Retired Burger Hand Model
Honest reviews of the restaurants I visit in New York City and the world.
COQODAQ is one of those places I probably wouldn’t have gone to on my own. Not because I don’t like nuggets. I love nuggets. Nuggets are life. It’s more the whole reservation Olympics thing. You know me. I don’t hunt reservations. I outsource that activity like a true New Yorker. Thankfully, the ladies insisted, and…
One of my buddies hit me up with a comped meal at Le Rivage, and normally, I don’t do comp meals. I’m not traveling an hour and a half for a slice of pizza and a handshake. There are exception,s though. Steakhouses are one. And Le Rivage? That place has a soft spot in my…
Monkey Bar NYC: Hog Salt Does It Again I’ve been a Hog Salt fan for years. Like, ride-or-die, trust-the-process, order-without-thinking kind of fan. Au Cheval, Small Cheval, the Chicago spots, all of it. The only reason it took me this long to get to Monkey Bar NYC is simple: I do not enjoy fighting for…
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’s my birthday weekend (part… I don’t even know anymore), and the girls flew up from Florida to celebrate. They wanted to take me somewhere special, something new, something with a bit of flair. Since Cuerno just opened recently, it seemed like the perfect excuse to check it out. The Space Walking into Cuerno feels…
It’s that time of year again — my birthday week — which means figuring out where to take everyone for the annual feast. This round was for my work crew, which is always the trickiest group to please. You can’t blow the budget, you need something fun but still family-friendly, and you have to remember…
I’m a little late with this one; this was Halloween weekend, but between traveling and life happening, you’re about to get spammed with a bunch of posts. Consider yourself warned. We ended up at White Horse Tavern in the West Village at around 7 PM. And yes, the correct White Horse Tavern. Be proud of…
Another Saturday in Brooklyn, another excuse to drink cider before noon. One of my buddies hit me up to go to Cider Fest (by the same guys who run Brisket King and Rib King). I said yes without thinking — I mean, it’s cider, it’s food, and it’s at Industry City. How bad could that…
Let’s get straight to it: Bingo Loco is absolutely worth it. It’s every bit as wild, loud, and chaotic as it looks online, and yes, it’s just plain fun. Tickets ran about $45, and the night kicked off around 5 PM, wrapping up near 10:30 PM — which, for New York City, is a total…