Two Boots – East Village September 14, 2023Hey, Johnny, do you like spicy pizza? Yes, spicy. Because that’s exactly what you’ll get at Two Boots....
NAYA – Midtown West March 3, 2023I guess everything is Chipotle now. Though in the case of Naya, it’s the Chipotle version of their...
Deli on Madison February 9, 2023Excuse me, sir, this is a Wendy’s. No, in fact it is not. A Wendy’s would presumably have...
Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar – Rockefeller Plaza October 28, 2022There is something incredibly sad about this underground maze of takeout restaurants under 30 Rock. You could picture...
Delis 48 September 9, 2022Allegedly this joint is racist? I said “allegedly,” so no sueies. Okay, well, the place isn’t racist, but...
Potbelly Sandwich Shop – Flatiron August 3, 2022First there was Quiznos. Then there was time and space and weird ads and failure. And along came...
Bridges Bar July 18, 2022Is Bridges the saddest bar in town? Quite possibly. Because most hotel bars are in and of themselves...
The Wheeltapper Pub April 24, 2022The Wheeltapper must have been concepted in that era in the 90s when the theory was that the...
(Le) Poisson Rouge March 26, 2022I thought I’d seen and/or heard of every live music venue in Manhattan. I certainly don’t have Brooklyn...
Cassiano’s Pizza February 26, 2022There was a time when Manhattan was stuffed full of these neighborhood pizza joints. For instance, mine way...
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...
Yama Ramen and Sushi Bar December 14, 2021Let me be the first asshole to say that there’s still something weird about eating food on the...
Mangia 48 Madison November 23, 2021Mangia is like a food store for people who don’t care about food. A joint that is way...
Proper Food – Rockefeller Center October 6, 2021This joint falls somewhere between a Pret a Manger and a grab-and-go joint at LaGuardia. Its aesthetic is...
The Ragtrader September 23, 2021I have to say, this place is pretty cool. The Ragtrader (or, alternatively, The Rag Trader), so named...
Tauro Restaurant September 16, 2021I suppose you could call restaurants like Tauro “old school.” In this new NYC, so full of large...
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...
