So how was it?
Good as a novelty snack. Nothing I’d try to replicate.
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Ive had it years ago. Nice to see them still around.
Another good one is the Crispy Rice Egg at Kook (East Village) but its with pork
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Yeah, we go to Eastwood once a month or so. They just started (or re-started) brunch. It’s one of my favorite places to sit, and if they had a full bar it might be my favorite place.
That seaweed roll at K’ook has my name on it, I think.
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Went back to Chveni Cafe with relatives. Biggest, most delicious discovery this time was the “Ostri” - Sort of a spicy beef stew. Like the stew version of the Kharcho if you will. Very tender, delicious beef with a well balanced, bright tomatoee broth. Really excellent.
The chicken this time wasnt as salty as before. Maybe they read these things.
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This is drawing out the pedant in me- the Scotch Egg might be derivative of the Indian meat- covered eggs, Nargisi Kofta.
back to szechuan garden last night, mapo tofu and szechuan style kung po shrimp. the place could really use a fresh coat of paint, starting to worry my family is going to assign this to the category of “let’s humor dad once or twice a year” restaurants.
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Good stuff. Next time just tell them you are going to a Chinese restaurant, or Asian fusion to play it safe.
I feel like a proud papa today. After years of mala trauma, my oldest is going to a Szechuan place (Szechuan Mountain House) with friends, instead of with dad. My job is done here.
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No attractive pic here, but the spicy pork “U Wrap” at the just reopened Bang Bar (Momofuku) is just as glorious as before. Albeit, not nearly as cheap as when they first opened, but not nearly as busy.
I am unduly excited about the reopening of Bang Bar – mostly because it’s closer than Kati Roll and scratches the same itch.
Can’t decide if the crust on that chicken is calling out to me more or the cilantro rice under the lomo.
my family loves szechuan food but my wife likes to tell them the story that I spidered the old zagat website to determine the highest food to décor ratio.
I felt the same way about my oldest when he organized a queens food tour for his friends!
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I recently discovered they’re happy to substitute another scoop of fried rice for that very mediocre “salad”. My wife looked at me like I was crazy when I took them up on it and then of the course there was the “I told you so” look as I struggled to finish the first scoop of rice.
my brother married a woman from the Dominican Republic and she sorta turned her nose up at their sweet plantains. Turns out there’s a whole art to cooking them, on a subsequent visit she prepared them for us, I couldn’t tell the difference I guess in the same way she couldn’t tell the difference between tal’s and bagel bobs.
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Im so so glad you are liking this. I need to get back too!
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Softshell crab banh mi at Saigon Social. Really nice sandwich.
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that looks great! is it soft shell crab season? I’ve been wanting to head to ny noodletown for their salt-baked crabs…
It is! Aquabest has them in stock. Which is where Saigon Social gets them.
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Last fall we had great soft shell crabs at NY Noodletown, and then even better ones at Cha Kee in the evening. Cha Kee wasn’t serving them for lunch,
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King of Fish (Sunset Park)
This was mentioned in another thread. So far so good, mostly. Menu is just about all seafood, mostly fish and shrimp. If you want meat, might as well go to his new King of Meat nearby. He said no to King of vegetables, my suggestion. It’s Williamsburg-like, and quite modern when compared to other places in the area. You’ll find a bigger local Mexican clientele at La Cabaña next door, and Tacos Matamoros across the street.
The fish tacos are better than they look. Often these Baja style tacos I find too loaded, but here the fish is quite prevalent and flaky, with just enough cabbage, tangy sauce, inside a nice homemade tortilla.
Good Crab Empanada.
Ok, I dont get Aguachile. I dont think I ever had one, but familiar from my trip to Mexico City. Its essentially raw shrimp in a thick (in this case) intense green chili sauce. It’s flavorful, but just seems like its missing something and doesnt work as a standalone dish.
Catch of the day, red snapper with a mild pleasing red chili paste, and squid ink rice was more like it.
Mostly uneven drinks. One out of three were good. Nagaura worked better than the margarita and Kurda.
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friends from out of town chose Barbounia, park and 20th, we started with a meze platter with their fresh, hot bread. I guess just about anything is going to taste good on fresh, hot bread but I didn’t love the flavors and in fact, we didn’t come close to finishing.
I had the “Slow-Cooked Short Rib Tagine with green chana, swiss chard, harissa, cilantro, preserved lemon & homemade couscous”. The short ribs were beautifully cooked but for all the world, it tasted like a tex-mex prep which I found completely bizarre. My wife had the Taboon Roasted Branzino which she thought very good. For dessert we shared “LEBANESE “OSMALIEH” Semolina custard, crispy kadaifi, orange blossom syrup and pistachio ice cream”, as evidenced by daily weigh-in, definitely my fav dish of the night.
Great service, prices were right in my danger zone (high-ish prices/mediocre food) but there was no denying the quality of the ingredients, generous portions, we might try it again, the duck breast shwarma looked interesting.
sorry, no photos.
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