The PinesOne of the best meals I have had in a while. A super hipstery joint next to a bike shop and a bunch of warehouses, with oh-so-serious waiters in plaid shirts and trucker caps saying stuff like "a deconstructed s'more, if you will". If you can get past the snootiness, every single dish we had was amazing. The menu changes daily, but foie ( Read more... )

Brasserie Pushkin

Yes, it's not cheap. Yes, it's slightly pompous (something I usually frown upon). Yes, they could have done with a few less decorations. But after all of that, you come to a place for the food, and Pushkin delivers. Chicken Kiev Caesar Salad was perfect, with a great blend of lettuce, cheese and the small succulent pieces of ( Read more... )

Mile End

Went to this tiny place last weekend. It styles itself as a Montreal-style Jewish deli, and it's a cozy, hipsteresque storefront in Boerum Hill. Everything we tried was delicious - delectable smoked meats, matzo ball soup, and, of course, poutine! Need to come back here for Montreal-style bagels, which are so much better than the regular ( Read more... )

 
Maialino

Our friendly and awesome admin (I even forgive the fact that she is a huge Jets fan with a dog named Revis) took us here tonight. Her husband is the chef so we managed to snag a table without reservation. We were treated a selection of his favorite dishes, and this place didn't disappoint. Every dish was hearty, delicious, and prepared ( Read more... )

 Perbacco

Went to this little cozy Italian place in Alphabet City on the recommendation of my new foodie source - my cubicle neighbor whose husband is a chef. She is also a huge Jets fan, but I won't hold that against her. Perbacco's dishes were well-balanced, rich, and delicious. The fried mozzarella appetizer was too small for my taste, but the ( Read more... )

Stanton Social

Went there last night with my colleagues. The place was picked by our former admin, a great expert in all things delicious. The menu basically consists of tapas-size dishes from all over the world. Everything we tried was uniformly delicious, starting from caesar salad bites, to Kobe beef sliders, to red snapper tacos, to sweet-and- ( Read more... )

So my foodie friend Hazel was visiting this week, and, as always, she had a full list of restaurants she wanted to try. I am not going into a lot of detail, mostly because I am lazy, but also because none of the new places impressed me all that much. So here goes, one sentence each and a 1-5 rating.

Tuesday: Morimoto. The mediocre asian fusion ( Read more... )

So went to a couple of good places in the last two days.

Takahachi

Small sushi joint in Tribeca. Great service, nice atmosphere. The red miso soup was very good and flavorful. The sea bass ravioli - awesome. Pickled vegetables were pretty bland, although they were delivered with an impressive flourish - a loud yell. Rolls were very large, fresh, ( Read more... )

Ok... to stop me from completely migrating to facebook, I figured I can review good restaurants I go to in this space. This is also partly to help me remember worthy places. I am also going to utilize tags for the first time in my LJ career. So, here goes (all links to Yelp)

Nobu Next Door

Went to Nobu as part of Restaurant Week. The best thing was ( Read more... )