Just a note that Loading Dock closed a couple of years ago.

Ganso is great with kids -- our nearly 2-year old loves it. (And they do half-sized ramens for wee ones.)

Atlantic Chip Shop and Waterfront Bar & Grill have good food and good drink. (Waterfront has a popcorn machine.)

Agree with bkeats that Mile End if difficult -- the seating is cramped.

Nearly all places in this neck of the woods are kid-friendly (in other words, tolerate kids -- don't expect to find too many kids menus) -- you'll find missing "the rush" will make the experience easier.

I know this is a very old thread, but thought I'd answer it anyways -- Court Street Grocers has it on their current menu: http://www.courtstreetgrocers.com/eat...

It's somewhat fancified in the Catskill heritage pork, but hopefully the rest is as gloopy as this wonderful sandwich sounds. (I've not had it yet as I've only ever been here for breakfast.)

Brooklyn Inn is fantastic, and has just reopened after some minor renovations. If you don't feel like going far afield, a new bar has opened in the Hotel Indigo across the street from the Sheraton, although it's only open until 2. http://www.brooklynbrewhouse.com/ Can't vouch for it, but it doesn't get much closer. Also, if you were going to Brooklyn Inn you'd pass Bijan's on Hoyt St, which seems to be well liked. (I find it to be just a decent neighborhood bar, nothing more, nothing less.) And lastly, should you want to go a little bottom-of-the-barrel, you can't do better (or worse) than Hank's Saloon on 3rd, a proper NYC dive bar.

Casa Rosa is still there and they opened up the space so you can see that no one's eating there. (Kind of sad, to be honest.)

Couple of repeats (malfatti, chitarra nero) but otherwise it's a different menu: http://www.barcorvo.com/menu/dinner-m...

Sadly, no. But Court Pastry Shop is there, and there's a branch of the Chocolate Room right next to the theater. The merged Monteleone / Cammerari Brothers store is also not too far away. And there's a fairly decent (although polarizing) joint called Strong Place on Court Street, in addition to a dozen new joints ranging from Italian to Northern Italian / German to Southern Italian! (I kid, there's also Ethiopian, Southern, Russian, and some New American spots nearby.)

You could do dinner and a movie in the same place at Nighthawk Cinema http://www.nitehawkcinema.com/menu/ (I've not been so I can't vouch).

You may want to post on the Outer Boroughs board as well if you're willing to travel to Brooklyn and Queens. That's where the aforementioned Bien Cuit's main bakery is, as well as Four and Twenty Blackbirds (great pies), Runner and Stone, Ovenly, etc. There're great and inspiring bakeries all over town.

Just to confirm, they're definitely serving beer and sake. (It's on the print menu.)

Not to pick a fight, but to agree with francesb, that sign has been there since Prime Meats was the single storefront (and carriage house out back at times). It's not a big sign, and if I remember it's quite twee, but a sign nonetheless. (We've been thwarted before in the past, having forgotten about the policy until we arrived. Unfortunately for us, we're about a 30 minute walk away.)

For what it's worth, they are very welcoming of little ones, they just do not allow strollers. Sounds like they burned a bridge with you jon (and I would have to admit I would be as equally perturbed with them if I was treated in such a wish-washy way) but for others reading this just grab your Bjorn and go early to enjoy a fine meal.

I do appreciate that it's made Grade B maple syrup more widely available. Mmmm.... Now if only we could get that tasty Grade C stuff they sell up in Quebec here in the States.

We had a very bad delivery experience with Levant. Over an hour and 40 minutes. Person on the phone was unapologetic -- "our delivery guy doesn't have his bike tonight". Bleh.

Wanted to write it off entirely, but darn if it wasn't pretty tasty. (Of course, anything hot had to be reheated.) Would not do delivery from there again, but the food was good enough that I'd pop in some time. The "pitzas" (ma'nouche type thingies) were all quite good, and the Syrian falafel may be tied with Kulushkat as the best I've had in the area.

As sku correctly interpreted, what I was getting at specifically were sweet wines (ports, malagas), Bordeaux (like the Auchentoshan mentioned), Chatea d'Yquem, that sort of thing. I've seen a lot finished in these, but few fully matured. Pretty embarrassing blind spot there that sherry is obviously a wine.

(The Yellow Spot I believe is sherry and bourbon casked in addition to the malaga casks, but it's the malaga casks that impart the biggest flavor profile to this whisky, or at least I think so.)

I was in London back in '98 or '99 and went to a place (whose name sadly escapes me, maybe Wodka?) It was outstanding, kind of a French technique for traditional Polish dishes. Sadly, they also had excellent house-infused vodkas, so my exact memory of that meal is somewhat clouded. Perhaps Easter European will be the next Scandinavia cuisine.

There's no great ones here in NYC either, sadly. Karczma is a good Polish workhorse (love the blood sausage), as are Lomzynianka and Krolewskie Jadlo, but what stands out are more the meat markets than the restaurants. I've heard that Hospoda in NYC is excellent for Czech, but I've not been.

There is a Lithuanian restaurant here in NYC. Ish. It serves Lithuanian dishes one day every couple of months, this is from the last one: https://www.facebook.com/groups/Lithu... The last proper one I knew about was next door to a Lithuanian church and closed in the late 90s/early 00s.

But sadly this is all a bit off-topic. Hopefully some farm-to-table chef that grew up in western PA will find a soft-spot for the food of their childhood and bring an excellent Eastern Euro resto to Pittsburgh.

After immensely enjoying a bottle of Yellow Spot (Mitchell & Son), which was matured a full 12 years in different barrels (one of them being malaga wine), I was trying to think of other whiskeys that have a full maturation in wine casks. Many finish, but I think it's rare (although I'm a relative whiskey n00b) for something to be aged entirely in wine casks. I imagine this is going to limit it mainly to blends, but I'd love to discover any similar whiskeys if they're out there. Any ideas?

I won't get into the war (I've lived in Brooklyn for 15 years, but grew up in Western PA -- there's good restos nearly everywhere) but where are the good Eastern Euro joints in PGH? BBT is OK, but I've found nothing that's blown me away. Or that matched my memories of the home-cooking you used to find at Orthodox churches throughout the region.

Bonus points for anyone who can point me to LIthuanian food in the greater PGH area (not provisions, proper cooked food).

And their baker's Instagram proves it: http://instagram.com/p/TQqU8UBKfe/

Will keep an eye out for them ... thanks for the heads up!

We'd gotten our tourtière fix at M. Wells before it closed. It was good, not great, but hit the spot. I can't remember if Mile End has done them in the past, but with its central kitchen destroyed by Sandy, I don't expect them to be doing them this year. (This is, of course, speculation.)

So, does anyone know of any sources for these Québécois meat pies this season?

Fairmount's everything bagels (with fennel seeds) are my gold standard for everything bagels. (And I live in Brooklyn.) Never liked the white or black varieties, but I don't like sesame or poppy bagels here in NYC either.

Note that the seating are of the Bald Barista is shared with the hostel that houses the shop. It can get quite crazy during peak breakfast time, which is a shame as it's the closest coffee shop to my apartment when I'm in Dublin. (I find it very annoying, and it can take 15 minutes to get a cup of coffee, but they do make a nice flat white.)

I've been dying to get to 3FE, but they're not on my way to work on weekdays and don't open until 10 on weekends.

As for breakfast, Avoca does a very tasty breakfast (although no black pudding if I remember correctly). I'm also a fan of Green Nineteen for their brunch.

Was at last night's game, too. Brooklyn Banger's cheddarwurst is very tasty drunk food. Pricey at $9+, but it was fairly filling. Very few lines upstairs before the game.

Hope they work on the beer options -- only non-super-macrobrew was Brooklyn Lager -- would be nice if there were other local options.

It was open two Sundays ago for lunch.

Our 15-month old son loved La Vara, both the food (the eggs with eggplant and peppers and papas bravas) and the service (bartender and waitress were fantastic). It was pretty much empty for brunch on the late side of things and although it's a bit on the pricey side I enjoyed it enough to want to return for dinner sans kid.

I actually find Lucid to be pretty repulsive in Sazeracs. (I should note that I also dislike it on its own.) Most other pastis and absinthes work, but for some reason Lucid when combined with rye (and I've tried a half-dozen or so, from Old Overholt to Sazerac 18) and Peychaud's just has a really off-putting taste.

Just had the beef curry -- it's delicious. Not that I don't like "fast-food" curry like GoGo Curry or even Torokeru / Vermont packets, but this was just a league of its own. (I should note I've never had Japanese curry in a nice place either here or Japan, so my experience is limited.) Very "meaty", likely housemade sauce, and the beef was beautifully cooked. (I'd imagine it was short ribs, but not 100% sure.) Not a massive portion for $12, but filling and high quality. Wish they'd maybe do a bento box for $1 or $2 more (some pickles, a dumpling or two) but very pleased.

Doing bento lunch now as well -- pork tonkatsu, beef curry, chicken teriyaki, and shio saba. (Just posted on their Facebook page.)

Big fan -- not only because there's a ramen joint in Downtown Brooklyn, but also because it's one of the best ramen joints in town. Not as good as Totto or Ippudo, but not that far off in my opinion. Good noodles (and different based on the broth you order) and broths with a real depth of flavor. For better or worse, very child friendly, too, as the owner has a 2 year old. (This is a plus in my current situation, plus our 15 month old son loved the short rib ramen.) Game changer in Downtown and a welcome addition to the nabe.

Another fall, another query. We've been to Golden Harvest in Valatie, which was excellent, although now that we have a young kid tagging along we'd like to perhaps peruse the organic or low-spray options. So -- any recommendations for PYO in the greater Hudson Valley area?

Can anyone recommend good farmer's markets in Dublin for produce? Many seem more geared towards prepared foods and knick knacks -- I'm looking for a proper fruit/veg/meat/fish kind of market.

I see there's one in Howth on Sundays -- is that worth the trek? And are there any better ones in D2 or D1?

Does anyone know if Another Fork in the Road in Milan, NY, is under new ownership? I ask because our meal there last evening was underwhelming at best and it seems like a completely different restaurant nowadays.

Some back story: We swung by AFitR in December of 2010 during a weekend in the area. The brunch we had wowed us, the room was boisterous, the service friendly, and the prices pretty good. Plus they had poutine! It reminded me of restaurants in Brooklyn (in a good way).

Fast forward to September 2012. After calling for several hours to see if they were open (the listed phone number kept going to voicemail), we decided to swing by to just see if they were open. (Well, they were -- the people there just weren't picking up the phone -- that should have been a sign.) We were just one of two sets of diners. The high school girls working there were nice enough, but certainly not knowledgeable, nor professional enough for a restaurant that is charging $20 for a small vegetable risotto (!!!). As for the prices -- two entrees, an appetizer, and two drinks topped $80. Plus, they were out of loads of stuff. ("It's the end of the week for us, so we're out of most things.") The food was fine, but not enough to overlook all of the other stuff. (Like the cobweb that was mere inches above my wife's head -- clearly no one is paying attention to the cleanliness of this place, either.)

Anyways, it's just sad to see a restaurant we liked at one point fall so far in such a relatively short amount of time. Since the website hasn't been updated since 2011, I wonder if there's been a change in ownership, or something else that can explain our poor experience at AFitR.