Yakiniku Gen May 19, 2020Sometimes there are places you just can’t help but walk in to. Like this subterranean joint, Yakiniku Gen,...
La Cava January 5, 2019Oh the wine bar. Ever so refined and genteel. Almost a rejection of everything that is masculine and...
The Stag’s Head May 8, 2018I’m generally a fan of bar-like bars. I mean, I love a dive more than anything, but a...
BXL East May 6, 2015Hot damn the Belgians love their beer. I mean they probably love chocolate just as much, but this...
Pret a Manger (Turtle Bay) July 13, 2011Ah, Pret. You’re like the white working man’s Subway. Or something… Since they changed my favorite tuna sandwich...
Houston’s – Citicorp April 9, 2005[CLOSED] I swear I actually had a dream about Houston’s artichoke dip. It’s an odd thing for a...
Diwan August 6, 2004[CLOSED] Some might miss the lack of kitschy Christmas lights and native Indian touches like tarnished urn-like things,...
Ranch 1 (Turtle Bay) October 14, 2002[CLOSED] Ranch 1 chicken joint is one of those chains that really has gained popularity over the past...
Turtle Bay Grill & Lounge August 4, 2001[CLOSED] Is a place really a grill if nobody eats there? Is a place really a lounge if...
Jade Garden August 4, 2001[CLOSED] What else can we say about Jade Garden that hasn’t already be said by countless other midtown...
Pita Grill (Turtle Bay) June 7, 2000[CLOSED] Sometimes fakers are just that. Embroiled in what I like to call the Ray’s/Famous Ray’s/Famous Original Ray’s...
Opal June 7, 2000[CLOSED] Have you ever had the feeling you’ve been somewhere before, despite the fact you know you’ve never...
Oikawa June 7, 2000[CLOSED] How can a Japanese restaurant in the middle of midtown do no lunch business? Ask the slow-asses...
Jameson’s February 26, 2000[CLOSED] You don’t get any more Irish than this place. Complete with potato-faced waitresses, a bartender that looks...
