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Bar 89
In celebration of Stephen completing his 6th actuarial exam, we went to Bar 89 because Lon and Kasi (both of whom had been there many times) recommended the burgers and waffle fries. Everyone was disappointed. The food quality had gone down and service was awful. Totally not worth the 45 minute wait. (They don't take reservations.)
We ordered a nacho appetizer and it never came so when our entrees came, we just canceled the appetizer. The bur...
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Mermaid Inn
Highly recommended! Everything we had at Mermaid Inn was delicious, perfect portion sizes, and great service.
Service starts with 2 types of bread sticks. We started with an oyster and bacon chowder. We're so used to getting heavy creamy chowders these days that the image of chowder in our minds is a thick white soup. Mermaid Inn makes this clear chowder so flavorful, yet fairly light at the same time. The balance of each ingredient...
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Fresh Direct
I've ordered from FreshDirect before and have never really had a major problem. One time, one of the items was wrong....like mustard instead if baking soda but....generally if you know which items to buy, it can be a pretty good deal.
After this Sunday though, I would really have to think twice before ordering. Lon ordered a bunch of things to be delivered on Sunday because he was planning on baking some type of cornbread casserole. (...
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Asia Grill
I was sick all weekend and when I'm sick, I usually want pho (a Vietnamese oxtail noodle soup). It's the perfect sick food in my mind. I've been staying at Lon's apt while my apt is being renovated and the only Vietnamese nearby is Asia Grill. They had pho so I gave it a shot.
We ordered in and the delivery came in decent time but they forgot my bean sprouts, lemon, and basil. Thes...
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Patsy's
I was exhausted Fri night so we just went to the Patsy's near Lon's apt on 60th St. It was packed as most of them usually are so we had an appetizer at the bar while we waited for a table. The fried calamari is pretty standard.
After we were seated, we ordered a large pizza; half plain, half sausage, becasue I don't usually like toppings on my pizza. I tried one of the sausage slices and actually liked it because they sprinkle small pieces...
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Zucchero e Pomodori
It was a beautiful night last night so the plan was to eat outdoors. We walked up 2nd Ave and looked at several menus. When we were finally decided on a restaurant, Kasi and Stephen (Lon's sister and brother-in-law) appeared out of no where. Actually, they just walked out of the bar next door, but more importantly, they were also ready for dinner and Kasi had eaten at Zuccchero e Pomodori before so in we went.
Dinner was eventful....
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Shila
Shila is that new place in Ktown with the silver exterior. The restaurant is 3 floors and the decor is pretty typical of the newer Korean restaurants. Lon and I both noticed the chairs and liked them. As soon as you sit, you're given a bowl of thick red bean/sticky rice porridge like stuff that is pretty good except that I'm used to this stuff being sweet and this one was sweet with a weird salt flavor that stuck out.
There's a minimum...
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Bruschetta, Broccoli, and Bolognese
Check out the pics from last night's dinner: Bruschetta, Broccoli, Bolognese....say it 3 times fast! =PLots more pics on Flickr.
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Passover
I was invited to celebrate Passover with Lon's family in Long Island so I hopped the smelly LIRR and headed all the way to Central Islip. I have not been that far from Manhattan since my cousin's wedding last year but it was worth it for the 3 or more hours of food consumption. -
Houston's and La Salle
We went to the Houston's on Park Ave, near 27th St. I like the look of the place and the couch seats are great.
We started off with their famous spinach dip which is delivered nice and hot with warm chips. It's so yummy. The salsa and sour cream that comes with it is good but unnecessary. The chips were unevenly salted so some pieces were good and some were way too salty.
You can add a Ceasar or tradition...
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Cornish Hen Salad
We were trying to be healthy so we made a really yummy salad.It would've been a really healthy meal if I didn't also eat a bunch of potato chips but....baby steps....=P
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Raj Mahal
Lon and I danced up an appetite by going to the open house at Dance Chelsea for the free lesson. We learned the basic steps for American Tango and Swing. We'll probably try out 1 or 2 more schools and then decide on a place for lessons.
By the time we were done - 9:30, we were starving! We hopped a cab and headed over to Indian Row where people stand outside and try to pull you into the restaurants just like in Little Italy. We walke...
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Dong Hai, bur better Dessert
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Land
We went to the UWS last night to visit Lon's friends, Bill and Emily, who have a 2 3/4 year old named Ben and a new baby named Samantha Jane. Since we were up in my old neighborhood, we also planned on visiting Carol of course. In between, we had dinner close by.
Land is a very, very narrow place but they managed to make it look pretty nice. The bathroom has the weirdest sink because water fills into this clear horizontal tube th...
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Bacon Cheeseburgers
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Trattoria Pesce Pasta
Welcome Spring! Lon and I went roller blading through Central Park last night. It was gorgeous out! Of course we were starving afterwards....so we went to this good neighborhood Italian on 59th and 1st called Trattoria Pesce Pasta. I know I usually don't give location details (because I think you should be able to look it up yourself fairly easily) but this time I'm giving the cross streets because there are so many Italian places with similar na...
