Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Wed, 18 Jun 2003 18:49:28 GMT

Reviews (In Alpha. Order):

Amy’s Bread

www.amysbread.com

972 Lexington Ave (Btwn 70 & 71 Sts)

212.537.0270

We cut work to go eat cake at this place. All the cakes are soooooooo good! Marites loves the red velvet cake. Helen loves the yellow cake (with pink frosting of course). The Cuban sandwiches are mighty good, and the grilled ham and cheese is yummy too. Definitely worth the trip to the city during work. There are three locations, but the one on 71^st Street is closest to us.

Angels Restaurant

1135 First Avenue

New York, NY 10021

Phone: (212) 980-3131

Fax: (212) 319-7173

http://www.angelsnyc.com/

Date Dined: February 21, 2003

Kathy’s Pick!

K&M Tip: Order the GORGONZOLA BREAD

The bread. OMG, the bread. Its so addicting, you're guaranteed to think about it one last time before you go to bed. The crusty but soft garlic bread is drowning in a pool of garganzola cream sauce. So you know, you gotta save the bread and eatit really fast. We haven't met one person who badmouthed our best friend, Bread. While everyone loves the San Benedetto, the Chicken Diavolo always reminds me that I'm the happiest person alive.

Angelo & Maxie's Steakhouse

233 Park Avenue

New York, NY 10003

This place wasn't bad. The food wasn't "to die for". I think I'd rather have Luger's or Dylan Prime...

Australian Homemade

115 St. Marks Place

New York, NY 10009

212.228.5439

Do all Australian ice cream parlors make their ice cream like clouds? It tastes like soft serve ice cream that's been pumped with air. It's even better when you have caramel swirls and toffee bits in it...

Babbo

110 Waverly Place

New York NY

(212) 777-0303

http://www.babbonyc.com/mariob2.html

Date Dined: March 8, 2003

K&M Tip: Make reservations at least a month in advance.

It is almost impossible to get reservations at this place. The food takes very long to come out. We were pretty impressed with all the appetizers and pasta dishes, but if we do go back to Babbo's, we are skipping the meat section. How come Mario Batali has red hair? Isn't he Italian?

Baked

359 Van Brunt Street

Brooklyn NY

www.bakednyc.com

We loved this place. They serve homemade vanilla, lemon and chocolate marshmallows. OMG they were all yummy! The oopsy daisy cake was the cake of the month when we went. It really deserves its title because it was so moist and buttery. We absolutely loved it. The coconut macaroons werent so great as Balthazar's and The Chocolate Room.

Balthazar Restaurant and Bakery

80 Spring Street

New York, NY

We wanted to eat in the restaurant but there were so many people crowded on the corner waiting for a seat. Instead, we managed to squeeze ourselves into their tiny (and crowded) bakery next door. All their pastries and cakes were good but the chocolate dipped coconut macaroons with blueberries were our favorite. We were so upset when we found out that those macaroons are only made on the week of Easter. Why would they do such a thing??? =(

Beard Papa

5 Carmine St

New York, NY 10014

212.989.8855

The attack of the giant cream puffs! Strawberry filling is the best so far.

Blackhound Bakery

170 2nd Avenue

New York, NY 10003

Gosh, everything is so pretty in this bakery. The cakes, pastries, cookies, truffles, etc. It's unfortunate that we can't take everything home! Ooo I love it when they have free samples.

Blue Ginger (Boston, MA)

583 Washington Street, Wellesley, MA 02482

Telephone: 781-283-5790

Fax: 781-283-5772

http://www.ming.com/blueginger/blueginger.htm

Date Dined: February 15, 2003

K&M Tip: Have a ginger ale

It wasn't worth the $50.00 cab ride from our hotel in Boston. We all liked the home made ginger ale though. Marites and I stuffed our bags with the cool napkins in the bathroom.

Blue Smoke

116 East 27th Street

New York, NY

We ate almost everthing on the menu - Memphis babyback ribs, St Louis ribs, salt and pepper beef ribs, Kansas City ribs, beef brisket, applewood smoked chicken, hot links, pulled pork, deviled eggs, sweet potato fries with creamy maple sauce, mac and cheese and finally the fry bread with chipotle butter. Can you imagine how full we were?

When Kathy and Ed was there, they ate the same thing plus a tray of the dessert sampler. They're champions!

Boston Chowda (Boston, MA)

Phone: 617/742-4441

Location: Colonnade, Quincy Market

http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/go/restdetail.cfm?MallID=159&StoreID=9883

Date Dined: February 15, 2003

K&M Tip: Must have if you go to Boston

Traditional New England chowder, pot pies, soups and bisques so yummy.

Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory

Fulton Ferry Landing (Brooklyn Hts/DUMBO)
Between Old Fulton and Water Sts.
718-246-3963

Date Dined: July 4, 2003

There are eight flavors to choose from. All are made with cream, and has no eggs or milk. The strawberry and vanilla were sooooooo good! There’s also coffee, peaches & cream, chocolate chip, etc. The owner needs to get a new a/c unit. It is so hot in there that the ice cream starts dripping off the cone while you are paying for it!

Burton & Doyles

661 Northern Blvd.

Great Neck, NY 11021-5203

Phone: (516) 487-9200

Date Dined: February 22, 2003

K&M Tip: Go to Peter Lugar’s, same price better steak

The Porterhouse is really good. All the other steaks are pretty wack.

Although this is just another Peter Luger's wannabe, the decor is nicer.

Butter

415 Lafayette St

New York NY

(212) 253-2828

http://www.crookedbrook.com/Quilt%20Images/Butter%20detail.htm

Date Dined: March 7, 2003

K&M Tip: Bring a lot of Cash $$$$

A fat man's nightmare. We were not full when we came out. Our bill for four was approx. $250.00. Hey, but the sweetbread was damn good. The decor and service was great. Its very posh upstairs and "clubby" in the downstairs bar area. They have cool bathrooms with frosted glass doors.

Buttercup Bake Shop

141 West 72nd Street

New York NY 10023

The layer cakes and cupcakes look really good but are actually very dry. The layer cakes at Amy's Bread are way better.

Cafeteria

119 7th Avenue

New York, NY 10011
(212) 414-1717

The infamous macaroni and cheese wasn’t so great, but everything else was good. The pear & watercress salad, chicken fried steak, meatloaf and crab cakes were all good. The desserts are pretty good too. We heard that J Lo & Mariah Carey like the waffle banana split, so we tried one too. It was awesome. Yummy!

Carnegie Deli

854 7th Avenue New York NY 10019

(212) 757-2245

www.carnegiedeli.com

Koombayah my Lord, Koombayah! This deli has been blessed by God. God has given the Jews the gift of making the best hot pastrami in NYC!

Chart House (Boston, MA)

60 Long Wharf

Boston, Massachusetts 02110-3602

http://www.chart-house.com/

Date Dined: February 14, 2003

Marites’ Pick!

K&M Tip: Please go to your nearest one….Now!

Oh, how we all miss the juicy prime rib, amazing garlic mashed potatoes, the spinach salad with warm bacon dressing, the great appetizers, and the "OMG" chocolate lava cake.. Everything on the menu is good. Thank god we found one in New York and New Jersey!

Cheesecake Factory

1504 Old Country Road,

Westbury, NY 11590

(516) 222-5500

www.thecheesecakefactory.com

Date Dined: April 30, 2003

K&M Tip: Go on a weekday and definitely save room for cheesecake.

Thank goodness we went on a weekday because it aint worth waiting the usual 2 hours on a weekend. Everyone had their favorite cheesecake.

Chikalicious

203 East 10th Street, New York, NY 10003

212-995-9511

www.chikalicious.com

Please note that this place opens at 3 PM. If you go any earlier you will have to walk around the neighborhood like idiots, going into each boutique on the block and pretend youre getting married so you could look at wedding dresses. This tiny store only serves dessert. We had vanilla sorbet with apple soup, almond cake with almond ice cream, caramel panna cotta with sparkling wine, homemade marshmallow with toasted coconut and some other stuff I cant remember.

The Chipper

42nd Street & Queens Blvd

Sunnyside, NY 11104

Tel. (718) 729-8730

Fax. (718) 729-2149

http://www.sunnysidechamber.org/members/thechipper.html

Date Dined: April 26, 2003

K&M Tip: Be Careful with the malt vinegar.

The fried Portobello was really good. The fish tenders were better than the fish & chips. Reinhrad smelled like malt vinegar all night because Kathy squirted it on his jacket. And this is why he hates this place....

The Chocolate Room

86 5th Avenue

Brooklyn NY 11217

718.783.2900

www.thechocolateroombrooklyn.com

Everything we had here was really good. I guess this is why they are in the top ten chocolate desserts list in New York City. The famous chocolate layer cake was so moist and fudgy, the Valrhona chocolate sorbet was so addicting and the coconut sorbet and chocolate/strawberry shortcake were treats we happened to come across because they were daily specials. We almost ordered the brownie sundae but the waitress stopped us. We took some coconut macaroons to go.

Ciao Bella

www.ciaobellagelato.com

285 Mott Street

New York, NY 10012

212.505.7100

Date Dined: July 3, 2003

Marites had the strawberry gelato and I had the pear sorbetto. The gelato was very light and creamy, and the sorbetto was very smooth. It had bits of fruit in both. Yummmmmmmmmm.

Clinton St. Baking Co.

4 Clinton St

New York, NY 10002

646.602.6263

This place is known for the best biscuits. We had a country platter with grilled ham steak, hash browns, eggs and a biscuit (which we smothered a side of hollandaise sauce all over the dish), and we also had blueberry buttermilk pancakes with warm maple butter syrup. They also serve homemade donuts with passionfruit custard, key lime curd or chocolate cream. This is what you call a complete breakfast. =)

COSI Sandwich Bar-Park Avenue South

461 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10016

(212) 634-3467

Date Dined: March 8, 2003

K&M Tip: Good for a late night snack, open late.

Well we went for the smores like everyone else, but ended up ordering a pretty good pizza too. All the fruit smoothies are good.

Cones

272 Bleecker Street New York NY 10014

(212) 414-1795

OMFG! Sorbet cannot get any better than this.

Crab House Seafood Restaurant

541 River Rd

Edgewater, NJ 07020-1146

Phone: (201) 840-9311

Date Dined: February 8, 2003

K&M Tip: Outside dining.

This is one place where you can eat so much, but don't feel like you can’t

make it to your car when its time to go home. We had tons of appetizers

and of course.. crab. You can dine on the deck during the summer. Theres

a nice view of Manhattan.

Crif Dogs

113 Saint Mark's Pl.

New York, NY 10009

You can hook up your hot dogs any way you like. We had a hot dog with a fried egg and cheese, and another one with bacon, jalepeno peppers, and cole slaw. Oh yeah, and we smothered both of them with sour cream... lol.

Crumbs

1371 3rd Avenue

New York NY 10021

Cupcake heaven! They have a huge variety of muffin sized cupcakes including oreo, devil dog, reese's peanut butter cup, key lime pie, coconut creme, raspberry swirl, m&m's, etc. They also offer a set of 16 mini cupcakes for $16.00 as well as 10-15 types of cookies, muffins, scones and layer cakes.

Daisy May's

623 11th Avenue

New York NY 10036

We liked the sides more than the meats. You HAVE to try the cheddar corn side dish. The brisket sandwich is better at Blue Smoke but the ribs are better at Daisy May's. They have a large selection of sides for you to choose from.

Difara's Pizzeria

1424 Avenue J

Brooklyn NY 11230

718.258.1367

It's always a treat to have your very own pizza pie made by yur grandpa right in front of your eyes. It's just a shame when your grandpa has twenty grandchildren in the house and takes 30 min to make a pie. If there was a survey that showed which restaurant had the most patient customers, this place would be #1 without a doubt. Although it takes so long before you get your order, no one would ever have the heart to get mad at the sweet old man that's making NY's best pizza.

DUB Pies (Down Under Bakery Pies)

193 Columbia Street

Brooklyn NY 11231

www.dubpies.com

646.202.9412

A bit overpriced but tasty. These New Zealand style pies are about the same size as a beef patty and are about $4.00 each. The chopped steak with mushrooms tasted like a jamaican beef patty in a flaky pie shell. The chunky steak with cheese was really good too. They also serve breakfast pies like bacon, egg and cheese. It wouldve been better if the egg was gooey like an over-easy egg but I guess it would eventually cook all the way in the warming oven that they leave all their pies in. They have this cake with coconut flakes on top (I dont remember the name of the cake) but it was really good.

E.B. Elliots

23 Woodcleft Ave.

Freeport, NY

www.ebelliots.com

This huge restaurant is located on Freeport's Nautical Mile. They have an outdoor bar with a live band performing at the stage. The view is great and the place is packed with party animals. The food was good but nothing special. The bucket of mussels tasted like ass but the sweet potato fries were great. If we went back to the Nautical Mile, we would try another restaurant instead of going back to this place. EB Elliot's were the busiest of all restaurants on the strip but it's probably because it's the biggest and loudest place on the strip.

Eileen’s Special Cheesecake

17 Cleveland Place

New York, NY 10012

212.966.5585

www.eileenscheesecake.com

Who said Junior’s Cheesecake has the best cheesecakes in NYC?? That is such a lie.

Eileen’s cheesecakes are THE BEST. I don’t know how she manages to make them so light and fluffy. When you take a close look at the cake, there are tiny air bubbles in the cake... just like a sponge cake!

Emeril's Restaurant (Orlando, FL)

at Universal Studios Escape (SM)

407.224.2424 / fax: 407.224.2525

6000 Universal Blvd

Universal Studios CityWalk

Orlando, FL 32819

http://www.emerils.com/restaurants/orlando/

Date Dined: E&K September 2002, M&R May 25, 2003

E&M Tip: Make reservations for dinner at least a month in advance.

Wow, this guy really does know how to cook. The restaurant is in the City Walk section of Universal Studios. The decor is very classy, but comfortable enough to walk in with shorts. Marites and Reinhard didn't really like the crab cheesecake, but Emmin and I devoured it in seconds. We both eyed the last bite of the pork enchilada and the chocolate souffle was to die for.

Epicerie Cafe Charbon

170 Orchard St, New York 10002
212-420-7520

Breakfast, lunch and dinner at one sitting: Caramelized apple and banana pancake with vanilla ice cream and raspberry sauce (breakfast), smoked salmon and poached eggs with hollandaise sauce over fruit and salad (lunch), bacon, swiss and onion pizza (dinner). Could you imagine how full we were? BTW, we had a bowl of noodles an hour later.

Faneuill Hall/Quincy Market (Boston,MA)

http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/

Date Dined: February 15, 2003

K&M Tip: Come Hungry

The most frustrating food court you'll ever go to. We probably walked up and down the strip about 5 times, trying to decide what to eat. You can find anything from specialty cookies to pasta, smoothie bars, fresh oysters, pasta, and corn dogs.

Ferrara's Bakery

195 Grand Street (between Mott & Mulberry Street)

212-226-6150

Date Dined: May 16, 2003

K&M Tip: So many to choose from so little time.

There are so many to choose from. You can't help but gawk at the display case pondering which one will you order now and which ones you'll take home.

Fulton’s Crab House (Orlando, FL)

Walt Disney World

Located at Downtown Disney’s Marketplace

Orlando, Florida 32830

Phone Number: 407.W-Disney

Date Dined: E&K September 2002, M&R May 23, 2003

K&M Tip: You better have the crab.

Ed and Kathy told us we had to go to this place because they had the best crabs and steak. Reinhard loved the seafood platter we ordered. The waitress came and gave us bibs to wear, it was funny but necessary. We had escargot for the very first time, which came out steaming hot but very interesting.

Grimaldi’s

19 Old Fulton St.

Brooklyn, NY

under the Brooklyn Bridge

Phone: 718.858.4300

www.grimaldis.com

Date Dined: June 14, 2003

K&M Tip: Go to Nick’s Pizza

OVERRATED. It's pretty good but it is certainly not the best pizza in New York.

Gyro Stand

Across the street from the Hilton Hotel

53 Street & 6th Avenue

New York, NY

Date Dined: February 23, 2003

K&M Tip: Bring your own seat for the long line

These people are the gods of gyros. They have all of Manhattan on line for the tastiest gyros with the softest pita bread. It's a bitch to wait on line for an hour during the Winter...

Houstons

Roosevelt Field Shopping Center

Garden City, NY 11530

516) 873-1454

www.houstons.com

Date Dined: March 22, 2003

K&M Tip: Make sure the mall is still open to kill the time waiting for your table to be ready.

Its pretty risky. The spinach dip and the Hawaiian steak are always good, but the prime rib can really suck sometimes. The last time we went the prime rib was marinated in salt. They have a really good salad dressing called the garlic buttermilk dressing. Mmm. Yum!

Katz's Delicatessen

205 East Houston New York, NY 10002

(212) 254-2246

www.katzdeli.com

Beef brisket and hot pastrami being served by hot ass gay men. Arrlrlrlrlrlrlrlrlr~ lol.

Kee's Chocolates

80 Thompson Street New York, NY

(212) 334-3284

www.keeschocolates.com

This lady scored 29 out of 30 on Zagat's survey. Isnt that amazing?

Krystals

69th Street & Roosevelt Ave

Queens, NY

Date Dined: May 26, 2003

K&M Tip: Save room for the halo-halo

Filipino food rules. This is Ed's favorite. He mixes all the food up. Ed+bagoong=Trouble! The kare' kare is the bomb.

Lady M Cake Boutique

41 East 78th Street

New York, NY 10021

I think our bill for three slices of cake were close to $20.00. Extremely overpriced but we must admit that it was worth every penny! We were able to taste the fresh ingredients in the strawberry shortcake and banana mille feuille. Their famous crepe layer cake stood out to be our favorite.

Lobster House-City Island

34 City Island Avenue

City Island, NY 10464

(718)885-1952

Date Dined: March 29, 2003

K&M Tip: Don’t be surprised by the portions.

The portions are just insane. We took home about half the food we ordered. It was the first time we had our food wrapped in large aluminum bins that our moms use when they cook for a picnic.

Lombardi's Pizza

32 Spring Street, New York, NY 10012
(212) 941-7994

www.lombardispizza.com

Clam pizza may sound a lil weird but let me tell you something... you are about to find out that sometimes you may be wrong. Eating a clam pie at New York's first pizzeria might make your world a better place.

Lupa

170 Thompson Street New York, NY 10012

(212) 982-5089

We were planning to go around the corner to Arturo's for pizza but they werent open till 5pm. The food was okay... could've been better considering that it was a Batali restaurant...

Mama's Empanadas

42-18 Greenpoint Avenue

Sunnyside, NY 11104

Don't we just love heart attack food? This place has 30 different kinds of empanadas. Let me name some of them... Ham, egg & cheese... Philly cheesesteak... Ham, cheese & pineapple... Isn't it so cool? Haha

Magnolia Bakery

401 Bleecker St

New York, New York 10014-2452

Phone: (212) 462-2572

Date Dined: June 14, 2003

K&M Tip: A takeout dessert place.

The signature cupcake that they have are so buttery. Yum, yum. The Icebox Cake was heavenly. I was very excited about the vanilla lemon bundt cake, but the one in Starbuck's was way better. We had to eat in the park across the street because there were so many people standing on line inside the bakery. It was close to 12AM (the time they close) and we couldn't even budge, my goodness. It seemed like there were a bunch of cake druggies in there. You definitely have to get a large banana pudding before you go home.

Mitsuwa

595 River Road

Edgewater, NJ 07020

(201) 941-9113

www.mitsuwa.com

Date Dined: March 2, 2003

K&M Tip: Shop while you eat…

Japs make the best sandwich bread. I can eat the whole loaf for lunch. You can also eat tonkatsu with curry, several kinds of noodles, lunch boxes, etc.. You can find any Japanese product at this Japtown.

Momofuku Noodle Bar

163 1st Ave, New York 10003
Btwn 10th & 11th St

212-475-7899

All we can think of this place is the colorful storefront that's made up of all the different colored coats pressed up against the glass. There's always so many people waiting on line to be seated. The noodles are pretty good though. You should also try the steamed bun (the one that East buffet serves with the Peking duck) that is served with Berkshire pork belly, cucumbers and some sauce. Very very good. We also saw something else that was very interesting... a burrito with rice, kimchi, pork, etc...

Morimoto Restaurant (Philly)

723 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, PA

Phone:215-413-9070

http://www.morimotorestaurant.com/main.html

Date Dined: July 2002

This is our all time favorite!

K&M Tip: Everything is so good…. For your next trip think of coming here.

OMG restaurant ever! Ordering almost the whole menu is much more enjoyable than the tasting menu they offer. You MUST have the chicken noodle soup and the tuna pizza. There are other dishes that you HAVE to try, but there are so many, I might end up listing the whole menu. Yum, thinking about Morimoto's food is making my mouth water. The decor is very nice, and the service was great too. The problem about this restaurant is that its too far from home and quite expensive.. Our bill for four people was approx. $500.00. Even so, it is definitely worth the trip and money.

Morimoto NYC

88 10th Avenue

New York, NY 10011

212.989.8883

This restaurant is beautiful! A chandelier made of waterbottles from the basement floor to the ceiling of the first floor, heated toilets, Lumicor bar counter, precast concrete columns... it doesn't look like it belongs in Manhattan. This place is huge! The Philly location is really nice but this was a totally different experience. We got to order our favorite dishes but paid double the cost of what the Philly restaurant charges and it wasn't as great as what we remembered it to be. The 10 hr pork wasnt fork tender and the chicken ramen soup wasn't as "chickeny". About half of NY's menu was similar to Philly's menu, but we decided to try new dishes like the ribeye with soy sauce, duck-duck-duck, curry bread and soy milk ice cream.

Mount Fuji’s

Route 17, Hillburn, NY 10931

(845) 357-4270

www.mtfujirestaurants.com

Date Dined: March 15, 2003

K&M Tip: Entertainment and food all at the same time.

This place was fun. There was a crazy masked man singing happy birthday every 5 minutes. The filet minion platter was good.

Nick's Pizza

108-26 Ascan Ave (Austin St.)

Queens, NY 11375

718.263.1126

K&M Tip: Our hidden local treasure

The best pizza and calzones made from a gas oven. There are only three kinds of desserts that are served; tiramisu, cannoli, and brownies. Make sure you take two friends so that you can order all three. You'd be sorry that you only tried one of em.

Puff & Pao

105 Christopher Street

New York, NY

212.633.PUFF

www.puffandpao.com

WOW. How many types of cheese puffs can you possibly make? How is it possible that all of them are so freaken good? They even had chinese sausage with scallions! I ordered so many. The lady that was taking my order started looking at me all funny. I didnt tell her it was only for two people. It was embarassing. I also ordered peanut butter and blueberry macaroons. I didnt order the cream puffs (which I shouldve) because I wanted to come back to try those. They had so many different types of fillings. We are definitely coming back to this place.

Old Homestead Steakhouse

56 9th Ave

New York NY

(212) 242-9040

www.oldhomesteadsteakhouse.com

Date Dined: January 11, 2003

Reinhard’s Pick!

The signature rib-eye steak is sooooo good. Reinhard loved the $40.00 Kobe burger. The prime rib was dry as hell.. The wait was forever.

Omni Parker Hotel (Boston, MA)

60 School Street

Boston, Massachusetts 02108

Phone: (617) 227-8600

Fax: (617) 742-5729

http://www.omnihotels.com/hotels/default.asp?h_id=20

Date Dined: February 15, 2003

K&M Tip: Don’t be scared of the ghosts…

The oldest hotel/landmark in Boston that's known to be haunted with ghosts. Paul Revere stayed at this hotel too. This is also where the Boston Creme Pie was invented. It's really different from what you have at Dunkin Donuts... Light and not too sweet.

Osteria del gallo nero

192 Bleecker Street

New York NY

Phone: (212) 475-235

Date Dined: June 7, 2003

Edmund’s Pick!

K&M Tip: Parking was a bitch… but everything on the menu was good.

Wow, this place made us very happy. We haven't had good Italian food in a while. This place has become Ed's favorite Italian restaurant. It felt like we were sitting in an Italian granny's kitchen. The waiter greeted us as if we were guests at his home. The soft shell crab appetizers were really good. I ordered penne pasta with meatballs and hard boiled eggs in Bolognese sauce, all wrapped in a puff pastry drum. Marites ordered pasta with a whole bunch of veggies, meats, and cheese. Our boyfriends had pasta with duck, and this swordfish dish that was so yummy! I really wanted to try their veal chop stuffed with garganzola cheese, but the menu changes seasonally. We'll be back!

Outback Steakhouse

23-48 Bell Boulevard,

Bayside, NY 11360

(718) 819-0908

http://www.baysideoutbacksteakhouse.com/

K&M Tip: If you missed your movie and low in cash…. This can be an option.

You wait a hell of a long time and get what you paid for.

Pat’s Steaks

1237 E Passyunk Ave.

Philadelphia, PA 19147

(215) 468-1546

www.patskingofsteaks.com

It was either Pat’s or Gino’s which is right across the street from Pat’s.. Boy, are we glad that we went to Pat’s! Hahaha. The lines were both long though. The sandwiches were huge and greasy. I heard the steaks at Gino’s are leaner, which doesn’t sound so good to me. LOL. This place has gotz to be the bestest cheese steak restaurant ever!

Peter Luger’s Steakhouse

178 Broadway

Brooklyn, NY 11211

(718) 387-7400

www.peterluger.com

Also known as New York’s No. 1 steakhouse. You wouldn’t find better Porterhouse anywhere in New York. Side dishes such as hash browns, thick slices of Canadian bacon, and creamed spinach go very well with the steak. This is a very masculine restaurant, but is also able to steal any woman’s heart. The place looks so run down, but I guess that’s just part of the experience.

Portofino

10932 Ascan Avenue

Forest Hills, NY 11375

(718) 261-1239

Date Dined: May 10, 2003

K&M Tip: Don’t waste you time. Much better restaurants around the neighborhood.

The food wasn't that great. The guys loved the mussels. I wanted to go down the block and eat Nick's pizza.

Ralph’s Ices

214-13 41st Avenue, Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 281-1749

264 -21 Union Turnpike, Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 343-8724

There are almost a hundred different flavors to choose from. It’s very interesting.. Cherry Garcia and Jelly Ring are two of our favorites… There are many other locations, but we juss listed the ones we’ve been to.

Rice to Riches

37 Spring Street New York NY 10012

(212) 274-0008

www.ricetoriches.com

I never knew it was possible to make so many different rice pudding flavors and toppings. You can choose toppings such as pound cake croutons and graham cracker on almond flavored rice pudding, chocolate hazelnut, butterscotch.... Best of all, you get nice tupperware to take home =)

River Cafe

One Water Street

Brooklyn, NY 11201

Phone: 718-522-5200

http://www.rivercafe.com/

Date Dined: E&R: 2002, M&R: April 18, 2003

K&M Tip: Jackets Required. Very expensive, nice view.

Nice restaurant with an asshole host. He sat all the minorities in the sucky seats with no view. We hated him. Other than the prick, the food and service was pretty good. There were broiled scallops were floating in our lobster creme soup. Marites & Reinhard had soft shell crab and cream soup. The pear salad with garganzola, gnocchi with shredded pork, pear sorbet, etc. were really good too. We also ate the Brooklyn Bridge, chomp chomp!

Roy’s New York

130 Washington St

New York, NY 10006-1523

Phone: (212) 266-6262

http://www.mmmi.net/roys/Restaurants/nyc.html

Date Dined: January 18, 2003

K&M Tip: Have the Short Ribs appetizer

Hawaiian fusion restaurant. It was ok, but we'd rather go somewhere else.

No one was crazee about any of the dishes. Poor Reinhard ordered a

ginger creme brulee which made him wanna yack. The chocolate souffle

was way too bitter and sweet. Poor Reinhard...he hated everything he ordered that night.

Salty Dog Seafood Grill & Bar

Phone: 617/742-2094

Location: Quincy Market Building, Lower Level

http://www.faneuilhallmarketplace.com/go/restdetail.cfm?MallID=159&StoreID=9868

Date Dined: February 15, 2003

K&M Tip: Have the Steamers

The clam steamers bucket was really good. I was surprised that this hole in the wall had good seafood. I don’t know why I ordered a shrimp salad but I could have done without it and ordered another bucket of steamers.

Sammy’s-City Island

41 City Island Avenue,

Bronx, NY 10464

(718) 885-0920

Date Dined: April 5, 2003

All the restaurants in City Island basically serve the same food. Sammy's looks the biggest and busiest place on the strip. There wasn't anything special though...They serve by the bulk …. A lot of food with no taste. Go across the street for some latin flavor.

Serendipity 3

225 East 60th Street (bet. 2nd and 3rd Aves)

New York, NY 10022

Phone: (212) 838-3531

www.serendipity3.com

Date Dined: February 21, 2003

K&M Tip: Long wait but worth the sugar rush.

The frozen hot chocolate, strawberry fields sundae and the forbidden

chocolate sundae are our favorites. The food ain't that great though.. I think the local diners in Queens can do a better job.

Smith & Wollensky

797 Third Ave

New York NY

(212) 753-1530

www.smithandwollensky.com

Date Dined: May 16, 2003

K&M Tip: Don’t forget to order the calamari

Everyone walked out with a big Kool-Aid smile. Who wouldn't, after eating the world's best calamari appetizer, and a huge, "fucking good" piece of steak! Reinhard and I loved the seafood tiered platter they gave us. We all had different steaks; the prime rib, filet mignon, rib-eye, and the Cajun rib-eye. Everything was mm, mm good.

Sripraphai

64-13 39th Avenue Woodside NY 11377

(718) 899-9599

Authentic Thai food that Thai people eat. I don't think they would eat Americanized Thai food. What's even better is that they have desserts on the counter such as custard with sticky rice, homemade cream puffs and banana bread.

The Stanton Social
99 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002
(212) 982-4587

All the dishes are appetizer sized so that pigs like us can order 8 dishes on the brunch menu! We were starving when we got there so we ordered a lot. First, we gobbled up the apple bacon, cheddar and onion frittata in 2.5 seconds. Then we had 5 sliders - Kobe burger, lobster roll, pulled BBQ pork, biscuit and sausage with gravy and the monte cristo with an order of homemade fries which were served with chili mayo. We also had French onion soup dumplings that were probably inspired from the Chinese soup dumplings. Now that's how the first meal of every Saturday should be!

Tito Puente's – City Island

64 City Island Avenue,

City Island, NY 10464

(718) 885-3200

K&M Tip: One of the best restaurants in City Island

The scrumptious lobster empanadas made my day. The paella for two would've fed a starving family of 6. This is a great place to take your whole family.

Tribeca Grill

http://www.myriadrestaurantgroup.com/Restaurants/tribecaGrill/tribeca_grill.htm

375 Greenwich Street
New York, NY 10013
212.941.3900

Date Dined: July 3, 2003

Our first date without the boys… Kathy must’ve filled herself up with the sourdough bread. For appetizers, we shared an ahi tuna salad with sesame noodles and a crab cake. Then we had a hangar steak and pork tenderloin with ribs. For dessert, we had warm apple cake with almond brittle ice cream, and a banana tart with malted chocolate ice cream. The portions were ok and the food was pretty good too. This is a pretty restaurant with great service.

Waikiki Wally’s

101 E 2ND St

New York NY

(212) 673-8908

http://www.waikikiwallys.com/?csmarket=newyork

Date Dined: May 31, 2003

K&M Tip: Don’t go here, period

A Hawaiian themed restaurant with food from Cilantroland. The restaurant itself was really cute. The waitresses wore straw hats & bikini tops, and the storefront is a big cage of exotic birds. Seafood stew served in half a pineapple.. How good does that sound? Well, not if the stew is full of coconut sauce and cilantro! It was so traumatizing. This has been the worst experience ever! Ed and Kathy ordered take-out when they got home that night and Reinhard refuses to go to Hawaiian if the food tastes like this…

gLuTToNie's Xanga

Wednesday, June 18, 2003

Angels Restaurant

Babbo

Blue Ginger (Boston, MA)

Boston Chowda (Boston, MA)

Burton & Doyles

Butter

Chart House (Boston, MA)

Cheesecake Factory

The Chipper

COSI Sandwich Bar-Park Avenue South

Cones

272 Bleecker Street New York NY 10014

(212) 414-1795

OMFG! Sorbet cannot get any better than this.

Crab House Seafood Restaurant

Emeril's Restaurant (Orlando, FL)

Ferrara's Bakery

Fulton’s Crab House (Orlando, FL)

Grimaldi’s

Gyro Stand

Houstons

Krystals

Date Dined: May 26, 2003

Lobster House-City Island

Mitsuwa

Mount Fuji’s

Nick's Pizza

Old Homestead Steakhouse

Osteria del gallo nero

Outback Steakhouse

Portofino

River Cafe

Roy’s New York

Salty Dog Seafood Grill & Bar

Sammy’s-City Island

Serendipity 3

Smith & Wollensky

Tito Puente's – City Island

Waikiki Wally’s