NYC Restaurant Reviews | Steakhouses, Burgers & Bars
My experiences in New York City. The restaurants I have visited and the activities I have done.
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…
A simple conversation with a friend somehow turned into a full debate about what The Smith actually is. Is it a restaurant? A brunch spot? A safety net for groups who cannot agree on anything? We landed on this. The Smith is the modern New York diner. Not the old school greasy spoon where you…
BFFL is back in town which means two things. We can finally hit the restaurants that require more than one person and she is the one pulling the reservations. I am mostly there for moral support and excessive ordering. This time we made it to Hawksmoor for their Sunday Roast, something I had been wanting…
Getting reservations here is a nightmare. Shannon pulled them anyway because that is what a BFFL does. Bar Chimera sits inside 550 Madison Avenue, the same building as Cote and Sushi Yoshitake, and if you have spent any time at either of those restaurants, you already know what you are walking into. This hospitality group…
It was one of my friend’s birthdays, which meant two things: we needed somewhere that could handle a large group and somewhere nobody would complain about. Honestly, finding a New York restaurant that can pull both of those off without somebody threatening mutiny halfway through appetizers is harder than getting Yankees playoff tickets. So we…
Bar Chuzo NYC Review: From Sports Bar Roots to a Slick Brunch Destination So I finally made it out to Bar Chuzo. It has only been open for about a year, which is embarrassing because I have known the owners for close to a decade. I am a terrible friend. In my defense, Bay Ridge…
Now that baseball season is back, and the Yankees are playing, the crew is back in rotation. That means I finally get to bring people to all the spots I have been hyping up like a lunatic. First stop, obviously, Golden Steer Steakhouse. I locked in that reservation over a month ago. Minor heart attack…
Last Thursday, I felt my seasonal depression pack its bags and leave the building the second I walked into Yankee Stadium. Sun on my face, weather warming up, first game of the year, Yankees sitting pretty at 8–2… life was good. I had a plan. A locked-in, dialed, professional-level eating plan. You know the type,…
It’s that time of year again. The smokers are fired up, elastic waistbands are being quietly selected, and the Jeff Michner Foundation BBQ Benefit is back on April 25th at Pig Beach Queens. I’ve been a couple of times already, and it’s always a full-blown meat carnival. We’re talking 25+ food stations, top-tier BBQ talent,…
Another Friday, Another Rescue Mission Well, it’s another Friday, another rough week, and another excuse to try a new restaurant. This time, I checked out CarverSteak NYC, which literally opened on March 20… so yeah, you’re getting this basically next-day intel. I had high hopes. Last week was a miss (looking at you, Estelle’s NYC),…