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
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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
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― 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