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, 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...