New York Restaurants

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bonita does the same kinda thing much better

the one in w'burg u mean? or is there another one

they should spend less time being stoned or whatever they are doing and more time opening a restaurant that i would like to eat at. yeah!

maybe i will just open my own pies 'n' thighs to spite them.

theres a bonita in ft green - dekalb @ vanderbilt

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oh cool. I shld go there

eater said they'd applied for an expedited permit hearing in december, but i guess that in practical terms it would mean a 2009 opening. sigh.

well, ppl can come over to my house for biscuits (made with real lard flakes) in the meantime.

yea i haven't been to bonita yet. seems cute on the outside

still go to ICI a lot, which is right across the street. and Lulu is pretty good, also right there -- can be hit or miss.

i am leaning towards this idea of opening my own pies 'n' thighs even more >:[

xpost i'll bring pulled pork and greens

yah i dont know if pies n thighs is stoned or what but judging from the couple conversations ive had w/one of the owners they def were just all YAY LETS OPEN A FUN RESTAURANT which totally awesome attitude imo but they no doubt had a steep learning curve once the city started fucking w/them and they had to move etc

it's a deal. we can serve up bootleg nu-americana.

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i will bring ribbbbs

xpost yeah that is problem with it, opening up a restaurant is actually not fun at all, and tho i admire their attitudes it just seems like more than they bargained for unfortunately.

ps gabbneb is not invited to our bootleg nu-americana festival.

gebbneb can come but he has to agree w/everything we say and we will purposely say many wrong things

it would be kind of fun to do a p&t memorial potluck.

i'll bring mac n cheese and green beanz

yeah this is a totally fun idea! i would be into it! i honestly do make good pulled pork, and good beef brisket!

and i can honestly make ribs - tho theyd be braised not bbqd :/

so let's make it happen. ideally before 2009.

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just made plans for early-bird dinner on sat. at no. 7, btw. very excited about this!

i want to host!

this is an awesome idea

let's call it max's

did you check out the menu at the tavern room at gt, max? i really do think that could be a good option. even if there is a wait, it's a lot more civilized than the bar crush at some places.

^^ haha i thought i had responded to u yesterday w/ questions and then u didnt respond back and i thot i had asked a dumb question or something but i guess i didnt even check--really i just wanted to know if the tavern room is prix-fixe or not--the restaurant is, rite?

tavern rm is not prix-fixe

i guess that is sort of a dum question cause i could just check the website which i did and yes the tavern is an open menu and the restaurant is prix fixe or whatever

oh, if you asked me then i didn't notice! sorry. it's not prix fixe. the dining room is. tavern room is first come, first seated with a nice menu that goes up to the mid-20s for entrees. the current menu is on their site.

(stuffed meatball is outrageous.)

is michael anthony's gt appreciably better than it was when i had lunch in the prior era and it was totally forgettable? it is, cos he is a blue hill guy, rite?

it's not like i've been there a lot, but i've had meals before and since the changeover, and the food is so much better.

i wouldn't have recommended it under the old regime.

lol i didnt ask u before--sorry i thought i had--checkin out the menu now it does look nice...

thanks, good to hear

if you want a more hip atmosphere, though, then it might not be the place. it's not stuffy, but it is... i guess classic would be a good word. all things considered, i think if you liked blue hill then you'd like gt.

who's been to Aunt Suzie's in the slope? forget if i've asked before. it seems so nice and homey.

yeah im not lookin for hip, i was worried abt it being prix-fixe and maybe a little too fancy... spotted pig seemed ok but i really dont want to wait for an hr and if the foods not as good... f it

the room isn't fancy, but the people might be

's ok dude i got fancy thoughts

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max, if you go and you hate it, i will feel terrible.

will u pay for my dinner?

j/k i feel hell of confident that i will like it; i am easily pleased

hope you and gf have an awesome time, and that there isn't a lengthy wait.

man opentable dot com is pretty dope but it makes me too tempted to eat at awesome restaurants every night and never have any money

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Clinton Street Baking Company has a special: $10 for a burger and a beer every night from 6-8. You pay extra for fries but the burger comes with home made potato chips so you really won't need the fries. It's a really good burger--better than Dumont I think.

Aunt Suzie's? I don't think anyone really thinks their food is good. They have longevity, but little else. Better alternatives would be Franny's, Peperoncino, Anthony's, or Bar Tonno. Of course, Al di la is the gold standard for Italian in Park Slope, though it's not typical red-sauce Italian.

Franny's was v v good.