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