Nick "brooklynick" B.'s Profile

I contemplated not writing this review but decided I had not choice:

I've been to Noodle Bar many times and I really love their food but after today I won't be going back. As I was sitting waiting for my meal I saw the chef pull out a large tub of raw chicken, he had one rubber glove on his right hand and his left hand was bare. While adding a marinade, he spent a good minute massaging the raw chicken with both hands. Then without washing his hands with soap, he splashed them under some water for 2 or 3 seconds and went back to making patrons food with his chicken infested gross hands. He was picking up noodles and vegetables and pork not with chopsticks like you would hope, but with those chicken hands, and each time adding a little raw poultry to the mix. It was positively repellent.

Like I said, the food is excellent, but I've always been a little weary of their hygiene as you are essentially sitting in the kitchen and can see everything.

Anywhere that serves Intelligentsia and you can't go wrong. This is possibly the best cappuccino in New York City; the cups are the perfect size, the espresso is a lovely caramel blend with chocolate aromas and floral flavor. I love this place.

Lot 2 is a fantastic and long awaited addition to the South Slope. The green pea appetizer was fantastic, extremely fresh and, well, appetizing! For entrees we tried the chicken which was by far some of the best chicken I've had in a long time - roasted in the oven with gorgeous juices and perfectly crisp skin. The lamb sausage (I think it's cure in-house) was also excellent) and the 'lipstick on a pig' was refreshing and lovely, although it didn't have any lipstick on it. Great wines. Great ambiance. Overall a great restaurant.

Can't wait to go back to and try the 'neck 3 ways'.