I think that was you, yes. No back-pedaling now. "One of NY's better restaurants" only means in the top 50th percentile right?
― o. nate, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:14 (fifteen years ago) link
it probably meant higher than that, but i imagine it's still the best haute mex in NY. consider getting the huitlacoche dumplings.
― gabbneb, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:18 (fifteen years ago) link
So recommend me some good cheap places to eat within a reasonable walk of Brooklyn Heights/Borough Hall, and maybe also a couple of more expensive but highly worth it places.
-- Hurting 2, Saturday, August 2, 2008 12:06 PM (4 days ago) Bookmark Link
Fatoosh on Hicks at Atlantic is good middle eastern takeout (i survived one winter on their lentil soup). Actually almost all of the middle eastern places on Atlantic are good and worth trying, I just always went to Fatoosh cause it was close and very very good.
The supreme slice (fresh mozz and basil) at My Little Pizzeria on Court St is good.
Montague St Bagels are some of the best in nyc.
Henry's End on Henry St is fancy and supposed to be really good.
More of a walk, but Hanco's on Bergen and Smith has good vietnamese sandwiches.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:20 (fifteen years ago) link
I think the most haute-Mexican place I've eaten at is Mi Cocina in the West Village. I thought it was a bit weird that they give you bread while you're waiting for your food, instead of the traditional chips & salsa - but it goes with the tablecloth & wine glasses ambiance.
― o. nate, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:40 (fifteen years ago) link
ooh i have to try Fatoosh! have you had the fatoosh salad from Fatoosh? it better be good ;)
― Surmounter, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:43 (fifteen years ago) link
yes the fatoosh salad is quite good. tey make excellent pitas.
― mizzell, Wednesday, 6 August 2008 15:49 (fifteen years ago) link
Went to sakagura last night, food a little hit and miss but the hits were awesome, highly recommend the Kimchi-don set (shaimi and kimchi mixed together over rice), Buta Kakuni (melt in the mouth stewed pork belly), and some roast duck that I forget the name of. All washed down with sake tasting sets, very easy to drink and spend a lot in there, attentive waitress who was able to tell something about each sake. All finished off with black sesame creme brule which was fabulous.
― Ed, Thursday, 7 August 2008 13:25 (fifteen years ago) link
buta kakuni is one of my favorite things ever.
― bell_labs, Thursday, 7 August 2008 13:41 (fifteen years ago) link
I wd try Fatoosh's lentil soup, I like lentils. For Mid-Eastern over there I usually hit the Bedouin Tent but that's just familiarity -- it IS pretty good, but I'm not sure it's The Best. Freshly baked flatbread, though.
― Laurel, Thursday, 7 August 2008 13:57 (fifteen years ago) link
The merguez sandwhich from Beduin Tent is a disgusting, delicious mess of meat and I love it.
― dan selzer, Thursday, 7 August 2008 14:17 (fifteen years ago) link
consider getting the huitlacoche dumplings.
Thanks for the recommendation. I did get them, and they were great. My seared tuna entree was also rather good. I probably should have ordered the guacamole "medium" rather than "mild" though, because the mild was very mild.
― o. nate, Monday, 11 August 2008 21:40 (fifteen years ago) link
ya bedouin tent is ok. we get it at work a lot. it could definitely improve on certain dishes -- to me it's more like a relatively cheap/standard option, as opposed to omg delicious.
but this is pretty otm: The merguez sandwhich from Beduin Tent is a disgusting, delicious mess of meat and I love it.
-- dan selzer, Thursday, August 7, 2008 10:17 AM (4 days ago) Bookmark Link
― Surmounter, Monday, 11 August 2008 21:52 (fifteen years ago) link
went to Dressler for my b-day, it was good
had some great Maine oysters and a pork chop / pork belly entree
― dmr, Monday, 11 August 2008 22:04 (fifteen years ago) link
recently: Dumont remains heavenly, tho dessert wasn't great. Flatbush Farm had good ingredients but isn't doing great things with them. brunch at August wasn't very seasonal other than the name, but was awesome.
― gabbneb, Monday, 11 August 2008 22:10 (fifteen years ago) link
the most haute-Mexican place I've eaten at is Mi Cocina in the West Village.
it's still going? lived across the street from this place in the early-mid 90s and it seemed like the best mexican in new york at that point, predating the influx of authentic taquerias etc. as far as haute mexican goes has anybody tried Pompano in the east 40s? went there a couple years ago and the seafood was good if pricey.
― m coleman, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 00:54 (fifteen years ago) link
i still havent been to dressler...
― phil-two, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:08 (fifteen years ago) link
Crema on 17th is haute Mexican. not bad but a little fussy or something, I enjoyed but wasn't knocked out.
wouldn't go out of my way for this place but Zona Rosa on 56th bet 5&6th is real good and relatively inexpensive for midtown if you're stuck for a meal in that tourist/business hell zone.
― m coleman, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:08 (fifteen years ago) link
I always forget to qualify Manhattan -- the new outer boro -- on my restaurant picks
― m coleman, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:10 (fifteen years ago) link
Manhattan -- the new outer boro
haha
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 01:40 (fifteen years ago) link
wow, someone photoshop time out cover please
― Hurting 2, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 02:21 (fifteen years ago) link
Flatbush Farm had good ingredients but isn't doing great things with them.
yeah I kinda agree with that
that new place James a couple blocks away from there on Carlton (formerly Sorrel) is good, I've only had a couple small plates there so far
― dmr, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:35 (fifteen years ago) link
what i've eaten at the farm, i loved.
UGH STILL need to go to dressler again, it's like my food fantasy of the year
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:36 (fifteen years ago) link
I've had one so-so meal at FF and one pretty good
― dmr, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:37 (fifteen years ago) link
so pretty in there
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:37 (fifteen years ago) link
i like robertas in bushwick
― phil-two, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:41 (fifteen years ago) link
ff menu looks a little... heavy? i don't know if that's the right word. dark? like, rabbit, duck... it seems very... something. not *quite* summery, maybe?
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:48 (fifteen years ago) link
gamey?
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:49 (fifteen years ago) link
i know what u mean
there are very-seasonal components on the menu, but the dishes are far from expressive of the season
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:55 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah, that sounds sort of what i was going for.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 03:57 (fifteen years ago) link
-- gabbneb, Monday, August 11, 2008 11:55 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Link
for some reason the descriptions of flatbush farm are completely cracking me up right now
esp. gabb's, which sounds intriguingly poetic :D
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:09 (fifteen years ago) link
i did have a very good entree and there was one element in a dish that was fairly interesting, if a little much. i'm not sure i've sampled enough to say i like stonehome better, but i could probably do that on their respective drinks attitudes alone.
― gabbneb, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:12 (fifteen years ago) link
although the scoop as of late is stonehome's service has been choppy, and the menu, somewhat redundant?
also i can't get past farm's beautiful dark wood, ugh i luv
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:18 (fifteen years ago) link
yeah someone needs to start taking me out to dinner or something.
― tehresa, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:19 (fifteen years ago) link
yes.
ICI on dekalb is a family favorite. nice garden, nice fresh flavors.
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:22 (fifteen years ago) link
http://www.icirestaurant.com/
― Surmounter, Tuesday, 12 August 2008 04:24 (fifteen years ago) link
What is good for lunch around 5th and 31st?
― Ed, Monday, 18 August 2008 14:29 (fifteen years ago) link
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