The National Bar & Dining Rooms April 10, 2021[INDEFINITELY CLOSED] Frankly, I’m not certain what the dining rooms part of The National Bar & Dining Rooms...
Fedora August 17, 2019[CLOSED] There was a time in the early nineties when every white guy on earth thought he could...
The Smith – Midtown January 14, 2019The Smith certainly didn’t try too hard in the naming category. Especially considering there are four locations in...
The Dutch March 22, 2016The Dutch is a joint that doesn’t try to be anything other than what it is. How’s that...
Hundred Acres January 21, 2016[CLOSED] From the team that brought you Cookshop and Five Points (R.I.P.) comes my latest foray into the sustainable...
Alder February 9, 2014[CLOSED] Never having the balls to go to Dufresne’s real restaurent, wd~50, I jumped at the chance to...
The Smith – East Village February 18, 2013The Smith. The name alone tells you what you’re gonna get here. It’s trendy and crowded with young...
Perilla December 13, 2012[CLOSED] I suppose you could call the chef at the helm of Perilla a “celebrity.” After all, Chef...
Colicchio & Sons March 8, 2012[CLOSED] It was with much hesitance that we came back to the scene of one of the most...
Brickyard Gastropub March 11, 2011[CLOSED] Now I’m no NASCAR sympathizer. In fact some rednecks may call me a hater. But regardless of...
Jimmy’s No. 43 February 15, 2011[CLOSED] Everything at this joint screams good time. Some sort of vaguely Belgian theme combined with a kind...
10 Downing Food & Wine August 10, 2010[CLOSED] There’s something super Brit about this place. First off, the name recalls the address of like Sherlock...
Sweetwater Restaurant January 11, 2009And here is Mr. Hipster in the ultimate hipster neighborhood eating dinner while the babysitter-meter churns and churns...
Devin Tavern December 13, 2008[CLOSED] I must admit that this was a completely random choice for a Saturday night. Slogging through the...
Eighty One November 8, 2008[CLOSED] The first thing that strikes you about this place is the awesome bordello-like cheesiness of the surroundings....
Union Square Cafe November 15, 2006[CLOSED at this location] I worked right across the street from this place for like two years. I...
Cookshop September 7, 2006The stomach flu is a bitch. It can turn what is a perfectly pleasant meal into a study...
The Place May 15, 2006[CLOSED] Who knew the little rainbow sticker on the window meant free neck rubs for all male guests!?...
