La Nacional July 20, 2020La Nacional is definitely one of the more confusing restaurants in NYC. I think it was a social...
Añejo – Hell’s Kitchen June 11, 2020In my experience with Mexican food, which began as a small child in Los Angeles, it was never...
Copper Johns Pub and Kitchen May 28, 2020[CLOSED] Ah, the ubiquitous Irish pub / sports bar in Midtown Manhattan. Places that serve domestic beer, Guinness...
Yakiniku Gen May 19, 2020Sometimes there are places you just can’t help but walk in to. Like this subterranean joint, Yakiniku Gen,...
The Central Bar May 4, 2020[CLOSED] A generic bar name for a generic sports bar. Seems fitting. Because someone actually sat around thinking...
The Hummus & Pita Co. – Chelsea April 21, 2020There was a time in my life when I ate at The Hummus & Pita Co. way too...
Murray’s Cheese April 16, 2020Cheese, glorious cheese! Workin’ on my night cheese. Extolling the wonders of curdled cow, goat and sheep’s milk...
Vanguard Wine Bar – Midtown West April 7, 2020Ah, the wine bar. The prime Midtown backlash to the Irish pub and beer joint. Discernibly feminine in...
McGee’s Pub March 27, 2020I’ve never seen How I Met Your Mother. But, after visiting this bar — which they claim was...
New York Mexican Food March 19, 2020I feel like I’ve talked about chicken mole more times than I can count. If it’s on a...
The Tippler March 13, 2020It seems I’d been to The Tippler once before. The basement space, decorated like a Baz Luhrmann film,...
Five Guys – 7th Ave. March 1, 2020Five Guys never seem to be clean. Maybe it’s the white tile motif or the fact they don’t...
Pete’s Tavern February 17, 2020Pete’s Tavern came into being when Abraham Lincoln was president. In the midst of The Civil War. I’m...
Browns Bagels February 5, 2020[CLOSED] Don’t toast your fucking NY bagels. It’s a travesty. The only acceptable toasting of bagels is if...
The Brooklyneer January 29, 2020I’m wondering if a celebration of Brooklyn culture is really needed in this day and age? And I’m...
Lucky Jack’s January 23, 2020In all honesty, Lucky Jack’s was not in any way our initial or planned last stop. It was...
Beauty Bar – New York January 15, 2020This bar originally opened at almost exactly the time I moved to NYC in 1995. Back then you...
Arturo’s Pizza January 10, 2020The year was 1995. I was living on 85th Street between York and East End. A quiet block....
