Famous Original Ray’s Pizza (Times Square) February 5, 2004Well, this Ray’s has the dubious distinction of being the dirtiest, dingiest member of the chain. The day...
Famous Famiglia Pizza (Times Square – South) February 5, 2004The only thing this place is famous for is overcharging unsuspecting tourists for mediocre pizza. A couple slices...
Amish Market February 5, 2004Amazing, Kelly McGillis is nowhere to be found in this 8th Avenue establishment. This joint is about as...
Malachy’s Donegal Inn February 5, 2004There’s no sugarcoating it; this place is a dive. Granted, it’s a dive on the UWS and is...
George Keeley February 5, 2004This place somehow reminds me of the lobby of the giant, 1980’s UES apartment building I used to...
Hi-Life Bar & Grill February 5, 2004For whatever reason, this place reminds me of an old, black leather chair. I’m really sure why, but...
Gray’s Papaya (Upper West Side) February 5, 2004Would you like sweat with that? Yeah, you’re probably better off only eating at this joint if you’re...
Burger Joint February 5, 2004Talk about oddball, this is one of The Survey’s top entries. Tucked away behind a curtain in the...
Swift Hibernian Lounge February 5, 2004I’m woefully deficient in my knowledge of seventeenth century Irish authors. I think Jonathan Swift wrote some television...
Rudy’s Bar and Grill February 4, 2004What lurks in the dark, decaying recesses of Rudy’s? Well, besides the creepy customers and discarded, free hot...
Wolfgang’s Steakhouse – Park Avenue January 20, 2004Its unassuming exterior belies the super-cool tiled ceilings, soft lighting and dark wood found when you step inside...
McAnn’s August 6, 2003If you’re planning a night out in a bar in the Port Authority, then you have some serious...
Capitale August 6, 2003My few moments of sobriety at Capitale were spent staring slack-jawed at the beautiful architecture of this old...
Essex August 6, 2003The first thing we noticed about Essex is the cool, double-decker space. It looks like one of those...
Paul’s Palace (a.k.a. Paul’s Da Burger Joint) August 6, 2003Thank God for the greasepit. Thank God for the unpretentious, no holds barred dump. Thank God for cranky...
Tio Pepe August 6, 2003Arrrriba! Sorry, I have to start all my horrendous Spanish/Mexican reviews with some trite Spanish cliché. It’s a...
Dive 75 August 6, 2003To call this place a dive is doing it a real disservice. It’s more like a comfortable studio...
MacDougal St. Ale House August 6, 2003Hide the babies, lock up the women and get your daughters to a nunnery or something, I’m gonna...