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
I ate at Monkeytown last night. I really like the food at that place.
-- 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