.eater.com/archives/2012/09/has_eleven_madison_park_nixed_the_narration.php
― dmr, Thursday, 20 September 2012 21:05 (eleven years ago) link
those narrations sound pretty excrutiating though. I feel embarassed enough when waiters launch into overlong spiels about how the food is prepared.
― look at this quarterstaff (Hurting 2), Thursday, 20 September 2012 21:53 (eleven years ago) link
Ok, so does anyone have any go-to recommendations when they get an extremely broad "HEY WHAT'S A GOOD RESTAURANT IN NYC" requests from people not that familiar with the city?
To be more specific, this is a couple who recently moved from another country and are not that familiar with NYC or the states at all, and the guy's parents are visiting and they want to go somewhere nice with his parents, somewhere "downtown" (I have asked her to be more specific but she hasn't gotten back to me). I also assume it should be a place where it's not ridiculously hard to get a reservation (or a no-reservation place that tends to have two hour lines). TBH I don't even go to Manhattan restaurants very much anyway, so I'm not much help other than looking through Zagat. I just want them to get good food, and maybe ideally an experience that is somehow New York and American without being, like, Patsy's or something obvious like that.
― Knut Horowitz, Able-Bodied Investment Banker and Ladies Man (Hurting 2), Friday, 26 October 2012 02:43 (eleven years ago) link
i dunno, my aunt was in town last night & we had a great time at la nacional on 14th street. great paella and tapas. the ladies loved the sangria.
― i guess i'd just rather listen to canned heat? (ian), Friday, 26 October 2012 02:47 (eleven years ago) link
my go to for stuff like that is always otto which is a) run by a Famous Chef but is b) pretty good and is c) crowded/"happening" but is still d) easy to get a table as a walk in and finally is e) decently priced
― max, Friday, 26 October 2012 03:03 (eleven years ago) link
also its PIZZA which is like how much more new york/american can you get
― max, Friday, 26 October 2012 03:04 (eleven years ago) link
my OTHER recommendation which goes in the other direction is great ny noodle town which is also cheap and easy to get a table and pretty good but not at all "downtown" more like "'authentic' chinatown chinese flourescent lights no windows super crowded hurried waiters"
― max, Friday, 26 October 2012 03:06 (eleven years ago) link
lol Otto was actually the first place I thought of, but I haven't been there in a few years and I thought maybe it wasn't the best option
― Knut Horowitz, Able-Bodied Investment Banker and Ladies Man (Hurting 2), Friday, 26 October 2012 16:26 (eleven years ago) link
Maybe Otto is the answer
obv getting wasted then going to noodle town in the middle of the night is the way to go
― --bob marley (lag∞n), Friday, 26 October 2012 16:28 (eleven years ago) link
btw it totally 'has window' dont listen to yelp user maxbrooklynfoodie10
― --bob marley (lag∞n), Friday, 26 October 2012 16:34 (eleven years ago) link
I suggested that and Union Square Cafe if they want to spend more.
― Knut Horowitz, Able-Bodied Investment Banker and Ladies Man (Hurting 2), Friday, 26 October 2012 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
it has like 1 window
i had a kind of meh meal at usq cafe but its def very NEW YORK
― max, Friday, 26 October 2012 17:09 (eleven years ago) link
four people need to eat a yummy meal right by the Met around 6 pm/6:15 if we're going to make it to the opera on time
Cafe Luxembourg can't seat us, they are booked
we currently have a reservation at a nearby place (Arpeggio) but I have heard that it is meh and I'm hoping that y'all can recommend something a little better- anybody wanna make a suggestion?
where do we go?
help me ILX you're my only hope
― the tune was space, Friday, 26 October 2012 21:46 (eleven years ago) link
I was also thinking maybe Blue Hill if pricey is ok? Although I felt weirdly uncomfortable in the NYC one, like there was a very subtle snobbery to the place.
― Knut Horowitz, Able-Bodied Investment Banker and Ladies Man (Hurting 2), Friday, 26 October 2012 21:48 (eleven years ago) link
i dont really know anything up where that is, drew. salumeria rosi? ive never been but a friend likes it
― max, Friday, 26 October 2012 22:13 (eleven years ago) link
ive had 1 amazing and 1 okay meal at blue hill. its a solid price range above otto & usc though isnt it?
― max, Friday, 26 October 2012 22:14 (eleven years ago) link
blue hill is pricey and the farm/table thing though unique can be underwhelming but worth experiencing at least once
tune was space - Gabriel's on 60th may be out of the way but it's v dependable hearty tuscan fare. slighty $$ w/some great mid-priced wines
― (REAL NAME) (m coleman), Saturday, 27 October 2012 10:51 (eleven years ago) link
epic pan of Guy Fieri's Times Square restaurant.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/14/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-guys-american-kitchen-bar-in-times-square.html
fish, barrel, etc but made me laugh out loud for reals
― dmr, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 15:41 (eleven years ago) link
Hey, did you try that blue drink, the one that glows like nuclear waste? The watermelon margarita? Any idea why it tastes like some combination of radiator fluid and formaldehyde?
Is this how you roll in Flavor Town?
― dmr, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 15:43 (eleven years ago) link
curious how many restaurants have ever been rated POOR in the Times. lower than zero stars. has to be a pretty short list, most places that shitty probably aren't notable enough to warrant a review.
― dmr, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 15:44 (eleven years ago) link
oh damn I just saw the other Guy thread. oh well. late to the game.
― dmr, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 15:46 (eleven years ago) link
Nocello on West 55th, anyone? Family coming down from CT to have holiday dinner there.
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 15:52 (eleven years ago) link
The review in the Observer from a few weeks ago was as good/brutal.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 15:56 (eleven years ago) link
about 200 post about that in here worst sounding sushi roll at guy fieri's southern bbq & california style sushi restaurant tex wasabi's
― carne asada, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 15:59 (eleven years ago) link
xp[ost Quite the surprise that a TV personality's restaurant in a tourist trap district would turn out to be shit.
― Manfred Mann meets Man Parrish (ithappens), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 16:01 (eleven years ago) link
yeah, kind of panko-encrusted tilapia in a maple-glazed barrel imo
― drunk 'n' white's elements of style (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 16:42 (eleven years ago) link
not familiar w/ Nocello. the review sites seem to like it pretty well.
― dmr, Wednesday, 14 November 2012 16:49 (eleven years ago) link
Fieri can be the new Mamma Leone
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 16:52 (eleven years ago) link
Also I feel like DFW set the gold standard for snarky reviews of bloated, overpriced american attractions, and this is pretty weak in comparison. I like Wells a little better when he takes down silly 1%er restaurants like Eleven Madison Park, because at least that's something that doesn't get done that often.
― drunk 'n' white's elements of style (Hurting 2), Wednesday, 14 November 2012 16:56 (eleven years ago) link
wd try Moti Mahal Delux for lunch this month (on a non-workday, NYEve?)
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/05/dining/reviews/restaurant-review-moti-mahal-delux-in-manhattan.html
― saltwater incursion (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 6 December 2012 02:04 (eleven years ago) link
Can anyone recommend a place for a special lunch for a birthday somewhere downtown preferably in the lower east side, soho, tribeca, maybe village?
― i don't even have an internet (Hurting 2), Saturday, 8 June 2013 00:44 (ten years ago) link
torrisi?
― max, Saturday, 8 June 2013 11:55 (ten years ago) link
hey guys is "Daniel" any good?
― ^ sarcasm (ken c), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 15:53 (ten years ago) link
I have to say, I was disappointed. The only other restaurant of that "caliber" I've been to was Jean Georges which was amazing. We found Daniel kind of stuffy, like it was aimed at a more old-fashioned moneyed manhattan set and the food just didn't blow us away the way Jean Georges did.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 16:04 (ten years ago) link
damn. going to have a look at jean georges too - hoping to book somewhere nice for a birthday. really wanted to try 11 madison park but that's booked out :(
― ^ sarcasm (ken c), Tuesday, 8 October 2013 16:10 (ten years ago) link
Jean Georges does a prix fixe lunch that's great and it think easier to get a seat.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 8 October 2013 16:40 (ten years ago) link
Tried the highly regarded Rye in Williamsburg this weekend. Feeling very bored of these new classic american type places -- very nice atmosphere but the food just relies on fatty, salty and sweet with not much else interesting going on. Everything was so rich and heavy that I couldn't finish.
― Burt Stuntin (Hurting 2), Monday, 3 February 2014 20:00 (ten years ago) link
recommendations? gonna be in town for four days next month and would like try some new or new-ish places
― dark sorcerer wallenstein (Lamp), Wednesday, 20 August 2014 19:50 (nine years ago) link
how much $
― Bringing the mosh (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 20 August 2014 20:02 (nine years ago) link
and where are we talking? manhattan? parts of brooklyn? queens?food is good.
― ian, Wednesday, 20 August 2014 20:19 (nine years ago) link
honestly willing to take any suggestions along as the place hasnt been open longer than two years
― dark sorcerer wallenstein (Lamp), Wednesday, 20 August 2014 20:22 (nine years ago) link
ivan ramen, uncle boon's, gato, all'onda
feel like i don't go out to eat much anymore
― max, Thursday, 21 August 2014 11:21 (nine years ago) link
Lafayette's p good; carbone is better. Cosign Ivan ramen. Mercadito?
― Bringing the mosh (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 21 August 2014 11:54 (nine years ago) link
Charlie bird
― Bringing the mosh (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 21 August 2014 11:57 (nine years ago) link
thanx bros. all'onda was def on my list and will give ivan ramen a try too
does anyone have opinions about aita?
― dark sorcerer wallenstein (Lamp), Thursday, 21 August 2014 14:53 (nine years ago) link
I've never eaten at the legendary Cafe Edison in Times Square, aka the Polish Tea Room, which is being evicted. Genuinely funny Yelp pans tho.
http://vanishingnewyork.blogspot.com/2014/11/cafe-edison.html
http://www.yelp.com/biz/cafe-edison-new-york
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 6 November 2014 21:32 (nine years ago) link
I didn't know about that place, will have to ask my folks about it, however, just calling it "The Polish Tea Room" is such a great old New York joke
― my jaw left (Hurting 2), Thursday, 6 November 2014 21:36 (nine years ago) link
this woman looked at our table like we were a NAMBLA convention and proceeded to gargle "YOU ORDER!" at each of us.
I'm a vegan and I asked if the veggie burger had egg. She said, and I quote "I don't know what is in it. We are not one of those place where we know what is in the food."
― things lose meaning over time (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 6 November 2014 21:39 (nine years ago) link
I'm going to the theatre at the Polonsky/TFANA place about two blocks from BAM. How is that Thai place on Fulton St, National?
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 16:23 (nine years ago) link
are you going to an octoroon? it's great!!
― max, Tuesday, 3 March 2015 16:59 (nine years ago) link
an octoroon is great, i mean. the thai place ive never been to
so i read max, that's why i'm surrendering half my annual theatre budget to see it!
― touch of a love-starved cobra (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 3 March 2015 17:03 (nine years ago) link
is there any good pizza by the slice waayyyyy downtown? ie the Battery, financial district.
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 20 August 2015 16:34 (eight years ago) link
(i work down here now, and the food is one more reason not to leave the office)
― skateboards are the new combover (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 20 August 2015 16:53 (eight years ago) link
Ok someone give me a few money-be-damned recommendations for a 10th wedding anniversary dinner. Would consider going a little outside the city too (e.g. I'm considering Blue Hill Stone Barns but we've been there before)
― human life won't become a cat (man alive), Sunday, 17 April 2016 04:10 (eight years ago) link
Pan zur in tivoli and you can stay in the brice marden hotel down the street. That has s restaurant too but it was more hit or miss. Have brunch there.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 17 April 2016 04:51 (eight years ago) link
It's not blue hill fancy but much more than just tapas. CIA chefs.
― dan selzer, Sunday, 17 April 2016 04:53 (eight years ago) link
grammercy
― How Butch, I mean (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Sunday, 17 April 2016 22:18 (eight years ago) link
People of New York, let me ask you a question!
I'm taking my son for his first trip to New York this weekend. Being a 12 year old boy, he wants to eat burgers and pizzas and large sandwiches. We're staying at the Wyndham New Yorker, on 34th and 8th. I realise that area is very much a culinary wasteland, but are there any good cheap eats of the kind he is interested in around there? Thanking you in advance.
― Roaming gang of aggressive circlepits (ithappens), Monday, 23 May 2016 16:39 (seven years ago) link
Need some recs for an anniversary dinner. Spendy ok but not Per Se level spendy. Reservation 1-1.5 mos in advance doable for a weekend dinner. Preferably Brooklyn or lower Manhattan. Favorite types of food include Japanese, seafood, more innovative end of new American stuff.
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Friday, 1 July 2016 17:00 (seven years ago) link
Battersby on court st is great for seafood. Reservations only for their tasting menu.
― mizzell, Friday, 1 July 2016 17:12 (seven years ago) link
Sorry smith st not court st.
― mizzell, Friday, 1 July 2016 17:14 (seven years ago) link
Hmm, will definitely consider. Have heard good things. Any others?
― socka flocka-jones (man alive), Friday, 1 July 2016 20:28 (seven years ago) link
Assuming by downtown you mean under 14th st.? For sushi I still love Jewel Bako and reservations are easy. Also Sushi Nakazawa if you can get in. Babbo is nice for an intimate meal (love Charlie Bird but it's loud and chaotic). If you venture uptown a bit I honestly would recommend lunch at Le Bernadin or Marea. Lunch is not as pricey as dinner but still so awesome.
― Yerac, Saturday, 2 July 2016 14:51 (seven years ago) link
Any tribeca recommendations for eating and (cocktail) drinking? I'm pretty clueless on NYC dining. Any cuisine/price range, could be lunch or dinner or both.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Saturday, 31 December 2016 21:31 (seven years ago) link
Also chelsea recs for dinner, someplace not too loud?
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Saturday, 31 December 2016 23:24 (seven years ago) link
In Tribeca, Tamarind is quite nice, aesthetically and foodwise, if you'd be into fancy Indian. They have a prix fixe option at lunch.
Chelsea: go to El Quijote next to the Chelsea Hotel. It's an ageless Spanish institution which is still good imo. Lobster specials, tapas, sangria, the works. The bill tends to add up, but you do get very generous portions. It gets busy at night, but it wouldn't be loud in terms of thumping music or anything like that. At lunch they actually play soothing old-school Muzak, which is kind of a rarity nowadays. They also stay open in between lunch & dinner hours, so you could go at 3:30 or something.
― Josefa, Saturday, 31 December 2016 23:52 (seven years ago) link
I went to Tamarind the last time I was in NYC, about five years ago, I think? Enjoyed it but would like to try something different. El Quijote sounds right up my alley, thanks!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Monday, 2 January 2017 00:05 (seven years ago) link
ok guys I'm in park slope and I'm starving
i used to live here but i don't know anything anymore
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 12 March 2019 23:52 (five years ago) link
I stopped eating there when they closed the Chip Shop
no… I still do go to that Szechuan place on 7th Ave & 10th, where I sat a table over from Bill de Blasio about ten years back.
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 00:13 (five years ago) link
lol i literally found a place called "Brooklyn Burgers and Beer" so crisis avertedi forgot how high the general standard of food is in New York. i know
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 00:31 (five years ago) link
burgers and beer is solid enough for what it is, would've suggested Bonnie's which is right across the street
― Neus Anneus (voodoo chili), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 00:33 (five years ago) link
it's fine. it's what i need. exhausted and delirious after flight. will try Bonnie's for lunch tomorrow if they're open.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 00:41 (five years ago) link
naruto ramen b
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Wednesday, 13 March 2019 02:33 (five years ago) link
I used to love Bonnies. Just wanted to share that.
― dan selzer, Wednesday, 13 March 2019 03:00 (five years ago) link
i forgot how high the general standard of food is in New York.My usual complaint is that restaurants outside of NYC have more white ppl food and fewer immigrants working in them. Velveeta and canned salsa on scrambled eggs is a “Spanish omelette” and so on. It’s dreadful.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Thursday, 14 March 2019 10:41 (five years ago) link
"i forgot how high the general standard of expensive food is in New York."
Anyway: sub. in "any moderate to large city or college town" for "New York." One of the only NYC things that doesn't really exist outside of NYC is the high general standard of food available, either dine in or delivery, nearly *24/7*, with the 24/7 doing the heavy lifting. There are good cooks (and immigrants) working in kitchens everywhere.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 March 2019 11:48 (five years ago) link
Knoxville is a college town
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 14 March 2019 11:55 (five years ago) link
No good food or immigrants there?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 March 2019 11:58 (five years ago) link
More importantly, can you get a good omelette there? (Jesus, Velveeta and canned salsa? Where do they serve this? Reminds me of a steakhouse I went to in Omaha once that served deep fried parsley.)
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 March 2019 11:59 (five years ago) link
the standard of food - both in restaurants and what you can expect to buy in a random corner deli - is substantially higher in New York than it is in Knoxville. willing to stand behind that.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:04 (five years ago) link
unsurprising that the first challenge to that statement came from username “josh in CHICAGO”
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:10 (five years ago) link
Ha. There is no question whatsoever that the quality or at least certainly variety of food in NYC is greater than that in Knoxville, sure. I just always bristle at "only in NYC!" claims, or maybe just specifically that outside of NYC there is nothing but white ppl food and no immigrants. I've had great meals all over the country, in the most surprising of places, and I've had terrible meals, too, including pizza (!) in NYC (!!) that gave me a terrible case of food poisoning.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:21 (five years ago) link
the quality of Mexican food in Knoxville has risen approx 20x in the last decade or two it is true
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:30 (five years ago) link
and mexican food in nyc is roundly terrible in my experience
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:36 (five years ago) link
you’re still kinda otm about the baseline “probably not gonna have a bad time” quality of meals here tho (it’s probably even better in chicago where they have and eat all the good food)
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:38 (five years ago) link
Yeah, the only other place that I feel like you can get as consistently high quality food of food as NYC, across a range of prices, is pretty much more focused on that country's cuisine, like Japan.
Whenever anyone asks me what I miss about NYC, I always say the food.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:42 (five years ago) link
I kind of feel that most major cities have their particular food niche, based on immigrants and whatnot. I know people that swear by the food - quality and diversity - in Houston, for example. From Pittsburgh to Portland, this country is packed with great food.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:52 (five years ago) link
All cities have good food somewhere, that's a given.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:54 (five years ago) link
It's interesting to revisit the same places/cities/regions over the course of many, many years. You can really see when they start fast forward through many years of food stagnation to catch up.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:59 (five years ago) link
i will say i have been surprised at how... peremptory the espresso drinks i have had in pk Slope have been? gorilla, clever blend, swedish espresso bar etc - they are all several notches below what I'm used to at the equivalent sorts of places in London. is it cuz London has more Australians??
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 14 March 2019 12:59 (five years ago) link
Maybe it's the water?
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:00 (five years ago) link
xpost That's a good question. If I had to hazard a guess, it's that starting a hipster coffee shop is kind of a generic "I've got a great idea for a business!" sort of idea, but I'm not sure how well trained the baristas are. Factor in a pretty harried environment and probably Americans being accustomed to average (or goofy) espresso drinks, and perhaps the standards are low? I think (speaking of Australians) it's telling that the flat white has become a thing here, even at Starbucks. It was always one of my favorite things about going to Australia, its simplicity and drinkability, so perhaps the novelty of something so simple and accessible and not soaked in syrup and covered with sprinkles held some appeal here? Americans settled for shitty coffee for decades and decades, and it's only been in the last 20 years or so that they've finally started to catch up.
Or it could be the water! I remember there used to be a NY pizza place in Santa Monica whose proprietor had a cocktail of minerals and whatnot added to the water to mimic NYC drinking water and therefore better replicate his pizza dough of choice.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:07 (five years ago) link
i mean they literally just don't make them well, to the extent that it seems pretty clear they don't even realize there is a higher standard. they look and taste like they've come out of a machine. it's not terrible by any means but these are places with like, framed vintage posters of coffee machines on the wall and little stickers saying things like "only good coffee" like the technical wizardry of coffee-making is their USP but the coffee you get could be from the unit in the breakfast room of a fair-to-middling la quinta suites
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:09 (five years ago) link
There's a question for you, now that I've brought it up: is the notion of a "hipster coffee shop" a distinctly American thing? It seems that for a long time "hipster" was conflated with "snob," and you were a snob because you actually wanted to go to a coffee shop of quality, rather than McDonald's or some chain. But in other countries they've had great coffee shops for decades, so there would be nothing "hip" about wanting a good espresso.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:11 (five years ago) link
i think very, very few countries outside italy have had good coffee shops for decades
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:11 (five years ago) link
might be just those places? i would try grumpy, hungry ghost, or blue bottle in park slope.but i would also believe that nyc is behind lots of cities in the us and abroad when it comes to third wave coffee.xxp
― mizzell, Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:12 (five years ago) link
thanks for the recs! i forgot about hungry ghost - i have had good coffee there
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:14 (five years ago) link
i have to say I'm particularly disappointed in gorilla, which i thought of as a very credible place a dozen years ago
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:15 (five years ago) link
yeah, I do agree that americans making espresso for american palates is its own thing, even if it happens subconsciously. Coffee has it's own terroir.
I always have these issues when I go from place to place and bring food or wine somewhere else. So much affects how it presents itself when you are not acclimated to the local food and water.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:16 (five years ago) link
We totally have hipster coffee shops in chile.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:18 (five years ago) link
Only semi-related, I remember reading about Starbucks opening its first shop in Vienna, and everyone there predicted it would fail because there was nothing someone in Vienna liked more than taking their time, sipping their coffee and smoking a cigarette. And Starbucks turned out to be a big success, because there was a big contingent of people in Vienna who, go figure, *wanted* a smoke-free coffee shop that did not require an hour-long commitment.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:31 (five years ago) link
Park Slope is not really considered a great neighborhood for restaurants.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:34 (five years ago) link
Yes- i went to Fausto last night though, which is terrific
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 14 March 2019 13:48 (five years ago) link
I've been to a random sprinkling of diners around NY/NJ/PA/NYC, and outside of NYC the quality goes down so fast. If it's a Greek ("Greek") diner, it might be fine (shoutout to the Pompton Queen, you were phenomenal!), but places in PA are based on Germanic heritage cuisines and local preferences, and...yikes. The most flavorless starch mounds known to humankind. They will not have spinach--like literally in the whole kitchen they do not offer or use any spinach or asparagus or broccoli or any vegetable that's not frozen. They will not have feta or blue cheese. They will not use any spices at all. There will be no hot sauce available. It's bad, people.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:02 (five years ago) link
Tbh we're finding the same thing in small Hudson Valley towns. It's almost universally terrible unless you go to a larger city known for having a "scene," like Beacon. Even then, lots of places are bad (Brothers Trattoria--red sauce and white tablecloths and nothing else; the wine was bad, the sauce was bad, I'm pretty sure they lied about the gluten-free pasta option because I got sick afterward). The good ones are ramen, Palestinian, Sri Lankan.
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, March 14, 2019 12:36 PM (two hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
This is ridiculous and/or a narcissism of small differences. Some is mediocre, some is good, some is really good, but nothing is as bad as Velveeta and food service watery salsa so I don't want to hear it.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:11 (five years ago) link
Yeah, NYC is just on an entirely different level than almost anything I've experienced. Being able to get any type of cuisine and being able to get the authentic version and then the americanized version and both being good. And being able to source those directly imported ingredients yourself. There is such a high concentration of people really knowledgeable and interested in food that nothing average can really survive. Unless it's a laundering front or they own the building.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:15 (five years ago) link
it is absolutely ridiculous and a narcissism of small differences to the point, i can't account for why a burrito in san francisco is perfect while every burrito i've had in new york over the past nine years is overloaded to the point of being unwieldy, and tasteless on top of it
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:18 (five years ago) link
to the point where*
Aren't all the burritos in NY really done in the California burrito style?
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:23 (five years ago) link
I've had some really amazing tacos (cecinas, lenguas, carnitas) and huaraches in ny.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:25 (five years ago) link
Tacos, posole, chilaquiles, elote, tamales, arepas....burritos are for chumps.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:27 (five years ago) link
I almost said burritos are for NYU students but then I remembered the noize board's love affair with them.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:28 (five years ago) link
The problem is the produce. Also regionally the Mexicans in New York are more about tacos. The Mexican restaurants that make mission style burritos in New York aren’t using the kind of ingredients you take for granted in California.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:29 (five years ago) link
this is what i've always suspected thanks dan
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:30 (five years ago) link
But go to Cosme or any number of trucks on Roosevelt ave. There’s great Mexican in NY of many stripes. It’s Vietnamese food we’re lacking.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:31 (five years ago) link
it's true that i'm overstating my case and i've had a good taco from a truck in new york
― jolene club remix (BradNelson), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:33 (five years ago) link
Dan, did you ever go to Bunker? We used to drive by their weirdly located place in the middle of an industrial area on...Metropolitan? but never went in, and then I think it closed? Idk what happened there.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:34 (five years ago) link
Anyone have any recs for a newish place to go out for dinner with friends in Jackson Heights/Woodside area? I've done Ayada, Sripraphai and Mustang a lot and would like a change.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:35 (five years ago) link
The Mexican restaurants that make mission style burritos in New York aren’t using the kind of ingredients you take for granted in California.
cld you elaborate? avos, cilantro, beans, green or red sauce, what are these mystery ingredients?
― The immortal Hydra Viridisimma (outdoor_miner), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:35 (five years ago) link
xp I have been to the Bunker in Bushwick a couple times -- one time it was really good and another time (the more recent time) it was kind of bad.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:36 (five years ago) link
It’s Vietnamese food we’re lacking.
Bingo. Philly has better Vietnamese than NYC.
I miss Holy Basil. I went on some early and memorable dates with my wife there. Hadn’t been in years though.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:38 (five years ago) link
I told my mom there was a surge of hipstery Taiwanese places all of a sudden in NY and she wanted to work at one.
I assume it's much easier to maintain yearlong avocado, pepper, greens quality in CA.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:39 (five years ago) link
I agree that burritos are not as good in NYC. I think the quality of the flour tortillas is part of the problem. You can get good tacos though. There’s a Spanish hole in the wall place near my office that makes carnitas tacos with the Cuban-style roast pork and they are great. As good as the more hyped tacos at Los Tacos #1 but with shorter lines and better prices.
― o. nate, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:41 (five years ago) link
Went to Bunker a couple times at the old location on Metropolitan but heard it was not as goood when it moved to Bushwick.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:41 (five years ago) link
Bunker is/was great. Used to go all the time when it was on Metropolitan because we have a CAR! But they moved over to a more hospitable area of Bushwick near "jefftown" or whatever. We went once to that location, it was packed and not quite as good.
So yeah, they're good, there's a few places like that, also Falansai in bushwick if that's still open, but the classic vietnamese places, there's a few in the various chinatowns but none are as good as what you find from Cherry Hill/Philly down to DC or apparently New Orleans...or what I had that one time in Seattle.
RE: Woodside, Woodside Cafe on the corner of Broadway and 65th, I really like, they have these things called Chatamari which are awesome pancake meals. Khao Kang is my favorite restaurant, maybe in the world, but it's not a nice sit-down place. It's a block up from Ayada. There's an indonesian place called Awang that's interesting. We've only ordered once and it was good.
My favorite tibeten in JH was Phayul and they've been working on opening a larger location across the street from their orginal upstairs (and totally charming) location. Not sure if it's open yet, but Phayul is great. That and Mustang were our go-to nepali places.
Have you been to Dawas in Sunnyside? That's FANTASTIC and usually pretty chill at night. The owner does a new american hipster chef kind of thing and her father does a nepali thing and they don't do fusion and both sides of the menu are great. I've had friends take issue with the nepali because it's sorta "elevated" but it's still totally authentic and in some cases, like the shabeley meat patty things, their version is better than anything I've had elsewhere.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:42 (five years ago) link
it is a bit of a mystery but all of the above? I think the issue is the mission burrito joints in NY all suck. When I go to my local taco cart, their salsas are fresh and handmade and taste good. But if you got "California Burrito" or whatever, it's not so good.
I think there are good burritos. My local De Mole, which isn't as good as it used to be, but I'd get their Chicken Mole burrito and swear by it.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:44 (five years ago) link
vietnamese food is bad here. there's a good banh mi place in sunset park and another in elmhurst. not even remotely close to new orleans or houston in quality.
bunker was good in its former digs on metropolitan ave but new big bunker is trying to be too many different things and it's kind of a bummer. they are incredibly nice and baby friendly which is all i care about at this point tbh.
― adam, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:47 (five years ago) link
burrito-eatin' chump here
― a Mets fan who gave up on everything in the mid '80s (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:49 (five years ago) link
Bonita used to have an amazing spicy pork burrito that was better than anything I have had in san francisco.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:50 (five years ago) link
Yeah I don't feel like I've ever had really good vietnamese in NYC.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:50 (five years ago) link
I still need to try Casa Enrique.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:51 (five years ago) link
ft Greene used to have a fantastic Cambodian place.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:51 (five years ago) link
Casa Enrique is very good...but I totally don't get like, michelin star good?
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:55 (five years ago) link
my favorite mexican place though is in the bronx, and it's name shall not be revealed.
Cosme and Oxomoco both worth the high-end mexican hype.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:58 (five years ago) link
there is a decent pho spot in the east village, the name escapes me though.
ramen is a much better bet, in general.
― Neus Anneus (voodoo chili), Thursday, 14 March 2019 15:58 (five years ago) link
http://estrellitapoblana.nyc/
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:00 (five years ago) link
Michelin Stars seem weirdly conservative to me. I've been to Enrique several times and I like it a lot but basically agree with that take, and now that it's actually been long waits/hard to get reservations we don't really bother with it.
I've had similar experiences with other michelin star restaurants. The now closed Danny Brown in Forest Hills was def the best "fine" restaurant in the area but seemed similar to a lot of manhattan fare. It seems like they award it based on a sort of total package perfectionism rather than absolutely phenomenal food.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:00 (five years ago) link
I think Casa Enrique is excellent. The cooking is very elegant for what is often thought of as rustic food. Also, Michelin tends to ignore stars for non-Italian/French/Japanese ethnic food, so I am cool with it.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:00 (five years ago) link
OTOH I love M. Wells Steakhouse and that's michelin starred
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:01 (five years ago) link
Japanese and Korean are generally very good quality in NYC, even at reasonable price points. I agree go for ramen, udon or kimchi jigae.
― o. nate, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:01 (five years ago) link
the michelin stars also take service and consistency into account.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:03 (five years ago) link
I'm borderline anti-service
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:03 (five years ago) link
oh maybe they don't look at service, disregard.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:04 (five years ago) link
"quality of the ingredients used, mastery of flavour and cooking techniques, the personality of the chef in his cuisine, value for money and consistency between visits."
Didn't know Estrellita Poblana, will check it out. My fave is a different bronx mexican place. i guess that says something about mexican in the Bronx.
Tortilleria Nixtamil was pretty great but it suddenly closed recently.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:04 (five years ago) link
yeah we were p sad about Nixtamal closing. Is there anything else good in Corona? We're in that area a lot (zoo/hall of science/queens museum)
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:05 (five years ago) link
this place:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/cienega-las-tlayudas-de-oaxaca-mexican-cuisine-corona?osq=mexican
was really cute. They specialize in these Oaxacan "pizzas". Wife got it veggie and it was kinda boring, imagine it's better with meat. I got some tacos that were really good. I'd go back.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:09 (five years ago) link
people love park side but i've never been. lemon ice king isn't a restaurant really but it is consistently great and a beautiful shining institution.
― adam, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:09 (five years ago) link
but look at the tomatos in the picture for that place and you'll see what I mean about produce in NYC.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:10 (five years ago) link
I've never been here:
https://www.yelp.com/biz/tacos-y-quesadillas-mexico-restaurant-queens?osq=mexican
but they run the cart at 61st and roosevelt that's my regular.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:11 (five years ago) link
whatever I got from lemon ice king was garbage, IDK if I just ordered the wrong thing or something
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:11 (five years ago) link
aw drag. give it another shot. i like the peanut butter ice but i understand that it is maybe not to everyone's taste
― adam, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:12 (five years ago) link
also not much of a sit-down, but La Esquina del Camaron in Jackson Heights is AWESOME. It's the back of a bodega and outside when weather permits. He makes shrimp or shrimp and octopus cocktails that are fucking amazing. Also ceviche and fish tacos.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:13 (five years ago) link
side note but I feel like a queens FAP is due. Maybe we can go to Nowadays when it's warmer -- could even do daytime and bring the kids.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:14 (five years ago) link
the only thing worth getting at the lemon ice king is lemon ice, ime
― mizzell, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:14 (five years ago) link
Octopus cocktails!
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:15 (five years ago) link
i am down for a kid friendly nowadays hang
― adam, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:15 (five years ago) link
Nixtamal is closing? i drive out there for fresh masa to make tamales for christmas
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:17 (five years ago) link
oh sorry for double post
oh wait, not an octopus alcoholic drink.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:17 (five years ago) link
i had some really good tacos in the back of a grocery store by my nephews place in bushwick
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:19 (five years ago) link
the best taco i've had in ny was suadero from izucar in bushwick
― mizzell, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:22 (five years ago) link
nixtamal is closed.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:25 (five years ago) link
focussing on wholesale distribution
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:26 (five years ago) link
if you ever checked out the paper list of clients taped up next to the tortilla machine, it was bonkers.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:27 (five years ago) link
Idk if Estrellita is on the same level as other places mentioned here, but it's on Arthur Ave, and for my money I'd rather have posole and jamaica than any kind of fake Italian for $30 a plate available on that street.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:29 (five years ago) link
I loved Nixtamal but it was kind of a weird uncomfortable space and very small. Tables were always a pain with kids. Also there was a time when they would always have really fantastic and interesting specials but then they stopped doing that and just stuck to their bog standard (but excellent) taqueria menu. I wish they would open a slightly larger and more comfortable place with an expanded menu.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:31 (five years ago) link
carne, Nixtamal still has a production facility a couple of blocks away where you can purchase the tortillas. You may be able to buy the masa there as well.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:45 (five years ago) link
people love park side but i've never been.
I went five years ago for work with a guy who had part of a table in the main room. (Some of the tables are “owned” by patrons so they have access to them and have little plaques with their names on them. One of the other names on the table we were at was Alphonse D’Amato, lol).
I got there early and got a drink at the bar. While I waited, regulars arrived in a steady stream. It was like the scene in Goodfellas after the Lufthansa heist when Carbone walked in with his wife and her new fur coat. Everyone was dressed 20 years out of date and the women wore tons of makeup. It was hilarious.
I was pleasantly surprised by the food, though. It is definitely Italian-American, but executed very well.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Thursday, 14 March 2019 16:59 (five years ago) link
got to love a place owned by a guy named Tough Tony https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Federici
― mizzell, Thursday, 14 March 2019 17:23 (five years ago) link
any recommendations for a good not super expensive French Bistro/Brasserie ? no specific area
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:08 (five years ago) link
never been there, but this is the same people as Casa Enrique and I hear it's good: https://henrinyc.com/cafe-henri/
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:08 (five years ago) link
oh I also like le barricou in williamsburg
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:10 (five years ago) link
oh yeah, also really like L'Antagoniste in Bed Stuy
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:12 (five years ago) link
little bistro in sunnyside: https://cotesoleilnyc.com/
and they just opened another in jackson heights: https://www.yelp.com/biz/bistro-eloise-queens
same weird strip mall as the french bakery
― dan selzer, Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:12 (five years ago) link
so many queens restaurants have that same long/narrow shape like they used to be phone card stores or something
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:15 (five years ago) link
I've heard good things about L'Antagoniste, I have to go there. I like Chez Oskar and it's very close to me but some of their dishes are hit or miss. The time I ordered garlic mashed potatoes and they were not garlicky and also cold was a bummer. But other things there are great.
― There's more Italy than necessary. (in orbit), Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:15 (five years ago) link
go when it's warm, the backyard is nice
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:16 (five years ago) link
le garage in bushwick is very good, probably the most consistently pleasant/satisfying nice-ish restaurant in that neighborhood
― adam, Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:19 (five years ago) link
For something easy/walk-in/dine by yourself, I like Bar Six and L'Express still.If you are in Tribeca, I would grab a drink at Frenchette, nicely curated natural wine selection and cocktails. It's kind of a scene (loud, hard to get reservations for dining in) but the interior is beautiful, I want to steal so much of the furniture.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:20 (five years ago) link
Amelie also has a good happy hour but it gets packed.
Actually, maybe skip Amelie for eating, I had some bad octopus there.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:23 (five years ago) link
nice ! lots to check out
― (•̪●) (carne asada), Thursday, 14 March 2019 19:43 (five years ago) link
Chez Moi is a more consistent version of bar tabac, which is also good (DT Atlantic area)
― YouTube_-_funy_cats.flv (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Thursday, 14 March 2019 20:07 (five years ago) link
xp I was finally able to get into Frenchette a month ago and it was awesome. It is definitely a little more scene-y than I like, but the food was excellent though rich. I had a beef and carrot main with oxtail and spaetzel that was delicious. The sauce had so much gelatin it just coated your mouth. Drank a 1997 Morgon that was fun.
Great food and drinks, but a little expensive for more than once in a while.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Thursday, 14 March 2019 20:26 (five years ago) link
Yeah, that is why I was saying to just get drinks there for a stop. The food is excellent (i've had blowfish, sweetbreads, duck and lamb dishes and everything has been great) but it's on the pricey side. Frenchette and Le Coucou I think are worth it for every so often splurges. Heh, I think I also ordered a beaujolais there last.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 20:45 (five years ago) link
Still haven’t gotten to Le Coucou, but I want to go. I’ve gotten a little lazy about having to jump through hoops to get reservations at the hot places.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Thursday, 14 March 2019 21:12 (five years ago) link
Gotten gotten. My English is terrible.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Thursday, 14 March 2019 21:13 (five years ago) link
Le coucou is relatively easy but it's more formal, it also has a beautiful dining room. I have a friend that has the private reservation number for frenchette so it is easy for us to go. I don't go out that much for food in ny because I cook a lot but when I do go out it's usually french or japanese or has an interesting wine list.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 21:22 (five years ago) link
If there was consistently great and easy ethiopian or indian around I would probably eat that more regularly.
― Yerac, Thursday, 14 March 2019 21:24 (five years ago) link
Just went to Prune. think my butter quota's finished for the year but it was terrific.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Friday, 15 March 2019 01:35 (five years ago) link
last night a bit of a Ft Greene crawl: Walter's, to Mo's, to The Alibi for late-nite. *mwah* chef's fingers
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 16 March 2019 15:32 (five years ago) link
had a cocktail at Walter's made with Root liqueur that tasted like a rootbeer float. the young woman who bartends there is an ingredients maniac with a photographic memory for drinks she's made.
― illegal economic migration (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 16 March 2019 15:34 (five years ago) link
Gonna be on the border of Bushwick and Williamsburg with the whole family in a couple of weeks. (East Williamsburg? Is that a thing?) Got any recommendations, besides Roberta's?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 16 March 2019 16:05 (five years ago) link
win son is slightly fancy but very good taiwanese
frost is excellent old school italian, almost as good a scene as nearby bamonte's but way more chill
― adam, Saturday, 16 March 2019 16:35 (five years ago) link
Which stop are you near? If it's Graham there is the Bagel Store that has really excellent bagels. Their other location on Bedford is the one they usually showcase about the famous rainbow bagels but the Graham one has it as well. Those are fine (kind of sweet) but I usually prefer the french toast and bacon egg and cheese ones (the bacon egg and cheese is *in* the bagel). I used to bring them into work once a month and people went mad for them.
― Yerac, Saturday, 16 March 2019 16:36 (five years ago) link
But if you are staying near Roberta's I would just eat there every day. I think they have a takeout window now too. Plus momo sushi beside it.
― Yerac, Saturday, 16 March 2019 16:39 (five years ago) link
roberta's takeout is fantastic. they deliver too, if the roberta's experience seems to exhausting
― adam, Saturday, 16 March 2019 16:43 (five years ago) link
closer to williamsburg proper, but i love okonomi on ainslie st for their set menu japanese breakfast/ lunch. you get fish, rice, soup and vegetables and it is simple but so good.
― mizzell, Saturday, 16 March 2019 17:01 (five years ago) link
Anyone tried Bozu?
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Saturday, 16 March 2019 17:42 (five years ago) link
Bozu is our favorite restaurant in williamsburg. I am sure there is better japanese/pricier that has opened since but we used to go there once a week. I haven't been in awhile so I don't know if that's nostalgia that makes us like it so much.
― Yerac, Saturday, 16 March 2019 17:45 (five years ago) link
This was the core stuff we galways got: Tofu salad, pork betty ( I would have to eat this all since my spouse doesn't eat meat), miso salmon, party bomb, yellowtail bomb, shiro bomb, stinky roll, white and red roll.
― Yerac, Saturday, 16 March 2019 17:51 (five years ago) link
I think we'll be by ... the Montrose Ave stop of the L?
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 16 March 2019 17:53 (five years ago) link
There's tons around, more near Bedford. It's a really good neighborhood for food. I do get DUMPLINGS! from Vanessa's on Bedford a lot. I could eat there every day. I am half taiwanese so I prefer the thick skin DUMPLINGS! and theirs are totally good and the food is really inexpensive. When my brothers' families came to visit and people were too tired, I would just get a ton of random food from there for all the kids. They still talk about Vanessa's.
― Yerac, Saturday, 16 March 2019 18:18 (five years ago) link
the vanessa's on 14th is kinda near my office, i get takeout from there occasionally. love the sesame pancake sandwiches in particular.
― adam, Saturday, 16 March 2019 19:06 (five years ago) link
t's kind of funny how all the Vanessa's have slightly different menus and prices.
― Yerac, Saturday, 16 March 2019 21:34 (five years ago) link
We really enjoyed Win Son, thanks. It was only 5 minutes walk from where we were staying, and even though they said there was a 2-hour wait, they had take out at the bar, which only took 10 or 15 minutes, and allowed us to have an excellent cocktail while we waited.
Roberta's was really good, too, but really no different or any better than similar styled pizza places in Chicago. Juliana's, on the other hand, next to Grimaldi's and from the former matriarch of that family, I found a big disappointment.
Had good Israeli food elsewhere, and good Chinese, and excellent Korean in Brooklyn at Insa. Grossest food was probably the cookie dough scoops my kids got. Pasteurized or no, nobody needs a softball sized chunk of cookie dough. Barf.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 30 March 2019 19:09 (five years ago) link
Spent the last day visiting friends in Montclair, New Jersey by the way, which has a pretty vibrant suburban food scene. But my kids got to see Stephen Colbert driving around, and I learned that Richard Thompson and Patrick Wilson are both local residents. Oh, and both Warren and Dan Zanes from the Del Fuegos, a former drummer from Guided by Voices, Christian McBride, and the brother of Camilla Parker Bowles. The latter is apparently, and probably not surprisingly, some kind of dandy. But I bet he eats pretty well.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 30 March 2019 19:12 (five years ago) link
Did you get anything else besides pizza at Roberta's? I think Roberta's kind of were one of the first to make pizza like that with those combos of ingredients at the time ( just had to look up to see when they opened, 2008). Because yeah, I definitely see a lot more of that style everywhere else now. I miss their hot oil and olives.
― Yerac, Saturday, 30 March 2019 19:13 (five years ago) link
Best sit down pizza I’ve had is Lucali but haven’t been in years.
For Israeli food I must plug my friends’ excellent (and now quite successful) cafe, Reunion.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Saturday, 30 March 2019 19:15 (five years ago) link
(In Williamsburg)
I like Lucali a lot, I like the simplicity of their menu.
― Yerac, Saturday, 30 March 2019 19:18 (five years ago) link
I think 60% of a pizza's favorability ranking is based on how hungry I am and who I am eating with.
― Yerac, Saturday, 30 March 2019 19:25 (five years ago) link
Roberta's we also had ...'Nduja and grilled bread? That style is just Neopolitan, no? Spacca Napoli in Chicago does the same style, and opened in 2006. When I looked up that info one of the first things I saw was a piece mentioning Roberta's, and saying, yeah, it's good, but we have pizza this good at home. Lucky both of us! There are a few more in that mode in this city.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 30 March 2019 19:29 (five years ago) link
I don't think they consider themselves neopolitan. Or at least not strict neopolitan. I remember their garden being a big talking point when their ingredients would come up. Even though I lived close by when they opened I didn't go for several/many years, even though my bread and chef friends often talked about it. It's so weird that I barely ate pizza like half the time I lived in NY.
Ha, I think most people just assume Chicago only has that casserole pizza. which I am kind of into sometimes.
― Yerac, Saturday, 30 March 2019 19:43 (five years ago) link
Anyway, I shouldn't talk. I just ate supermarket brand pizza today for breakfast.
― Yerac, Saturday, 30 March 2019 19:55 (five years ago) link
Roberta pizza is good but they’re I own for the other stuff as well/in addition to.
― dan selzer, Saturday, 30 March 2019 21:34 (five years ago) link
What crazy people think Chicago has only one type of pizza!? Chicago style is for tourists, or special occasions, like when you want to be very full or feel kinda cheese-sick.
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 30 March 2019 22:10 (five years ago) link
Now I am looking up pizza wedding cakes.
― Yerac, Saturday, 30 March 2019 22:41 (five years ago) link
Josh nice to hear you were in Montclair. Funny I knew Richard Thompson was playing there recently but didn’t realize he actually lived there.
― Evan, Saturday, 30 March 2019 23:08 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I guess he played a literary festival? I think he only recently moved there, or relatively recently. I knew he got divorced (again) not long ago, and he had been in Santa Monica for years. Anyway, Montclair was really nice! Sort of reminded me of where I grew up in SE PA.
BTW, the Chicago "style" (as such) is the so-called "party cut," which is a pie sliced into a bunch of small squares. It is to Chicago what a single large slice is to New York, just kind of the serving style. Though of course we have by the slice as well, just not in the NY "where to get the best slice" sense. I'm starting to see more Detroit style around, too (and saw some in New York, like at Emmy Squared). Detroit has slightly different cheese, I want to say, and a really crisp carmelized crust. And it's served square, too.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 31 March 2019 01:23 (five years ago) link
We've thought about Montclair a lot but my commute would kind of suck since I work in Westchester. I can't really justify moving to a suburb and working in another suburb far from that one.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Sunday, 31 March 2019 01:50 (five years ago) link
What's worse, from what I understand vindictive Trump bullshit has lead to recalled funding for post-Sandy train fixes, so they are always canceling departures. So, for example, yesterday we were told to be sure to grab an earlier train from Penn Station, and indeed one or two of the later departures were cancelled. We asked our friends what that means, and they said basically you'd be stuck in Manhattan for at least another couple of hours.
Oh, and back to pizza, I guess strict Neapolitan DOC standards are what gives that type of pizza its trademark floppy crust. Roberta's specializes in what they've apparently termed "NEOpolitan," which sticks to many of the rules but messes with flour type and cooking time to give it a firmer crust.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 31 March 2019 02:22 (five years ago) link
Yeah, I googled that too and saw that weird article of nea vs NEO. I've been to Naples a couple of times just to eat pizza. Roberta's never struck me as that similar. I dunno. I like it a lot but I like most pizza. I would kill for some costco pizza right now.
PIZZA FITE
― Yerac, Sunday, 31 March 2019 02:55 (five years ago) link
I am very particular though about crusts and bread. Like, I think Bien Cuit is super overrated. I don't get it. Every single thing I have ever gotten from there was burnt and dry. Which makes sense they got ahead of it and called it bien cuit.
― Yerac, Sunday, 31 March 2019 03:00 (five years ago) link
I grew up in Southern Illinois. Most pizza we had was "party cut" and it was trash.
Some of the best pizza right now in NYC is Ops in Bushwick, which is similar to Roberta's but I think better. Very soft crust, but not soupy. Supposedly a very long fermentation.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Monday, 1 April 2019 00:58 (five years ago) link
Also, I will rep for Long Island "grandma style", which is like a thin-crust Sicilian with a chunky sauce and higher end cheese with a light hand. It is very good when done right.
― Mazzy Tsar (PBKR), Monday, 1 April 2019 01:01 (five years ago) link
Crappy place that used to be by me in Woodside introduced me to grandma slices that were so good. Cooked with onion that would caramelize on the bottom of the crust.
― dan selzer, Monday, 1 April 2019 02:08 (five years ago) link
I will never pass up a grandma slice. Even though Casanova's in Greenpoint had a cheesy location, I really liked their grandma pies. Soooo garlicky. Also, Rosa's and that weird Astoria Pizza Factory did a good one (would get with meatballs).
― Yerac, Monday, 1 April 2019 02:29 (five years ago) link
Can recommend Llamita, a newish Peruvian spot in the Village (having dined there last night).
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 1 April 2019 02:39 (five years ago) link
Their williamsburg restaurant Llama Inn is excellent as well.
― dan selzer, Monday, 1 April 2019 03:30 (five years ago) link
rosa's grandma pie is all time.
went to roll-n-roaster in sheepshead bay this weekend, lives up to expectations. roast beef sandwiches terrific but the big surprise was the apple pie, far better than any fast food apple pie needs to be. great scene too.
brennan and carr is the next sheepshead bay excursion i think.
― adam, Monday, 1 April 2019 11:37 (five years ago) link
I just saw that Rosa's has a location in Williamsburg now too. I got some pizza from the astoria one recently, it was good, I don't think as good as my memory of the one on Fresh Pond.
― Yerac, Monday, 1 April 2019 13:03 (five years ago) link
No one associates New York, a city in the eastern United States, with good restaurants. That's beginning to change. https://t.co/WpPyyvqKHU— L.A. Times Food (@latimesfood) April 1, 2019
― mookieproof, Monday, 1 April 2019 14:28 (five years ago) link
Impressive, it's the rare April 1st reverse troll! That's a tough one to pull off.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 1 April 2019 15:55 (five years ago) link
fresh pond rosa's is my local rosa's. can also vouch for the chicken caesar salad slice.
anyone got ideas for good affordable sushi? i swore off low-tier bad neighborhood sushi but don't want to drop $500 at shuko or whatever.
― adam, Monday, 1 April 2019 17:32 (five years ago) link
Outside of going local, the places I went to the most were:Bozu (wburg) I mention above in the thread what we would orderKaoru (by the UN) insanely good/big chirashi bowls for $20-$25. They stop serving early though and turn into a hostess bar.Jewel Bako (evillage) I haven't been in awhile, it's probably at the top price range for what you are looking for. The sushi/sashimi entrees are pretty decently priced for one michelin star.I recently went to Hasaki in the evillage (vg, busy) and TsuruTonTan in Union Sq for udon but their sushi was pretty strong too (they have nice lunch specials).
― Yerac, Monday, 1 April 2019 18:06 (five years ago) link
i think you can slide in around ~$50 for lunch at sushi yasuda on a weekday
hate to say it but win son is p overpriced for what it is, i also instinctively distrust sino-restaurants where 90% of the clientele are not sino (see also birds of a feather, mala project)
― 龜, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 00:18 (five years ago) link
I love Mala Project.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 00:48 (five years ago) link
it's ok but you'd been able to get sichuan drypot for years prior in flushing, it's basically that but at 2x the price for the east village. i think there are more interesting places in the neighborhood (e.g. little tong noodle shop)
― 龜, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 01:00 (five years ago) link
I go to the one in midtown for one of the lunch specials (usually the fish). Its a nice option to have, even though all the specials basically taste the same, so you have to space out visits.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 3 April 2019 01:05 (five years ago) link
Does anyone know anything about Chelsea Table and Stage? I had never heard of it before but may go see a show there. I'm guessing it's extremely new because I can't find any reviews of it, which is p much unheard of for NYC. Food menu looks kind of blah but the price iss pretty reasonable for a table right by the stage so I'll eat my boring $27 salmon and enjoy the show I guess. Just curious what the deal is with this place. Looks kind of like a jazz club vibe but not exclusive to jazz.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 18:40 (two years ago) link
they look like they need some help with booking but glad to see any new club open!
― think “Gypsy-Pixie” and misspelled. (We are a white family.) (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 19:51 (two years ago) link
Thought this would be about Restaurant/Week/Month/Whatever
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:25 (two years ago) link
xp, yeah I mean the guy I'm going to see is awesome but I only randomly know who he is through instagram and he does not seem to be much of a name yet. Don't recognize many other names, but I'm sure "Funk Shui" is top notch
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Wednesday, 28 July 2021 21:35 (two years ago) link
My soon to be 11yo has always deeply loved beef and steak. I want to take her for a good steak for her bday. What's a good place that wouldn't feel too stuffy for an 11yo girl with her dad? I thought about Luger but it would be a long ride from us coming from north of the city - something in Manhattan/Bronx/Queens is probably easier to get to.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 03:57 (one year ago) link
Why not take her to an Argentinian place. Buenos Aires on E. 6th St. has a good selection of beef and a cheerful, casual vibe.
― Josefa, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 04:16 (one year ago) link
I mean luger’s isnt stuffy
― Its big ball chunky time (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 04:18 (one year ago) link
Right, it's not, it's just further from us. But I think she might get a kick out of it.
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 04:25 (one year ago) link
That Argentinian place looks good too, good idea
― longtime caller, first time listener (man alive), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 04:29 (one year ago) link
Keens is so fun and so great.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 05:23 (one year ago) link
peter luger's is kinda a memory more than a meal, maybe worth it
― POLIZISTEN VERSINKEN IM SCHLAMM (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 05:24 (one year ago) link
i think keens has better food and vibes than luger
― adam, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 11:44 (one year ago) link
^^^Kid might also think the pipes on the ceiling are neat.
― Unfairport Convention (PBKR), Tuesday, 7 February 2023 13:08 (one year ago) link
i haven't been but 212 steakhouse is one of the few steakhouses in america that serves officially licensed kobe beef https://www.212steakhouse.com/our-kobe-beef
― 龜, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 13:58 (one year ago) link
oh wait they are no longer on the official list... did they lose their license lol https://www.kobe-niku.jp/shop/?lang=1&prefecture=52&tag=3
― 龜, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 14:08 (one year ago) link
Keens is normally my go to - definitely better vibes than Luger. And the mutton! (I might still prefer the basic Luger steak though). Old Homestead is also excellent with a similar level of fanciness as Keens. It all depends on one's tolerance for that clubby kind of atmosphere. But I've seen young people at all these places.
― Josefa, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 14:09 (one year ago) link
Yeah, Keens is old-school and fancy feeling without feeling stuffy. It was fun and friendly when I went.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 7 February 2023 15:32 (one year ago) link