Vinegar Hill House

11. February 2009 American, Brooklyn 0
72 Hudson Avenue between Front and Water Streets, near DUMBO Brooklyn 718/522.1018 $40 each for a group of 5, with drinks and tip ♥ ♥ If you’re tired of the lumberjack look because you’ve seen enough of the same style at Freemans, Hearth and even the J. Crew Men’s Shop in TriBeCa, you’re better off ...

Peter Luger

26. November 2008 American, Brooklyn 0
178 Broadway, right under the Williamsburg Bridge in Brooklyn 718/387-7400 about $350 for five, with a bottle of wine, with tip, cash only ♥ ♥ Our waiter spilled porterhouse juice all over my sister-in-law’s hat. She wasn’t wearing it at the time, but it still sucked when she realized it outside. It was windy and ...

Islands

23. July 2008 Brooklyn, Caribbean 1
803 Washington Avenue between Eastern Parkway and Lincoln Place, Brooklyn 718/398.3575 about $40 for three dishes, without drinks, with tip ♥ No roti today? I wanted to make sure I heard correctly. I was so excited to eat at Islands after hearing favorable reviews on places to eat around the Brooklyn Museum, but eating goat ...

Fette Sau

30. April 2008 American, Brooklyn 0
354 Metropolitan Avenue near Havemeyer Street, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 718/963.3404 about $60 for four, with a gallon of beer, without tip ♥ ♥ In case it hasn’t been obvious, I love pork. I was having a bad day and all I wanted was to get a couple of drinks where I can sit outside and enjoy ...

egg

20. February 2008 American, Brooklyn 1
135A North 5th Street off Bedford Avenue, Williamsburg, Brooklyn 718/302.5151 about $90 for dinner for four, without drinks, without tip ♥ ♥ Updated, December 2008: We closed egg for one Friday night to celebrate my birthday where we had fried chicken, sautéed kale, collard greens, mac-n-Grafton cheese, plus some corn bread and biscuits–all deserves another ...