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Tomoe Sushi
Janny and I have both been to Tomoe before but this was the best visit ever. There was no line! It was a little past 6 and we sat at the sushi bar. The waiter placed little bowls of marinated bean sprouts in front of us and we started to look through the menu.
Janny ordered the spicy crab appetizer and the sushi deluxe. I had the sushi/sashimi combo. We were both extremely impressed with the fresh and flavorful fish...
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Picnic and Outback
It was super hot yesterday but the perfect opportunity to picnic since everyone was off from work for Memorial day: Xiu-Jing, Angie, Sheryl, Sara, Lon, Ice (my jack russell) and me... and eventually Shaun... -
Peking Duck House
After stuffing ourselves with BBQ, my parents asked us if we wanted to have dinner with them. We couldn't turn down peking duck so we headed down to Chinatown. We had to wait about 15 minutes for a table but the duck was definitely worth it.
The other thing I love at Peking Duck House is the appetizer of shredded meat, seafood, and vegetables with mung bean sheets. I still haven't found t...
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Bone Lick Park
After a morning of moving, we were really hungry. Justin, Lon, and I decided on barbecue, which we had been craving for a while.
We ordered a ton of food at Bone Lick Park: full rack of ribs, pulled-pork, fried chicken, and an oyster po' boy accompanied by cole slaw, cornbread, french fries, salad and mac & cheese.
Everything was mediocre. The fried...
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Cuba Cafe
Very loud, nothing special at Cuba Cafe.
We both liked the yuca and crab croquette but everything else was just ok. The seafood paella was undercooked rice and overcooked seafood just tossed together. It didn't taste like paella. No saffron, actually not much flavor at all. The rustic salad had one of my favorite cheese cabrales but the bacon couldn't compare.
We had a passion fruit cake with mango sorbet. T...
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Congee Village
Congee Village is my dad's favorite restaurant, maybe Janny's favorite, and tons of other people just love this place. The best food that you can get for those prices but the ugliest decor ever. Service can be rude at times too but they get things done pretty quickly.
I've been telling Lon about some of their special dishes for a while and I was so excited to finally get to take him there. We went with my parents and or...
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Jackson Hole (East 64th St Location)
Easily the best burger I've had in years! I love Jackson hole Burgers.
Super huge, perfectly cooked, with a very generous mound of toppings....I got mushrooms, fried onion, and American cheese. Lon got bacon, ham, fried onions, and American cheese. We split a plate of french fries and cheese covered onion rings. The onion rings were very good but the fries were just ok and weren't salted at all. The burger was so good that I did...
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Another visit to Raj Mahal
Same great service at Raj Mahal. The food wasn't as amazing this time (read about last time) but for these prices, I'm still going to continue going back. The samosa was good but the pakora was a little undercooked inside which made it mooshy. The crab curry and lamb dish I got had very similar...
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Kang Suh
We had a nice private room for Becky's surprise party at Kang Suh. Angie and Sheryl went all out with streemers and confetti. The trick candles were hilarious. Becky was blowing out the cake for several minutes and a couple stubborn candles kept coming back.
The restaurant had really crappy side dishes....the kimchi, bean sprouts, potato salad, etc.....They all looked and tasted like they had sat around since the da...
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Party at Vesta
Thanks to all my incredible friends, I had a great birthday celebration at Vesta last night. I'm so glad EVERYONE was dancing! Sorry, I didn't get many pics but if anybody has any, please send them to me... -
NY Culinary Festival
Perfect timing cause Angie's mom was in town.....Angela junior and senior are both food lovers who just had lunch at Bouley earlier and didn't want to turn down our invitation to another food event. So, Lon got our tickets and we headed over to Pier 94 where the event was supposed to start at 6pm. At about 6:30, they were still first setting up the ...
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Mizu
Mizu is always packed but aside from slightly above average decor, I can't see why. The noise level is like being in a sports bar and 50 Cent's "Candyshop" is blaring loudly. The wait staff rushes you and is ready to grab your plate as you pick up your last bite....even though it was already late and no new customers were waiting for tables.
The fish was the most tasteless I've ever had. It wasn't bad as in old........
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Barbounia
My college girlfriends get together for each of our birthdays. It seems common and simple yet it's the best thing because it guarantees that no matter how busy we all get, we will get together at least a certain number of times per year....it used to be 6 of us, it is now 8 plus boyfriends. So my birthday dinner was a group of 13 and I decided on Barbounia because Lon had recently gone with Steve and Justin, and all 3 raved about the food and servi...
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Dylan Prime
Lon took me to Dylan Prime for my birthday because Kasi recommended the cheese fondue and Lon knows that I want to dip everything into melted cheese =P
The fondue (made with farmhouse cheeses) was delicious! The consistency and flavor was perfect. It comes with chopped granny smith apples, pieces of bread, fried onions, and little cubes of bacon between batonnet and brunoise size. The combinations were fantastic and the portion was pre...
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Grano Trattoria
Grano is suprisingly good. It looks like the average West Village Italian with neighborhood prices. The food definitely takes a step up. The bread and our appetizer was just good but the fresh homemade pastas we got were excellent.
Breadsticks are on every table. The waiter then brings Italian bread and their version of foccacia which tasted good to me but just didn't taste like focaccia. It was served with some rico...
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L'Annam
Generally, pretty good flavors at L'Annam L'Annam. Authentic fried rice with shrimp and Chinese sausage, a good Curry Seafood Casserole, nicely sauteed prawns, and all in very large portions. It's cheap for the area and about a block from my apartment. I would suggest that they go lighter on the corn starch but otherwise, it's pretty good.... -
Piola
Really thin crust pizza on the expensive side at Piola, the international chain. It's decent but not much flavor and skimpy on toppings. The service is really good so that's prob what you're paying for. I don't like the very colorful decor either.
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Aja
Aja is a nice looking place with nice bathrooms....lots of wood and stone, dimly lit, with a bar on the side and a sushi bar in front. The menu is very extensive, covering Japanese, Thai, and Chinese cuisines.
We decided to get a soup, a salad, and 2 appetizers, and 1 entree to share. The calamari salad was our starter. Nicely friend pieces of tender calamari scattered across mesculan greens with a nice dressing on the side. There wa...
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Pork Tenderloin
MMmmmmm........a whole roasted pork tenderloin with a lime cilantro rice, mango salsa, and sugar snap peas.....Check out ...
