New York Restaurants

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.

I always forget to qualify Manhattan -- the new outer boro -- on my restaurant picks

Manhattan -- the new outer boro

haha

wow, someone photoshop time out cover please

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

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

I've had one so-so meal at FF and one pretty good

so pretty in there

i like robertas in bushwick

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?

gamey?

i know what u mean

there are very-seasonal components on the menu, but the dishes are far from expressive of the season

yeah, that sounds sort of what i was going for.

Flatbush Farm had good ingredients but isn't doing great things with them.

there are very-seasonal components on the menu, but the dishes are far from expressive of the season

-- 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

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.

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

yeah someone needs to start taking me out to dinner or something.

yes.

ICI on dekalb is a family favorite. nice garden, nice fresh flavors.

http://www.icirestaurant.com/

What is good for lunch around 5th and 31st?

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

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

wish granted

KHIKIN
(SP?)

is there any good food in murray hill besides indian or is it all just tasty d?

dinner food or lunch/takeout food?

both. i am going to school at 24th & lexington
also how is "new york burger company"?

Shake Shack, obv

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.

it's not super-close, but good deli - http://www.todarobros.com/

oh thanks lauren.
i love kalustyan's and am excited that's nearby. i tried rice yesterday and it was pretty good too.

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/

btw, 24th and Lex is Flatiron or Kips Bay, not Murray Hill

Curry Hill, maybe

3rd avenue is considered the western boundary of kips bay, as far as i know.

and isn't it too far east to be flatiron?

it's the transition zone between the two, hence Curry Hill if anything. but it's definitely not Murray Hill, which ends several blocks North.

i still have not been to shake shack!

someone suggest a bar in the bedford-ish area that is sort of nice but not too $$$ for me to take my friend for bday drinks tonight. she is dining w/ her parents at aurora (i think?) first, so somewhere nearby would be good.

true - i think of murray hill as 34th street and above. so what the hell is that neighborhood? i think it's sometimes called "northern gramercy" by real estate agents, but that's clearly bullshit. wiki suggests "rose hill," which is cute.

guys... i have about 30 min to decide on where we are going! help!
anyone been to soft spot or oulo? is oulo too froo froo? what is the deal with the 'piano bar' aspect of soft spot? this is all coming from fr33williamsburg, nymag and yelp, so i need help (oulo mysteriously not on yelp!).

good food i had when i was in nyc last week:

pure food and wine
alta tapas restaurant
cafe 2 at MOMA

maybe i will just pick ottoman bc it is easy :)

i really wish i could help you but i'm not in the know. have fun!

i don't really want to go at all. i already did an all-day thing on sunday for her bday... i don't know why i've been 'invited' to take her out again. also i'm going to get the sloppy end of things as she met someone for drinks earlier and will be coming from dinner w/ her parents where she will surely also drink. so maybe a not too fancy place?

lol 3 day birthday

lol @ native new yorker entitlement!

lol at having to endure a 4 day bday for my boyfriend last year! i feel you

and yes keep it not too fancy if she's gonna be sloshed

lol at least he was your boyfriend!

ya ;) and at least i could tell him, never do that again