lambretta76
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I really like their Sweet Action. They monopolize the taps at the bar next door to the brewery - the Liberty Heights Tap Room.
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Anybody been here in a while? Any updates?
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No head, body, or mouth-feel jokes, k guys?
BeerAdvocate.com has a couple of reviews on it. I'm guessing that since there's a large Acorean population in the New Bedford area that it's imported there. I've not seen it in Mineola, NY or Newark, NJ - two large Portuguese areas.
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Graziano's was chosen as a safe bet - when I return from my trip (which is my bachelor party, though the aspirations are more culinary than libidinous) I'll post some reviews. I do hope to make it up to Little Buenos Aires if only for a pastry or two.
I wanted to add that Graziano's was chosen for the ability to take a reservation for 6 on a Friday night at 8 pm - the others projected hour-long waits minimum.
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El Rey de Las Fritas on Calle Ocho (near El Credito cigar factory, but on the other side of the street) where I got the best Batido de Mamey EVER. It was so good I'm still dreaming about it all this long time later.
That sounds great - I love the batido de mamey at Snack City in Tampa and can't wait to try one down here. Gunabana (soursop) and avocado are other favorites, but I don't think Cuban places serve the avocado ones too often.
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You need to go to breakfast at La Tropicana for Cuban toast and a cafe con leche. It's in Ybor. After that, head over to El Molino and take some home with you. Great stuff.
Rumor has it that the Columbia has a new chef and is turning out good food again. I haven't been back there in a while, but it could be worth checking out. Old Cuban grandeur in Ybor.
Snack City is a great place to have some great milkshakes (batidos), including my favorites - guanabana (soursop) and mamey. Those things in the popcorn machine are cuchifritos. Try one.
For a bizarre experience, try Hot Rod's BBQ in Lutz. The Lutz Lake Water is lime soda served with frog eggs. However, I find it to be some of the best BBQ in the area, and the place is a hoot. (The owner is a local politico wannabe, but his food is tasty.)
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Nigorizake - probably my favorite sake. No creme involved, the unfiltered nature of it produces the milky look. If you were to let it sit for a long while, the solids would settle at the bottom and you'd have a clear liquid above that.
This place doesn't sound all too hot, I guess no need to go there.
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I'm having a conversation with myself, it seems!
It looks like we've narrowed it down to these restaurants:
Las Vacas Gordas
Graziano's
La Porteña
with us leaning towards La Porteña - has anyone been there?
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Everyone seems to swear by Graziano's, but it looks a little too precious and I'd prefer something a little closer to the beach area.
Anyone have any impressions on Vacas Gordas? Anyone serving Argentine beef now that it's legal to import again?
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The Cuba thread has been a great read. Thanks for all of the info.
On that note, I've been hearing from Argentine friends about the burgeoning scene in north Miami Beach. Can anyone perhaps recommend any favorites in that area now referred to as Little Buenos Aires? Any great places for parrillada? Wonderful baked empanadas? Thanks!
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Does anyone know if Social - the new restaurant at the Sagamore will be opening soon (or is it already open)? Anyone know who's going to be in the kitchen?
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That Ay Mamá Inés restaurant sounds good - and I don't know if I've have "Comida criolla" at any of the Cuban restaurants here in NYC. Has anyone here tried this place?
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This weekend is the cask ale festival at the Brazen Head in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn. About 20-30 casks from lots of American breweries like Six Point, Ommegang, Victory, and more. Great time to have like 8-10 half pints of various beers. (And a damn good cider in the past, too.)
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I imagine that many travellers to this city with more of an eye on food than the South Beach scene are primarily interested in where to get some great Cuban food. I've seen mentions in several posts, but there hasn't been a definitive thread. So, could some of you Miami locals (and anyone else with an opinion) chime in with what you think might be the best Cuban food (be it hole-in-the-wall, upscale, sandwich shop, etc.) in Miami.
On this topic, perhaps someone could thrown in the best places to get cubanos and cafe con leche, too.
Thanks!
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Anything new going on down here?
I saw you got a branch of our (Brooklyn, NY) underwhelming South African restaurant Madiba. Hopefully the food is better there than up here.
Anything else new and interesting with food that's top notch?
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As I mentioned in the Garbage Plate thread - Bonnie's in Park Slope serves a beef on weck sandwich. (They also have great wings, as the owners from Buffalo.) I think they have their kimmelwick made specially for them down here - it's a tasty sandwich, though their burgers are even better.
Forgot to say Park Slope, Brooklyn
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In NYC, Bonnie's in Park Slope, which is owned by some Buffalo ex-pats, serves great wings and beef on weck. Oh, and Genny Cream Ale, too!
As for Garbage Plates, I had way to many of these while living in Syracuse. (I was in a band in Rochester whose practices usually culminated with a trip to Java Joe's and then a trek over to Tahou's.)
I remember that if you didn't finish your plate, within seconds of getting up one of the panhandlers within would sit down and start eating your leftovers. Disgusted the hell out of me, but man I loved those plates.
Outside in the parking lot, there used to be a stalagmite of grease underneath one of the vents. One night I wasn't paying attention and slipped in this, just missing the pile. I imagine I would still smell like a Garbage Plate if I had had a direct hit.
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They have this in bottles and, perhaps, on tap at the Bohemian Beer Hall in Astoria, Queens, NYC.
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Brooklyn Brewery in NYC has a Black Chocolate Stout, although I'm not a fan. (Many are.)
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jeniac42 -
I went to the Sharp Edge last time I was in Pittsburgh - what a beer list! Really nice for Pennsylvania bars...
As for my Super Bowl party, we had:
Iron City (aluminum bottles) - decent for what it is - a light pre-Prohibition style lager
Penn Brewery Dark Lager - I really like this brewery's beers - just a perfect dark lager
Red Hook IPA and ESB - of course I couldn't drink these as I'm from Pittsburgh...
Yeungling Light - wrong side of the state, and truly an awful light beer (though I guess that's a bit repetitive.)
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AFAIK - Tia Pol used to use Despana's chorizo, which I find to be fairly salty for chorizo. (But yes, perhaps less so than other meats.) That said, I haven't been in a while, so they may have changed purveyors in the past year or so...
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I've had some good food (I honestly don't remember much save for the pomegranate chicken, which was very good) at Bahar on Coney Island Avenue in Brooklyn. I believe this is a chain with a Woodside location as well as perhaps one or two more in the area.
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It is a semi-sweet chocolate, but tastes nothing like Nutella. (I actually dislike Nutella immensely, and I love this dish at Tia Pol.) It should also be noted that this dish also uses very thin slices of Korean pepper on it as well, which spices up the chocolate, playing the spicy and sweet, salty and bitter all against each other. Perfectly simple dish with flavors that greatly outnumber the individual ingredients.
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Tia Pol is great, but very, VERY busy. I had a great meal at Las Ramblas, a newish tapas joint on W. 4th right off of Sixth. Very knowledgable staff (knew the provenance of all of the olives in the olive plate) and great food (the rabbit with mushroom special was outstanding). Great sangria, too - red wine w/pear sangria was fantastic. Limited wines by the glass, but a better bottle selection.
Also, just recently went to Tintol on 46th for Portuguese tapas - wasn't as impressed but it was also very good - great Portuguese wine list. Service (I believe he may have been Colombian) was a bit less professional but it's great for the location (Times Square).
Tintol
in New York: Dining
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They serve an Oporto-style tripe dish (natives of that city are called tripeiros because they eat so much of the stuff.) Other than that - it's more Iberian than strictly Portuguese. Great Portuguese wine list, though...