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San Cristobal????
Anybody eaten well in San Cristobal or the surrounding towns? Or Palenque, Calakmul?
Thank you in advance...
Pete
Where to eat in Mexico City
Sorry, so frustrated that I spent one of a few nights eating badly that I blew the spelling of Fonda el Refugio.
That said, just came back from Tecla in Polanco, which was empty but really good.
Where to eat in Mexico City
Just came back from Fondo etc., and found it pretty terrible, indifferent at best. Weirdly tasteless much of the food and the rest not so complementary, the guac tasting of unripe avocados, badly needing lime juice and salt; the salsas (and I had to ask for a chile one) tasting old, as if they'd turned, one of tomatillo almost flourescent green. Strange. My mole enchaladas obviously had been sitting around. Stale.
The service was iffy. I got the sense that it was all a big joke at the expense of tourists. It can't have been that way always, but it sure was tonight.
seviche?
Anyone have suggestions on good, fresh seviche, in any style, in the tristate area?
Thanks...
Quinto Quarto?
Uh, ok, for you. Two apps, orange and fennel, the other of melon and what, something green that escapes me. All tasteless; no attention paid to picking ripe fruits or fresh vegs. Subpar olive oil.
Penne with pistachio pesto; again, the pasta tasted the same as boxed pasta that had been sitting around too long. The pesto was industrial, and sprinkled with ground pistachios. Virtually no taste. My friend had a soup that at best was from a bottle, nothing individual about it at all.
I know I should back up my opinions, but in this case it's just not worth it. If you like the place, I suggest you go again.
Quinto Quarto?
Just ate dinner there. Dreadful, totally uncaring, with nasty, stale produce, badly presented. Pasta from a box, pesto from a plastic container, etc. Almost fantastically bad; like some sort of diner in Ohio. Hard to imagine the place lasting the summer.
Po on Smith St
Anybody know if it really is related to Po in Manhattan? Please, please be so...
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS::CLOSED::PALMIRA, KAPODOKYA, MICHAEL'S STEAK~OPENED::LE PETIT MARCHE, AFICIANADA, MAESTRO
I've been eating regularly at Taze, because it seems really, really fresh and clean. I've had several apps, including baba, and humus, and everything's in order. The heavyweight champion of Montague, which is saying almost nothing, but there it is.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS::CLOSED::PALMIRA, KAPODOKYA, MICHAEL'S STEAK~OPENED::LE PETIT MARCHE, AFICIANADA, MAESTRO
I ate at Henry's end a few days ago; packed per ususal, and good, though the service stunk. Walked past Petit Marche, and the menu did look good. At 7 ish it was crowded. The other places, Aficionada etc were empty. Now, that says something because there should be a spill over from Noodle Pudding--which at 6:30 had no seats left--and Henry's End, which was also full. I can't, knowing what I know about the owner and his contempt for food, actually set foot in those places.
I guess Petit Marche's next on the list. Why can't there be one decent place in the Heights, good atmosphere, not stuffy, fresh food, not pretentious? I don't get it.
Applewood?
First time going to Applewood. Venison charred on the outside and rare on the inside. Lots of squash everywhere. All quite good. But: Way too much salt, especially the veg. plate the girlfriend ordered. Nice atmosphere, sophisticated cooking in a New England style. I thought I was in Vermont. Fireplace etc.
Pretty good for Brooklyn.
Palo Santo--sorry, I've got some gripes
Liked the chef's old place in williamsbrg; not so hot on Palo Santo. Overpriced, tiny portions, and not particularly distinguished wild pig. Girlfriend says that her chicken was really good, and has to agree that the service is out of it at best. Girlfriend: "Cactus salad to small a portion, overpeppered, but chicken was really tender and lots of it." Underwhelming is the way we'd look at it.
Damn. Too bad.
Blue Pig - Brooklyn Heights
The main person behind the original Cafe Cubanito was a woman who left New York for Miami. The rest. was her idea, and had her vibe. When she left the place changed, the quality of the food deteriorated, and what had been a crowded place became empty. As I understand it, the owner of Cubanito and the owner of Cafe B.G. are two different people; the owner of cafe b.g. has a small share in cubanito. But I may be wrong. Either way, both places were/are dumps, in my humble opinion. I have no idea about the Tazza/B.G. connection; Tazza seems like a pleasant place and B.G. doesn't.
Jack the Horse Tavern in Brooklyn Heights
Jack the Horse Tavern, not particularly good. Citronelle, another of the chain of crappy rests. run/owned by the guy behind Chez Henry/Cafe Cubanito/Blue Pig. Yuk.
Blue Pig - Brooklyn Heights
The place states the ice cream's homemade, but so what? The coloring is grotesque, the flavors clearly out of a tube. Try the pistachio for a joke, or the mint; it's all totally fake. And the consistency is like plastic. The owner is the same guy that turned Cafe Cubanito into a dump, the same guy that can't start a successful rest. to save his life--he's got the corner place, too, Chez Henry, or whatever it's called today, in incarnation #13. Cafe Cubanito at least had some great music on Thursday night, one of the few places that had jazz in the Heights. But that was a holdover from the original owner of the place, who was cool. Btw, in the last incarnation of Cubanito, the stuffed pineapple had the glorious distinction of having the pineapple shell reused everytime it came out of the kitchen. Yum.
I don't get it. The neighborhood has rich people who clearly like food--look at the success of the Jack the Horse Tavern around the block, a place with just ok food. So why open crappy places that the neighborhood won't support? It suggests that there are stories behind these places...
