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Breakfast at Bubby's in DUMBO- Never again.
Oh well that explains everything! Thanks for posting!
Breakfast at Bubby's in DUMBO- Never again.
We have friends visiting the city this weekend and offered to treat them to breakfast--thought Bubby's in DUMBO would be a good choice for the views and because we know from past experiene it has a large breakfast menu. First off, soon after we walked up to the hostess stand around 10am hard rock started blaring from the speakers. I mean blaring! When we asked if the music could be turned down a bit, the hostess smirked and said "no." We should have left then. For the record, we were not the first folks in the place--not even close. I'm guessing there were about 25 diners. So here we go. We asked for a bread basket to start. We were told that they were out of bread baskets. We were offered 2 biscuits--they arrived at our tabled obviously micorwaved. They were scorching and then turned to stone within seconds. My husband ordered a hash dish with eggs he asked for home fries-- told they were out of home fries. We ordered silver dollar pancakes for our son. They arrived cold. The whole thing wasn't just bad, it was one of the worst restaurant breakfasts I've had in years. $150 flushed down the toilet. Very very disappointing.
Wowing visiting friends near Battery Park/ Wall St.
We have friends coming into the city this weekend--it's supposed to be beautiful.
I haven't been to the Battery Park area in while. I'm thinking it would be fun to find some bars and restaurants with a view of the water in that neighborhood. Food can be good--doesn't have to be exceptional, but ambience should be somewhat lively. Thank you!
"Ladies" lunch place
I'm looking for suggestions for a cute "ladies luncheon" restaurant south of the Met. and north of 40th. I picturing a cozy bistro, but I'm open to all suggestions.
home catering for lunch in Brooklyn
What about Lucious Food on Court Street? I've never used them, but I've heard good things.
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Luscious Food
59 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Child friendly place for Thanksgiving Dinner?
Would love suggestions for a fun, child friendly restaurant that is serving a traditional Thanksgiving meal. Any neighborhood is fine, but we will be driving in from Brooklyn.
Thank you!
Brooklyn for Thanksgiving Dinner
This mama is not cooking for Thanksgiving! Our small family will be going out for dinner. I would love recs for a child friendly restuarant that will serve traditional Thanksgiving dinner. Any neighborhood would be fine as we have a car.
Thank you!
Help! Can't remember name of Middle Eastern place
I'm totally blanking on the name of a Middle Eastern place I've been to a couple of time in the East Village.... East 4th and Ave. B? Can you help me?
Thank you!
KC
Replacing Helios??
I noticed this weekend that Helios o 6th no longer around and has been replaced by Pur-something. What happened to Helios and what is the new place like?
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Purbird
82 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Stone Park Cafe or Rose Water?
My husband's birthday tomorrow and it's a toss up between these two.
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Stone Park Cafe
324 5th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Rose Water
787 Union St, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Anything new or interesting on Smith, Court, Henry, or Columbia Street?
My husband's birthday is coming up next week and we'd really like to get back to our old hood for dinner. --Would love to hear suggestions on anything new and exciting. Cuisine type doesn't really matter nor does price point... Just new and exceptional. We've tried Seersucker and LOVED it. I'm from TN originally and it's some of the best, freshest Southern food. That one is a "maybe", but other suggestions?
Thanks so much!
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Seersucker
329 Smith St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
A menu question--Burke's Primehouse
I've seen underwhelming reviews of Primehaus on Chicago area Chowhound and I'm disappointed. Alas, at the request of my clients they still want to go here for dinner. For those of you who have had a pleasant or even decent experience, did anything (apps, sides) stand out?
Also, I would love other reccomendations for downtown restaurants that have great, non prentenious food.
I will be in Chicago for 3 days in mid June.
Thank you!
Todd English Restaurants...
I've noticed that Todd English has taken somewhat of a beating in the press recently regarding his NYC restuarants. I've only been to Olives and that was a very long time ago. I felt that it was good but overrated. I'd love to hear impressions from those who have visited his restaurants in the last 6 months.
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Olives
201 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003
Sushi in South Slope
I work from home some days and a couple of time a month I treat myself to sushi delivery for lunch.
Ten has been my go to sushi place, but it's gone from "ok" to "really bad." I'd appreciate other suggestions for lunch delivery--what is Kiku like for lunch?
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Ten
440 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Kiku
453 7th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Giuseppina's on 6th Ave in South Slope-the non review
Just want to report that my neigbors and I have been waiting with bated breath for this Lucali offshoot to open for well over a year. Finally it "technically" opened it's doors over a week ago, but the evenings I wanted to go, numerous problems arose with these guys... Excuses ranged from the oven being broken, to deciding not to be open on a Tuesday, to "we usually open at 5:30 but today we just don't have our act together so we can't open until 6pm." Has anyone actually eaten there? I would love to know. Someday (hopefully this weekend) I'd like to try a pie.
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Lucali
575 Henry St, Brooklyn, NY 11231
Giuseppina's
691 6th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Saul and Young Children?
Ha! Still haven't made it there...waiting until March when my mom is in town.
Saul and Young Children?
We're having family in from DC and will be celebrating a special occasion. We've never been to Saul and would love to take the family there. If we made a very early reservation, would it be a all feasible to bring a toddler? If it's out of the question, we'd love to hear recommendations for a lovely dinner that would be suitable to bring a toddler.
Pleasing everyone-LES or East Village
My husband and I will be entertaining virtual strangers (long dumb story) on Thursday night. We have no idea about their cuisine dislikes, so we're thinking standard domestic fare,somewhat trendy, not too pricey. Our preferences are LES or East Village (midpoint between the two of us).
Thank you!
Scared to ask. Compatibility-Children and Convivium O?
I'll end this now and reply to my own post. I just read a recent posting that opined -Convivium O is NOT for a 2 year old.
Scared to ask. Compatibility-Children and Convivium O?
I think I can guess the answer, but I'd love to be wrong. My husband and I received a very generous gift cert to Convivium O in Park Slope. Neither of us have been here. We just haven't been able to find a babysitter...or maybe we haven't tried hard enough. If we arrived very early for dinner with our 2 year old, how bad would it be? I don't want to be chased out of town--not yet at least.
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Convivium Osteria
68 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Turkey Breast in a Crock Pot? Am I crazy or desparate?
Thank you SO much...I've been convinced that it's a horrible idea. I'll try two in the oven...tiny tiny oven.
Turkey Breast in a Crock Pot? Am I crazy or desparate?
I'm reponsible for cooking 2 skin on/ deboned 3lb Turkey breasts for a gathering of Brooklyn friends tomorrow. I'm going to roast one in the oven tomorrow, but I'm considering putting the other one in a crock post and very slowly cooking it at low temp for a few hours over night. Has anyone does this before and if so, is it is a terrible idea? Would love suggestions or to talk me out of it.
Thank so much,
KC
First time in Minneapolis-Recs close to the Hyatt? Must impress a client...
I need help! I'm in Minneapolis (first time!) for a few days next week and I've just committed to taking an important client out to dinner. We're both NYers and though the restaurant doesn't have to be near our hotel (the Hyatt Downtown), it shouldn't be too far. In terms of cuisine, I'd love to experiment...My client is a definite foodie!
Thanks so much!
Bagel Hole-7th Ave.
Well, maybe it was a fluke. As I said, I'm not a regular at this bagel place. Past experiences previous to this once haven't been bad. But to tex, who apparently thinks I'm lying, my plain bagel at 9 am on a Saturday was hard as a rock and yes, stale.
Bagel Hole-7th Ave.
I believe It's been a while since Bagle Hole was the topic of a posting so I decided to just start a new one. I know there are big fans out there, but I'll never go back again. I'm not a regular by any means, but I decided to stop by this morning 9am (very busy time) on my to the Park. Not only was my bagel extremely stale, but inedible--I thought I might break a tooth.. I realize that stale bagels happened to good people, but Saturday morning at 9am would lead me to assume that would be THE time for a fresh bagels.
Just my two cents.
Lunch at Bark Hot Dogs- I finally made it.
My husband and I finally made it over to Bark Hotdogs for lunch today and I thought I would quickly share my impressions. We've noticed the press, but recently watched something about them on the Cooking Channel the other day which made us commit to going this weekend.
I ordered the slaw dog with mustard. My husband ordered the chili cheese dog with a side of cheese fries and a banana milk shake. I LOVED my slaw dog. The slaw was so fresh and light that it didn't over power that delicious weiner. I was really able to taste how flavorful the meat was. I'm going back for this! On the other hand, my husband was a little underwhelmed by his chli cheese dog...It was just too much of a mess (which is to be expected--I realize that) and this mess distracted from the actual hotdog. It certainly wasn't bad, but not the best. The cheese fries were good-not great, but glad we ordered them. They didn't seem cheesey enough for me. Lastly, I had a sip of my husband's banana milk shake and thought it was quite good. I haven't had a milk shake in years, so I'm not an expert but it was a great way to complete the meal.
I'm definitely going back! My overall impressions were good.
Convivium Osteria--Menu Favorites
My husband and I received a gift cert to Convivium Osteria for our anniversary--very exciting! The menu looks wonderful but would love to hear comments/ reviews on your particular favorites or specialities. I read in a previous post that absolutely every pasta dish is outstanding...
Thank you..
KC
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Convivium Osteria
68 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
best dumplings in Sunset Park
We're heading to Sunset Park today and want to experience wonderful dumplings.
Prosperity Dumplings was recommended, but would love other recs, too.
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Great Taste Dumpling
4317 8th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11232
Meatopia 2010-reviews?
I was very excited to attend this year although I didn't purchase a enough tastings (only 6)...
Would love to hear the rants and raves of others.
The highlights for me were:
Hill Country--Charles Grund's beef brisket
Little Owl
Barbuto--Waxman's chicken melted in my mouth
My husband and I disagreed on Amanda Freitag's English Lamb Chop. I thought the seasoning was perfection, but my chop had very little meat. My husband received a bigger/meatier portion.
I missed 2 stations and kicking myself for it; If you made it to the The Meatball Shop guys or Mr. Bobo's Traveling BBQ Allstars (Eirc Johnson), I would love to hear what you thoughts were.
