San Loco – Avenue A August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Sometimes food ain’t pretty. Sometimes it isn’t presented on a white plate with swirled decorations and garnishes....
O’Flaherty’s Ale House August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Come one; come all to the God awful fakery that is O’Flaherty’s. There’s just something about an...
Golden Chicken & Ribs August 6, 2003[CLOSED] There are some places that really shouldn’t have tables in them–places not fit for human eat-in consumption....
Brother Jimmy’s BBQ — The West Side August 6, 2003[CLOSED] One couldn’t find a place less like the Deep South than The Upper West Side of Manhattan....
Roseland Ballroom August 6, 2003[CLOSED] We’ve been here for tons of concerts over the years. This is one of the biggest–if not...
Bali Nusa Indah August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Funny thing Indonesian food. It’s not quite Chinese or Thai or Japanese or Vietnamese or even Indian–it’s...
Iggy’s August 6, 2003“Just fuckin’ kill me.” That’s all I kept repeating while standing in this dump. I thought I was...
Mercury Bar – Westside August 6, 2003Mercury Bar has a fresh feel to it. I’m not really sure what that means, but the joint...
Mee Noodle Shop – Hell’s Kitchen August 6, 2003Mee Noodle is a big sweaty house of noodley fun. Chinese guys with rusty strainers perspire over open...
La Cocina (Times Square) August 6, 2003[CLOSED] The shit’s okay. The place isn’t that clean. I’d rather have Taco Bell. I’d rather have a...
McHale’s April 1, 2003[CLOSED] Don’t let the cover fool you, this isn’t the OTB junkie hang out it appears to be....
Max Fish April 1, 2003[CLOSED] If there is a place with Mr. Hipster written all over it, it’s this serious den of...
Flûte Gramercy April 1, 2003[CLOSED] I’m not quite sure we had the full Flute experience, but from what I saw, we had...
Judge Roy Bean April 1, 2003[Note: This version of JRB closed, but it still exists at this location, but as a way classier-looking...
Zenith Vegetarian Cuisine April 1, 2003[CLOSED] A strange little man hands you your menu and, barely above a whisper, asks you if you’d...
Tennessee Mountain Restaurant April 1, 2003[CLOSED] Let’s start off by saying this place is run by The Three Stooges. Actually, we have no...
Benihana Japanese Steakhouse April 1, 2003Throw a shrimp in your hat–it’s Benihana! If you haven’t been to one of these Japanese steakhouses, you...
Tao April 1, 2003Look, I’m Carrie Bradshaw–with about 65 pounds packed on, of course. There’s no telling if art imitated life...