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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
Bump. Anyone have a suggestion?
― Hurting 2, Friday, 27 June 2008 14:11 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
Where Gabbnebb at?
― Hurting 2, Friday, 27 June 2008 14:19 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
haha, have I been "zinged"?
― Hurting 2, Friday, 27 June 2008 16:56 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
and the brazilian place is churrascaria plataforma. there's also one in tribeca.
― gabbneb, Friday, 27 June 2008 17:20 (sixteen years ago) link
i want 2 go to dressler soooo bad NOW
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 17:38 (sixteen years ago) link
steak
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 17:41 (sixteen years ago) link
onion jam
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 2 July 2008 17:43 (sixteen years ago) link
today i had basil custard with blueberries from the Shake Shack
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 9 July 2008 03:45 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
^^^love this restaurant^^^
― G00blar, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 18:58 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
haha ok
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 20:18 (sixteen years ago) link
also, who paid???????
― phil-two, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 20:31 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
haaa, i wish :P
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 23 July 2008 20:35 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
any good ideas for restaurants near the cake shop?
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 16:12 (sixteen years ago) link
excellent question! what kind of mood you in?
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 16:44 (sixteen years ago) link
anything! except, nothing too pricey. maybe something asian?
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 16:59 (sixteen years ago) link
i could def enjoy some asian.
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:12 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
hmm.. i could also eat tacos.
― tehresa, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:17 (sixteen years ago) link
aahhhh anything but san loco!
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:27 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
yah i'm not sure if i'm 100% feeling mexicans today.
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:32 (sixteen years ago) link
http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/kuma-inn/
― gabbneb, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:57 (sixteen years ago) link
and while i'm at it, cheepeets08
― gabbneb, Thursday, 24 July 2008 17:58 (sixteen years ago) link
What is good for awesome japanese in the city?
― Ed, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:00 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
kuma inn sounds interesting!
― bell_labs, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:11 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link
kuma inn BYOB. i'll have to remember that.
― carne asada, Thursday, 24 July 2008 18:27 (sixteen 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 (sixteen years ago) link