Category: New York Restaurant Reviews
New York City Restaurant Reviews
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205 Tenth Avenue between 22nd and 23rd Streets 212/675.8805 $84 for two people with three drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ If you’re looking for a good tapas place in New York City, Tia Pol is most likely recommended. I rarely make it around the Chelsea neighborhood, so I visited about two years after the…
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A Vietnamese sandwich, or bánh mì, has minced pork, potted meat, salami, carrots, cucumbers and cilantro. They are served in a slightly toasted French baguette with a special sauce that brings all the fillings together. Skip on the mayonnaise and order an iced Vietnamese coffee while you wait. There are also the neo-bánh mìs like…
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Corner of 145th Street and Edgecombe Avenue no phone number $1 for each tamale ♥ The Dr. texted me at 7am, an ungodly hour, to let me know that the tamales lady was there. It took me another 30 minutes to get out of bed and put on my jeans over my pajamas. I schlepped…
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132 Crosby Street between Houston and Prince Streets 212/965.1777 $7 for rice with two choices, with chai, without tip ♥ ♥ This hole-in-the-wall is only one of the stops a New York City cab driver makes during his daily route. For $7, the guy behind the Lahore counter will give you rice with your two…
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139 Duane Street between Church and West Broadway 212/571.8880 $80 each for ten, with a lot of drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ Updated, December 2008: The Dr. and I returned for Christmas dinner and it was still the same hearty and filling food for half the New York City price. After two bottles of…
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21 Saint Marks Place between 2nd and 3rd Avenues 212/529.4805 $25 each for three, with three beers, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ The Chipotle opened along St. Marks opened first and then the vending-machine store BAM! made headlines. When I saw the Grand Sichuan open, I only thought, Great, I don’t have to go to…
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213 East 45th Street between Second and Third 212/867.5454 $104 for two, with two drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ There are two ways you can order your grilled food at Aburiya Kinnosuke. The robata grill is right at the bar where the Japanese chefs set skewers next to burning coals (not on top of) and…
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792 9th Avenue between 52nd and 53rd Streets 212/459.9057 $52 for two, BYOB, without tip, cash only ♥ ♥ I never make it to the Hell’s Kitchen neighborhood but before a My Morning Jacket concert at Roseland Ballroom, we wanted to eat dinner. Wondee Siam came recommended from an out-of-towner. Forgive me for being cynical,…
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1569 Lexington Avenue off 100th Street 212/348.0200 $25 for two, without drinks, without tip ♥ For brunch one Sunday, we took the bus to the east side of Harlem and sat at the bar of Food. We watched ice skating on one TV and that weird game of stone and broom called curling on the…
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457 Court Street off 4th Place, Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn 718/403.0033 about $150 for four, with a bottle of wine, without tip, cash only ♥ ♥ Update, February 2009: I had a lovely weekday lunch here with gnocchi and meatballs. Both were in tomato sauce that had their own tastes. (It wold have sucked if they…
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227 Tenth Avenue off 23rd Street 212/242.1122 $102 for two, with three beers, without tip ♥ ♥ The red and white wooden paneling didn’t fit the stereotypical Chelsea mold. The laid-back staff made me completely forget I was in New York City. It was a Friday night and all the tables were booked but the…
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39 Downing Street off Bedford 212/255.1790 about $255 for four, with several drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ ♥ I reserved the bar for four people at 7:30pm and because it was before prime dinner time, we were seated right away even though it was a Friday night. We sat elbow to elbow, looked at each…