Ric "Mandingo" T.'s Profile

The pizza here is awesome. Place is a time bomb looks wise... Stick to eating a slice on the curb, Lots of HS Seniors hanging out around 530pm. Great people watching, possible terrorist cell selling kebab's across the ST in the Street Meat Cart. Pull your car up, order one regular and one Sicilian slice; wear a pair of Jordan's and a Yankees hat. The Ft Hamilton local ladies go for that. Hell a cross tattoo on your right arm, ear piercing & wife beater will give you more credibility. FYI Park in the bus stop in front, pull the car up too, that way your old lady wont see you scoping the jail bait you will go and ask for a stogie.

This spot isn't too close to my job but worth the walk.. As I stroll down Broadway marveling at the talent of Fidi (not much compared to midtown) I think to myself... Where will all the talent go to eat  on a beautiful summer day? This place meets the check list if you're trying to get a cool custom salad and a cup of soup to burn your face off. This is the place. If you are hung-over and trying to get sloppy meal this isn't your place. Its kind of like going to going to bath n body works, you don't really feel that comfortable being there, the products are great (in a if you ride a parade float in June sort of way) its not a total bargain on price but your force yourself to order the salad.  Tons of talent sits in the back of this place chatting it up with there more on the lance bass side of the fence co-workers. The staff here is awesome and actually seem to be happily doing there job. Sure as hell beats the angry gang of Mexicans at Cafe Toda on Fulton who definitely curse at me in Spanish and pick out the rotten pieces of meat for my salad. Anyhow, they offer one of the best make your own salad menu's downtown. The candied walnuts are ridiculous, chicken is pretty fresh and they chop it up after you pick your toppings 6 ways till Sunday. The turkey chili is great and they offer a large variety of soups. If I had more time I'd park myself in the back table overlooking the salad bar pretending to read a HX magazine. The moment lance and his pretty co worker show up time to flip the script and swoop in on my Bebe wearing prey. The line of of my brother is a harvey milk works every time.

This place used to be good.. Its gradually gotten worse and worse. Music is so so.. Something for everyone, kind of like eating at a diner, place is 5 out of 10 in my book and nothing to brag about. The only perks are the bottle girls here are hot and friendly.. Happen to be friends with one of them and even she agrees place has gone down hill. Reminds me of going shopping in a store with nothing new in it. The door guy here is a loser too. He gave all my friends a tough time coming in. (side note, these friends wanted to spend 10g and he was hating because he is 5'2, looks like a demented midget version of Sean Penn, named wess and hates because he looks 50 and is broke). Anyhow a few of em ended up going to Provocateur because they couldn't get into this place and I was left stranded with a girlfriend of mine. We stayed here about a hour and hangout at the larger of the two tables on the main dance floor. The drinks at bar were pretty strong and overall this club does have a cool layout. If you plan on coming here bring girls and good look getting in unless your by yourself or the guy girl ratio is 1:10.

This place is a awesome if you want to be "scene." A buddy of mine works here Thursday-Sunday. I Stopped by on a Friday night, only to find a ridiculous line outside with two rick ross size bouncers on the curb holding court while two of NYC's tougher(i.e. biggest d bags you could possibly deal with) door guys are at the entrance in the front. Side stepped this entire disaster and walked into the lobby just to avoid the crowd and grab a drink. There is more talent in this hotel than you would find at a Beiber concert. The staff here is friendly and definitely nice to look at. Go here if you're interested in meeting out of town floozies. Avoid if your looking for B&T Girls seeking a handout or the four girls to a one bedroom type that are busy playing beer pong at off the Wagon than talk to you about there shore house.

The Restaurant in the lobby has awesome steak, drinks here are fairly strong yet super pricey. Bathroom downstairs could turn into a scene out of Caligula if someone would pay the bathroom attendant to leave. Make sure to take in all the 45 year old guys with tables of 8-12 ladies. Guarantee none of these guys gets laid but props to them for pimping it and running up a 2g bill. I'd definitely come here on a Thursday night... The roof top and club here are one of the best currently in the city and definitively worth checking out. If you like Lavo, tao and Avenue well than this place is for you. I'm bringing my garbage truck Thursday and plan on dragging some top notch trash out of here.

I came here on a Saturday morning all hung over from a late night bender with my Russian side piece. We sat outside along the front side of coffee shop, my back semi turned to all the glorious girls in yoga pants that seemed to be parading by at a 30 second clip, back also holding ground to the table of two fat broads who seemed to defy the rabbi's orders and were drinking on this blazingly hot Saturday behind me. Four of us sat at a table no bigger than that of a large of pizza box. Though my iced coffee, (barely iced yet surprisingly strong) along with the various drinks my table mates ordered all seemed to fit. The egg omelets here are mediocre, overdone on the cheese yet lacking in the protein. Potatoes were great (total fatboy diet killer) yet oozing with grease. Toast is barely toasted and the sausage side was not something I'd order again. I've been here in the evening and the calamari was better, if I was in more of a slob mode, I would have ordered that for breakfast. The table next to us had amazing French toast and a Shrimp Salad I'm definitely coming back to try one afternoon, when the hotter waitress is working. Speaking of which...

As for the service, our waitress, well yes she was hot, in the kind of Wilhelmina reject sort of way, seemed to be acting as though she was doing us a favor. I'm sure she is a sweet girl and one I'd gladly play naked twister with however we all found her to be slightly rude, unaccommodating and definitely not a fan of the saying "customer is always right, hell she wasn't a fan of the saying cook food the way someone asks u to even if they will pay double and tip you extra. Side note, Do not use men's room here.. Unless you want to measure your stick against the homeless guy who plays the flute downstairs at the front of the Uptown N train. Seriously smallest most cramped space ever.. Definitely avoid at all costs. All said and done I left this place barely full, in need of a Starbucks coffee, sweating like jenny before Jenny Craig and contemplating how I would write this yelp review. I'd still come back here, just don't have high hopes for the food and take it for what its worth.
FYI- This place looks like Miami on Memorial Day Weekend post 2am on a weekend.

Awesome Doctor.. Super smart, very understanding and down to earth. If you have mental issues, depression, voices in your head, etc.. You know the usual.  Dr. Roda maybe able to help you!  Never have had to wait more than a minute or two. He always is punctual and his office is very conveniently located right off 58th ST.. The best part of going to Dr. Roda is that he has night appointments and can accommodate all of us working stiffs. I also try to take a few pieces of candy every time I go here. This guy spares no expense. I'm definitely a fan. Forget all those other doctors that can never give you a convenient appointment time. Dr. Roda would get five stars if he could prescribe be Cialis. However Four seems fair.

As my friend below wrote silicon and steroids!!! Nothing wrong with that pal.. This place is awesome.. Only if you pregame and or walk through the doors knowing you have to get smashed in order to have a good time here. Top Notch DJ's spin here every Sunday, which attracts tons of trashy ie hot north Jersey girls and there Staten Island counterparts. I've literally seen people from MTV's NJ Shore here. In Fact this place puts Karma too shame. You wont find your wife here but you definitely will find your Tuesday Night Special. Note of caution, there are tons of wacked out steroid fist pumpers here, cops are extra strict outside the club & your one fist pump away from being indicted by the DEA with the amount of substance abuse transpiring around you..

I will come here every Sunday for the rest of the summer. This place is right on the beach, parking is convenient & its not too far from Manhattan. Strong drinks, hot female bartenders, crazy frozen pina colada's to feed your girlfriend while you check out her friends=amazing!!!!!

Full disclosure, I have a close friend who works here, so thats the only way they let me in post 11pm.. This is hands down one of the better clubs in the city, solely on the fact it has a giant hot tub in the middle of it and has probably the best views out of anywhere in the city... Oh and the fact that I cannonballed into the hot tub within five minutes of walking in. I ended up meeting up with some random Russian from facebook  for a few drinks. She had the nerve to show up with some Latina over weight friend of hers, total grenade. Solution? Immediately take all my clothes off and demand my date does too. Total Success! The waitress took my credit card, brought me strong drinks for the next two hours and treated me like Royalty. I felt like Puff Daddy in the Hypnotize video, drinking Moet, with a bunch of hunnies around me.  The amazing NYC view in the back ground along with Playing just the tip in a hot tub, while sluggin back patron shots and laughing at hipsters pretending to be from NYC dancing in front of me.. Ahh life in NYC, it doesnt get any better.

Downsides: Music here is terrible, its a combination of weird house music and bad mashups of HipHop. Drinks are definitely pricey, North of 15 bucks, but hey you have to pay to play.. What do u think there going to charge you five bucks... Get Real. The French guy at the door is a total tool bag.. Bathroom line takes forever.

This place pumps on Saturday nights.. Dressed up Hair Salon workers and Guido's in collared shirts( this is definitely a first for most) along with overpriced liquor draw a great crowd from both local NJ areas and New York City.. The restaurant and rooftop nightclub give the shore a very NYC vibe. Everyone in the place was friendly or maybe it was just the 30mg adderrall i took, but this place is one of the better if not best spots to go out in South Jersey. The door is pretty tough, they only allow hot chicks and guys willing to buy bottles. Can be a pain in the A$$ getting in but I think this is what makes for a better crowd than say Staten Island resident filled Djais down in Belmar. Surrounding pier village has plenty of rooms(hotel), parking and is centrally located. This is the NJ Shore equivalent to Top of The Standard. In fact I like it better because of all the smoke shows that flock here from Rutgers and those other exits north of 120 on the GSP. I'm definitely a fan, met a bunch of animals here, all are DTF.. Figure you will spend 100-250 if your a guy and not trying to ball out of control.. Definitely will be a summer hot spot.. The views from the roof are amazing but not as good as some of the talent lurking around in there skimpy getups. This is one place you don't need to be completely hammered as you walk through the door to have a good time. Short Karma & Osprey. Go Long Avenue

Why this place doesn't have at least 4 or five stars from most reviewers' boggles my mind. Ok, maybe in the winter this place isn't as fun, however from Memorial Day to Labor Day you can't find a better place to spend your Saturday nights. The drinks are strong, broads are hot, and hell you can even play volleyball in the back. Headliner crawls with spectacular pieces of the tri-state areas trashiest girls. Don't get me wrong these fine young ladies all hold real jobs, i.e. Hair salon workers, strippers & those that take handouts from 50 year old married guys. All the bartenders here are pretty, one in particular; who works middle bar is a real class act. She loves the wobbly H and will totally whack back shots with you all night long. The music here is epic, think KTU beats on steroids. Get your fist pump ready, chug half a liter of vodka, throw that 18kt gold chain on, fire up the parents leased m5 and drive over the bridge from Belmar.. Headliner awaits!!!!! I plan on attacking this fine establishment to find Ms. Right, yes she may partime dance at lookers and still live with her parents but hell doesn't every girl down the shore.