New York Restaurants

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

she just canceled bc her stepmom gave her a painting and she wants them to drive her home with it! :D

my wallet thanks you!

lol i love that reason :D

i know, right?!

p.s. it is a painting of her dog!!!!
i should move this to a secret, non-googleable board...

HA this sounds like one of my friends... her family's always been big on paintings of their daughters and their dogs!!

Going to Saul on Smith St. in Brooklyn. Anyone have experiences? Suggestions?

back forty on ave b. -- big dud, won't go back

overpriced pseudo down-home cooking, loud obnoxious crowd, "lobster" and "crab" roll had no lobster and only shredded crabmeat, no lump

back forty? that's a long game of golf.

Thx for the trouble-saving heads-up, dmr

Today I will go to the Lemon Ice King of Corona, and also possibly tomorrow.

Liked Robin Du Bois. Not the best country french food I ever had but good, reasonably priced and awesome back garden.

Sandwich from lamazou today - awesome!

so i tried the famous halal chicken & rice cart on friday, the one @ 53rd & 6th in manhattan, now operating during the day too. gotta admit it was tasty. next time I'll get a little more hot sauce and a lot less white sauce. but i'll be back in the area next friday. oh and a total bargain for $5, almost more than I could finish.

Liked Robin Du Bois. Not the best country french food I ever had but good, reasonably priced and awesome back garden.

-- Hurting 2, Saturday, August 23, 2008 2:48 PM (2 days ago) Bookmark Link

yea pretty much otm

next time I'll get a little more hot sauce and a lot less white sauce

otm. it's not bad but i've had better.

Thx for the trouble-saving heads-up, dmr

yeah no problem. I forgot to mention the "pork jowl nuggets" appetizer, basically deep-fried blobs of gristle .... maybe I shoulda figured that going in, but damn they were gross. I love pork belly and stuff but this was over the line