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Apr 9, 2012 23:30
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So Dovetail was amazing. Incredible food and great wines and beers. They also had an ice cider that was just amazing. Unfortunately my phone was dying so I only got 3 pictures of the food. Turnip Ceviche with Habanero puree  Ricotta Gnudi with Asparagus and brown butter  Confit Halibut with Crawfish tails, fava beans, and crawfish foam  I didn't go anywhere on Thursday except to Desi Shack to eat with a friend. That place was really good too. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Apr 16, 2012 15:39
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I'm looking for a recommendation for a really nice lunch for 3. Suggestion Request Dinner style: Lunch, any cuisine Location: Manhattan, preferably near 5th avenue, but anything within a short walk/cab/subway ride is fine Willing to spend: $50-$100 per person Restrictions: None, really.
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Apr 22, 2012 13:51
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Cuddlebottom posted:I'm looking for a recommendation for a really nice lunch for 3. Lots of fine dining restaurants have really great lunch deals during the weekdays. Eleven Madison Park, Ai Fiori and Gotham Bar & Grill immediately come to mind.
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Apr 22, 2012 15:54
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Marea has a great lunch.
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Apr 22, 2012 16:31
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Cuddlebottom posted:I'm looking for a recommendation for a really nice lunch for 3. At four courses for $49, I think Del Posto's lunch is really stellar. Big portions, too. And a great cocktail list, if you're going boozy.
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Apr 22, 2012 17:19
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sink the biz posted:Lots of fine dining restaurants have really great lunch deals during the weekdays. Eleven Madison Park, Ai Fiori and Gotham Bar & Grill immediately come to mind. Halalelujah posted:Marea has a great lunch. reserve posted:At four courses for $49, I think Del Posto's lunch is really stellar. Big portions, too. And a great cocktail list, if you're going boozy.
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Apr 22, 2012 17:45
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reserve posted:At four courses for $49, I think Del Posto's lunch is really stellar. Big portions, too. And a great cocktail list, if you're going boozy. I love Del Posto. Their $29 (now $35 I believe) two course lunch is stellar. On that note, add Jean Georges to your list.
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Apr 23, 2012 02:25
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Went to Eleven Madison Park last week (and proposed to my girlfriend of 3 years). The dinner was phenomenal and the service was amazing. The couple next to us was enjoying their 28th anniversary, the couple next to them their 6th. Clearly a special place, but well worth it... Save up for this special dinner!
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Apr 23, 2012 06:20
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Per Se a couple of nights ago was underwhelming. #6 restaurant in the world? I don't even rank it in the top 6 in NYC anymore. Service was outstanding though-
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May 1, 2012 18:31
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An Alright Guy posted:Per Se a couple of nights ago was underwhelming. #6 restaurant in the world? I don't even rank it in the top 6 in NYC anymore.
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May 1, 2012 21:56
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No Wave posted:What would you rank top 6 NYC? ok you got me, per se is in the top six but i was just feeling a bit burned from spending so much money and having literally a piece of cold lobster and some questionable wine choices- dollar for dollar though, its tough to put it so high as #6 in the world- maybe i am just feeling let down because the last meal i had at per se was so mindblowing.
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May 2, 2012 16:34
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Yeah, spending 1K+ there can be a lot to swallow. Still the best meal I have ever had. I get the dollar for dollar thing, but I am curious about the wine? How did you do it? I am a bit shocked you were disappointed by the selection.
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May 2, 2012 17:03
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An Alright Guy posted:...but i was just feeling a bit burned from spending so much money... And then when you left you were like, oh my god, I am in a mall. A MALL.
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May 3, 2012 01:32
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Allow me to rephrase my post on Per Se The last time I was there, it was on a supplier's budget. He spent 6k on 4 people and we drank like kings and ate the long rear end meal for hours and had a grand old time. This last time I was on a personal budget, was drinking 50 dollar wines by the glass, the place was empty, and the food was nowhere near what I came to expect the first time I went. After a couple of days, I can admit I was trying to have a repeat experience without the budget to do so and it left me stinging. Dropping half a month's rent on a dinner isn't easy either- So there I am butthurt. As far as the wines, nothing wrong with them. Just felt uninspired. Though 2002 Bollinger Grand Anne and caviar is a pretty killer combo-
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May 3, 2012 15:56
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Suggestion Request Dinner style: Anything, really. Something good for a group of 4. Location: Times Square-ish Willing to spend: Looking for a couple different ranges. We'll do a few fairly nice meals, so for those, ~$60-70/plate (including a drink or 2). We're also looking for some cheaper options, as we can't really afford to eat like that 2-3 meals a day for 3 days. Restictions: Nothing that serves only seafood. If they're mainly a seafood restaurant that also has some steak or chicken (or whatever) on the menu, that's fine. Otherwise, we're open to try just about anything.
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May 3, 2012 21:49
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_aaron posted:Suggestion Request The Breslin and John Dory aren't too far from there. Neither is Danji, Sushi Yasuda, Eleven Madison Park(go for lunch to be just above your price range). Times Square itself is kind of a restaurant graveyard. Mostly chains. You'll have to go elsewhere if you want something special.
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May 3, 2012 23:07
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Go to the breslin. Jon Dory is better but it is all seafood. Get the Pig's foot. For real. You will never, ever forget eating it (mostly due to the psychotic hallucinations that come around bedtime) edit: Time's square? Most fine dining in the city is a half hour tops away. Go to Osteria Morini if you can, but I would still put the breslin first. I loving love April Bloomfield.
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May 4, 2012 00:38
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The Breslin and Danji both look great. Any thoughts on any all-you-can-drink brunch places? Aspen Social Club has a brunch with unlimited bloody marys and mimosas, but reviews are fairly middling. It sounds like a fun way to start a day, but not if the food is poo poo.
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May 4, 2012 13:46
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Got a pair of tickets to the Googa Mooga Festival from a person for some reason and it turns out the tickets are the extra mooga tickets, which I guess is basically unlimited food and booze and access to special events? Is anyone else doing this? All I know is that I get to witness April Bloomfield butcher a pig and teach me about it. Soooo pumped.
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May 4, 2012 15:16
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_aaron posted:The Breslin and Danji both look great. AYCD brunch and good food are mutually exclusive in NYC. +1 on Danji and Breslin. If you want to get a bit more adventurous around the Times Square area, Yakitori Totto is fantastic, as is Ma Peche, and The Bar Room at the Modern. I also love Ipanema on 46th St for Brazilian peasant food, like bacalao fritters, fejoida and moqueca. For cheaper options, Totto Ramen is great (although the lines can be ridiculous). Tabata Ramen makes a decent alternative to Totto ramen though. Sake bar hagi is fun (be sure to get the tuna collar), and Pure Thai Shophouse is amazing (all the other Thai joints on 8th & 9th are shite). And if you want super cheap, check out Margon for cubanos and their chicken soup or Tehuitzingo, a tiny little Mexican grocery store on 10th ave with a taco stall in the back, or Biryani cart on 6th ave for their kati rolls. (full disclosure - I write for both websites so this is a semi-shill) You can also check out midtownlunch.com for ideas - the whole bent of the website is to sniff out interesting and cheap food in midtown. http://realcheapeats.com/nyc/ is also a great resource for cheap eats ideas as well.
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May 4, 2012 15:49
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Review Name: Rasha Nasha Price Range:$15 - $150 Location: 4 West,19th Street (between 5th &6th Ave) Dish you recommend:Veal Chop and the Pelmeni Siberian Comments: Awesome Russian place were the atmosphere is lively and hip. Rasha Nasha has well over 1200+ counting of vodkas to choose from.I had there house made lime flavoured vodka and it went down smooth and tasted just like a lime Skittle.The music of traditional Russian songs played made it a real treat to eat and hang out. I honestly can say it was worth the $150 for supper for two. The owner of the place opened it up about 6 months ago and he is a cool guy. http://www.nasharashanyc.com/index1.html Here is a photo of the fun of being here. http://imgur.com/pTn7B
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May 4, 2012 18:56
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Halalelujah posted:Got a pair of tickets to the Googa Mooga Festival from a person for some reason and it turns out the tickets are the extra mooga tickets, which I guess is basically unlimited food and booze and access to special events? Is anyone else doing this? All I know is that I get to witness April Bloomfield butcher a pig and teach me about it. Did you go to her thing at The Brooklyn Kitchen?
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May 5, 2012 03:44
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We took your recommendations and ate at Danji last night. It was amazing. The bulgogi sliders and chorizo paella were the standouts, but it was all really good. I think we're doing planning on hitting the Breslin tomorrow.
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May 5, 2012 16:09
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I took the recommendation for Ai Fiori. Plans changed, so we ended up going for dinner and getting the tasting with wine pairings. The whole thing was fantastic. Thanks goons 
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May 13, 2012 04:10
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Halalelujah posted:Doing a crosspost, but does anyone have any great chinese or korean recs for Flushing? Heading up there today, want to come back fat. I was pleased with the hot pot at Tian San Yun Juan Shao Fei Yun (note: they will hate you if you don't speak Chinese or have someone in your group who does, but they will still serve you -- It's like that soup shop next to Vanessa's in Manhattan Chinatown). I'm sure there are better ones, I'm particularly interested in the Tibetan Hot Pot near the park. Try that one and report back. Also, Sik Gaek Chun Ha is the absolute poo poo. Amazing. There is an (overpriced) bar next door with a helpful staff that can also recommend a few bangin' Korean places nearby. It is out of the way (you'll either have to bus it from downtown Flushing or take the LIRR) but totally worth it. Shbobdb fucked around with this message at 23:49 on May 23, 2012 |
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May 23, 2012 23:46
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Shbobdb posted:I was pleased with the hot pot at Tian San Yun Juan Shao Fei Yun (note: they will hate you if you don't speak Chinese or have someone in your group who does, but they will still serve you -- It's like that soup shop next to Vanessa's in Manhattan Chinatown). I'm sure there are better ones, I'm particularly interested in the Tibetan Hot Pot near the park. Try that one and report back. Also, Sik Gaek Chun Ha is the absolute poo poo. Amazing. There is an (overpriced) bar next door with a helpful staff that can also recommend a few bangin' Korean places nearby. It is out of the way (you'll either have to bus it from downtown Flushing or take the LIRR) but totally worth it. I hated Sik Gaek; I thought it was cheesy, loud, and overpriced. As pure novelty, I really felt it wasn't worth it. There's much better Korean food out there.
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May 25, 2012 10:48
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My friend left his manager spot at Tamarind to be a captain at NoMad. $84 chickens can't be made fast enough.
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May 27, 2012 20:27
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Turkeybone posted:My friend left his manager spot at Tamarind to be a captain at NoMad. $84 chickens can't be made fast enough.
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May 28, 2012 05:06
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reserve posted:I hated Sik Gaek; I thought it was cheesy, loud, and overpriced. As pure novelty, I really felt it wasn't worth it. There's much better Korean food out there. Where? Hook me up!
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May 28, 2012 18:41
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Shbobdb posted:Where? Hook me up! Joo Mak Gol 3526 Farrington Street Flushing, Queens Get the ssam bab. Everything is in Korean, but they're really nice.
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May 29, 2012 03:41
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reserve posted:Joo Mak Gol Seconding Joo Mak Gol - LOVE their homemade dwenjang. Also gotta try Geo Sigi for gamjatang, Mapo BBQ for galbi, Geum Sung for naengmyeon and Tong for samgyeopsal. I recently went to Sura Chung and had some awesome dak galbi and hoonjae ori gui (grilled/smoked duck)
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May 29, 2012 04:26
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I've been spending a lot of time in Sunset Park lately and there's some absolutely amazing food out there. I'm really starting to love that neighborhood. My two favorites so far are definitely: Ba Xuyen, probably the best Banh Mi I've ever had. Also, their Sardine Bahn Mi was actually kind of better than their pork/chicken offerings in a way. and the cold noodles at Yun Nan Flavor Snack were mindblowing. They were sweet and spicy and savory and cold and refreshing all at the same time. And it's literally one of the smallest restaurants I've ever been to. Neither of these things were more than $5. NYC owns! I also had Cambodian food from Cambodian Cuisine Torsu today and was really impressed. The Cambodian iced tea was incredibly refreshing on this hot, hot day and their food was just sumptuous! I had this coconut milk, vermicelli, chicken and spices dish that was lovely.
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May 30, 2012 23:41
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I went to Mission Chinese last week and had my face melted off. I would heartily recommend the lamb cheek dumplings, the salt cod fried rice, the mapo tofu, and the stir fried sweet peas. The most expensive entree is $13, which puts this place firmly in the Affordable Dining category. When we went they sent us SO MUCH free poo poo that we ended up having to put some plates on the banquette. All and all, a super solid experience, and Danny Bowien is a cool dude. Here is a lovely instagram photo as proof: 
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Jun 5, 2012 23:41
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I want to get on that like a pregnant lady on a yoga ball.
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Jun 5, 2012 23:53
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Vegetable Melange posted:I want to get on that like a pregnant lady on a yoga ball. I wanna get on that like I wanna get on a pregnant lady on a yoga ball.
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Jun 6, 2012 05:03
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So my birthday is coming up in about a week and I need a place for a large-ish group to eat at. I really wanted to do the spotted pig because it is one of my favorite places in the city and won't break anyone's bank, but it looks like they won't seat parties larger than 6 and we will be 10 or so. Any suggestions for a similar place that I can seat a small crowd at? Only issue is that the number of the people in the party will probably change as the event comes closer.
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Jun 6, 2012 21:33
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Allswell might suit your needs; and they have that long, family table down the center of the dining room where they seat large groups. The chef is former Spotted Pig CDC Nate Smith.
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Jun 6, 2012 21:50
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reserve posted:Allswell might suit your needs; and they have that long, family table down the center of the dining room where they seat large groups. Needs to be in Manhattan, should have specified. The second I say Brooklyn the whining begins.
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Jun 6, 2012 21:54
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Halalelujah posted:So my birthday is coming up in about a week and I need a place for a large-ish group to eat at. I've eaten at Rubirosa with a group of about 10 and we really enjoyed it. They do family style portions of appetizers + pizza + entrees for maybe $30pp not including beverages. Rubirosa is an underrated pizza / pasta place.
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Jun 6, 2012 22:31
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