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sort of nice (not too casual, not like new money came here to die)

ian, Song is nowhere near as retardedly sceney as Sea

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

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.

i want good thai/japanese lower manhattan

-- Surmounter, Friday, August 29, 2008 12:41 PM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Link

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.

soba-ya it is. it's not TOO casual is it?

i'm excited, thx cr m.

naw its not really that casual - simple w/lots of good attention to detail

i want good thai/japanese lower manhattan

-- 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.

Saul was not all that amazing.

for good thai in manhattan...Zabb City on 13th and 2nd, I think.

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.

Ok, what's are the best cheap-ass lunchtime meals in the LES/East Village?

my friend goes to Tiny's sandwich shop all the time: http://newyork.citysearch.com/review/32894138

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?

Ok, what's are the best cheap-ass lunchtime meals in the LES/East Village?

Popeyes on Essex/Delancey. yummy!

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.

*no soba, rather

We wound up at the Vegetarian Dim Sum House on Pell St. Liked it.

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'

oh no. no no no no.

weird I was just at tinys

Da Marino was pretty nice.

"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.

same chefs who have the bbq place in ft greene

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

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.

good to hear. things were a complete mess when we went; food (save for the ceviche) wasn't the usual deliciousness, either.

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.

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.

aw i used to live two blocks away from lanell's. it was dangerous in many ways.

they keep their gin in a bathtub

and keep chickens in the backyard!

i read that the store was losing its lease and having a hard time finding a new location... i wonder what the latest is.

hey i was in red hook this saturday eating pupusas too!

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.

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.

I really want to go back to Blue Hill at Stone Barns -- maybe just for the more affordable 3 course lunch.

take me

Oh actually I guess it's a 4-course lunch. Sunday only, $68.

Weirdly, it looks like the NYC one is actually cheaper than Stone Barns.

Actually, it's hard to compare because Stone Barns only offers fixed price right now and the menus aren't available.

two courses + dessert + wine + tip will run you more than $70/person at the village one

same chefs who have the bbq place in ft greene

― gr8080 (max), Tuesday, 16 September 2008 16:04 (4 days ago) Permalink

The Smoke Joint and its sister sammich/moonshine cornershop, Lil Pig, are like the most successful thing in the neighborhood right now. Smoke Joint makes a meeeaaan basket of fries that made me very happy yesterday. Lil Pig started out as strictly lunch, but since the owners were getting drunk there at night, they bottled some house spirits, renovated the bar seating and adjoined the space with the Smoke Joint right next door. Now both places are boppin late. This is half a block down from me, so i'm pleased.

u should check out peaches surmo--theyre working out some kinks but as an experience its great--and when the food is on, its on

i might check out their brunch today aksh

yeah i would love to. this place had to get through their kinks as well, but it was worth it.

Blue Hill is the best. I want to go to Stone Barns at least to eat in the cafeteria.

lets organize an ilx field trip and rent a dining room

the nyc blue hill is sooooooooooo good. i like the atmosphere, as well - sedate but not fussy.

re: redhook ballfields: not sound like a different kind of "that guy," but the set-up now is nothing like it used be. there were more vendors, more people cooking, a more communal picnic kind of vibe. the way it is at the moment is basically a bunch of people waiting in line at lunch trucks, and i can see why you were underwhelmed.