Details: Located at 90 E 10th St, New York, NY 10003. Official site is http://ikinaristeakusa.com/
Ikinari Steak is the latest, trendy import from Japan. This place has been all over social media and the food blogs. The idea is that you get good quality steak, fast. And you don’t get to sit down. They have standing tables. Luckily, the hype around eating steak while standing as well as how packed the place was has died down and I got to eat in a less crowded Ikinari Steak while sitting down.
Details: Located at 65 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003. The official site is http://www.plantlab.com/double-zero
Double Zero is a vegan pizza place located in the East Village. They have other things on the menu, but what they’re known for is the pizza. Continue reading “Restaurant Review: Double Zero”
Details: Located at 251 E 13th St, NY 10003. Official site is http://milkbarstore.com
Momofuku Milk Bar is a reasonably priced dessert and bakery shop under the Momofuku brand name. The two most commonly ordered things here are the crack pie and the soft serve ice cream. I had the crack pie.
I slice of crack pie is six dollars for a slice that is slightly larger than a granola bar. There’s no extraordinary baking ingredients, e.g. a fruit or some other exotic ingreadient. It’s simply a baked good with a fuck-ton of butter and sugar. It was really good and I wished the thing was cheaper or there was more of it. Either way, I understood why they call it crack pie because I really wanted some more after having a slice.
Score: 6.5/10
Details: Located at 328 E 14th St, New York, NY 10003, among other locations. Official site is http://www.artichokepizza.com/
Artichoke Pizza is a pizza place on 14th Street. It’s made up of two store fronts. One is a small, kinda lousy seating area. The other is a hole in the wall with no seating. Regardless, their artichoke pizza slice is one of the best slices of pizza I’ve ever had. They serve other things (vodka slice, heart of artichoke), but that artichoke pizza is why you come here.
While its still pizza (it’s a large, pan pizza slice), there are some significant differences from your average New York slice. There’s the crust, which is thick, crispy, yet very soft as it nears the layer of cheese and still not soggy. The cheese is interesting, in that when the slice is served fresh and hot, it really is more of a cheese sauce than a solid layer. Eating it forces the use of a knife and fork (they have a box of plastic forks and knives on the counter for people who need it). You should also know that this is a white pizza; no tomato sauce.
Score: 7/10 Love this pizza. At around $4.50 a slice, it’s easily worth it. Wish we had some place to sit though.
Details: Located at 102 E 7th St, New York, NY 10009. Couldn’t find an official site.
Tink’s is a charming, small restaurant in the lower east side of Manhattan. There aren’t a lot of seats, but the food is great.
I came here with some friends for brunch the other day. We had the True Apothecary with corn beef hash (sweet potato, potato, two sunny side up eggs, and organic beef for $3 extra), Biscuits and Gravy, the Fritatta (basically and egg omelette with vegetables and herb goat cheese), and an order of the Cinnabon pancakes.
Everything was delicious and seasoned well. Of note was the sweet potato hash and cheesy fritatta. The herbs really added to the goat cheese. The sweet potato hash was still potato, but the sweetness was something new-ish.
It was a bit pricey as everything cost around 18 bucks for the prix fix menu. I guess it’s just the idea of paying a premium for eggs and potatos. However, they did come with mimosas and bloody Mary’s, so I guess that’s ok. Plus, brunch in the city is always around this price.
Score: 7/10 Make a reservation, it is a tiny space.
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