Sunday, January 24, 2010
Meatpacking | |
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 [...]
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Downtown/FIDI | STEAKHOUSE | DATE
PRO: Excellent cow, cool vibe CON: Food service was a little slow Yup, we’re on a beef kick, bitches! Morton’s the other day, a 10-day feast in Argentina and Rio b4 that, and last night, the (relatively) new 5A5 Steak & Lounge by Jackson Square. Moo! We rolled in here with our meat-loving friends Bob [...]
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Downtown/FIDI | STEAKHOUSE | OLD SCHOOL
Hey Norton! Get up here! Wait, isn’t that from the Honey Mooners. Remember? Jackie Gleason? Before the days of color TV? Hey, I don’t remember it either! Anyhoo, if ya want a classic SF Steak house whatdya say? Hey Morton! Sure there’s others like Ruth’s Chris, House of Prime Rib (love House, but its only [...]
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Buenos Aires | Hittin the Road | STEAKHOUSE | CASUAL
PRO: Some of the best steak anywhere CON: Not much unless you are a vegetarian First. A moment of silence for the cows. Specifically the additional cows that will be slaughtered due to our travels the next week or so. That’s right kittens, Team VdV is traveling south of the border, well actually way south [...]
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Downtown/FIDI | STEAKHOUSE | OLD SCHOOL
PRO: Damn good Prime Rib & old school feel CON: If ya want Filet or Rib Eye you’re screwed! How do we roll on Cinco de Mayo? By strappin’ on the feedbag and digging into an age-old Mexican delicacy, Prime Rib, bitches. OK, OK stop the hating. We love Mexico and Mexicans and did indeed [...]
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Hittin the Road | Las Vegas | STEAKHOUSE | FANCY & SCMANCY
PRO: Solid food, vegas scene CON: Not much, a little expensive OK for starters I’m on a flight outta Vegas to JFK tonight. Nobody in the middle seat, woo hoo! BUT, the woman next to me…well first, I am flying Virgin America, which rocks. Kinda like JetBlue was 10 years ago. Planes so new and [...]
Saturday, October 27, 2007
South Beach/SOMA | Uncategorized | STEAKHOUSE | FANCY & SCMANCY
PRO: DO I have to say it again? CON: The swap the steak salad out on occasion Hey happy people! OK, I won’t even pretend we haven’t treated you like that skeedgy tramp Britney treats those two spawn of hers the past few weeks. What can I say? Nothing malicious here – JP’s birthday bash, [...]
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Midtown West | STEAKHOUSE | FANCY & SCMANCY
PRO: Quality meat CON: Not much We go to NYC a lot, maybe once a quarter and sorry to say VinDiviners, that you’re not going to get new hotel recos from yours truly. Why? Cuz we stay at one cool, happenin’ place, that’s right, The Chambers Hotel. And it’s because of the treatment we get [...]
Friday, April 20, 2007
North Beach | STEAKHOUSE | FANCY & SCMANCY
OK, originally we’d picked Perbacco to go to dinner with our buds Rob and KellyAnn, but Robbie wanted some Beef. Whatever you want, Rob! So in a city with no shortage of meat restaurants, we went n-e-w. New to us anyways, Joe Dimaggio’s Chop House has been open for about a year. Hey, we’re always [...]
Sunday, August 21, 2005
Flatiron | |
I don’t care what anyone says – it is almost impossible to beat the best NYC dining. Case in point is Craft, located on 19th between Park Avenue & Broadway. The place is crazy good. The menu is 100% a la carte, which is great for small dish lovers. If there are even 2 other [...]