New York Restaurants

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

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

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?

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.

oh damn I just saw the other Guy thread. oh well. late to the game.

Nocello on West 55th, anyone? Family coming down from CT to have holiday dinner there.

The review in the Observer from a few weeks ago was as good/brutal.

about 200 post about that in here worst sounding sushi roll at guy fieri's southern bbq & california style sushi restaurant tex wasabi's

xp[ost Quite the surprise that a TV personality's restaurant in a tourist trap district would turn out to be shit.

yeah, kind of panko-encrusted tilapia in a maple-glazed barrel imo

not familiar w/ Nocello. the review sites seem to like it pretty well.

Fieri can be the new Mamma Leone

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.

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

Can anyone recommend a place for a special lunch for a birthday somewhere downtown preferably in the lower east side, soho, tribeca, maybe village?

torrisi?

hey guys is "Daniel" any good?

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.

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 :(

Jean Georges does a prix fixe lunch that's great and it think easier to get a seat.

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.

recommendations? gonna be in town for four days next month and would like try some new or new-ish places

how much $

and where are we talking? manhattan? parts of brooklyn? queens?
food is good.

honestly willing to take any suggestions along as the place hasnt been open longer than two years

ivan ramen, uncle boon's, gato, all'onda

feel like i don't go out to eat much anymore

Lafayette's p good; carbone is better. Cosign Ivan ramen. Mercadito?

Charlie bird

thanx bros. all'onda was def on my list and will give ivan ramen a try too

does anyone have opinions about aita?

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

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

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."

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?

are you going to an octoroon? it's great!!

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!

is there any good pizza by the slice waayyyyy downtown? ie the Battery, financial district.

(i work down here now, and the food is one more reason not to leave the office)

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)

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.

It's not blue hill fancy but much more than just tapas. CIA chefs.

grammercy

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.

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.

Battersby on court st is great for seafood. Reservations only for their tasting menu.

Sorry smith st not court st.

Hmm, will definitely consider. Have heard good things. Any others?

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.

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.

Also chelsea recs for dinner, someplace not too loud?