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, 2005[CLOSED] This place is like an institution on the UES. While so many crappy bars have come and...
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...
