Food: ☆☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Kibbie, Eggplant Napoleon, Musakhan, Fried Brussel Sprouts
Tanoreen, Bay Ridge, NYC
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Laverne of Great Neck, Great Neck, NY
Co-Op Food & Drink: Brunch, Lower East Side, NYC
Kuboya, East Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆ 1/2
Service: ☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Miso Ramen
Looking to escape the long waits at the crazy popular, overcrowded noodles shops that dot the Lower East Side? Kuboya Ramen on East 5th St, is a good option for some solid, good Japanese food.
The space is cozy with cushioned window seats that fan out over two rooms. The menu offers a nice variety of dishes including Ramen. I think the Spicy Miso Ramen was the best of the offerings. Nothing I tasted blew me away but it was a good meal and a spot I would gladly be willing to eat at in lieu of an hours wait.
Yes….. you will look over longingly at Minca next door wishing “if only….” but your sated appetite will tell you otherwise.
Here is some of what we ate:
Taco-chan sausage
Char Siu Pork Buns
Fried Rock Shrimp
Katsu Pork Curry
Garlic Potatoes
Avocado & Shrimp
Spicy Miso Ramen
Kuboya Triple Blend Ramen
Shoyu Ramen
Seasons 52 at Roosevelt Field Mall, Garden City,NY
I was invited to an exclusive VIP Media preview lunch at Seasons 52 hosted by the Executive Chef and Master Sommelier. The highly acclaimed fresh grill and wine bar restaurant, is scheduled to open March 26, 2012 at Roosevelt Field Mall in Garden City.
The Spotted Pig, West Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
I recommend: Sheep’s Milk Ricotta Gnudi, Seared Mackerel, Banoffee Pie
Zum Stammtisch, Glendale, NYC
Chinatown Brasserie, NoHo, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: E-Fu Noodles, General Tso’s Chicken, Watercress, Shrimp & Pork Dumplings
Joe’s Shanghai, Flushing, NYC
Katsuhama, Midtown West, NYC
Mumbai Xpress, Floral Park, Queens
Food: ☆☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $
Must try: Tokri Chaat, Samosa Chaat, Onion Rava Dosa
CAFÉ BOULUD, UPPER EAST SIDE, NYC
Graffiti, East Village, NYC
Fu Run Restaurant, Flushing, NYC
Buvette, West Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Aligot, Brandade De Morue
THE QUEENS KICKSHAW, ASTORIA, NYC
Lhasa Cafe, Northampton, MA
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆ ½
Cost: $
I recommend: Momos
Lhasa Café might just be the best bang for your buck meal in Northampton. This Tibetan food café is filled with kids from the 5 colleges of the pioneer valley and locals too.
The menu offers great dishes, which are packed with flavor and a little something to suit everyone’s palate and wallet. They have good momos and understand the meaning of spicy! They also have a great selection of satisfying soups, noodles and other traditional Tibetan dishes – including yak!
The service is warm and friendly and the café is a cute place to hang out at!
Here is some of what we ate:
Jhasha Mo-Mo
Gyathuk Ngopa
Shaptak
Tingmo
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* Restaurant Name |
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| Lhasa Cafe | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| Himalayan/Nepalese | |
| * Street Address | |
| 159 Main St , Northampton, MA 01063 | |
| * Phone | |
| (413) 587-2603 |
The Green Bean Café, Northampton, MA
Food: ☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $
I recommend: Greens Eggs
The Green Bean Café is an extremely popular breakfast and lunch spot in Northampton. This tiny café always has a long line to sample its conscious cuisine. The food is pretty good. Some combinations of food work better than other for me. I really loved their “green eggs” which was basically eggs with kale. It was a deliciously healthy idea and was yummy too. I was not as impressed with the Almond gravy dish, which sounded great but was lacking in flavor.
Here is some of what we ate:
Green Eggs
The Basic – Two eggs any style.
Herb & Onion Bread with Almond Gravy
The Lucky Devil
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* Restaurant Name |
|---|---|
| The Green Bean | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| American Traditional | |
| * Street Address | |
| 241 Main St , Northampton, MA 01060 | |
| * Phone | |
| (413) 584-2326 |
Wiggins Tavern at the Hotel Northampton, Northampton, MA
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
The best Sunday brunch in Northampton is at the Wiggins Tavern at the Hotel Northampton. This Tavern holds a lot of history and has been preserved from the 1800s. They even have an original menu from 200 years ago framed and kept as a piece of history.
The Hotel Northampton is a delightful place with lots of old world charm. The Sunday brunch is mostly buffet style with numerous offerings, complete with a fresh omelet, waffle, roast beef and roast pork carving station. They offer everything in their buffet from eggs Benedict, Quiche, Chicken Cordon Bleu, Poached Salmon, Hash Brown, all kinds of breads, salads, desserts and the list goes on and on.
The food is really wonderful and the service is great too. It is a little pricey for a college town but is a prefect spot to take the parents for a splurge when they come in to town to visit.
Here is some of what we ate:
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* Restaurant Name |
|---|---|
| Wiggins Tavern | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| American Traditional | |
| * Street Address | |
| 36 King St , Northampton, MA 01060 | |
| * Phone | |
| (413) 584-3100 |
Paul & Elizabeth’s, Northampton ,MA
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Portobello mushroom wrap, Tamari Fish
Paul and Elizabeth’s natural foods restaurant has been a mainstay in Northampton for over 30 years now. They were the pioneers in offering health conscious food with an accent on vegetables and seafood. Now this trend has become the rage all over the Pioneer Valley but Paul and Elizabeth’s still holds it own.
Located in Thornes Market, it often hard to get a table here at this extremely popular food spot. Paul and Elizabeth Sustik are very involved in the day-to-day running of the restaurant whilst their son Nate is now the head chef.
The food is good – I loved my Portobello mushroom wrap and the crust of the apple pie was really good too.
Paul and Elizabeth’s is a wonderful spot for a plate full of comfort.
Here is some of what we ate:
Fish Chowder
Clam Chowder
Herb Focaccia
Roasted Portobello & Brie Wrap
Blue Fish in Tamari and Lemon
Vegetarian Lasagna with Greek Salad
Dairy-Free Chocolate Mousse Cake
Cream Pie du jour
Apple Pie
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* Restaurant Name |
|---|---|
| Paul & Elizabeth’s | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| American Traditional | |
| * Street Address | |
| 150 Main St , Northampton, MA 01060 | |
| * Phone | |
| (413) 584-4832 |
Jane, Greenwich Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ½
Cost: $$$
I recommend: Mushroom Soup, Goat Cheese Flatbread, Seven Layer Chocolate Cake
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JoJo, Upper East Side, New York City
Food: ☆☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ½
Cost: $$$
Must try: Toasted Almond Ice-cream Bar
Amma, Midtown East, New York City
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Chicken Tikka Masala, Lal Maas
Osteria Morini, SoHo, New York City
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Salt Cod & Potato crostini, Zuppa Funghi
La Provence Artisanal French Bakery & Cafe, South Beach, FL
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Dishes not to miss: Breakfast sandwiches, pastries
La Provence is a great breakfast spot right in the midst of South Beach, FL. You will always find a long line at their counter for it’s readymade bakery items such as pastries and cakes. It also serves a decent breakfast featuring sandwiches, quiches, and eggs in many styles.
La Provence boasts as being an authentic French bakery – I don’t know how fine the food is but the attitude is certainly French! Customer service and politeness is not on their to-do list for sure!
However, for the offerings it has, that hardly makes a difference. La Provence offers an awesome break from the beach, for a quick bite and a good cup of coffee at an affordable price point.
Here is some of what we ate:
Breakfast Sandwich
Eggs Benedict
Croque-Madame
Fresh Fruit Tart
Royal Chocolate Cake
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* Restaurant Name |
|---|---|
| La Provence | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| French | |
| * Street Address | |
| 1629 Collins Avenue , Miami Beach, FL 33139 | |
| * Phone | |
| (305) 538-2406 |