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Tamarind Tribeca - what's all the hype about?
We went to dinner last night @ Tamarind Tribeca.
The service was average - the wait staff was awkward, and the seating was uncomfortable. But that's not the point - the food...was blah.
We ordered Punjabi Mutton, Dal Makhni, Tandoori Roti, Laccha Parantha, and Basmati Rice.
The only thing that was truly delicious was the Dal Makhni. The rest of the dishes were average at best - The Punjabi Mutton was floating in a thin watery gravy - we've had better goat at quick take out places than here. The Roti and Parantha were nothing special, and when I pay $5 for a small bowl of rice, I expect better than mass cooked cheap quality Basmati- and lukewarm at that.
The beer list is unimaginative - and the pink grapefruit mojito I ordered was undrinkable - bitter grapefruit juice (probably from concentrate), a piece of fresh grapefruit that had clearly borne the brunt of the muddling, and a few broken leaves of mint - with some alcohol.
All this is forgivable when you are at a typical 12.95 Indian place - not when you are paying $50 pp without wine. Another Indian restaurant in the city - another disappointment. The only place that offers less for more is Devi. Waste of a Friday night dinner.
Off to La Sirene next week...
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La Sirene
558 Broome Street, New York, NY 10013
Best Fruitcake Mail Order?
We ordered from both sets of monks recently. Just got the Gethsemani and the good monks have found their way to corn syrup, food coloring, artificial flavors, preservatives and margarine. It tastes a little sweeter than I would like, and we are quite disappointed that they use these ingredients.
Will report on the Assumption Abbey once we receive it.
CURRENT Tallahassee restaurants
I don't know which La Hacienda everybody is talking about, but we went to the one on Bannerman for lunch yesterday - it was the worst Mexican food we have had in a while. My wife wanted to stand outside and tell everybody to go to Taco Bell and save some money. Then again, we were the only ones there for an hour, so ...
Let's start with the good - the salsa was decent, and the chips were warm and crispy. It all went downhill from there. The enchiladas has cold rice, cheap supermarket processed cheese, and heaps of sour cream - with some sauce that tasted like crud from the bottom of the fridge.
My wife's taco was in a shell that Taco Bell would have thrown out.
The staff sat around with the TV on - watching a spanish language version of Jerry Springer at top volume. We had to wave frantically to get their attention at all.
Worst meal we've had in a year.
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La Hacienda II Mexican Restaurant
2207 Bannerman Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32312
Come on Tampa!!!!
Just went to Vizcaya yesterday - it was pretty good. The tuna tartar was good, a few other ceviche were also quite good. Nothing wowed us, but everything was pretty good.
We also had braised duck, lamb, and rabbit - while each was good on its own, each had the exact same sauce - disappointing.
Flamingo's Seafood in Mount Prospect
FYI - I was in Chicago for a day, and after all the praise of Flamingo's, decided to stop by for dinner. I missed this thread, but had read of much praise on other threads.
The food was terrible (giant portion sizes of below average fried food) - I would not go back.
FYI - I was in Chicago for a day, and after all the praise of Flamingo's, decided to stop by for dinner. It seems it has recently changed ownership, and is now part of a chain of mexican food restaurants.
The food was terrible (giant portion sizes of below average fried food with hot sauce to make it mexican) - probably not worth trying anymore.
Best Mexican Restaurants
FYI - I was in Chicago for a day, and after all the praise of Flamingo's, decided to stop by for dinner. It seems it has recently changed ownership, and is now part of a chain of mexican food restaurants.
The food was terrible (giant portion sizes of below average fried food with hot sauce to make it mexican) - probably not worth trying anymore.
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Spyderco Sharpmaker - http://spyderco.com/catalog/details.php?product=77
Well worth the money - can usually be had under $50 and its phenomenal.
