NYC Restaurant Reviews | Steakhouses, Burgers & Bars
Let me explain how I ended up here. We had just left the area near the Yoda statue outside of Lucasfilm headquarters. Apparently if you try to lift a Yoda statue for a photo opportunity the security team has opinions about this. Strong opinions. Loudly expressed opinions. If they did not want people touching it…
I wanted one last pure seafood meal. Not a steakhouse with a seafood option. Not a pasta place with a shrimp appetizer. Pure seafood. Oysters, chowder, the whole situation. I had been eating my way through San Francisco for days, and my body was sending very clear signals that it wanted something from the ocean….
The second night in San Francisco ended up at Osso Steakhouse for both happy hour and dinner, which honestly turned out to be a pretty solid move. And yes, before anybody asks, the happy hour cheesesteak absolutely distracted me immediately. But we will get there. Finding the Place One thing to know about Osso Steakhouse…
For my first dinner in San Francisco, my friends managed to pull off what felt like a minor miracle and score a reservation for four at House of Prime Rib. If you know, you know. Reservations here can be months out, so I was extremely grateful and even more excited to finally experience it. The…
I landed in San Francisco, got to my Hotel Emblem, and immediately realized I was starving. Luckily, there was a place nearby called Hamburguesa Bar. From the outside it looked like an old school burger spot, and after spotting duck fat fries on the menu, I already knew your boy was walking over. The fifteen…
For my last adventure in San Francisco, I needed somewhere to stay. I wanted a boutique hotel that was a little artsy, a little different, reasonably priced, and close to everything I planned on eating my way through. That led me to Hotel Emblem in Union Square. Now, I conveniently forgot one important thing about…
The Yankees lost in 11 innings. I trauma bonded with the Blackbird app and made a reservation at Crown Shy. This is what healthy coping looks like. Crown Shy is already on my Best Restaurants in NYC list at number two and has been there for a reason. Every single time I walk through the…
Some Fridays write themselves. Friends in from out of town, nobody wants to do anything complicated, no reservations, long week all around. You just need somewhere good that is not going to require a group chat meltdown to organize. Giulietta NYC fit the bill perfectly. It is a relatively new Italian spot in Midtown and…
I have been following Rocco DiSpirito’s career for a while. I remember a Tindle event where he served the most insane vegetarian chicken parm I have ever had. Coming from a guy like me, someone who considers a salad a tragedy and a vegetable a garnish, that is not a sentence I say lightly. The…
I was stuck at one of those cybersecurity seminars in Midtown where the food can best be described as technically edible. You know the type. Conference coffee that has been sitting out since sunrise, sandwiches that somehow taste dry and wet at the same time, and a Caesar salad that looked like it had been…