Wendy L.'s Profile

have i ever mentioned how i'd make the perfect wife for someone who's got a private jet we can fly to anywhere, anytime? i can't cook, and i hate cleaning, BUT for joe's stone crab, i am willing to dedicate four walls to a library of cookbooks, and i will keep the house so clean, you will swear you own a lot more stuff than it looks like you do. (minimalism? or... "i couldnt find a place for your stuff so i tossed it?")

anyway. go there. get the jumbo plate. prepare to have your socks knocked off. and im assuming if you've got that private jet, you'll be able to afford this place.

p.s. key lime pie is delicious... if you've still got room in your stomach and a couple bucks left in your wallet.

prior to having pho here, i actually hated vietnamese food. well, not hate, thats a strong word, but of all the different types of asian cuisines there are, vietnamese was my least favorite. in my mind it was just too bland.

but then my awesome friend brought me here. and i was hooked. i tried several of the different types of pho on the menu, and they've all been delicious. i had the roast pork one, where the roast pork was served on the side. i had the one where the meat is slightly medium rare and discovered medium rare is so much better than well done, especially in such a hot soup. then the last time i went i had the one with the satay sauce and the usually clear and clean tasting broth was flavored with this amazing slightly spicy sauce, really gave it this great kick.

then the additional dishes -- the soft shell crab was amazing, so was this vegetable whose english name is unknown to me.. but its green and crunchy, like some variation of spinach but with a hollow center.. kinda like a plate of mushy green straws. my favorite veggie dish.

this is a great place to go when you are super starving and want your food served piping hot and extremely fast!

great atmosphere, great food, and great prices. how can you go wrong with this place?

most notable in my mind -- the spicy crab soup.

the $1 oysters were really good as well.

this is a great place to go when you want to dine out, someplace nice that has the option of being either a cute date night or a casual grab-dinner-and-go spot. and after you're done, head right next door to coco66 for some fun music, pool, darts, drinks, and dancing.

my absolute fav. spot in the city now. the menu differs only slightly from the one in park slope (they only have one type of escargot in the soho location, and 2 in brooklyn) but the delicious spicy fish soup (what keeps me coming back), thankfully, is at both locations.

the service is great, the food is always fantastic -- i had the catfish last night and i'd make it blue ribbon two nights in a row if my bank account allowed. im really picky when it comes to fish at restaurants because i find the crappy ones always overcook it and the fish comes out peppery and dry. at blue ribbon, it was perfect. and the flavor was phenomenal. the escargot is also extremely flavorful and comes out more like a stew with juicy pieces of mushroom, carrots, soaked bread...mmm deliciousness. and i must agree with the other reviews, the best dessert on their menu is definitely the chocolate bruno.

although the restaurant is nothing architecturally spectacular, it is a nice cozy spot, very small, so get there early to avoid the wait.

so good. has definitely become one of my favorite restaurants now. what sets this place apart from all the other table bbq restaurants i've been to is

DESSERT!!!!! i am such a sucker for sweets. and this place has got some fantastic desserts. and i think it is just incredibly awesome that they've decided to incorporate the use of the grill not only for the main part of the meal, but also for dessert. why not? its already there anyway! (dont worry, you wont be eating meat-flavored cake, they change the grill for you in between)

both times that i've gone to the restaurant i've ordered the yakimochi. which is basically a couple of pieces of this mochi thing that you throw onto the grill, it gets all cute and puffed up and you eat it with ice cream. yuuummm. my friends have ordered this other dessert with some kind of a pancake that you heat up on the grill, red bean paste, and ice cream,  also really good.

and.. working backwards i guess, yummy sides include: asparagus and SWEET POTATO. whats also great about the marinated beef is that you get to select from a couple of different kinds of marinades.

the decor is nice, definitely a date-worthy spot! so... go! but not when i do.. because i dont want to get stuck waiting for a table.

Very small store packed with tons of used designer goodies. Most of the items are in pretty good shape, the woman who owns the store is very helpful, however, I believe she smokes in the store and some of the stuff is a little cig-smelly. She's got a huge selection of clothing, some shoes (which are in visibly worn conditions but feature designers like Chanel, Gucci, Prada), and a fair collection of handbags with a handful of them from luxury designers like Chanel. Though she does price some of the items slightly high, there is room for haggling and she won't charge tax if you pay by cash.

p.s. There has been an article in the NY Times which mentions this store but it was written back in 2003. I'm hoping that by posting this here that more people could share their opinions about it.

this place is really just awful. the staff here is so rude, everyone is so disorganized. the strange doorman-type just lets people in and once inside you find out that there is a separate list for tables. its extremely crowded, the beer steins are way too heavy for my little hands, you look around and everyone is having so much more fun than you are because they're all piss drunk and enjoying their platter of sausages.

but then out of the corner of my eye, i spotted a group at a table.. so drunk that they were dancing and swaying to the german music on top of the benches, rip down a bunch of decorations from the ceiling, collapse onto their bench and are holding themselves up by leaning against each other... you know that its time. its time for them to leave. and sure enough, once you spot those classic beer-smash symptoms... start making your way to that table. usually they leave shortly after. and usually they also leave various personal belongings behind. (im not saying you should take them. that would be wrong. just shove them out of the way under the table)

begin ordering a platter of those sausages, get a few more rounds of beer, and let the real fun begin. somehow those crazy sausages and the ginormous pretzel melts all your troubles away.

btw girls, if you find yourself needing to use the bathroom.. make sure you have someone at your table save you some food. the bathrooms lines are so long that by the time i got back to my table, everything was GONE.

they dont make the best burger and fries, but there is just something wonderful about this place. probably because its in the middle of a park. i find that a lot of things are just more fun when you're in a park. in the middle of nyc.

yes, the lines are long, but the prices are really reasonable. if you want a burger, i'd suggest getting the shack stack. incredibly good...and a whole lot more exciting than your normal average cheeseburger.

and dont get a seat next to the flat screen tvs because those videos are not only boring, but the sounds coming from the speakers are really annoying as well, unless you like to listen to the sounds of dogs barking and tractors rumbling.

Love this place... perfect for those nights when you're just too lazy to cook, hungry as hell, but dont want to spend a fortune on dinner.

Everything ive had here has been surprisingly good. The mussels are a must -- perfectly light and plenty to share for 2. I always order the seafood noodle soup -- its yummy and flavorful, and even better with some hot sauce added. Even the dessert is surprisingly tasty -- fried bananas which is essentially bananas wrapped in spring roll skin. Sooo good!!

They bring out the food pretty fast, the only thing that takes a while is getting the staff's attention before, during, and after the meal. But thats really not a good reason not to try this place out. The price combined with the deliciousness of the food... it cant be beat!

i like it when the waitstaff is attentive.  but seriously, the waitress here would not leave us alone. she must have stopped by every 5 minutes to ask if we've decided what to get or if we wanted to order more.

first off, this place is dark. but its not romantic to have to your date... and the couple you went there with whip out all of their cell phones just so you can read the menu. unlike candlelight, not everyone looks good under the  blue-ish hue of the cell phone screen. and plus, the menu is page after page of a million different wines, champagnes, and various other kinds of drinks and desserts. (im not complaining about the selection, thats the only reason why i would give it an extra star)

so, the too-dim lighting + book of drinks typed up in 8-pt font = need extra time to decide what to get. unfortunately, the waitress did not understand that. i was ready to chuck that sticky book of drinks at her the fifth time she came around while i was STILL trying to figure out what to get.

and.. i thought this place was supposed to be posh? its not. i've seen sports bars with better decor than this place. just because you've got a couple of velvety couches and dim lighting doesnt mean you're too good to allow people wearing sneakers into this place. (yep, i had 2 friends who werent allowed in because they were wearing sneakers. one of them was a girl.) this place is old and dated. if they want to have a good reason for not letting people wearing sneakers in, they need to renovate.