Chocdoc - Noshing in NYC

[JoNorvelleWalker]

3 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

Walked a few blocks from the hotel to Little Brazil - restaurant named Ipanema.

 

 

 

Caipirinha - standard and passion fruit version.

 

 

 

 

Started with some  Pão de Queijo.

 

 

Calamari with a mango sauce.

 

 

Picanha for me - hard to get rare with pieces this thin and bought on a sizzling plate. 

 

 

Skirt steak with chimichurri for another Kari.

 

 

Octopus for @Alleguede

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll take the octopus, please.

 

[gfweb]

Food-wise (and in many other ways) , Penn Station is a feculent hell-hole. The  pizza is an island of well-cooked food safety. The only thing I'd eat there.

[MetsFan5]

4 minutes ago, gfweb said:

Food-wise (and in many other ways) , Penn Station is a feculent hell-hole. The  pizza is an island of well-cooked food safety. The only thing I'd eat there.

 

Actually with the opening of the Pennsy about two years ago, Penn Station has decent offerings now;

http://www.thepennsy.nyc/

 

[weinoo]

On 6/28/2018 at 9:12 PM, Kerry Beal said:

 

Saw these on the sidewalk. Panini presses.

 

 

 

While waiting for dinner we dropped into this bar for a break.

 

 

Negroni for me.

 

 

Something girly for @Alleguede which sounded good but wasn't.

 

 

Coke for Carol.

 

 

Noticed Russ and Daughters across the intersection.

 

 

That's correct, but the cafe is on Orchard Street, and a worthy stop.

[weinoo]

10 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

Thoughts on where we should eat tonight?

sorry - just seeing this now.

[Kerry Beal]

7 hours ago, gfweb said:

Food-wise (and in many other ways) , Penn Station is a feculent hell-hole. The  pizza is an island of well-cooked food safety. The only thing I'd eat there.

There's a Shake Shack in there - would that be best avoided too?

 

[Kerry Beal]

6 hours ago, weinoo said:

sorry - just seeing this now.

Ideas for tonight would be welcomed!

[weinoo]

@Kerry Beal How many people?   Saturdays are hard to get into any of the "hotter" restaurants in town, but you can call and see what the story is.

 

Our local favorite, and for people who like Austrian/German-ish food,  great beer, nice wines is Cafe Katja. They usually have room. I don't think they'll have any spargel left, however.

It's just a good, fun place.  Not fancy, good for a group.

 

 

 

 

 

[rotuts]

ShakeShack  " smoke-shack "

 

https://www.shakeshack.com/food-and-drink/

 

is a decent burger       ask for it med-rare to as rare as legal

 

ignore the fries     terrible.

 

Id not wait in a vary long line.

 

'Burgs had no lines.

 

NYC  probably , but have not gone to one there

Edited June 30, 2018 by rotuts (log)

[Kerry Beal]

2 hours ago, weinoo said:

@Kerry Beal How many people?   Saturdays are hard to get into any of the "hotter" restaurants in town, but you can call and see what the story is.

 

Our local favorite, and for people who like Austrian/German-ish food,  great beer, nice wines is Cafe Katja. They usually have room. I don't think they'll have any spargel left, however.

It's just a good, fun place.  Not fancy, good for a group.

 

 

 

 

 

Likely 2-4 people tops

 

[weinoo]

Perfect for Cafe Katja.  Even without a reservation, there are usually seats available at the bar (and the bar seats have backs and are actually comfortable). And they have decent enough air conditioning, which can be a challenge on days like this one is likely to be (and tomorrow!).

[lindag]

11 hours ago, gfweb said:

Food-wise (and in many other ways) , Penn Station is a feculent hell-hole. The  pizza is an island of well-cooked food safety. The only thing I'd eat there.

“Feculent”, what an unteresting word...I had to look it up.

[weinoo]

Also, I don't know if you like tiki cocktails, but The Polynesian, Brian Miller's new tiki bar, has opened right in Times Square.

[gfweb]

4 hours ago, Kerry Beal said:

There's a Shake Shack in there - would that be best avoided too?

 

 

I've never seen it and I'm there all the time.

Is it in the station itself?

[Kerry Beal]

Right across from the LIRR ticket boothes

[rotuts]

if you have not been to SS

 

Id try it if the line was not too long , or you go on the later side of lunch w a shorter line.

 

no fries , unless they are a lot better in NYC than BOS.

[MelissaH]

I enjoy Shake Shack, and have made use of their locations at JFK several times.

[FrogPrincesse]

We have a Shake Shack in San Diego and it’s nothing special in my opinion. It seems popular though; they had huge lines when they first opened.

[gfweb]

1 hour ago, Kerry Beal said:

Right across from the LIRR ticket boothes

 

Ah. I never go near LIRR, just Amtrak and NJT.

[Kerry Beal]

Snuck out this am after registering and before setting up our booth to grab breakfast. Recognized the name Juniors from a cookbook I’d picked up in the cheap cookbook store so figured it couldn’t go too wrong making breakfast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They offered us cheesecake after breakfast - I guess that’s dessert?

 

 

[suzilightning]

7 minutes ago, Kerry Beal said:

Snuck out this am after registering and before setting up our booth to grab breakfast. Recognized the name Juniors from a cookbook I’d picked up in the cheap cookbook store so figured it couldn’t go too wrong making breakfast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They offered us cheesecake after breakfast - I guess that’s dessert?

 

 

Dessert HELL!!

Junior's cheesecake is its own food group.  Some feel that it is the best expression of NY cheesecake.

[Kerry Beal]

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

Shake Shack for dinner - planned on Cafe Katia but it was over an hour hike!

 

 

 

[Kerry Beal]

Now at the Polynesian out on the balcony awaiting a tiki cocktail.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 1, 2018 by Kerry Beal (log)

[Tri2Cook]

Take away the paper packaging and the tray and dump it on a plate and it doesn't look much different than what I had for dinner tonight. Except I had to make my own... so you win. 

Edited July 1, 2018 by Tri2Cook (log)