Arturo’s Pizza January 10, 2020The year was 1995. I was living on 85th Street between York and East End. A quiet block....
Santa Fe Bar & Grill May 15, 2006[CLOSED] I can still hear the faint sound of my rumbling stomach bouncing off the adobe walls in...
Etats Unis January 14, 2006[CLOSED] Calling this place small is like saying that Tom DeLay is kind of an asshole–an understatement of...
American Trash February 7, 2005This place is like an institution on the UES. While so many crappy bars have come and gone...
Mimma’s Pizza December 15, 2004[CLOSED] The original joint that inspired the timeless pun, “You can make a chicken roll, but you can’t...
Biddy’s Pub October 21, 2004The name makes it sound like there are a bunch of blue-haired yentas hanging out in this joint....
Burke’s Restaurant & Bar June 10, 2004[CLOSED] Uh, I’ve come to understand that this place closed like a week after it opened. Shame, as...
The Bar Harbour February 5, 2004[CLOSED] Upper East Side, living-with-mommy-spending-daddy’s-credit card-kids are scary. Imagine if a couple of these kids got a “loan”...
Vero Wine Bar Uptown August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Vero is a funky little place. Not funky in an East Village kind of way, but funky...
Cilantro – South August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Kin to the Cilantro about a dozen blocks to the north, we actually decided to sit down...
Iggy’s August 6, 2003“Just fuckin’ kill me.” That’s all I kept repeating while standing in this dump. I thought I was...
Sushi Hana December 12, 2002[CLOSED] Designed to look like a quaint Japanese dojo or something, we actually saw a crazed, drunken man...
Finnegan’s Wake December 12, 2002Unfortunately the name of this joint is very apropos. It made me feel very sad–mainly for this Finnegan...
Sushi Generation October 14, 2002[CLOSED] It takes years of eating sushi before you start to realize the difference between excellent sushi, good...
Brother Jimmy’s BBQ — The Original October 14, 2002[CLOSED] Coming from an individual who doesn’t dig on swine, this can hardly be a complete (or impartial)...
Reif’s Tavern June 9, 2002Ah, so this is where all the depressed, 60-year old divorcés hang out. Nothing says fun like four...
Carino June 9, 2002[CLOSED] If I wanted bland, watery home cooked food, I’d defrost something from my grandmother’s freezer. The woman...
Trilogy Bar & Grill June 9, 2002[CLOSED] With the demise of Dakota, Trilogy takes over as the ultimate UES ughfest. Pushing the stereo to...
