Connolly’s Pub & Restaurant – 5th Ave. February 12, 2021So, I’m starting off on a weird foot here. Apparently there are up to three of these Connolley’s...
JMG Restaurant & Bakery February 4, 2021Look, dude, I’ve been to Jamaica. So I know what the hell I’m talking about. And lest your...
The Stagecoach Tavern January 9, 2021Once there was a place called Stage Deli. It was famous for its insanely huge pastrami sandwiches and...
Blondies Sports December 16, 2020For a bar/restaurant on the Upper West Side, Blondies is about as close to a dive as you...
Del Frisco’s Grille – NYC November 30, 2020Look at me, I’m a fancy suit-guy lunching on the company dime! Or like a German family dining...
Black Door November 9, 2020Sedate and lovely. So go the adjectives related to Black Door. More specifically, Black Door’s private party space....
King Wok October 19, 2020King Wok, king of the junky Chinese lunch special. Well, not so much king as like second cousin...
Home Sweet Home October 6, 2020Man, this place looks like a lot of fun on paper. But what Home Sweet Home presents on...
McCoy’s Pub September 23, 2020I suppose there’s such a thing as a neighborhood bar in midtown. And god love you if you...
Lucy’s August 24, 2020A classic East Village dive by any definition, Lucy’s has been a mainstay in the neighborhood for three...
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, 2020Ah, the ubiquitous Irish / sports bar in Midtown Manhattan. Places that serve domestic beer, Guinness and Jameson....
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, 2020A generic bar name for a generic sports bar. Seems fitting. Because someone actually sat around thinking about...
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...
