Category: New York Restaurant Reviews
New York City Restaurant Reviews
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623 Eleventh Avenue corner of 46th Street 212/977.1500 $70 each for a whole pig for 12 people, with two sides, BYOB ♥ ♥ There are a few annoying things about reserving a group table at Daisy May’s: 1. You can only reserve half a pig or a whole pork butt to feed up to six…
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corner of 139th Street and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard no phone number $25 for a whole rack of pork ribs ♥ ♥ Amidst the condo buildings going up as fast as you can say gentrification, there still remains the open drums on the streets used as makeshift grills to sell home-marinated barbecue in Harlem. The…
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corner of 145th Street and St. Nicholas 212/491.8323 $12 for two fish and chips, take-away ♥ Harlem is teeming with fish and chips stores, and living in the neighborhood has taught me that the longer the line outside, the better the food will be. (It doesn’t work the same way downtown.) Case in point: Famous…
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630 Bedford Road, Pocantico Hills 914/366.9600 $720 for three tasting menus, with wine pairing, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ Is there such a thing as too much? We arrived at Blue Hill Stone Barns just in time for our 5pm table where we were welcomed by fresh air and green grass. We sat in…
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36 West 48th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues 212/398.2308 about $50 for two, with two drinks, with tip ♥ Wu Liang Ye was highly recommended to me by a Chinese friend. As we walked on 48th Street, past the OTB, the black garbage bags in front and the two crackheads on the steps, I…
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541 East Lake Drive, Montauk, Long Island 631/668-4272 about $200 for five, with several drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ The weather in Montauk was tentative the entire weekend we were there. The sun came out during our breakfasts and then hide while we got ready for the beach, only to come out again when we…
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40 Deforest Road, by the East Deck Motel parking lot, Montauk, Long Island no phone less than $10 for one, with a drink, without tip ♥ ♥ Do you have any money?, was all we heard from the guy inside the Ditch Witch wagon. I’m still not exactly sure why we thought that was funny,…
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3593 Townline Road, Sagaponack, Long Island 631/537.2271 about $44 for two, with two beers, with tip ♥ ♥ After spending three days on the beach in Montauk and eating fresh seafood and lobster rolls in neighboring restaurants, I was ready for some meat. I was in the backseat when we drove by Townline BBQ outside…
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231 West 145th Street between Frederick Douglass and Adam Clayton Avenues 212/862.5335 about $31 for four people, with two sodas, without tip ♥ The day Oklahoma Smoke opened in west Harlem, they ran out of meat. I stopped by to check their menu and they told me they just didn’t anticipate how many people were…
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72-20 Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights, Queens 718/779.1119 about $40 for two, with one beer, with tip ♥ I was armed only with a Post-It when I dragged the Dr. to Queens to try out some Newari dishes in Jackson Heights. Ubin gave me some recommendations and I scribbled them on said Post-It. We walked in…
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208 East 58th Street between Second and Third Avenues 212/371.6060 about $60 for two, without drinks, with tip ♥ It was a new craving. It had to be Indian food but without the heavy curry sauce. It had to be seafood. Because I remember having such a seafood meal at Rasa the last time I…
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150 West 10th Street off Waverly Place 212.929.0898 about $145 for one tasting menu and two extra dishes, with two drinks, with tip ♥ Where do you go on a first date? If you feel unsure about the other person, you may want to go to a small bistro where the fare would be safe…