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Dinosaur Bar-B-Que

Posted on September 14, 2009 by justineateat

Dinosaur Bar-B-Que 646 W 131st St, at 12th Ave (212) 694-1777 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: BBQ Favorite Dish(es): Wango Tango Chicken Wings (appetizer), Sweetheart Deal Ribs for Two ($27.95) In a city where almost anything is readily available (for a price), a real down-and-dirty BBQ joint is actually very hard to find. [...]

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Bouchon Bakery – Dessert, Midtown West (Columbus Circle)

Posted on August 13, 2009 by justineateat

Bouchon Bakery 10 Columbus Circle (inside the mall, 3rd flr) (212) 823-9364 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Take Out Cuisine: French Bakery, Dessert, Coffee Favorite Dish(es): Blueberry Macaron ($2.95), Bacon Chive Scone, Red Velvet Cupcake Fancy bakeries are pretty commonplace in NYC, but this one on the top floor of the uberposh “mall” at Columbus Circle [...]

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Popover Cafe – American, Upper West Side

Posted on August 2, 2009 by monicayumyum

Popover Cafe 551 Amsterdam Ave, at 86th St (212) 595-8555 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: American Favorite Dish(es): Eggs Popeye ($13.95) – a split popover with smoked salmon, spinach, 2 eggs, and lemon hollandaise; Granny Tab Sandwich ($10.95) – turkey breast, turkey bacon, apple slices, melted cheddar, red onion, watercress, dressing; The Butler [...]

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Dizzy’s – American (Diner), Park Slope (Brooklyn)

Posted on May 15, 2009 by justinrhyme

Dizzy’s 511 9th St, Btwn 8th Ave & Prospect Park W (718) 499-1966 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: American, Diner, Eclectic Favorite Dish(es): Huevos Rancheros $8.75, Corned Beef Hash $4.50 Cool, funky little diner-style restaurant with outdoor seating in the heart of Park Slope. Great for brunch on a nice Sunday afternoon, but [...]

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Food Destination: Ithaca, New York (upstate)

Posted on March 24, 2009 by justinrhyme

Places Visited: 1. Maxie’s Supper Club 2. Hot Truck @ Shortstop Deli 3. Doug’s Fish Fry 4. Purity Ice Cream 5. Hazelnut Kitchen Having lived in Ithaca for 4+ years while serving time at Cornell, I always enjoy making the trek upstate to get a breath of fresh country air and relive foggy memories of [...]

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CUPCAKE WARS!

Posted on March 18, 2009 by monicayumyum

In this taste-off, we put some of NYC’s favorite cupcake joints to the test for the highly prized NYNYEATEAT “YumYum Award”. Using the Red Velvet Cupcake as the test subject (for no reason other than it’s my favorite), we’re judging based on moistness, flavor, frosting, and that overall melt-in-your-mouth factor. The contenders, in no particular [...]

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Shake Shack – Burgers, Upper West Side

Posted on January 7, 2009 by justinrhyme

Shake Shack 366 Columbus Ave at 77th St Pricing: Cheap Venue: Sit Down / Take Out Cuisine: Burger Joint Favorite Dish(es): Strawberry Milkshake ($5.25), French Fries ($2.75) People have been waiting for the opening of the new uptown Shake Shack for, well… as long as they typically wait in line at the original location in [...]

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Ed’s Lobster Bar – Seafood, Soho

Posted on December 21, 2008 by justinrhyme

222 Lafayette St, between Spring and Broome Sts (212) 343-3236 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: Seafood Favorite Dish(es): Raw Bar (market price); Pan Seared Day Boat Scallops ($19) Craving seafood? Go to Ed’s- it’s a straight-forward, unpretentious restaurant. Great for raw bar, steamers, and grilled seafood. The pan seared scallops were cooked perfectly. [...]

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Blue Ribbon Brasserie – American, Soho

Posted on December 12, 2008 by justinrhyme

97 Sullivan St, between Spring and Prince Sts (212) 274-0404 Pricing: Not Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: American Favorite Dish(es): Beef Marrow & Oxtail Marmalade, appetizer ($14) It’s super cozy and very dimly lit. Definitely a great date-type of atmosphere. Service was great. We got there for dinner around 6:30pm on a Friday night so [...]

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Metro Diner – American, Upper West Side

Posted on August 10, 2008 by justinrhyme

Metro Diner 2641 Broadway, at 100th St (212) 866-0800 Pricing: Cheap Venue: Sit Down Cuisine: American, Diner Favorite Dish(es): BLT ($4.95), Cobb Salad ($12.50), Chicken Souvlaki ($11.95) A diner is a diner, right? Wrong. Most diners in NYC have pretty bland, poorly cooked food with unfresh ingredients. Anything but the eggs is hardly edible. So [...]

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