Five Points January 14, 2006[CLOSED] Even Mr. Hipster is impressed by the number of hipsters in this joint. Odd little groups of...
The Biltmore Room January 14, 2006[CLOSED] I’m not really sure what I expected at this place. It’s not as if I expected Shangri-La...
Ara Wine Bar January 14, 2006[CLOSED] Calling this place “sleepy” is an insult not only to the so-named dwarf, but to the institution...
Così Sandwich Bar (Rockefeller Center) January 14, 2006[CLOSED] I’ve rarely seen such shameless chazers. I’m referring to the bread-mooching asswipes who just duck their head...
Etats Unis January 14, 2006[CLOSED] Calling this place small is like saying that Tom DeLay is kind of an asshole–an understatement of...
Subway (Murray Hill 2) January 14, 2006[CLOSED] I hope to God this is the last Subway I ever have to review. Just thinking about...
Tandoori Club January 14, 2006[CLOSED] As occasionally happens, this place closed before I had a chance to review it. Shame, as it...
Maritime Lobby Bar January 14, 2006[CLOSED] Geez. A sailor-themed bar in Chelsea? No way! Actually, it’s not at all as, um, queer as...
Café Metro (Murray Hill) January 14, 2006[CLOSED] It’s always good to have a standby. You know, the place that is perfect in pinch and...
Chef’s Express January 14, 2006[CLOSED] This is one of those weird places that is both full and empty at the same time....
Giuseppe’s January 14, 2006[CLOSED] Manhattan truly is the home of the generically named pizza joint. They dot the eastside from the...
Cafe Creole January 14, 2006[CLOSED] Screeeech! Ah, the sound of that preverbal needle ripping away from a wax disc. In a kind...
Cafe Charbon January 14, 2006[CLOSED] Grenade! Sorry, I just felt like saying that for some reason. Maybe it’s because this joint resembles...
Cafe Bonjour Too January 14, 2006[CLOSED] This is like the Mediterranean annex of Cafe Bonjour down the street. It has that clever “too”...
Nation January 14, 2006[CLOSED] There seems to be a lot of these Midtown bars that are kind of faceless in the...
Oxford Cafe January 14, 2006[CLOSED] Patisserie? Bistro? Let’s call this place what it is; a sandwich and salad place. Yes, it’s another...
Jacques-Imo’s To Geaux January 14, 2006[CLOSED] [Disclaimer: this was written before Katrina, so insensitivity is okay.] You would have figured the folks of...
The Grill at All About Food January 14, 2006[CLOSED] All about food, huh? That’s a sweet name. So direct. So… uninventive. And now we have The...