Food Porn Blog.

Wonjo Restaurant.

2010-12-11T15:38:00.004-05:00

A trip to Korea Town was due upon my return to the United States, but we wanted to try a place that we hadn't tried before, so we looked at the menu at Wonjo and saw that the prices were reasonable, so we went in. We were pleasantly surprised by the polite service and decent food.

As with all Korean restaurants, complementary banchan (appetizers) were brought out after we ordered our food. From top to bottom, left to right, are bean sprouts, radish kimchi, pickled spinach, kimchi, squid, mushrooms, and crispy sardines. It was alright, but I found the assortment offered at other restaurants to be better.

Both Squishy and I got the bibimbap, mixed rice and vegetables. It comes in a sizzling hot stone bowl with plenty of different vegetables and a fried egg on top.

You first add Korean hot pepper paste and then you stir until everything is well mixed.

This is what you get! The bibimbap was actually pretty good here and they gave us a huge portion. There seemed to be more toppings offered here than at other places where I have been before. Both Squishy and I were very full after this meal.

H got the Spicy Soft Tofu Stew. He said it was alright, but didn't particularly like it. From the looks of it, this dish is probably trumped by that of other Korean places we have been to.

Dre got a Spicy Lamb Stew and noted that the dish was extremely spicy and to her liking. She couldn't finish it, but like the veggies and lamb, which was very tender. Paired with rice, it was good.

Overall, the food here was alright. I would recommend the rice dishes, but better stews could probably be found at other places. It is to my understanding, also, that the restaurant has also raised their prices since we went there, so the more expensive prices may dissuade us from returning there.

Price: <3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: OK to try

Woorijip.

2010-11-25T16:58:00.005-05:00

In the Spring of 2010, H and I went to Woorijip for a very quick and light appetizer to a meal that we planned to share with friends later on in the evening. We had to wait for them, but we were starving. So Hector knew of this place, which I had always wanted to try, and we went in to the packed buffet-style restaurant.

Woorijip has a wide range of selection of Korean favorites, from kimchi pancakes, pictured above, to gimbap, similar to sushi, and fried rice, rice cakes, fish, beef, soups, and korean desserts. The kimchi pancakes were excellent. Freshly made and still warm, it was crisp and moderately spicy, the cabbage crunching with cool freshness, while also having a nice crust from pan-frying. Cheap and yummy!

H got some sort of fried gimbap. Inside, there was bean thread noodles and shrimp. H ended up not liking it, though. It was very oily tasting from being deep fried.

Lastly, we tried a Korean steamed cake. It was presented wrapped in cellophane with a cute little sticker. When I picked it up, it was still warm.

From the time that I picked it up, however, until the time we ate it, the cake had already started to cool. Though still soft and sweet, with a nice almost chewy texture, the cake was starting to cool. I feel that it would have been better if we ate it when it was still warm, but it still gets props!

Overall, this place is a great place to pick up a quick bite to eat or even take things out for a reasonable price. It will definitely satiate your cravings for Korean food. It gets packed during lunch and dinner time, but with patience, you can find yourself some chairs and a table if you wish to eat the food there.

Price: <3<3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3<

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: Recommended

Hellertown Diner.

2010-11-22T18:23:00.006-05:00

In late January 2010, the family trekked out to Pennsylvania to drop Bro off at his school for the Spring Semester. While I was studying abroad, my family boasted of finding a diner that served epic-sized portions. Comically, they recollected the story of the shock that the "appetizers" brought to them were too huge. So they took me to this Hellertown Diner out in a tiny town in Pennsylvania.

Even the hot chocolate that I ordered was good. It was so chocolaty. It was definitely none of that powdered crap.

Mum ordered a Ruben Sandwich with a side of onion rings. The rings were really fresh and crisp, while the onions on the inside were well-cooked, melting in your mouth. The Ruben Sandwich was probably good, but my mother mistakenly ordered this sandwich and did not like the cole slaw.

Bro got a cheese burger with melted swiss cheese. He said the burger was dry, but still alright. The fries were a big hit here. They were reminiscent of the fries from Lyric Diner.

Pops ordered a meatball hero with french fries. The meatballs were fresh and the marinara sauce perfectly seasoned. He had trouble finishing his meal, though, because of the overload on delicious carbs.

I got the Chicken Florentine Sandwich, which was a grilled chicken sandwich, topped with spinach and provolone cheese on a kaiser roll, with a side of those delicious french fries. This sandwich was so good. The roll was so soft and fresh, which was a surprise because we were eating at around 8:00 P.M. in the evening. The cheese was melted perfectly and spinach was a nice addition, complementing the moist chicken.

And boy, were those juices flowing! I normally don't order chicken sandwiches because they tend to be dry, but I was pleasantly surprised when I took a bite into such a succulent sandwich. Definitely would recommend this sandwich!

Overall, the food was excellent for a group of New Yorkers after a drive through New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The food was fresh and the service was very friendly. If you find yourself in this tiny town, then it really is worth it to stop for a bite at this diner!

Price: <3<3<3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3

Opinion: Recommended

Hellertown Diner

29 Main Street

Hellertown, PA 18055

(484) 851-3591

Metropol Restaurant (名都酒樓).

2010-05-20T16:45:00.006-04:00

Probably the most amazing food experience that I had on my trip to Hong Kong was getting dim sum. Mic's Mom and Dad new a very good place and introduced me to it. I have heard stories from friends about how good the dim sum in Hong Kong was, but actually experiencing it truly was heaven.

This is har cheong, a rice noodle with shrimp inside, generously doused in soy sauce. In comparison to the stuff that we get here in New York, this was really superb. The noodles were so soft and thin to the point where they just melted in your mouth. The flavor was excellent and the shrimp was so tender on the inside. I really was in heaven when I was eating this because I did not eat dim sum in while in Mainland China. Nanjing did have some Cantonese restaurants, but I stuck to the Northern Jiangsu cuisine while I was there. Therefore, this was like having comfort food for the first time in four months.

This is some cheong fun, pan-friend rice noodles seasoned with scallion and har mai, or dried shrimp, sprinkled with roasted sesame seeds. We got some hot sauces to dip it in. This was also very good. The noodles again were so fresh and soft. They were decadent in their texture. It was perfectly accented with the crunch of the sesame seeds and had a nice zing from the sauce.

This is another must when you go for dim sum: pai gwat, or steamed pork ribs. The ribs are seasoned with black bean sauce and a tiny sliver of a slice of hot chili pepper is added at the end for a slight flare. This version also came with three rice cakes, which had an excellent chewy texture and absorbed the flavors from the sauce and pork. Tender, the meat just fell off the bones and melted in my mouth. So good!

Another one of my favorites, chun gurn, or a fried spring roll filled with mushroom, bamboo shoots, and minced pork. The wrapping was lighter than I was accustomed to, sort of similar in flavor almost to a fortune cookie, but not sweet. It is hard to describe. There is one thing, though, that I can say: This was damn good. It was so crunchy and the filling was so tasty, the bamboo and mushroom so fresh and flavorful.

To crown it off, I finally got to try the 豆腐花, dau fu fa, or tofu dessert, that is legendary from Hong Kong. My mother said that one thing she remembers from her childhood in Hong Kong was eating this. Ever since she came to the States, the dau fu fa is not the same here. After eating it in Hong Kong, I don't think I will be able to enjoy the New York version as much. It is all right, but it is dwarfed in comparison to this. In Hong Kong, they use a brown sugar on top of the bowl, in contrast to the ginger syrup that is used here. The brown sugar is sprinkled right on top as they give it to you and it just sits there, slowly dissolving as you mix up the bowl. It was so silky and smooth, and perfectly sweet. It was so moving to eat this. I was almost in heaven after eating this.

Overall, you can tell that I really liked this place. The experience of going for yum cha in Hong Kong is one that is most definitely not to be missed. This restaurant is good, but you could probably get pretty good dim sum at other restaurants in the city. This place, though, is pretty well known among locals, so it's probably worth it to check out.

Price: <3<3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3<3

Opinion: MUST GO

Metropol Restaurant

4/F United Centre

95 Queensway

Admiralty Central, Hong Kong

名都酒樓

香港，中環，金鍾道，統一中心，4樓

Nanxiang Bun Shop (南翔馒头店／南翔饅頭店).

2010-05-08T00:05:00.009-04:00

One of the most memorable food experiences (and one of the few that I recorded) from China was getting Shanghainese soup dumplings, called xiaolongbao, while at the City God Temple in Shanghai, during a trip outside of Nanjing on my study abroad. We waited almost 30 minutes for these little dumplings, but it was well worth the wait.

They sell them in multiples of 16 for about 8 RMB, equivalent to less than $2 USD. We got 32, for a total of 16 RMB, about $2.50 USD. Food in China is so cheap! And what's really great about this is that it is of utmost quality most of the time. This restaurant is the place to get xiaolongbao. Probably the most authentic that you can get in the world.

The dumplings were so fresh, coming from the almost ceiling-high stacks of bamboo steamers. The dumplings were piping hot and we had to be cautious both to not burn ourselves nor loose any of the precious soup on the inside. The skin was so perfect, light in comparison to the heavy wrapping that is used here in the States. The meat inside was perfectly cooked and seasoned. It was such an enjoyable lunch!

I highly encourage you to endure the wait if you ever go to Shanghai. This is a must-have food because this is the origin of xiaolongbao. This is the first place that made it. It was definitely the best soup dumpling I have ever had.

Price: <3<3<3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3<3

Opinion: MUST GO

Nanxiang Bun Shop

85 Yuyuan Road

Huangpu District

Shanghai, China

南翔馒头店

中国，上海，黄浦区，豫园路，85号

Petite Abeille.

2010-03-28T00:02:00.007-04:00

Unfortunately, our stay in the city was drawing to a close. Mic was leaving New York to head home to Hong Kong for the summer and from there, she would return to the United States to transfer to Indiana University. To celebrate this bittersweet moment, we had a going away dinner at one of our favorite little spots, Petite Abeille, which is situated right on the edge of the Gramercy neighborhood.

To start our meal off, we ordered two appetizers. Above is the Petite Abeille Crab Cake. It was a very light crab cake, the meat very tender and not chopped, with an excellent crispy crust. The saffron-aioli sauce was tangy, a French twist on tartar sauce, and it complemented the crab cake very well.

The other appetizer that we ordered was the Croquettes de Fromage. The gooey cheese in the middle wrapped in a lightly breaded crust was like a mozzarella stick for grown ups and sophisticated folks. It was simply luxurious.

Roomie, who was feeling dietary, ordered a Salade Mesclun, a salad of mixed seasonal greens, with balsamic vinegar dressing. This was nothing out of the ordinary.

Kitty wanted to try the Petite Salade de Betteraves et Fromage de Chevre, a roasted beets salad with goat cheese and watercress. She complained that it was small, but said that it tasted good.

H wanted to try the Petite Abeille, a cheeseburger with the restaurant's namesake. H was very unhappy about the size of the burger, but that's what you get at some of these higher end restaurants. He didn't complain about the taste, but was also unhappy about the price of the "tiny" burger.

Roomie also got Le Potage du Jour, the soup of the day, which was a chilled gespacho. He seemed indifferent to the soup, but he did say it was refreshing in the warming weather.

Squishy and I shared the Grand-Mère Moules, the steamed pei mussels in a cream beer sauce with essence of bacon. It came in a small pot and we ate out of the pot. The mussels were delicious and tender. The sauce was not as salty as I had expected it to be and it did not overpower the taste of the mussels. It was a well-balanced dish and wins great approval for me for presentation. I must go back there to try their other flavors.

The mussels come with a side of pommes frites, Belgian fries. These were probably some of the best french fries that I have ever eaten in my life. Period. They were so crisp, but were not dry on the inside. They were perfectly sized and had just the right amount of salt. I would go back to this restaurant just to have the fries! That's how good they were.

Dessert soon rolled by after a great meal and we indulged. I got the Crême Brulée. Though good, I actually think that the crême brulée from the Dessert Truck was better. This one was not creamy enough. Even though the taste was good, the texture was off this time.

Squishy got the Fondue de Fraises et Marshmellow au Chocolat, a chocolate fondue with marshmallows and strawberries. This was a fun dessert and it was well presented. The chocolate was warm and rich.

Last, but not least, was the Belgian waffle with chocolate sauce and whipped cream. Mic was in heaven while she was eating this. It was warm and fluffy and the chocolate was decadent.

Overall, the experience in this restaurant is great. The staff is very friendly and the service is excellent. The entries were generally delicious, though I would not stay at the place for dessert. I really liked the ambience in this restaurant. It has really great atmosphere and a great soundtrack playing.

Price: <3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<3<

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3<3

Opinion: Highly Recommended

Balthazar.

2010-03-04T00:56:00.011-05:00

As our semester living in Manhattan came closer to the end, we all wished to really make one of our food outings really special. Shortly after deciding this, we decided to go to Balthazar in Soho to sample some exquisite French food.

This exclusive restaurant is situated slightly off of Broadway and Lafayette St., but it is quite close to the hustle and bustle of the nearby shops. You can't miss the bright windows which provide you with a view of the warm room within.

We decided to start off with some appetizers. Above is the Chicken Liver and Foie Gras Mousse with red onion confit and grilled country bread. This was the first time that I have ever tried foie gras of any kind and was pleasantly surprised. It had a salty flavor, and you can definitely taste a meat flavor. When spread on the crisp toast, it was a nice match, the cold spread contrasting with the warm and toasty bread.

The other appetizer that we ordered was the Escargots in garlic butter. The snails were so tender and the flavor of the garlic was wonderful. I mean, what's not to like? The critters were sitting in butter and garlic. A great way to start the meal.

Mic's friend Al got the monkfish, which was wrapped in strips of bacon. Though small, Al said that the fish was tender and the bacon flavor permeated through the fish, though, not overpowering it. He approved of the dish.

M got the Steak au Poivre with spinach and pommes frites. The steak was very tender and the sauce complemented the flavor of the meat very well, according to M.

W got the grilled brook trout. The fish, with the crisp skin, was extremely moist and the warm potatoes beneath were tender and delicious.

Mic got the Roasted Cod with gigante beans, onions, tomato, and basil. Mic had meant to order something else, but picked the wrong thing on the menu. Likewise, though the fish tasted good, she felt that it was a little dry and needed a sauce of some kind.

Squishy and I both got the Steak Frites with béarnaise sauce. The steak was alright, but I felt that it was a little too charred, with the burnt parts taking away from the steak. Overall, it was tender, but the char was disappointing. The fries were crispy and yummy and the tart béarnaise sauce was a great accompaniment to the steak.

H got the Duck Confit with crispy potatoes, wild mushrooms, and frisée salad. H never had eaten duck before this moment and he praised the dish, stating that the crisp skin of the duck encased the moist flesh below. He enjoyed this dish very much.

Overall, this was our foray into fine French cuisine. It would be a rare occasion for us, so we savored the moment. The service in this restaurant was excellent and food was superb, for the most part. It is definitely a place to check out because you might even spot celebrities if you're lucky.

Price: <3

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3

Opinion: Recommended

Dessert @ Big Daddy's.

2010-02-27T21:05:00.004-05:00

Following our hummus excursion, we still craved dessert. We wanted something simple, because we weren't that hungry. Diner dessert was thus conveniently located down the block at Big Daddy's.

I got the "She's My Cherry Pie," a la mode. The pie was tasty, but you could definitely tell that it was simple reheated. The crumbs on top were disappointingly soggy, but it still tasted great. The tartness of the cherries contrasted very well with the sweetness of the whipped cream and vanilla ice cream. The portion, here, was also perfect. As seen in some of my previous posts on Big Daddy's, there could be potential for huge portions at this popular New York City eatery.

Mic and Roomie wanted to experiment this time around. They contemplated intensely about what they could do. Waffles and ice cream came to mind. So they ordered a Belgian waffle, which is picture above. The waffle was fresh and fluffy, and Roomie proceeded to slather butter all over the face of the waffle.

The waffle would soon be combined with the "Big Daddy," a sundae of three scoops of ice cream, with marshmallow fluff, hot fudge, Oreo cookies, and whipped cream. They chose to have coffee ice cream. When combined with the warm and buttery waffle, it was sinful bliss. The contrast of warm and cold is always exciting and rewarding for our taste buds.

So we were finally able to sample the dessert at Big Daddy's. Usually, after a huge burger and tots, one could not fathom ordering dessert at Big Daddy's. Luckily, however, we were able to give it a try. As always, we were greatly satisfied.

Price: <3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3

Opinion: Now, Recommended for Dessert

Big Daddy's

in Upper East Side

1596 2nd Ave. (at 83rd St.)

(212) 717-2020

Hummus Kitchen.

2010-02-26T22:42:00.003-05:00

On a surprisingly warm evening in early March, Mic, Volatile, Roomie, and I had a free evening to grab dinner, so we ventured out to further explore our new temporary home of the Upper East Side. We wanted to eat a place that had outdoor seating, so we looked at the various menus outside the restaurants along 2nd Ave. After very contented debate, we all agreed to go to Hummus Kitchen. After all, all four of us are pretty much well-versed in the tasting of hummus and this restaurant also opened up two weeks earlier. It was in need of a taste test!

We first started off with appetizers. This here is the Bureka, a puff pastry stuffed with feta cheese, eggplant, and dry tomato. It was very flaky and fresh with a very moist filling. It was buttery and crunchy. What's not to like, right?

Volatile loves feta cheese and is a vegetarian, so she had to order the Shredded Feta Cheese & Beets. The size of the dish was very disappointing because we all wanted a little bit, but overall, it was fresh and tasty.

Roomie, our resident health nut, got the Super Healthy Salad, a salad of quinoa, apricot, walnuts, and yogurt served on butternut squash. He said that it was really good and consumed it quite quickly.

Lastly, Mic wanted to try the falafels, so she ordered them. These were really good. They were really crisp and fresh and delicious.

For dinner entree, I ordered the Mushroom Hummus, fresh hummus with sauteed mushrooms finished off with olive oil drizzled over the plate. The hummus was warm and fresh, not too salty and combined very well with the spices from the mushrooms. It was nice to eat this, being that it was pretty cool outside.

You can't have hummus without warm pita bread to dip into the hummus. This regular bread was warm and refreshing, but I do believe that they charged us for extra bread. They do get points, however, for it coming to the table fast!

Overall, this was a very simple and healthy dinner. The food was fresh and the service was fast. The outdoor seating was beautiful on the wide street of 2nd Ave. I would say that the best place to have an outdoor restaurant experience would be in this area of the Upper East Side. Unfortunately, with the current construction of the 2nd Ave. Subway line, outdoor seating is no longer present along this stretch of 2nd Ave. In the future, hopefully we could all enjoy outdoor seating in this neighborhood again. For now, we'll just have to enjoy the food on the inside.

Price: <3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3

Opinion: Recommended

Hummus Kitchen

in Upper East Side

1613 2nd Ave. (between 83rd & 84th Streets)

(212) 988-0090

Cafe Español.

2010-02-11T00:30:00.006-05:00

Thanks to fellow foodies Roomie and AM, we were able to begin to sample some more expensive fare with the use of discount coupons! After dreaming about really good paella, we ventured on down to Cafe Español to sample there well-known paella.

We started off with fresh green olives. They were soaking in fresh olive oil and were very tasty. The flavor was smooth and slightly sour and salty, just how a good olive should be.

A very simple bread basket full of soft bread great with a smidgen of butter.

Our paellas came with a complementary salad of fresh greens. It was very cool and refreshing. It was also a huge portion!

These are Champinones Rellenos, or stuffed mushrooms. It was presented to us in a cast-iron platter and it was sizzling hot. The mushrooms were fresh and the stuffing was not too salty, very good for a dish that too often salted too heavily.

Next we got sauteed octopus. It was very good. The meat was not chewy, as I had expected it to be, but was rather firm and tender. It was nicely accented with garlic.

This is the Paella Marinara, paella with mussels, shrimp, scallops, and clams. H and Mic split this dish and said that it was good, though salty.

Here is the Paella Valenciana, paella with scallops, mussels, shrimp, clams, sausage, and salmon. The rice was very moist and had sweet peas spread throughout. The seafood was fresh, though I am not a big fan of gritty shellfish, sometimes. The salmon, however, was quite dry and I did not finish it. I was hoping that the salmon would be as moist as the accompanying rice. The whole dish, in general, was extremely salty for my taste and was, in the end, very disappointing.

After suffering through over-salted entrees, we hoped that the dessert would save the meal. Thankfully, the dessert was actually quite good. Here is the flan, which came with dollops of fresh whipped cream. The flan was very smooth and creamy and the caramel sauce was perfect.

Here are churros, dusted with powdered sugar, with a chocolate fondue. The churros were crispy and, when dipped in rich chocolate, they were so good. A great combination of chewy, crunchy, and soft textures and sweet and salty tastes.

Last, but not least, was the Tres Leches, a cake that is soaked in three different kinds of milk. I thought that this was quite good, but H said that he has had better tres leches before.

Overall, I was quite disappointed by this meal. I was expecting the paella to be better than it turned out to be. The dessert save the meal, slightly, but I do not know if I'd return to this place. Their menu, however, is vast, with many other options besides paella. If another coupon were to arise, I will perhaps return to Cafe Español.

Price: <3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3

Opinion: OK to try

Picnic Garden.

2010-01-31T18:27:00.006-05:00

Not too long after he consumed 5 pounds of curry rice, Roomie was craving a new food challenge. The food had to be good and it had to be worth the money. I forgot who it was that originally proposed to go to Picnic Garden, but whoever that was, I thank them so much for mentioning the place!

There is a wide range of selections that this buffet offers. Not only do they have trays of raw goodies waiting to be grilled, but they also have various Korean banchan specialties, such as kimchi and gimbap (seen above), as well as hot soups and steamed dumplings. On the plate above is kimchi, gimbag, korean potato salad, sauteed spinach, cucumber kimchi, and lettuce kimchi. All of the kimchi varieties were very fresh and well-spiced.

On the grill here is some bulgogi, or thinly sliced and marinated beef. it cooked pretty quickly and was excellent when wrapped in fresh romaine lettuce leaves with a grilled clove of garlic and some spicy sauce.

Here, we have some chicken cooking. The chicken, as with all of the other meat, was marinated. After cooked, it was very tender and with a sweet, yet slightly spicy taste to it.

Basket of freshly-washed romaine lettuce leaves. The staff diligently paid attention to our bowls and replenished them, as well as coming around with shears to cut our meat on the grill and place new meat on if the grill was empty.

This the bowl of dipping sauce that I was using. It was spicy and garlicky and I added some chilies to try to make it more spicy, but it didn't really have an affect in the end.

Lastly, here is a plate of raw meat, waiting for an open spot on the grill.

Overall, this place is great. The marinades that they use are very fresh and the service is attentive. The staff is helpful and watches your grill like a hawk. The only thing I can complain about is that you will come out smelling like barbeque after this experience. There are vents above the grills, but the amount of grilling that you are doing cannot be handled by the fans. Wear clothes you don't mind getting smelly on these days and bring a date that would want you to smell of meat.

Price: <3<3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: Recommended

Go! Go! CURRY!.

2010-01-24T20:54:00.002-05:00

Japanese curry rice is something I find so delicious when it is done right. It is so warming and comforting and I feel that it really is one of the earthy foods that you can find originating from Asia. So, during one of our breaks between classes, Roomie, M, Mic, and I headed across town from our school in Gramercy to West Midtown to a small curry shop named Go! Go! CURRY!. At this shop, one can pay homage to both great Japanese Yankees players and great Japanese curry.

There is not that much to choose from on the menu. The joint even seems like a fast food place, since you go to the register, place your order, and take your tray of food back to a table. The choices range from cutlets to sausages. Mic and I opted for the classic Katsu Curry, a breaded pork cutlet placed on top a generous scoop of rice drowning in their homemade curry sauce and a side salad of julienned cabbage. The pork-based curry was so fresh. It was warm, not overly spicy, and had a great smokiness that lingered with you for a few seconds with every bite. The cutlet was perfect crisp and moist, matching perfectly with the soft rice below. To top it off, you then mix in some freshly cut cabbage for a little bit of fresh cool crunch. Simply delicious!

M opted for a chicken cutlet instead of a pork cutlet. He said that it was pretty good, too, but also said that the cutlet was a little dry. That's why I usually opt out of chicken choices at restaurants!

Roomie, being the recreational competitive eater, accepted the challenging Grand Slam curry, which came with everything on top of 5 pounds of rice. It came with the works: pork cutlet, chicken cutlet, shrimp, sausage, and two hard-boiled eggs. This plate was epic. It truly was an uphill battle for Roomie, who unfortunately saved the cutlets for last. He was praising the curry at the beginning, but was in pain in the end. He said that the grease of the cutlets made it hard to finish in the end, but he somehow did it. I will just say, however, that afterwards, it was not pretty.

Here is a picture of a very pasty Roomie. My Roomie is a star from the iPod commercials! Actually, he's whited out because I know I would've been yelled at for putting a picture up of him. But look at that dish. It's epically huge!

Overall, it was a great place and the food was awesome. They give out coupons often and have lots of different specials on different days. Definitely worth it to check out if you're in the area!

Price: <3<3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: Highly Recommended

Crumbs Bake Shop.

2010-01-16T23:31:00.005-05:00

After a great lunch with Roomie and H at Dallas BBQ, we sauntered up 3rd Ave. and decided to stop at Crumbs Bake Shop to pick up some of the enormous cupcakes that were sitting in their displays.

We each got one cupcake for ourselves. From top left is Fluffernutter, the "Elvis," and Lemon.

These cupcakes were huge. This here is H's Elvis, a vanilla cupcake with banana-flavored frosting and peanut butter chips on top. The amount of frosting on the top of these babies, however, wasn't the only special thing about these cupcakes.

These things even had frosting on the inside! This is my Fluffernutter cupcake, a vanilla cupcake with marshmallow-flavored frosting and white sprinkles on the top. The cupcake itself is very moist and soft, with great vanilla flavor. The frosting itself, however, was a tad too sweet for me and I will probably opt for more tart or less sweet choices in the future.

Overall, the cupcakes were fresh and the variety is vast. It truly is a sweet treat that is so good that only crumbs will be left on your plate after you start eating their cupcakes.

Price: <3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3<

Atmosphere: N/A

Opinion: Recommended

Dallas BBQ.

2010-01-09T16:47:00.003-05:00

Early in Spring of 2009, right when the weather began to warm up and my allergies began to kill me, H, Roomie, and I went down to Dallas BBQ on another lazy Sunday afternoon to grab lunch. I found out that it would not only be the allergy medicine that would place me into a hazy state, but the sheer amount of food, particularly carbs, that I would consume would also place me into food coma.

As seen above on the paper menus/place mats, Dallas BBQ boasted "Texas Specials" and Texas-sized drinks. Being that it was early afternoon, however, H did not want to consume alcohol and instead ordered a Shirley Temple. The sweet and fizzy drink came in this huge glass goblet and the three of us admired it in all of its red and shiny glory. It came with enough maraschino cherries to please any little kid. The drink was fizzy and sweet, ice cold and refreshing. Some would consider it to be overly sweet, but I am a firm believer that Shirley Temples should be very sweet, so I would give this one my stamp of approval.

Both mine and Roomie's meals came with a small bowl of soup, with pieces of chicken, some carrot, and potato. Warm, but overall bland and a little oily, I wouldn't have missed this soup if it did not come with the meal. The chicken was very tender, though.

I got the famous Bar-B-Q Baby Back Ribs with fries and cornbread. The ribs came out drowning in sweet barbeque sauce and the meat falling right off of the bones. I attacked to plate and my hands were soon so sloppy that I did not want to touch anything else. The ribs were pretty good, with the meat just sliding right off the bone. It was not overly salty and was done very well. The fries were nice and crispy on top, but were unfortunately soggy on the bottom because they were sitting in the sauce from the ribs. The cornbread had great taste, but it was terribly dry and I had to use the butter to attempt to add moisture to the bread.

Roomie, in all of his pig out might, ordered the Family Special, which is basically two orders of half chickens. He got one with fries and the other with rice. Both came with cornbread. He first told the waiter to pack the second half to go, and it was brought to our table mid-meal in a paper bag, sitting next to his platter with the other half chicken. He plowed through the first half of the chicken and cleaned the plate. Despite the huge amount of food he just consumed, however, he declared that he was still not satisfied and proceeded to open up the paper bag and eat the other half chicken! He even ate the cornbread from the second meal. He save the rice because he would not consume all of the carbs. He liked it very much, and did not criticize anything, and we can now joke about how Roomie ate a whole bird one day when we went to lunch!

H got the Full Order of the "Hot" Wings. They came out early, clearly freshly made and piping hot in temperature. The smell of hot sauce made me cough, even, as it was placed on the table. I tried one and the hot sauce immediately made me cough. It was totally unexpected, but as I went on to finish the rest of the wing, I was prepared for the heat and prevented myself from coughing anymore. It was fresh, crispy, and such a guilty pleasure.

Overall, my first experience at Dallas BBQ was a good one. I had always heard of the place, but never really thought of going there. I am not usually a big barbeque eater, because it is a little bit on the unhealthy side, so I was glad to try this place out. It was a treat for all of us and I would definitely go back if I want to have some good barbeque food.

Price: <3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3

Opinion: Recommended

Bagel Express.

2010-01-08T17:35:00.005-05:00

On a lazy Sunday morning after I left the angelic realm which is that of St. Francis De Salles Catholic Church on 96th and Lexington, I wandered through my new temporary home of the Upper East Side in search of a late post-Mass breakfast. I heard from my new neighbors at the 1760 3rd Ave. Residence that there was a pretty good bagel place out on 2nd Ave. in the 90s. A fresh bagel sounded like the perfect answer to not wanting to go up to my room and cooking breakfast (with all of the post-cooking clean up that is also involved), so I walked on over to Bagel Express.

This place was pretty hard to find because there was heavy construction on 2nd Ave. in February of 2009. Much of this construction has now moved on down the Upper East Side and is now plaguing the 80s. Back then, however, I had to walk over metal street plating and through a construction site to basically get to Bagel Express. It was also cold and extremely windy, so I was very satisfied to finally get into the warm store. Upon entering, your nose encounters the wonderful smell of freshly baked bagels, along with the sour smells of various antipasti and salads. The variety of bagels is vast and there were kinds of bagels they were selling that I've never even seen before. In addition to the bagels, they also sold common breakfast fare, such as the New York-famous Bacon, Egg, and Cheese and other breakfast treats.

I saw that the lox was reasonably priced, so I settled for lox and cream cheese with a little bit of red onion on a toasted everything bagel. After happily ordering, I asked for it to go and brought it back to my warm dorm room to enjoy. The bagel itself was very fresh and soft, with the warmth of the toasted bread helping to melt the cream cheese a little bit, making it smoother. The outside of the bagel was covered all kinds of little goodies: onion, garlic, a little bit of salt, poppy seeds, and a little bit of sesame seeds. After being toasted, the outside of the bagel had a great crunch that pleasantly contrasted with the gooeyness of the filling inside the bagel. A great New York comfort food and a pleasant late breakfast for a quiet and lazy Sunday in the city that would ultimately be spent bumming around the dorm, spending time with Roomie, and studying before turning in. There's nothing like a lazy Sunday in the city.

Overall, Bagel Express is in a great location due to its proximity to the dormitories and its location in a highly residential area. The extremely wide range of bagels that can be purchased here is more than adequate and they are all of very fresh quality. There is a sitting area inside this bagel place if you wish to stay here to eat your bagel, too. The only thing that I can complain about is that they bump their prices up on breakfast items after 11 A.M. Most places don't bump their prices up that early, but I guess that's what you get with a bagel place that located in the Upper East Side. I would still definitely return there again if I am in the area to get breakfast.

Price: <3<3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: Recommended

Midnite Express.

2010-01-07T15:02:00.005-05:00

Shortly before I left to attend the week-long National Model United Nations Conference, Roomie's younger brother MS and his girlfriend C came to visit and stay over for a week while I was going to be away. After they arrived, Roomie, Mic, and I took them out to a late dinner after they got settled. We decided to go to a local diner called Midnite Express for some hearty and quick food. Quick was needed because I was busy packing to leave early the next morning.

First, with our dishes, came a small cup of cole slaw, typical of any diner in the city and elsewhere. This cold slaw was only mediocre; the mayonnaise was way to heavy and liberal and that was the only thing you can taste. It was left unfinished, as seen here.

Fresh pickles also came with our dishes. These were kosher dill and had a fresh snap to them, with the sour, but also garlicky taste permeating your mouth. A great, refreshing New York taste.

C, because she was not that hungry, got a whole wheat bagel, toasted, with butter. She wanted to taste a New York bagel and had nothing to complain about as she ate the crispy bagels.

MS, who can probably eat more than Roomie, got a Beef Burger Deluxe, a regular burger with lettuce and tomato and a side of fries, cooked medium-well. The burger was made to his satisfaction and the whole plate was consumed within minutes. I never saw someone eat so fast before.

Mic got the Turkey Burger Deluxe, a turkey burger with comes with lettuce and tomato and a side of shoestring fries. She complained that the turkey patty was too charred, but overall, the burger wasn't bad.

I got the Texas Burger Deluxe, a hamburger that comes with a fried egg, lettuce and tomato, and shoestring fries, cooked medium. The burger was fine, with a nice and moist pink center, with the egg adding an interesting flavor to the burger. This was the first time that I've ever eating a burger with an egg as a topping and I was pleasantly surprised at how powerfully the taste of the egg came through, complementing the beefiness of the burger. I would venture again to have an egg on my burger someday in the future. The roll that was used to sandwich the burger was also fresh and soft, slightly toasted so that the edges had a tiny bit of crispness. The fries were also very good. They crispy and fresh, without any strong oil flavoring, and it came in great quantity.

Roomie, dieting for future eating competitions, got the Grilled Chicken Salad, a bed of mainly romaine lettuce with some sliced tomato and sliced grilled chicken placed on top. Roomie asked for oil and balsamic vinegar dressing to finish it up. Though the chicken looked dry, Roomie seemed satisfied and scarfed down his plate almost as fast as his brother did.

Overall, the service was pretty fast and the food was what it was. It was simple and decent for one of the only 24-hour joints in the neighborhood. The prices weren't too bad, but I was quite surprised at how expensive Roomie's salad was. It was nothing oversized and was just a typical salad, although the piece of chicken that they used was pretty big. They also placed us in the very back of the restaurant and it was kind of chilly. It was on the side where they have this semi-outdoor covered extension to the restaurant. There was a hole in the window there and we were kind of cold. If you want a diner, then this one is authentic, I guess.

Price: <3<3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: OK to try

El Paso Taqueira.

2010-01-06T20:15:00.001-05:00

El Paso Taqueira is a hidden away on a small Upper East Side street under building scaffolding and behind many bushes on the sidewalk, but once discovered, there are many feasts for the eyes and reasons for your tummy to celebrate on the inside.

I went to El Paso Taqueira with Kitty, Squishy, Volatile, Twitchy, Roomie, and Mic on a cool winter evening after class. We were hungry and craving some very good Mexican food. Boy, were we satisfied.

First we got appetizers. One of the appetizers we got was the guacamole with fresh tortilla chips. The guacamole was fresh and creamy with the butteriness of the avocado coming through. You can tell that there was lime in there, but it was perfectly balanced, without the lime killing the avocado taste. Paired with freshly made tortilla chips, it was a nice start to the meal.

Our second appetizer was the nachos. The nachos looked extremely messy when it arrived at our table, but the appearance of the dish was not representative of its great taste. The flavors were blended very well, with the fresh vegetables adding to the lightness of what would seemingly be a greasy appetizer. With the crisp tortilla chips paired with more of the fresh guacamole, covered in cheese and sour cream, you can say that you enjoyed this guilty pleasure.

From the appetizers, we moved on the explore the world of El Paso's entrees. I apologize for the blurriness of some of the photos. When these photos were taken, I still had not learned how to take masterful pictures of food without flash. The reason could be that the camera was new and had many new functions I still had to learn. This is what you get for not reading the instruction manual, I guess!

After failed attempts at getting good enchiladas, I figured that this authentic Mexican restaurant would have good ones. I would be greatly satisfied. I got the enchiladas filled with beef and the green tomatillo salsa. The dish came with rice and black beans on the side. The enchiladas were warm and moist with the beef on the inside satisfyingly tender and complemented with just the right amount of spice. The green tomatillo salsa was not overly spicy, as I feared the red sauce would be too spicy (And it did turn out to be too spicy, as we'll see from Mic, Twitchy, and Volatile's dishes.). The rice was flavorful and when mixed with the beans, it was very hearty and warming a cold evening. The only thing I could complain about were the raw onions that were used as garnish. They were large and unnecessary to the dish and eating them would lead to killing all other flavors in the dish and bad breath for me.

Twitchy and Mic got the same dish as I did, but instead of the green tomatillo salsa, they chose to sample the red guajillo salsa. Mic's dish also varied in that she had chicken instead of beef. The sauce was tasty, but it was also overly spicy. As a result, you could not taste the rest of your food after eating this. If you like spicy food, however, you should always get the "red sauce." Mic also made the unfortunate mistake of declaring the dish not spicy enough and adding hot sauce to it. After a few more mouthfuls she died. Copious amounts of water were consumed on that side of the table.

But on our side of the table, copious amounts of water were also consumed. Volatile also made the terrible mistake of adding hot sauce to her enchiladas. She got the cheese enchiladas with the red guajillo salsa. Her face was very red after she consumed such a hot plate.

Kitty and Squishy, because they were as famished as we were, shared a chicken quesadilla and an side order of rice and beans. The quesadilla came with the great guacamole again and the quesadilla was warm and fresh. They enjoyed the heartiness of the rice and beans and were easily satisfied.

Strangely enough, the dessert was very limited, so three of us got the flan. For some reason, one dish came with a chocolate sauce, while the other two came with a strawberry sauce. Both were equally delicious and complemented the flan, which was smooth and light. The caramel sauce was strong, but not overbearing and it was a nice way to end such an enjoyable meal.

Mic and Roomie shared the fried bananas with vanilla ice cream. The crispy wrapping gave way to warm and gooey banana contents that, when paired with cold vanilla ice cream, brought us to heaven. The pairing of hot and cold inside your mouth is always a pleasing feeling when eating and is best achieved in the wonders of dessert.

Overall, El Paso Taqueira has great food with a pleasing atmosphere and festive decorations. Though small (we had to wait a short while for a table), the fact that it was still crowded when we were leaving is a testament that this is a little Mexican gem tucked away near the exposed tracks of the subway in a small abode in the Upper East Side. I would return there again when I crave authentic and spectacular Mexican food.

Price: <3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3<

Opinion: Highly Recommended

Apologies.

2010-01-06T19:06:00.003-05:00

Hello All,

I have finally returned to this page. I have been absent from this page in the past four months because Blogspot is one of the domains that China has placed a ban on for users in the country. Because I was studying abroad there for the Fall 2009 Semester, I was unable to update this blog. I will continue to write from my last entry and will go through all of the restaurants I have not written about yet.

I also committed the sin of not taking many pictures of food while in China. Though I know this is an unforgivable sin as a food blogger, I hope that you, my readers, will forgive me as I continue my writing.

My deepest apologies to you all!

~Kev

Food Porn Blogger

Lyric Diner.

2009-04-22T00:34:00.006-04:00

On March 31st, 2009, following talks about women's special places as we viewed a school production of The Vagina Monologues, we craved a food escapade. So we, Volatile, Squishy, H, and I, decided to hit up our good old friend, Lyric Diner. It was a nice rendezvous with a restaurant we were familiar with.

Volatile got a meal. It came with soup, fruit, and an entree. This is the lentil soup that came with it. It looked thick and gloppy, but she said that it was alright.

Squishy got eggs, sunny side-up, and ham. It came with home fries. It was pretty run of the mill. Nothing extra sexy or seductive.

I got my usual corned beef hash and eggs, over-easy. This was the first time I got the hash here and it was especially good. I could tell that the hash was made with fresh corned beef instead of coming from a can. You could see the remnants of corned beef throughout the hash and could tell that it came from a nice and flakey corned beef. It was also not that salty, which was definitely a plus, and perfectly crispy. The home fries were nothing out of the ordinary.

H got the Derby Burger, which came with french fries, a pickle, and cole slaw. The burger comes with lettuce, tomato, bacon, avocado, and bleu cheese. H said that it was alright. He especially enjoyed their french fries, which I must argue are some of the better fries for diners that I've ever had.

Here is Volatile's baked lasagna. She enjoyed it because it was very cheesy and fresh.

Lastly, here is the fruit bowl that came with Volatile's meal. The fruit seemed fresh. There was cantaloupe, honeydew, pineapple, and grapes.

Overall, it is a safe place for eating. Service during busy hours is a bit lacking, but if you go at an empty time, the service is alright. Food is decent.

Price: <3<3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: Recommended

Yuka.

2009-04-18T23:25:00.013-04:00

To continue our food orgy, Roomie, H, Volatile, Nico, Squishy, and I went to possibly the most sexy sushi restaurant in the whole city. The meal was extremely satisfying. There are two options at Yuka: (1) All you can eat or (2) Menu. We wonderfully decided to be fat pigs and decided on the all you can eat option. The way it works is that you have sheets of paper at the table with the sushi options. They (the restaurant staff) give you pencils and you mark off the number of rolls or pieces of nigiri you want. You generally order for the whole table, so the following pictures were basically for the whole table.

These were avocado-cucumber rolls. Volatile ate most of these because she's a veggie. She said that they were alright.

These were the spicy tuna rolls. They were extremely spicy, but that's how spicy tuna rolls should be in the first place. They were good.

Here is a plate of yellowtail and tataki nigiri. The yellowtail was extremely fresh and had great texture. The scallions that were sprinkled on top added a nice subtle onion flavor that complemented the yellowtail. The tataki was nice, but tasted just like regular salmon.

The top row is tuna, the middle row is mackerel, and the bottom row is egg custard. The tuna and mackerel were both very fresh. The egg custard was very fresh and soft, with a mild sweet flavor. It was one of the best egg custard sushi I've ever tried before.

Here is a beautiful tray of salmon and tataki nigiri. The salmon here was extremely fresh and practically melted in my mouth.

Beastly Roomie got some hand rolls for himself. Included were the crab salad and tuna salad hand rolls picture above. He shockingly stuffed almost a whole hand roll into his mouth at one point in the meal. He was so happy that night!

Here is more salmon. We also got unagi, but I was too busy eating some of the best unagi I've ever had in my life to take any pictures. It was the only thing I somehow missed, pictures-wise. I promise to have pictures next time.

Overall, this place was great. We got an both an extremely filling meal and good quality food at the same time. We definitely will be back there in the future.

Price: <3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3<

Opinion: Highly Recommended

Ottomanelli Bros.; Beard Papa's.

2009-04-15T20:47:00.003-04:00

March 26th, 2009 was day of epic eating for us. To start it off, Roomie, M, L, J, and I went to Ottomanelli Bros. for lunch after class. Roomie really wanted to go there because he fell in love with their Hulk Burger Challenge and wanted to ask the burger out for a challenge. The food journey that thus ensued was sick, yet memorable.

M got the 1/2 lb. Steak Burger, I believe, with American cheese, cooked medium rare. It came with waffle fries and a pickle. He ate it extremely slowly, as he normally does, but stated that it was cooked just the way he liked it: bleeding.

J wasn't that hungry, so he got the Popcorn Shrimp appetizer. He said that it was alright. I tasted it with a little bit of the "spicy" dipping sauce. The dipping sauce was disappointing and the popcorn shrimp was only mediocre. It was nothing out of the ordinary.

Unfortunately, the Hulk Burger Challenge ended at 2:30 and we arrived at Ottomanelli's around 2:40, so Roomie and I both settled for the burger pictured above. We both got it cooked medium well and it came with waffle fries and a pickle spear. The burger itself was alright, but I did especially like the nicely cooked peppers on the top. The roll that the burger was placed on was a potato roll and was nice and soft. The fries were also nice a crisp and only need a tiny dash of salt.

Being stood up by the Hulk Burger Challenge, Roomie was dying to swallow something and preposterously proposed going down to Chinatown, buying a whole cake, and eating it all. We, however, opted for something slightly less extreme and picked Beard Papa's. I had heard about this sexy old guy after seeing some of Mellow's pictures, and wanted to check him out, so we headed on down to his joint in the village.

I got two cream puffs. The first one, pictured above, was a Green Tea Cream Puff. Unknownlingly, I bit into the puff and was splurged on by the precious cream filling. I was unable to salvage a lot of the cream, sadly, but did enjoy whatever was left. It had a very subtle, yet nice green tea bitterness to it.

As shown in the picture, I made sure to splunk right into the hole of this cream puff and did not waste any of the precious vanilla cream inside. The filling was nice a light, not overly sweet. The puff was very airy and light also, with a very flaky feel to it. It was very delicious and satisfying.

Overall, Ottomanelli's was a decent place and I'd like to go back and try their steak one day. They had good food for reasonable prices. Beard Papa's was pretty good, but I must complain that they need more seats inside of there. Maybe Papa should consider investing in a bigger place, no?

Ottomanelli Bros.

Price: <3<3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: OK to try

Beard Papa's

Price: <3<3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<

Opinion: Recommended

Ottomanelli Bros.

in Upper East Side

1325 5th Ave. (On the corner of 111th St. and 5th Ave.)

(212) 828-8900

Rice To Riches.

2009-04-14T18:47:00.006-04:00

Following our indulgences in salty foods, we were craving a sweet dessert to ironically put the icing on the cake. H had heard about Rice to Riches and we looked it up on the computer. Upon finding out what it was, we had to go there. It was a definite must.

Here are two bowls of rice pudding we found flirting in this trendy dessert restaurant.

I got the Solo Coast to Coast Cheesecake. It actually tasted like cheesecake, but in a liquified form. The pudding was very creamy and the rice had very good texture. It was not too hard, but still had good bite to it. Plus the nifty little plastic bowls they served it in with covers were a nice complementary gift, given that we could take it home, wash it, and reuse it however we like.

Roomie got the Epic with two flavors. It was half The Edge of Rum Raisin and half Don' Cappuccino. The cappuccino flavor was alright. Roomie seemed like he liked it, but it's always difficult to tell because he scarfs anything and everything that he eats down.

H also got the Epic size with two flavors. It was half Coconut Coma and I think half Hazelnut Chocolate Bear Hug. I could be wrong about the hazelnut. It could be caramel. Judging from my memory, it must've been only mediocre and not memorable.

Volatile got the Epic Coconut Coma. The coconut flavor was very powerful in this one, and therefore, very delicious. If also made Volatile very volatile, if you get my drift.

Overall, it was pleasantly enjoyable for us and we were caught off-guard by the many funny placards with jokes all over the walls. The atmosphere was fun and trendy and it's a great place to stop at for dessert with friends during a night out in the city.

Price: <3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3<

Opinion: Recommended

Katz's Deli.

2009-04-02T00:17:00.005-04:00

On Thursday, March 19th, 2009, Volatile, H, Roomie, and I finally got a piece of Katz's Deli. It was amazing.

I got the Hot Pastrami on rye with mustard, two half-sour pickles, and a Dr. Brown's Root Beer. The half-sours were alright, but Katz's should have fresher pickles, considering that they're in the Lower East Side. The pastrami sandwich was very good. the pastrami was nice a moist, with just the right amount of fat content throughout the slices. The spicy mustard complemented the saltiness of the pastrami and the rye bread was nice a sturdy, with that great rye taste. All of this was washed down with a good old root beer.

Roomie got the Combo Turkey and Pastrami sandwich with mustard, and a half- and full-sour pickle. He commented similarly on the pickles, and also liked the sandwich very much. He didn't say much, but once again wolfed the food down.

H got the Chili Burger. H got two of them, in fact. He said that it was very, very good.

Volatile got some french fries because this guy walked by with a huge tray of freshly fried french fries. They were perfectly crisp and didn't get soggy for the duration of the meal.

Volatile also got the Potato Latkes. She said that they were pretty good and enjoyed them. They looked pretty well done for latkes.

Overall, this is a great place for sandwiches. The sandwiches here are definitely more manageable than those at Carnegie Deli and tastier.

Price: <3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: Recommended

Max Brenner.

2009-03-30T21:50:00.004-04:00

To bring a sweet end to their stay in the Great Big City, Roomie and I took MY and S to Max Brenner for dessert after a nice steak dinner. It was an excellent complement to a great meal. It also was a meal and restaurant that captured the essence of the city: luxurious, trendy, sweet, and sexy.

Above is the cappuccino that I ordered. It came in a very aesthetically pleasing coffee cup and saucer that encouraged me to be playful and embrace the child inside of me when it was appropriate. The cappuccino came with two pieces of chocolate, which I proceeded to stir into my coffee, giving it a very pleasant hint of chocolate. It was very creamy, warm, and comforting.

MY felt like getting a glass of milk. It came in this very interesting glass with a metal straw. Kudos for Max Brenner's use of the Helvetica font on the cup! As a graphic design student, I feel that Helvetica is a font that characterizes New York's modern (and perfect) atmosphere.

The first of two desserts we ordered was the Sharing (Tasting for Two). Clockwise from the lower left: very light and airy whipped cream with a touch of very tart raspberry sauce, chocolate fondue sauce in an Erlenmeyer flask, chocolate & peanut butter snack, pop rock candy chocolate lick, chocolate-covered ice cream, and a banana split waffle. The whipped cream, as stated earlier, was extremely light and refreshing, with the raspberry sauce adding a special zing to the light sweetness of the cream. You can try drinking the chocolate fondue, which was warm and rich. The chocolate & peanut butter snack had interesting texture, but the peanut butter didn't seem present. The chefs, perhaps, were trying not to overpower the chocolate, since this is a chocolate-themed restaurant. The pop rocks combined with the chocolate was exciting, like exploring unchartered territory. Ice cream was normal. The banana split waffle was ok, but I felt it was just to dense for the dessert.

First dessert, part two: Chocolate fondue. Came with a pot with melted chocolate fondue for dipping, marshmallows, strawberries, and bananas for dipping, and a small personal grill to toast the marshmallows. I absolutely love fruit dipped in chocolate, and the fresh toasted marshmallows were soft and creamy. It was also fun when some of the marshmallows started to flame at certain points.

The second dessert we ordered was The Ivory Heart, a chocolate cake with layers of warm white chocolate and chocolate cream on the inside. It comes with the plain ice cream, an Erlenmeyer flaskful of chocolate fondue sauce, and fresh strawberries and blueberries. The cake was very warm and extremely chocolatey, but it was extremely good. It was extremely moist and not overly sweet, but had a very strong chocolate taste. The fresh fruit helped to balance the sweetness by adding a tart flavor to the plate.

Overall, the dessert was very satisfying and it was a fun experience. It is definitely the place to go if you are a chocolate lover.

Price: <3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3<3

Opinion: Highly Recommended

Les Halles.

2009-03-29T16:54:00.002-04:00

For our last dinner with MY and S on their visit, Roomie and I took them to the pleasant little French restaurant Les Halles. It was an ideal restaurant for us to dine at because MY was craving steak and Les Halles' motto is "American Beef, French Style."

Our complementary bread basket. It had a wheat type of baguette and a regular French baguette. The regular baguette was very fresh, light, and fine just by itself. I tasted it both with and without butter and noticed that the butter is not necessary. Without the butter, you can taste how fresh the bread is. I did not taste the wheat bread, but MY said that the bread was a little dense and dry. The baguette definitely was sexier here.

I got the Onglet à l'Échalote, hanger (or skirt) steak with a shallot dipping sauce, ordered medium. My meal, along with everyone else's, came with pommes frites, or french fries, and a wild greens salad with a very light vinaigrette. The hanger steak was very tender and perfectly cooked, each bite of the steak melting in my mouth. The dipping sauce had an interesting sour taste that complemented the cut of the meat. The fries were nice and crispy, perfect with a dash of salt. There was no need for any ketchup. The vinaigrette didn't overpower the veggies and was very refreshing. Overall, it was just the right portion and was very well executed.

MY got the Steak au poivre, Frites, or steak coated with cracked black peppercorn, cooked medium. Despite being disappointed by the meager size of the cut of meat, he seemed to have enjoyed it. I had a taste of it and though I agree that it was cooked well, I also feel that the black peppercorn overpowers the meat, masking the taste of the quality beef.

Roomie got the Poulet Rôti, Frites, or oven roasted Amish chicken. Roomie was quiet about this one, but judging from the continued speed of his scarfing, I can only assume that it was good.

S got the Faux-filet Bercy, New York sirloin with red wine butter, ordered medium-well. Unfortunately, it was a little dry and should have been ordered at simply medium instead of medium-well. However, she said the butter was a nice match to the steak.

Overall, the restaurant presented some nice steaks. Despite feeling that the portions were just perfect, I don't think I would mind if they were a tiny bit larger, but I think that I also shouldn't be too greedy. The ambiance was pleasant and trendy and the staff was friendly.

Price: <3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3<

Opinion: Highly Recommended

Golden Bridge Restaurant.

2009-03-23T00:28:00.003-04:00

In the continuing course of MY and S' vacation in the city, Mic and I took them out for yum cha. Since our usual yum cha joint had about an hour wait, we all decided to go to Golden Bridge Restaurant since Mic said that their yum cha was decent. I was pleasantly surprised.

Here's the first spread. Clockwise from left: Chive Dumplings, pai gwat (Steamed Pork Ribs), siu long bao, and siu mai. All were alright. The pork ribs were tender. The siu long bao were not true ones because there was no soup on the inside.

Here's the second spread. Clockwise from left: ja lurng, cheong fun, and lo bok goh. The ja lurng, Chinese donut inside a cheong, or rice noodle, topped with soy sauce and sesame seeds and with some hot sauce on the side, was very good. The donut was perfectly crispy and crunched very nicely, while being wrapped in the texturally gelatinous noodle. The churng fun, or pan-fried rice noodle with oyster sauce and sesame seeds, was alright, but nothing special. The lo bok goh, or white turnip cake, was alright, but I felt that it was too floury and did not have enough turnip in the cake. Plusses for the cheong fun and lo bok goh being freshly pan-fried in front of our eyes.

The final spread. From left to right, chun gurn, ham see gok (mince meat pies in a chewy rice cake), and wu gok (taro fritters with mince meat inside). The chun gurn and wu gok was pretty standard. The ham see gok was a little cold and this was upsetting.

Overall, the yum cha was pretty good for the prices. It was mostly fresh and there was a good variety of choices.

Price: <3<3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: Highly Recommended for yum cha

BCD Tofu House.

2009-03-22T14:50:00.005-04:00

On the day of MY and S' arrival, Mic and I took them to BCD Tofu House for Dinner. Here are a few pictures of what we consumed.

Here is a picture of the banchan that we received with our meal. Banchan are like appetizers in Korea. From left to right: fish cakes with a few small red chilis, regular pickles, some kind of spicy pickled octopus or fish, kimchi, pickled broccoli, and potato salad. Overall, the banchan was tasty. I especially liked the pickled broccoli and kimchi. S, who is from Korea, said that the kimchi at BCD Tofu is one of the best kimchi that she has ever had, so the kimchi must be really good there.

With all of the Soondubu that we ordered, we were given a small fried fish and a cool and refreshing vinegary soup with some pieces of napa cabbage and cucumber. The fish was nice and tender with a nice crisp outside. The only thing that I can complain about is that the fish was so boney, but that's what you always get when you eat a fish like that.

MY got the Dolsot Bibimbap, which is one of his favorite dishes. He enjoyed it and commented that he likes how the hot stone bowl crisps up the rice on the bottom.

S, Mic, and I got different variations of the Soondubum, or tofu stew. I got the beef soondubu, pictured above. It comes with a bowl of rice, which was cooked in a stone bowl, and a bowl of fan diu, the crispy rice from the bottom of the pot mixed with some water. The soondubu was very delicious and came out piping hot, bubbling in its stone pot. It was a very enjoyable and warming meal, great on that cold evening.

Overall, it was a good meal. Everything was fresh and delicious, and the atmosphere of the restaurant was comfortable and trendy.

Price: <3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<3<

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3

Opinion: Recommended

BCD Tofu House

in Murray Hill

17 W 32nd St.

(212) 967-1900

Big Daddy's Diner.

2009-03-22T13:58:00.003-04:00

Last weekend, Roomie's Bro, MY, and his GF, S, came to visit New York City and stayed with us. As a result, this will be a start in a series of smexy food porn posts.

Since Roomie was away for his cheerleading competition , I had the pleasure of taking the Duo around the city for two days and show them some great spots and eats.

The Duo was hungry after their flight from Madison, WI, so I decided to take them to Big Daddy's Diner for some huge burgers. It was also a return to Big Daddy's for me, so I was extremely happy.

I got the Bad Boy Burger with tater tots, cooked medium. It comes with lettuce, tomato, bacon, and cheddar cheese, a pickle, and cole slaw. The burger was cooked perfectly and the tots were nice crunchy.

MY got the Big Mac Daddy with tater tots. It comes with American cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, and special sauce, a pickle, and cole slaw. It seems like scarfing down food runs in Roomie's family because MY cleaned his plate pretty quickly. That also means that he enjoyed his food.

S got All American Burger 102 with tater tots. It comes with lettuce, tomato, and cheese, a pickle, and cole slaw. She enjoyed her burger, but was so full that she gave half of it to MY, to his great chagrin.

Here's the money shot of all of our plates. Burgery and tottery sexiness.

Overall, great place for burgers if you're craving one!

Price: <3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3

Opinion: Recommended

Big Daddy's

in Upper East Side

1596 2nd Ave. (at 83rd St.)

(212) 717-2020

Sugar Café; Moonstruck Diner.

2009-03-18T22:41:00.004-04:00

On the late evening of Thursday, March 12th, 2009, a group of my friends and I ventured down to the grimy streets of the Lower East Side, that have places where you can find a cheap piece of food to get your groove on with and satisfy your wildest desires and tastes. We wandered these streets, shot for dessert first at Sugar Cafe, and had a happy ending at Moonstruck Diner.

At Sugar Cafe, the four of us split two different desserts. Mic and I got two different flavors of gelato, pictured on the left. We got Ferrero Rocher and something that tasted like vanilla chip. Both were nice a creamy for gelato, but in the end, were nothing special. Roomie and Squishy got the Red Velvet Cake with a scoop of Chocolate Gelato. The cake tasted normal, and gelato was similar to ours.

The sexy chocolate-dipped macaroon caught Roomie's eyes and he couldn't resist a taste, so he bought one.

Here's the mid-eating money shot. The coconut taste was nice, but the macaroon itself was a little dense and dry. It was alright.

From our post-dessert porn lust, we scampered on up to find Moonstruck Diner on 2nd Ave. around 1 A.M. (now Friday, March 13th in the morning) in the East Village and had ourselves some good old reliable diner grub. Above are the fixings for Roomie's burger. They were your standard dill pickle and cole slaw. The slaw was actually nice. It wasn't too heavy on the mayo and was light and refreshing.

I think Roomie got a turkey burger. I am not entirely sure, but do know it is some kind of burger. It came with some nice onion rings, fresh greenery, and crisp french fries. It seemed like he enjoyed it, judging from the speed at which he scarfed it down.

I was craving hash, so I got the corned beef hash with sunny side eggs and home fries. The hash was salty, but that was expected. The home fries were actually pretty good. They were neither greasy nor salty and they gave me a huge portion of it. They also added some fresh green bell peppers which gave it some great flavor.

Squishy got scrambled eggs with sausage and home fries. She said that it was good and that she would get it again. I must admit, though, that those sausages looked very dark and strange, and I was skeptical that it would taste good, but after she took a bite and we saw the inside, we realized that it was just an outside char.

Mic got got the corned beef hash with scrambled eggs and home fries. She was equally as satisfied with her hash as I was with mine.

Overall, it was a great night out. The desserts were fine and the diner hit the right spot. The diner was also very cozy and clean. I just love it when diners do that at 1 A.M. in the morning.

Sugar Cafe

Price: <3<3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: OK to try

Moonstruck on Second

Price: <3<3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3<

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3<3

Opinion: Highly Recommended

Moonstruck on Second

in East Village

88 2nd Ave. (b/t 1st Ave. and 5th St.)

(212) 420-8050

Ichi Umi, a.k.a. Todai Sushi Buffet.

2009-03-03T22:32:00.000-05:00

On Tuesday February 24th, 2009, also know as Fat Tuesday, we ventured to Ichi Umi Sushi Buffet to engorge ourselves with highly priced, but also high quality sushi and food. Some of you may remember this restaurant by its former name of Todai Sushi Buffet. With the new name, however, it still looks exactly the same, has the same staff, and the same great food.

Here is my 1st Plate. There is too much piled on my plate to identify certain things. All you can do is admire and drool at the beauty. The sushi is always good and they don't skimp on the fish and give you small amounts of rice. Not cheap like other sushi buffets, so you basically get your money's worth. The tempura is always crispy, abundant, and fresh.

Volatile likes to eat dessert first, so here is a plate of the various mini cakes that Ichi Umi offers. All very good.

2nd Plate for me. Less ambitious, considering that my first plate had two layers that I scarfed down. I began to feel full very fast, but I surged on. There are some spicy maki on my plate. I particularly like the spicy maki here because they are always really spicy.

Volatile's veggie sushi. Fruit sushi was interesting and something that I had never seen before. Volatile said that she liked it very much, particularly, the pineapple one.

Fresh fruit for Volatile. Nothing crazy here, but a sexy arrangement. Kudos to Volatile!

Miso Soup. It was pretty good, although the kelp that was used was a little more brown than I am used to, but it tasted fine. I liked the fact that there were real pieces of tofu and you could add your own fresh scallions.

My dessert plate. My favorites were the red strawberry and purple blueberry cakes. The other desserts were OK. I was just a little ticked off that there wasn't any green tea or red bean ice creams.

That is all of the pictures that I have. Roomie came along, but he kept banging one plate after the other and I couldn't keep up with him and get pictures of his plates. I'll just say that he left feeling very guilty, but satisfied by how much he put away.

Overall, very good variety of sushi here, even for lunch. Dinner, though priced even higher, has an even greater variety of sushi. Hot entrees are also very delicious. The tempura is particularly light and fresh. Great variety of fresh fruit and delectable desserts.

Price: <3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3

Opinion: Highly Recommended

Big Daddy's Diner; Andre's Hungarian Bakery.

2009-02-22T22:49:00.000-05:00

So, it seems like Roomie, Mic, and I end up stuffing ourselves to the max once every week on the weekends. Since we've moved to the Upper East Side, we've discovered that there are a slew of restaurants that we feel compelled to try out. Despite that, however, we were craving burgers. We discovered that there was a Big Daddy's Diner on 2nd Ave., so off we went. We also wanted to try this Hungarian Bakery we've walked by, so we made a plan to make a trip to Hungary to try some exotic desserts.

One of the signs in the very festive diner.

Roomie got the Turkey Burger (sauce on the side) and Fries. He wolfed it down. He was the one that was craving burgers, so he was very happy afterwards.

Mic got the Turkey Burger with Tots. She equally enjoyed hers, but struggled with the immense amount of food that was on her plate.

I got the Daddy'O Burger with Tots. It comes with pepper jack cheese and pieces of fried onions on a potato bun, cole slaw, and a pickle.

Close up of my burger.

Mid-action eating shot of my burger. I asked for medium. It was nice and pink and juicy. It was also overwhelmingly filling. The tater tots were nice and crisp, but they put too much salt on it, and I was unable to finish the tots.

Afterwards, we went to the bakery, but chose to just buy what we wanted and eat them on our own, because we were all way to stuffed to sit down and eat another huge piece of cake. I chose to get the Sacher Cake. Here is a picture, from later on in the evening.

Mid-action eating shot. The cake had layers of apricot jelly inside, while the cake itself was surrounded by a shell of chocolate with some nuts in it. The jelly was nicely paired with the chocolate flavors, but the cake itself was very dry and made it really difficult to eat, considering it was such a huge slice.

Overall, the diner was good. It was filling. The dessert was alright.

Big Daddy's Diner

Price: <3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<3

Opinion: Recommended

Andre's Hungarian Bakery

Price: <3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3

Atmosphere: N/A

Opinion: OK to try

The Corner Halal Cart on 25th and Lexington.

2009-02-22T22:25:00.000-05:00

I was at a loss as to what to eat before my Model United Nations meeting on Friday, so I succumbed to getting street food. I was very happy to get my money's worth for the food.

There it is, in all of its meaty and saucy glory. I like this cart better than the other carts I've tasted because the red sauce has just the right level of hotness, the lamb is minced up nicely, and the give you a huge portion. I've also never gotten food poisoning after eating from here.

So overall, not bad, if you're short on cash and need fast and filling food.

Price: <3<3<3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: N/A

Opinion: Recommended if you're short on cash

Applebee's Neighborhood Grill and Bar.

2009-02-19T22:44:00.001-05:00

Unfortunately, the buffet that my family and I were supposed to go to today was closed because of a kitchen fire. It seems like I've got no luck when it comes to getting to try new restaurants. So, we decided to go to go old reliable Applebee's for lunch. It was extremely filling.

We got two appetizers. The first one was mozzarella sticks with marinara sauce for dipping. It was nice a crispy and I actually enjoyed this one.

Our other appetizer was the Classic Boneless Buffalo Wings. Nice crunch, good kick. I can only complain that they were skimpy on the portion here. The blue cheese dipping sauce was a little salty, too.

For entrees, Pops got the 7 oz. House Sirloin with mixed vegetables and mashed potatoes. He enjoyed it and said that the vegetables were really fresh and nice, though, he found one raw baby carrot in the mix.

Mom got the Bacon Cheeseburger, ordered medium well, with the side of fries replaced by cole slaw. What was interesting was that they mixed up our orders. I ordered the same thing, with fries, but my burger was supposed to be medium. She got the less cooked one and I got the well one. Despite receiving the medium burger, she said that it was dry, despite being cooked less. She said that the cole slaw was, "O.K.".

As stated before, I also got the Bacon Cheeseburger, ordered medium, but received the medium well one. The burger wasn't too dry, but it was more dry than I usually like my burgers. The fries, however, were crisp and nicely seasoned, unlike the extremely peppery fries that you usually get at the standard Applebee's.

Bro got the Crispy Shrimp platter. Seemed like it had a similar breading to the Mozzarella Sticks. He enjoyed it because he loves shrimp.

For dessert, we got three Dessert Shooters. It's like eating a pie or pastry out of a shot glass. Above is the Key Lime Pie Shooter. You can see the layer of whipped cream, key lime, and graham cracker crust. It was alright, a little bit tart, but not as good as real key lime pie.

Bro got the Chocolate Mousse Shooter. Looked extremely sweet and he said that it was just, "Alright." You can see the layers in the photo!

I got the Strawberry Cheesecake Shooter. It was actually pretty good. The cheesecake was cool, creamy, and had the proper consistency of cheesecake. I liked the fact that there was actual pieces of strawberry in there. The size was also just right after that huge burger.

Mid-eating action shot of the Strawberry Cheesecake Shooter.

Overall, it was a typical Applebee's outing. Nothing too crazy to rave about, except maybe the cute waiters staffing the place, including the semi-cute flaming waiter that served us. He had many bracelets on his wrist (More than I wear!), including a rainbow one, but I could've told you he was a queen even if he didn't have the bracelets.

Price: <3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3

Opinion: Safe and Reliable if you've got nowhere to go to eat

Jing Fong; Egg Custard King Cafe.

2009-02-19T19:41:00.001-05:00

On Tuesday, Feb. 17th, 2009, some friends craved an exotic culinary journey for lunch. So, we decided to take them to Chinatown for yum cha, better known as dim sum. We went to Jing Fong, one of the best places to go for yum cha in Chinatown. After filling up on greasy delights and bo lei tea, we walked to Egg Custard King Cafe, which was one block over.

Pictured here are the standard siu mai, a type of dumpling with meat and mushrooms. This one also had some shrimp, as well as some roe on top. Sometimes, instead of roe, they place a kernel of corn on top. These were standard. Nothing out of the ordinary, but good.

These are har kow, shrimp dumplings. Once again, nothing out of the ordinary.

Next (and last of our yum cha pictures because I was too busy devouring) is the chun gurn, a type of fried spring roll that has meat and mushrooms inside. It was very crispy and yummy.

After being satisfied, we headed over to Egg Custard King Cafe for Round 2. H got a bubble tea. Tasted it and found that it was kind of strong for bubble tea, yet still good. Maybe it's because I like extra strong tea.

Roomie got this Black Forest Cherry Chocolate cake. He said that it was too hard and not fluffy enough for cake.

Overall, a satisfying day out. Normal, yet comforting food.

Jing Fong

Price: <3<3<3<3<3

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: Highly Recommended for yum cha

Egg Custard King Cafe

Price: <3<3<3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<

Opinion: OK to try

Blockhead's Burritos.

2009-02-16T22:00:00.001-05:00

To our chagrin, we were unable to get sushi at Yuka today for lunch (They open up at 5 on weekdays), so we settled for Blockhead's, which was down the block from Yuka. I've never been to Blockhead's before, but I've always heard about it, so it was an exciting encounter.

The decor was colorful and bright and the staff was very friendly, even offering us a sample of something before we decided on what to order. The chip bowl was constantly refilled without request before our food arrived.

The complementary chips and salsa. Salsa was okay. Very smooth, but not that chunky. Almost like jar salsa. Chips seemed fresh.

Close up of the salsa.

Close up of the tortilla chips.

We all got burritos with wheat tortillas. Roomie got a chicken burrito. M got a shredded beef burrito. Mic and I got beef picadillo burritos. The burritos were okay. Seemed a little dry and were very filling. I wish they gave us more lettuce and tomato and put them inside the burrito instead of on the side. The burritos were also kind of salty.

Overall, okay. Decor and service was nice. Food was okay.

Price: <3<3<3<

Taste: <3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: Alright to try

Brick Lane Curry House.

2009-02-16T20:39:00.000-05:00

On February 12th, 2008, my roommate, friends, and I went downtown to Brick Lane Curry House in the East Village in pursuit of some hot (and in one case, mild) curry to enjoy in a cozy and sexy place. We were greatly satisfied with what we found at Brick Lane.

The decor found in the restaurant presented some iconic images of the home of the original Brick Lane Curry House: London. Brick walls gave the place a very modern feel, but some of the architecture in the restaurant also gave it an old, cozy, and homey feel.

Above is M's Chicken Tikka Masala. Very mild because M can't take spicy foods. Such a wuss, right? Unfortunately, M messed up the money-shot of the food here. That's sad. M wouldn't be able to make it in the food porn business, because it's a tough one! He gets points, however, for being funny, flaming, and descriptive about his food. He enjoyed it, though he kept complaining that he was stuffed. He eats so little and gets so full so fast! It was well paired with both the plain and garlic naans.

Next, Mic and I got the same thing: Chicken Bhuna. It was the perfect amount of spice for the two of us. The heat did not overpower the other flavors in the dish. I was able to taste the parsley and tomatoes. The chicken was nice and tender, and it also absorbed some of the flavors of the sauce, giving it a nice kick. It hit a good spot for both of us.

Roomie doesn't mess around when it comes to his food. He always goes for the hottest dishes out there and won't settle for less. Luckily, he was able to have his bit of fun with a spicy dish of Phaal. I got a taste of it and it was quite a feisty dish. The spice totally overpowers the other tastes in the dish. Roomie finished the dish, but complained of stomach pains after. Maybe he met his match? He didn't care. He had his fun, won the prize that comes with finishing the Phaal, and got a free drink. Who can complain after having such a hot lunch?

Overall, the place is good. The curries were well paired with both rice and both types of naans. It's a bit pricey for the average college student, but the food was enjoyable. Sometimes, it's worth it to splurge a little bit.

Price: <

Taste: <3<3<3<3

Atmosphere: <3<3<3<

Opinion: Recommended

Amor.

2009-02-16T20:27:00.001-05:00

Food can be sexy. Food can be fun. Food can be romantic. Food can be love.

Admire the food that I eat. I will, to the best of my ability, try to document all that I eat.

Enjoy.

~Kev