New York Restaurants

all the bars on vanderbilt are pretty meh.

though i haven't been to weather up yet.

I'm like Soda at all times except late-night, and I'm quite happy with Barette but that's cos of K***leen probably.

the $12 cocktail place that opened on grand st in wburg (huckleberry) kind of sucks, too. likewise, we were there opening week so who knows how things have developed but the drinks were pretty poorly mixed (and cheesy atmosphere to boot).

does she even still work there? she mentioned it to me once and i went...

the drinks were pretty poorly mixed (and cheesy atmosphere to boot)

I'm not gonna completely go to bat for weather up but this makes huckleberry sound much worse

like i said, first week so perhaps things improved. guy had to consult the menu to make my order, though, which shouldn't happen at the level they aim for. some weird layout decisions with the space, and i didn't care for a lot of the fixtures.

I think she works on Tuesdays, bell. And she DJed on a recent Wednesday, that was really enjoyable and slightly crazy.

hipster country western bar

^^^ better than barrette, surely. please to be new home of freddy's bluegrass nights.

hey that's my friend waiting tables in the mas review! having worked at a few fine dining restos in new york (and, briefly, at mas) this line in the review made me cringe:

But on the second of the recent occasions when I tried this dish, it had an overly tart, vinegary dimension, which spoke to the kitchen’s occasionally odd calibrations. For instance a tomato confit stuffed with pine nuts had been hit with so much fennel pollen that in some bites, fennel was all that registered.

that's the kind of thing the chef will be like, "DONT TAKE THAT TO THE TABLE THERES TO MUCH FENNEL" and you're like 'uhggghggg no one carrreess.'

maybe you should have listened to the chef?

i had brunch at freeman's last weekend. the skillet w/ eggs, spinach, bacon and gruyere was remarkably bland, but the cheese gritz were yum and textured while super smooth!

x-post: yea, the best waiters are always foodies. 'i WILL not serve that,' etc. my first day at Mas a guy from the coffee company came to teach us how best to froth the milk on a cappucino haha.. good management, i'm glad they're doing well. (also, one of the waitresses there is the tattooed girl from the orgy scene in Shortbus.)

why so much talk about OTTO? If one wants Batali and Babbo's is too expensive, go to LUPA (although he has the least input there of any of his nyc restaurants). or just go for the tartufo. mmmmm..

lupa is yum!

the food was good, but lupa's menu pissed me off. if you use so many obscure italian food phrases that your menu requires a full-page glossary, then you are trying too hard

harumph

i think the glossary is probably intended to be educational/proselytizing more than included out of necessity

lupa is one of my favorites, and all things considered i actually prefer it to babbo based on my one meal at the latter. there was so much talk about otto because a few people asked about it.

on to more pressing matters: oyster fap! come on!

just name the place and time!

i'm thinking 68... next week sometime? thurs?

guys has anyone been to ippudo yet?
i think i'm going tonight.

i want the ramen NOW

what do people think of the SHAKE SHACK?

i have still never been ;_;

it is great but the lines are insane

as can be seen here

lol the vps at wifey's company force their interns to get in oine and fetch them shake shack
me i've never had

also, no disrespect Ed, but every time i open this thread i see:

Court Square Diner, Court Square, LIC by PS1

-- Ed (dali), Monday, March 10, 2003 9:36 AM (5 years ago) Bookmark Link

and smack myself on the forehead

Gothamist loves shake shack therefore it is for boring people

Shake Shack's food isn't amazing, but it's yummy enough and not too expensive, and you can't beat the scenery. An event on the green augments the experience, but can make waiting on line even more frustrating.

the key is to send someone through the short line to fetch beers that you drink while you're waiting in the long line

I've gone at 7pm a few times and never had to wait more than 25 or 30 minutes. burgers are grate.

there's shake shack set to open on the UWS by the natural history museum, but I think it's been postponed for awhile. suppose I will drag my lazy housebound butt over there to try it when it does.

yeah when we visited we went to shake shack at abt 2pm on a cloudy day and only had to wait like 15 min. the burger was v good, way better than anything i can get in london. also went to that place that's in the parker meridien but i think i might have preferred the shake shack one.

I will still rep for the CSD, was there in december and it is still a good diner, selling good diner food and one of the only places to eat in that neighborhood full stop.

kinda expensive (ok, really expensive) but the tasting menu at Eleven Madison Park was the best meal i've had in nyc. also the chef is kinda cute

OYSTER FAP PEOPLE
OYSTER FAP

-- sanskrit, Tuesday, April 1, 2008 2:33 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Link

THIS

Oy what day! I can make it, tho will not et the ersters.

yess

i don't know! i'm taking a six day weekend and not going anywhere so i can work around your schedules.

after thursday i am free as a bird

Big piece on Florent. I'm gonna make a farewell trip next month ;_;

The oyster special at that one bar is a happy hour thing, so it's only Mon-Thurs I think. Next week?

guys has anyone been to ippudo yet?

the tonkatsu ramen is fantastic - might be the best ramen in nyc, but after tax and tip it came out to $17! SEVENTEEN DOLLARS for a bowl of ramen...... .... . . .

there is a place called jolie in brooklyn heights or cobble hill or something that supposedly has very good oysters, and $1 oyster special on wednesday PLUS 2-1 drinks for ladies. i am very tempted.

yeah $17 for a bowl of noodles seems ridiculous, but i still want to try it at least once. there has been an hour wait every time i've tried to go though, and i've been too hungry.

i think tonight though i am going to order from plump dumpling, mostly because they have the cutest menu i've ever seen
http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1300/1365350501_aeb6b0eed4.jpg

i have been craving dumplings for 2 weeks

Will they have oyster special on memorial day evening? If so why not then?

was gonna say the same thing, if they're open might be a great time to go. I've got Monday off.

That's sad about Florent - it was always neat to end a night out with mussels at 4:45am.

awww we shoudl have a florent fap. it is so yum.