Monday, August 23, 2010
East Village | PIZZA! | PIZZA
PRO: Best Margy pizza in the U.S. of F’ing A CON: $10 dixie cup-sized wine So we went on a mini-Pizza crawl today in NYC. Constantly searching for the best pie in the best pie town in the Continental U.S. (’cuz y’all know Hawai’i and Alaska can rock Pizza, gotta leave them out!) We also know, yeah we....more
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Tribeca | FRENCH
PRO: Very authentic, causal French, and awesome wings! CON: Not much So what’d we decide to eat in NYC the day before leaving for France? French food, bien sur! Talk about bringing sand to the beach. But just to throw in a dumb curveball, we order…Chicken Wings! Hey, they had them as a special, don’t blame us. So....more
Monday, June 7, 2010
Tribeca | MEXICAN
Greetings Chef Aarón Sanchez, We just missed you at Centrico, where we had a fab lunch at the bar, and your main man Juan mixed us some mean Partida Repo Ritas. BTW, Juan was overall just as awesome, nice guy that gave prompt, friendly service. So. You may (not) remember us – we (fictionally) met at a....more
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Lower East Side | ITALIAN
PRO: Cute neighborhood spot, decent food CON: Definitely not an authentic ‘Apizz’ OK sucka, if you call it ‘Apizz’ make it ‘Apizz’. Hear me?! Straight outta New Haven, Connecticut, bitch! Somma the best thin crust outside of Capri, Napoli or certain areas of NYC or SF. That’s Amoré. Oops. I mean, that’s Apizz. And gimme a little....more
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
West Village | THAI
PRO: Cool space, nice people & service, OK spot for a drink + appy or a date CON: Many dishes not well conceived, and not really authentically Thai- seeming Hmmm. I smell a place that has an identity crisis. I mean, Betel is calling itself a Thai food restaurant, but our take is it leans more toward....more
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
SoHo | CA/AMERICAN
PRO: Happenin’ place day & night, outdoor seating CON: Slight douche factor, but typically worth it Yeah lots of us have heard of this happenin’ spot in SoHo. It’s on a great corner, Prince & Lafayette, gets a solid attractive crowd, decent eats, a model lounge…WTF? A ‘Model Lounge?’ Is that like a Model Zoo? No, not....more
Monday, March 22, 2010
West Village | WINE BAR
PRO: Great space, good Italian wine selection, great bar stools…really! CON: Not much, obviously heavy on Italian wines OK, we cruised this spot (as some others ‘cruised’ me. I was looking pretty sharp) the other night in between other venues. In between 10 Downing and…WTF was it…whatever. But we saw Centro, it looked cool and we went....more
Monday, March 22, 2010
SoHo | PIZZA
PRO: Great pies, cool space, very good menu, solid service CON: If ya still hate Nate, you SF-ers! So, I like Pizza. Pretty much if you torture tabby kittens (F those Siamese) and still toss a great pie, I’m your friend. Hey has anyone tried that Tabby Kitten Pie at Little Star? Ooops. Just kidding, call off....more
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
West Village | MEDITERRANEAN
PRO: Great space and vibe, great food, fresh ingredients and nice preparation CON: Not much, really No, not that 10 Downing, sucka. We didn’t eat with Prime Minister Gordon Brown. I think he’d be a buzz kill anyway. But we did eat with the next best thing, Chef Jonnatan Leiva, the San Francisco Chronicle 2008 Rising Star....more
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
PRO: Big menu, good grub in a swank setting, strong drinks, famous bathrooms! CON: Not great service if you get seated upstairs Alright, alright. The bathrooms. The crappers at this place get so much press it basically sets this spot up for failure. I mean, known for your bathrooms? It’s gotta be a big downer, right? But....more
Monday, January 25, 2010
PRO: Always good, cozy space, brasserie feel, great menu and food. And awesome for late night eats CON: Not much We ducked into this cool little spot yesterday, hadn’t been here in a couple years. Good ol’ Blue Ribbon, always consistent. We like consistency. Unless you suck. Then we’re going to unfriend you. Anyway, this is a great....more
Sunday, January 24, 2010
PRO: Good vibe & people watching, great bar scene and awesome Lil’ Big Macs! CON: Inconsistency! Dining experience kinda sucked…. So this is the tale of two tastings. Damn, alliteration again. Shit. Why a tale of two tastings, you ask? ‘Cuz we went here twice, Einstein. Once last weekend when we were ‘wowed’ and since we were....more
Friday, January 22, 2010
Midtown West | SEAFOOD | SNOBBY
PRO: Linguine Vongole! CON: Slightly stuffy, and I couldn’t recall what I ate (not entirely their fault, read on) Dang, kittens. This can be a rough gig. Case in point? After downing a few ‘ritas (and a shot) and appys at Dos Caminos in Nolita (review to come) then going to an up-and-coming fave of ours, Bar....more
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
PRO: Authentic French brasserie atmosphere, good food, fun vibe CON: Getting a seat can be tricky! So after about a gazillion times of swinging by Balthazar hoping to score a seat for weekend lunch or din din (no, we don’t plan far enough ahead to ever reserve), lurking around like desperate beggars and then leaving with our....more
Sunday, November 22, 2009
Tribeca | CA/AMERICAN | PUB
PRO: Zucchini Carbonera! Good food & service, comfortable space CON: I don’t get the ‘Gastro Pub’ positioning We swung into recently opened Brinkley’s on Broome St. the other night. We got there a bit early so we grabbed a couple margys at Mexican Radio while we waited for them to open at 5p. Yes, kittens, we will....more
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Midtown East | CHINESE | FANCY & SCMANCY
PRO: Grand Marnier Shrimp, great service, nice place CON: A little spendy Yep, we were jonsin’ for some Chinois the other night in NYC. And this place made the Eater 38 list, we trust those guys, so we went for it. We arrived at Chin Chin about 2 minutes before their closing time of midnight. So we slunk....more
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Flatiron | CHINESE | CASUAL
PRO: Fast-food dumplings at an affordable price CON: The dumplings and buns didn’t impress us much Chef Anita Ho. Say what?! “I need a ‘Ho?” “Why that’s a Ho-riffic thing to say.” “Ho-ly crap.” Oh shit. Wait. The other J just informed me It’s Anita Lo. The jury will disregard those previous comments. Strike that from the....more
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Lower East Side | CA/AMERICAN | CASUAL
PRO: French Onion Soup Dumplings, fun, creative menu CON: Nothing really. Unless you don’t enjoy French Onion Soup Dumplings We have just three words for you to remember: French Onion Soup Dumplings. OK, bye! Seriously, through some f’d up alchemy a genius actually concocted this dish. Think about it – it’s soup in a dumpling vessel. Brilliant!....more
Monday, September 21, 2009
Chelsea | PIZZA | CASUAL
PRO: Good pies, fresh sauce, good service, good beer selection CON: Weird location, not as thin crust as we like our Neapolitan-style pies Hmmm. I am uncharacteristically speechless. Company Pizza is…’good’. That’s it. Like I said up there in the PROs section. ‘Good’. Well dammit I want my pizza experiences to be f’ing awesome do you hear....more
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Chelsea | CA/AMERICAN | SPORTS
PRO: Huge space, good layout, 45 HDTVs, good menu CON: Bad for crowd-phobic people, not enough single women (yet) Just what this gay part of NY needed, a raging sports bar! No, I’m dead serious. And these dudes brought it strong. The Ainsworth is about 6,000 square feet, seats 375, has about four dozen big fat HD....more
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Chelsea | MEXICAN | FANCY & SCMANCY
PRO: Cool ambiance, fresh ingredients, great food and good ritas! CON: $8 chips & salsa – Que Pasa? OK New York. WTF happened to you? Back in the day, you were a little more like San Francisco. No, I don’t mean rolling up the sidewalks at 10PM. I mean, you couldn’t swing a stick without beaning some....more
Sunday, August 23, 2009
West Village | BISTRO | PUB
PRO: Awesome deviled eggs, great vibe CON: If you go prime time you’ll probably wait awhile for a seat Our chef friend Jonny Leiva raved about the deviled eggs at The Spotted Pig, so we had to go. There must be 1,000 pigs adorning this place, from clay pigs to pig paintings to a small pack of....more
Sunday, August 2, 2009
Meatpacking | CUBAN | FANCY & SCMANCY
PRO: Awesome ambiance, very authentic, great live music and a huge bar CON: Food was a little disappointing What can we say, besides “Say hello to my leetle friend”. Sorry, couldn’t help but interject my fave Tony Montana line. Anyhoo, this place is straight outta 1950’s Cuba (not that we have been to Cuba, nor were we....more
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
Lower East Side | JAPANESE | CASUAL
PRO: awesome ramens and buns, friendly service, reasonably priced CON: atmosphere slightly sterile, that’s about it Momo says what?! Momo gonna knock you out!! Q: What does, if anything, Momofuku translate to? A: Lucky Peach. What else would it mean?! Well, you just learned something today. You’re welcome. I almost walked right past this East Village noodle bar....more