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DateAstoria, NY 11105
(718) 204-8193
New Ferrari Cleaners
Category:
Dry Cleaning & Laundry
Neighborhood: Astoria
Astoria, NY 11103
(718) 777-2570
Sweet Afton
Categories:
Bars,
American (Traditional)
Neighborhood: Astoria
In fact all the food at Sweet Afton seemed a little stodgy. Small portions and a lack of accompaniment. Food here just seems a little plain for the price. By the end of the night I was a little surprised by the bill. It was 10-20% higher than I expected.
That being said it's a great place. I liked it a lot. I would take friends here and dates... I'm just not going to become a regular.
New York, NY 10022
(917) 289-0981
Juan Valdez Cafe
Category:
Coffee & Tea
Neighborhood: Midtown East
And thus the contract between coffee shop and patron was formed.
Juan Valdez Café, besides the impressive open ceilings has bad coffee, a crazily cramped interior (you have too many chairs on top of each other), and the wifi and bathroom access being regulated by your receipt? come on.
I am all for the democratizing of bathroom privileges to patrons only, but here is the rub, after you use your bathroom code, it's no longer valid. I call bullshit - if I could get into that bathroom.
I just paid you for a overpriced cup of coffee, you better (as f) give me access to your bathroom as long as I feel fit or I will poop in your creamers... and I will people.
Final word. Juan is the loneliest number you'll ever do. Two can be as bad as one, but it doesn't matter because your bathroom code won't work a second time.
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-3500
Momofuku Milk Bar
Categories:
Bakeries,
Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt,
Coffee & Tea
Neighborhood: East Village
Yes, the menu is that crazy people. If you want something sweet? Well you are getting of sea salt on that. You want something salty? Well you get a piece of doughnut. You want bread? We baked meat in it.
What I'm saying is, this place likes to screw with you, it's kind of their mission. Lucky for you they also want you to come back, so it's all pretty good. The flavors are snappy and the portions are big... trust me fatso, share your piece of pie, it's dense.
What I'm saying is, yes, it's a little bullshit, BUT it has enough talent behind the bullshit to make you stop and enjoy your sweaty little summer life in the big city.
PS - I have never had their milk before. but their cereal milk sounds pretty great.
New York, NY 10009
(212) 777-3355
Matilda
Categories:
Italian,
Mexican
Neighborhoods: East Village, Alphabet City
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 726-8708
Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant
Category:
Mexican
Neighborhood: Astoria
The service was also terrible and the waitress really paid no attention to us. Avoid this place at all costs.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 268-8930
Mustang Harry's
Categories:
American (Traditional),
Irish
Neighborhoods: Chelsea, Midtown West
Do yourself a favor and walk to the next block. The drunks are 33% cheaper and the people who own the place are 55% less douchier!
BOO Mustang Harry!
1 Previous Review:
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8/3/2006
I would never have normally gone to this place on my own accord, by my improv school classrooms (Upright Citizen's Brigade) iare directly across the street. It's a pretty convenient place for drinks after class. The interior is done in tasteful yuppie undertones, with accents of businessman/woman, and as a young hipster, I stuck out like a sore, under-dressed, thumb.
The beers are standard Manhattan price and the food is slightly too expensive, but in keeping with the proximity to MSG. I would not recommend the crab cakes as they were mostly filler, and way too spicy to taste the crab.
All in all, I would never go back under my own power, but as I study near by, I fear I will have to revisit this location from time to time.
Oddity: There is a glass both at the end of the bar for private dinners which is really odd. It's not particularly private and folks eating in it look like they're on display. Maybe this is a usual detail in upscale dinning establishments, but it seems weird to eat your dinner in a shark cage.
New York, NY 10001
(212) 620-5200
Grand Sichuan International - Chelsea
Category:
Chinese
Neighborhood: Chelsea
As a note, the soup dumplings are good, but Shanghai Café's are better. However the rest of the food beats Shanghai Café in flavor.
New York, NY 10011
(917) 338-4780
Empanada Joe's - CLOSED
Category:
Latin American
Neighborhood: Flatiron
The last problem is some of the empanadas need work. The caprese? tomatoes and mozzarella is a little gross.
Other than that it was a pretty good experience. The vegi empanada was the clear winner. It is truly the item to get.
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New York, NY
Yelping SinceJuly 2006
Things I Lovecooking, hand holding, winter naps
Find Me InBrooklyn, Lower Westside, Lower Eastside, Astoria
My Hometown92nd Street & Broadway
My Blog Or Website When I'm Not Yelping...I make Improv Comedy
Why You Should Read My ReviewsBecause I have great taste in everything, except women
My Second Favorite Website The Last Great Book I ReadSkinny Dip
My First ConcertJanet Jackson 1814 tour... Let's never speak of this again.
My Favorite MovieHarold and Maude
My Last Meal On EarthA good burger.
Don't Tell Anyone Else But...I cry very easily - Keep it in the vault.
Most Recent Discoverybrown converse
Current Crusha panda
I wish I had read the reviews before I brought my Hugo Boss suit to these people! I had a small coffee stain on the jacket, bring it in to be cleaned and the light blue stitching of my $500 is now gone from the area they cleaned. When pressed they then said it was Boss' fault, then said the stitches weren't missing, then said I knew about it. When asked to make good, they basically said it wasn't their responsibility.
If you care about your clothes avoid this place!