NYC Restaurant Reviews | Steakhouses, Burgers & Bars
Full disclosure, I did not pick this place. That credit goes to Shannon, because I am simply not going to go that far out of my way or try that hard on my own. San Sabino is a modern Italian American seafood restaurant from the Don Angie team, tucked into the West Village, and I…
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…
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…
Il Monello: A New Martini Mistake on 49th Street Another day in paradise, and I needed to get what I like to call a martini pick-me-up. Since Tuscany closed, I’ve been quietly searching for a new spot to scratch that itch. Enter Il Monello, Tuscany’s sister restaurant, tucked away on 49th Street. It’s not exactly…
Some birthdays are celebrated with big dinners. Others start with “just a little something” that somehow turns into martinis, clams, and caviar. This was very much the second kind. My friend flew up from Florida to celebrate my birthday, and before our next big meal, we needed a snacky stop. You know the vibe. A…
Lately, my feed has been flooded with clips of people raving about Danny’s NYC, so with a free weekend and a social battery running on fumes after three straight weeks of birthday parties, I decided to treat myself to a quiet solo meal. Of course, “quiet” rarely happens in NYC, but I figured a bar…
It was one of those weeks when, by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, I needed two things — a couple of martinis and a perfectly cooked steak to wash away the stress. Palladino’s Steak & Seafood has been popping up on my feed since it opened a few weeks ago, so it was time to see…
Frank has been around forever, and for good reason—it’s one of those East Village staples that always delivers. The whole family of restaurants feels like walking into your grandma’s kitchen (if your grandma also had a killer HVAC system and three guys working an 8×8 kitchen nonstop). The vibe is simple, chill, and always reliable….