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DateBrooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 369-4814
Soigne Restaurant & Wine Bar
Categories:
Wine Bars,
American (New)
Neighborhood: Park Slope
Washington, DC 20037
(202) 419-6755
Blue Duck Tavern
Categories:
Bars,
American (Traditional)
Neighborhood: West End
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 852-8321
Battersby
Category:
American (New)
Neighborhoods: Cobble Hill, Gowanus
The food: Stellar. From the tasty chicken liver pate with mushroom amuse bouche, to the polenta soup with sofrito and rock shrimp, to my braised ox tail and creamy whipped potatoes, to my sweetheart's perfect bass (with a b ;-) ), dessert that blew my mind--olive oil cake with mascarpone, fantastic coffee, and nicely made cocktails to complement one of the best meals in a while. The freshly baked herbed flatbread served with ultra-creamy fresh ricotta is a joy.
Compliments to the chefs working so visibly in close quarters to the patrons appreciating their work. A most welcome addition to Bklyn and Smith Street. Nice restaurant bar scene.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 855-2641
Los Paisanos
Category:
Meat Shops
Neighborhood: Cobble Hill
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(718) 522-6260
Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain
Category:
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt
Neighborhood: Carroll Gardens
Service: 4
Food: 2
Which is too bad because how hard is it to make a decent root beer float that actually makes it worth the calories and sugar intake? Lacking both vanilla and root beer flavor. Tasted almost like seltzer.
Grilled ham and Swiss was pedestrian. Coffee egg cream nothing special.
Great vibe, and nice folks. But with the food not happening, I won't be back.
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(347) 844-9578
Traif
Category:
American (New)
Neighborhood: Williamsburg - South Side
1 Previous Review:
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9/18/2010
Stop reading this review, and get your mouth over to Traif. Now!
I'm giddy about this restaurant. Superlatives can't come close to describing it.
This is some of the most innovative food anywhere, especially if you love the pig meat.
Any place that serves a cocktail rimmed by crispy bacon bits has to be special. The drink is called Rude Little Pig. It's lapsang infused, smokey, wonderful and strong.
And things just kept getting better.
It's primarily small plates, which oddly also come with relatively small prices. The two of us pigged out (no pun intended), and the bill came to barely $70 ($90 when you throw in the cocktails). We should have skipped at last 2 small plates to keep the gluttony under control. But no regrets, everything was so delicious.
Some standouts:
- The bacon-infused broth served as an amuse bouche. I'd like to baptize myself in it.
- Brussel sprout salad with grapes.
- Bacon wrapped dates stuffed with bleu cheese (good lord, so good)
- BBQ short rib sliders -- the best ever
- Spicy tuna tartare served on crisp eggplant discs with a chipotle mayo sauce. Transcendent.
- The ribs in strawberry-cinnamon BBQ sauce drives me to make that drooling Homer Simpson sound.
And, of course, how could you possible miss the bacon doughnuts.
They also serve a surprisingly good bite of pineapple with pomegranate juice, molasses and lime zest that made me happy as a dessert amuse bouche.
The vibe is Williamsburg. More than three quarters Billyburg hipsters--tats ga-lore, beards, skinny black jeans, flannel shirts. And no shortage of body modification.
Professional friendly service, open kitchen, and a nice back yard.
If you're not making Traif your next restaurant to visit, something is very wrong.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 858-8517
Iron Chef House
Category:
Sushi Bars
Neighborhood: Brooklyn Heights
Such a shame, because the people who work here are ultra nice, and the shop is quaint.
Folks, if you think this is good Japanese food, I have a bridge nearby to sell you.
Easy solution: walk a few blocks south to Hibino or Ki.
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 230-7600
Bierkraft
Category:
Beer, Wine & Spirits
Neighborhood: Park Slope
Don't get me wrong, it's nice to see some lambics and geuze that one doesn't ordinarily find at the local bodega--but even there it's slim pickins.
Where's the Czech beer? They sell over 30 German beers, but only 1 Czech beer? A serious oversight, and not just because my wife is Czech ;-).
I was hoping for better. Didn't try the sandwiches.
I did have an excellent tuna steak in an Asian-style sauce. However the rest of the meal was either just average or mediocre. The cocktails were less than average.
If this restaurant was elsewhere I'd give is 2 stars, but considering the culinary mediocrity that is Vieques, this is about as good as it gets.
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Brooklyn, NY
Yelping SinceDecember 2006
Find Me InBklyn Heights
My HometownBklyn, USA
My Blog Or Website When I'm Not Yelping...Dog off-leash advocate
Why You Should Read My ReviewsI was born and raised here. I was Bklyn before Bklyn was cool
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To continue with the negatives: My pisco sour resembled nothing of the sort--no egg white, no bitters. Just some bottom shelf pisco and what tasted like Rose's lime juice and a cheap maraschino cherry. Not good. Other cocktails were also quite weak. Don't expect cutting edge mixology here.
A few positives: It's a nice room. The waitstaff is pleasant and salt of the earth Brooklyn (more salt, but this time in a good way).
I won't be back.