Food: ☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$ ½
Must try: Roasted Brussel Sprouts, Yam Cake
(This meal was complimentary which did not affect my review.)
Apr8
Table Verte, East Village, NYC
Category Archives: East Village
Oct17
Momofuku Noodle Bar, East Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆½
Cost: $$
Must try: Pork Bun, Shrimp Bun
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Jul5
Three of Cups, East Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆☆
Ambiance: ☆☆☆½
Cost: $$
Must try: Calamari all a Griglia, Cozze alle Tre di Coppa, Tartufo Pizza, Homemade Tiramisu
May24
Kuboya, East Village, NYC
Apr8
Graffiti, East Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆☆☆
Service: ☆☆☆½
Ambiance: ☆☆
Cost: $$$
Must try: Braised Pork Buns
Feb12
Butter Restaurant, East Village, NYC
Food: ☆☆ ½
Service: ☆☆ ½
Ambiance: ☆☆☆
Cost: $$$$
Must try: Roasted Hudson valley Duck Confit
Jun7
Ippudo, East Village, NYC
While slurping is considered bad table manners in the West, it’s quite the opposite in Japan. To express appreciation for a delicious bowl of noodles, slurping is perfectly acceptable, in fact complimentary to the hosts. Read the rest of this entry
Feb1
Sigiri – Sri Lankan Cuisine, East Village, NYC
SIGRI
91 First Avenue,
New York, NY 10003
(between E. Fifth and E. Sixth Sts.)
Ph# (212) 614-9333
http://www.sigirinyc.com/
Well over 15 years ago, when I was visiting Sri-Lanka, I had one of the best meals at the home of one of the local residents. I can’t remember what I ate but just remember it being one of those truly unforgettable meals. Ever since then, I have been trying to find shadows of that meal somewhere….anywhere …….here in New York City.
My search led me to Sigri on the Lower East Side. Sigiri is perched in a small space on top of an ethnic gorcery store right around the Bangladeshi- Indian Restaurant Row on East 6th street. Read the rest of this entry