Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Omakase
Nov24
Category Archives: NEW YORK CITY
Nov18
Le Bernardin, Midtown West, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆ ½
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Tasting Menu
Nov13
The NoMad, Chelsea, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆½
Cost: $$$
Must try: Corn roasted with tomato, basil & corn cream, Tagliatelle, Milk and Honey
Nov11
Bonjour Crêpes & Wine, Yorkville, NYC
Nov4
Pommes Frites, East Village, NYC
Nov1
Maima’s Liberian Bistro, Jamaica, NYC
Food: ☆☆ 3/4
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $
Must try: Pepper Shrimp
“Whatch you got today Grandma?, says the man who walks in towering over Maima.
“ Palm Butter”, she replies.
“Aight then, fix me a bowl of it”, he says as he settles down on the counter under the blaring TV .
This is the general vibe at Maima’s – it seems to be an extension of her own home serving up home-style food to anyone who enters her lair.
Maima’s is probably the only spot in New York City serving authentic Liberian food. This place was born out of Maima’s passion for cooking and feeding everyone. Everyone in the family helps Maima run her Bistro from her two daughters to her grandchildren.
My favorite dish was the fiery “Pepper Shrimp” which is considered the national dish in Liberia. The food consists of a lot of stews with different meats and seafood. They offer a different special for each day of the week.
The food is tasty though it is very oily. The service is sweet but scattered.
At Maima’s, it really does feel like home. This Liberian Bistro has the easy, casual feel of Africa where the pace of life has been dialed down a few notches.
If you are in the area, it is certainly worth the experience.
Here is some of what we ate:
Pepper Shrimp
Palm Butter
Chicken Gravy
Oct24
Anjappar, Gramercy/ Curry Hill, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆½
Ambiance: ☆½
Cost: $$$
Must try: Thali Meal, Kottu paratha, Katrikai Kozambhu
Oct21
Wafels and Dinges, NYC
Oct4
Bloggers Night at the Cook & Go Culinary Studio, Chelsea, NYC
Oct2
Roka Turkish Cuisine, Kew Gardens, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Everything!! Acili Ezme, Babaganush , Adana Kebab, Kalamar
(This meal was complimentary which did not affect my review.)
Sep27
Little Fox Café, NoLita, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆½
Cost: $
(This meal was complimentary which did not affect my review.)
Sep26
Aldea, Chelsea, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆½
Cost: $$$
Must try: Foie Gras, Shrimp Alhinho, Knoll Krest Farm Egg
Sep23
The Masala Wala, Lower East Side, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆ ½
Cost: $$
Must try: Kakori Kabab, Dahi Puri, Lamb Biryani, Gobhi Manchurian
(This meal was complimentary which did not affect my review.)
Sep20
Dos Toros, West Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Burrito with habanero sauce and quesadilla
Finally – one can actually get a decent burrito fairly easily in New York City – thanks to the Kremers brothers.
Originally, from San Francisco, Leo and Oliver found a dearth of authentic taqueria food in NYC and decided to do something about it. They started Dos Toros which now has several outlets in the city.
The formula used by the brothers is very simple. They use fresh, high quality ingredients that are locally sourced to maximize flavors. Their tortillas come from Tortilleria Nixtamal tortillas in Corona, Queens which makes some of the best in the city.
The menu is at Dos Toros is short and to the point. It allows the customer to craft a burrito, taco or a quesadilla with spare offerings made fresh and from scratch. Watch out for their habanero sauce – wow that thing is scorching hot and outstanding! The chicken quesadilla is one of the best I have had!
All I can say is – gracias Dos Toros!
Here is some of what we ate:
|
|
* Restaurant Name |
|---|---|
| Dos Toros Taqueria | |
| * Overall | |
| ★★★☆☆ | |
| * Neighborhood / Cuisine | |
| West Village / Mexican | |
| * Street Address | |
| 11 Carmine St. (bet. Bleecker St. & 6th Ave.), New York, NY 10014 | |
| * Phone | |
| (212) 627-2051 |
Sep11
Fette Sau, Williamsburg, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: All of the meats
Aug31
Luke’s Lobster, Upper East Side, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Lobster and Shrimp rolls
Aug27
Sfoglia, Upper East Side, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Lasagna asparagus, ham, shitake
Aug5
Mercer Kitchen, Soho, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Steamed Shrimp Salad, Pizza with Roasted Eggplant
Jul22
Moustache, West Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Baba ghannouj, Pita bread
Jul21
The Door Restaurant, Jamaica, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$
Must try: Peppered Shrimp, Curry, Roti
Jul18
Russ & Daughters, Lower East Side, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆½
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Kippered Salmon, Scottish Salmon, Smoked Sturgeon
Jul15
Jewel Bako, East Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Omakase Makimono, Omakase
Jul11
North End Grill, Tribeca, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Grilled Clam Pizza, Upma Polenta, Thrice-Fried Spiced Fries, Rice Flaked Halibut, Butterscotch Pot de Crème
Jul7
David Burke Kitchen, Soho, NYC
Food: ☆☆½
Service: ☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆½
Cost: $$$
Must try: Burrata and Prosciuitto
Jul4
