NAYA – Midtown West March 3, 2023I guess everything is Chipotle now. Though in the case of Naya, it’s the Chipotle version of their...
Bridges Bar July 18, 2022Is Bridges the saddest bar in town? Quite possibly. Because most hotel bars are in and of themselves...
Mastro’s Steakhouse – New York January 28, 2022I’m always a little unclear who places like Mastro’s are for. They have all the subtlety of a...
Ted’s Montana Grill – New York August 28, 2021I saw Ted Turner once. I’d say it was around 2001. I worked for Random House, which was...
Top Chef Halal Food August 19, 2021Look, you can have your Halal Guys. That shit is mushy and overly commercial. In fact, I only...
Natureworks – Midtown May 6, 2021[CLOSED] I grew up in California literally eating wheat germ and carob. We used to go to those...
Connolly’s Pub & Restaurant – 5th Ave. February 12, 2021[CLOSED] So, I’m starting off on a weird foot here. Apparently there are up to three of these...
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...
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...
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...
MakiMaki – Central Park South November 25, 2019Nothing says “premium” like a tiny, not-so-clean-looking storefront on Sixth Ave. There is probably more urine per square...
Quality Meats October 8, 2019Quality Meats is a confusing joint right off the bat. It feels subterranean, but it’s not really subterranean....
The Halal Guys June 14, 2019Sorry, I know this cart (which is now an army of carts) is popular and supposedly one of...
Omakasa – Midtown West March 3, 2019[CLOSED] There’s nothing like taking a real word and bastardizing it to name your business. In this case...
Aldo Sohm Wine Bar February 20, 2019I feel like this is at least the second wine bar I’ve reviewed in the past couple months....
Keens Steakhouse February 5, 2019Shouldn’t it be Keen’s Steakhouse, like with a possessive ‘s’? And who is this Keen dude? And why...
