Houston’s – Park Avenue August 6, 2003[CLOSED] We can only assume this joint is named after the city and not our crack-addled friend, Whitney....
Essex August 6, 2003The first thing we noticed about Essex is the cool, double-decker space. It looks like one of those...
Pazo August 6, 2003[CLOSED] My first mistake was listening to the suggestion on Pazo’s website that I wear a jacket to...
Tovar’s Restaurant August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Hola! Welcome to New York City’s most authentic Mexican joint–so authentic, in fact, that you may want...
Pax Wholesome Foods (Midtown West) August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Pax’s sign claims they have “wholesome foods.” If wholesome is a euphemism for tasteless, then I guess...
Pick-a-Bagel (Midtown West) August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Um, you can like pick bagels at this place. They serve eggs and stuff, and the occasional...
Hourglass Tavern August 6, 2003[CLOSED] I had an incredible feeling of deja vu after walking into this cluttered, little joint. I couldn’t...
P.D. O’Hurley’s August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Some might say P.D. stands for “pretty disappointing” or “poor decision,” but we here at The Survey...
Paul’s Palace (a.k.a. Paul’s Da Burger Joint) August 6, 2003Thank God for the greasepit. Thank God for the unpretentious, no holds barred dump. Thank God for cranky...
Kevin St. James August 6, 2003[CLOSED] This place is one weird, schizophrenic joint. On the one hand you have the local, after-work crowd,...
Yippie Yi Yo August 6, 2003[CLOSED] We’ve walked by this joint a thousand times. To be honest, we walked by it not only...
Tom’s Gourmet Cafe August 6, 2003[CLOSED] The term “gourmet” is used way too loosely these days. What the hell makes something “gourmet?” Is...
Tio Pepe August 6, 2003Arrrriba! Sorry, I have to start all my horrendous Spanish/Mexican reviews with some trite Spanish cliché. It’s a...
Vero Wine Bar Uptown August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Vero is a funky little place. Not funky in an East Village kind of way, but funky...
Dive 75 August 6, 2003To call this place a dive is doing it a real disservice. It’s more like a comfortable studio...
St. Andrews August 6, 2003[CLOSED] If the phrase “if it’s not Scottish, it’s crap” is to be taken seriously, then by the...
Go Sushi (Hell’s Kitchen) August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Fast food sushi is always risky. It’s not as if we’re ordering poisonous blowfish or anything, but...
Cilantro – South August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Kin to the Cilantro about a dozen blocks to the north, we actually decided to sit down...