i go to new york

also, dont bother with katzs, or carnegie

great ny noodletown or shanghai 456 are better "institutions" both in terms of quality and price, i think

or russ and daughters if you want good ny jewish food

There are so many dumb reasons why lots of great places can't win Michelin as to discredit it really.

Thanks for these Max, really helpful.

mission chinese closing btw http://eater.com/archives/2013/10/03/doh-shutters-mission-chinese-food-in-nyc.php

katz pastrami is pretty great if kinda wildly expensive imho, like i wouldnt make a destination out of it but if you happen to be drunk and nearby and ready to house a big pile of meat then by all means

ippudo is like a million times better than momofuku in like every way imho if you want ramen, and really you shd

With craft beer and stuff I'm guessing that it's just kind of omnipresent like London? Here there's no real need to go to a bar specifically for whatever beer as many have local good stuff or big tap selections anyhow.

I was in NY before but it was about 06, literally my only interest at this time was techno.

when i have ppl in town i usually take them to like great ny noodletown and either otto or co., all of which are terrific, not too expensive restaurants that you can usually get a table at pretty quickly and are also like, "new york food" i.e. chinese/pizza

i prefer momofuku ssam to the noodlebar if you want to do momofuku

also ippudo and all the big ramen places are fucking impossible to get tables at unless you eat at like 5p

great ny noodletown or shanghai 456 are better "institutions" both in terms of quality and price, i think

they're both 'fine' but great ny noodletown is kind of a greasy spoon diner, and shanghai asia manor has better shanghainese food

i have lots of Opinions about Food

i mean, katzs is basically a greasy spoon diner too

max were gonna have to disabuse you one day of your love for great ny noodletown

Oh yeah I defo want ramen.

great ny noodletown owns

i love co. idk why ur so into noodletown max, i mean its cool but it was always just a l8 nite spot for me when i lived down there, there are def a bunch of nearby places i like better, 456 shanghai, joe shanghai, grand sechz

ronan u shd check out decibel just to feel cool

lg if you wanna splurge and you like sushi, check out sushi yasuda for lunch... you can probably get out for under 50 per person if you go for lunch and get a set. they only take two booking times per day tho for lunch

i just have so many great memories of noodletown, and have had way better meals there than at 456 or joe shanghai. grand szechuan i agree is great.

theres a good Jewish deli in Rego Park. last one ive had anyway

and shanghai asia manor has better shanghainese food

― 乒乓, Friday, October 4, 2013 12:40 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

iirc u did not get the featured dishes when u were there whats yr problem get the pork shoulder and the eggplant thing, tho maybe its all a lil too cloying for yr sensitive pallate tdk

joes shanghai is a tourist trap fwiw go to shanghai asia manor folks!!!

i just have so many great memories of noodletown, and have had way better meals there than at 456 or joe shanghai. grand szechuan i agree is great.

― max, Friday, October 4, 2013 12:44 PM (23 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

yeah noodle town is def a fun sweet spot over all

joe my palate is tuned to in your face northern chinese dishes i love maximalism

mission chinese closing btw http://eater.com/archives/2013/10/03/doh-shutters-mission-chinese-food-in-nyc.php

wtf!

dan next time im in ny we shd drive to queens in my car and goto the fabled #1 szechuan place far from the subway

also ronan like basically anything in the tarlow empire is really good for a slightly nicer "brooklyn" restaurant experience. romans is my favorite but reynard and diner are also top notch imo

also have you been to szechuan gourmet yet, its p rad

dan next time im in ny we shd drive to queens in my car and goto the fabled #1 szechuan place far from the subway

totes

if you really wanna splurge the 7-course meal here is the best in NYC right now

http://askanyc.com/menu/

also a very "brooklyn" experience

the best deal in nyc i mean

totes

― 乒乓, Friday, October 4, 2013 12:48 PM (9 seconds ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

B-)

max the update on that article says they already reopened after a follow-up inspection

lol

im a close reader

In the sense that you came close to reading it?

you people sure like food. i frankly don't get it, there are foreign films out there.

not food related, but if anyone's in the commonwealth zone tomorrow night I'll be djing late in the back room of a sort of crappy bar across the street called fifth estate
(for a friend's birthday, but it's totally just a bar with a back room where anyone should come hang out... I'll play good tunes)

Reynard's is pretty good. that corner of Wythe is an interesting cluster of nu-fancy Williamsburg stuff (Wythe Hotel, Brooklyn Bowl, Kinfolk etc.)

(interesting or appalling depending on your POV, personally I think the Ides - 6th floor bar in the Wythe, sick Manhattan skyline view - is kinda cool but I know a lot of people probably hate all that stuff)

bar across the street called fifth estate

julian assange theme bar?

I might be able to swing by, depending

I'll play good tunes

cv you always do stuff when i go to philly!

julian assange theme bar?

last wkend there was a "WikiLeaks Mobile Information Gathering Center" parked a block from my apt in wburg, basically a converted U Haul with a satellite dish sticking out the side of the cab

ha yeah I have seen that thing. was parked around Zucotti a lot during OWS.

ah shoot. would have been a good 'brooklyn experience'

xxp

also ippudo and all the big ramen places are fucking impossible to get tables at unless you eat at like 5p

― max, Friday, October 4, 2013 12:39 PM (29 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

little known #ippudohack if you just hang around the in the bar instead of giving them yr number a two hour wait can magically turn into a half an hour wait

joe have you been to any of the new bk ramen places like chuko or ganso

naw ive only been zuzu which is pretty meh but they have that japanese white owl beer i like