87 Chrystie St, New York, NY 10002
2025-12
Went here on a weekday night. Mostly empty.
They have a $20 special where you pick a soup, a side, and a drink. I got the original bone broth, chicken wings, and a lychee drink.
Bone broth was extremely hot. Burned my tongue bad. It was OK. Not too much flavor, but maybe that's how it's supposed to be, I've never had bone broth soup before.
Chicken wings were good. Drink was also good, very light flavor. Refreshing.
They have a big train statue in the back of the restaurant. I asked one of the servers what it is and why they have it, but she explained it all in Chinese and I didn't understand a lick of what she said. I just gave her a few "dui-dui-dui" and walked out.
Rating - pretty good
119 Baxter St Unit B, New York, NY 10013
2025-11
North Vietnamese pho place.
It was pretty good. Authentic.
Rating - pretty good
130 Division St, New York, NY 10002
2025-9
Interesting place which is located in a store which was previously a Chinese printing company. There's no signs that say "Kiki's" on it, because they have all the old signs up.
Everytime I pass by this place on the weekend it's packed. I like Greece, and I like Greek food. So I said let me try it out.
Nothing special. Got a few things. Greek salad was nothing special. Calamari was also nothing special. Not bad by any means, but just average. Baklava was not in the typical slice format, it was in rolls. Too hard. Not good.
Don't understand why it's always packed. Maybe the allure of it being kind of a "secret" place. Maybe it's a toktik thing.
Maybe one day I will find a good Greek place in this God-forsaken city.
Rating - eh
88 Essex St, New York, NY 10002
2025-9
Inside the Essex Market. I think it's like a Thai burger place.
I went here once and had an amazing burger. I got the BBQ one. Sweet BBQ, a little kick from the jalapenos, fatty, salty - excellent. Just the right balance. Fries were also pretty good. Very crispy.
Went another time and it wasn't nearly as good as the first time. Just OK.
Rating - good
246 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
2025-8
Nothing like a little Chinese BBQ. Just follow the smell of sweet serenity as you exit the B/D station to find it.
Give the man a few peanut skins, relax for five minutes, and enjoy.
It's nothing crazy, but it's a quick tasty snack (or meal).
Rating - good
144 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
2025-5
Sucks. Nothing I got was good. Got the beef stroganoff, which I heard is one of their specialties.
It was cold. The meat was like dog food.
Rating - no
80 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10003
2025-3
Just opened. A billion 5 star reviews on google. All from accounts with only a few reviews.
I take the bait.
Terrible. Probably one of the worst meals I've had. Calamari that was like fried rubber bands. Burger that smelled like rotten meat, and tasted like it as well.
Feel bad because the people running the place were nice, but hey, that's life in the big city baby.
Rating - bad
151 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009
2025-3
Place opened recently, I think around January, and always has 500 toktik party kids with the scoobydoo haircuts. It's finally started to cool off a bit so I figured I would give it a shot.
No line, waited 15 minutes for the order to come out. No counter space to eat so I went to the park. Asked someone what the deal was and why this place has been so hot, and they said it's owned by some actor "Brandy Copper". Never heard of him, so he must not be that famous.
Very good PCS.
It's an upscale version of a traditional PCS. The bread - If you take a quick glance at it you might mistake it for a semolina, but it's not nearly as thick and it's a bit tougher than semolina. The exterior is also browner. I have no idea what kind of bread it is.
The cheese is also upscaled, but like the bread, it's also an enigma. It's not cheese wiz, provolone, cheddar, or american. Maybe a mix? Only God and Mr.Copper know.
There was also one of those shitty street fairs going on around the block and I did a little bang bang and got zeppoles after. Obviously made splat monkey on the turlet when I got home.
Rating - very good
Edit - Went back a week later because it was so good. It was raining out and there was no counter space again to eat inside.
So I ate it outside on a park bench in the rain. The bread was getting soggy, it was becoming luke warm, but it was still great.
33 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003
2025-3
Really interesting place under a Ukrainian church or something. It's in the basement behind a door with essentially no signage. You would never know it's there.
Saying this, I hated the food.
I got the pierogi and some beef patty or crepe thing and I couldn't finish either one. If that wasn't bad enough, I immediately had to run back to my apartment right after finishing to make my own beef patty explosion on the turlet.
Brutal.
Rating - oh man...
32 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003
2025-2
Place is a little funky but kinda cool. Something felt a little off when I went, maybe voodoo.
Got a sandwich and a cinnamon roll.
It was ok. The bread should have been better and the roll was a little stale.
Rating - ok
164 Mott St, Manhattan, NY 10013
2025-2
Passed by this place one night and thought it looked interesting. It had a few people inside. I had never noticed it before. Turns out they had just opened a few days(?) before, so that's why.
I was hungry. Just ate a gross sesame ball, and needed something to wash away the bad taste.
Get a regular slice and a coke.
Blown away. Maybe it's because of how hungry I was, or because I had no expectations. Cheese heavy (good), thin crispy crust, nice sauce. Guy with glasses behind the counter asked me how it was. Seems like it's just two lads running the show.
Went back a few weeks later for lunch. Very busy. Big line. Very different from the first time I was there. Got the white slice this time. It was alright. The regular slice wasn't as good either. Not sure if the quality dropped because they were busy.
Go back a few weeks/months later to do a check up. Line out the door. No more slices, only pies. Walked away. Wild.
Rating - excellent (when they first opened, not sure now)
242 Grand St, New York, NY 10002
2025-2
They have a sign out front that says "Best burger in NYC!" or something like that.
It sucked. Get a new sign ya jabroni.
Rating - bad
Bowery, E Houston St, New York, NY 10002
2024-5
This one didn't seem as good as the one on Roosevelt in Jackson Heights.
Still pretty good.
Rating - good
35 Cooper Sq, New York, NY 10003
2024-5
Got the magic pistachio rose croissant. Almost $10 bucks a pop.
Gonna be honest, I didn't like it.
I've been back here a few times though, everything else is pretty good.
Rating - good
32 E 7th St, New York, NY 10003
2023-3
Been here a thousand times. Always good. Consistent. Loyal.
Super nice people.
Rating - good
60 E 3rd St, New York, NY 10003
2023-2
Nice people working here.
First few times I went here, it was good. If you eat there you get free tortilla chips.
Don't know what happened after the first few times, but it got not great after that.
Rating - hit or miss
69 1st Ave, New York, NY 10003
2023-2
This place blows.
Got a burrito. Big slop pile in a tin plate. Some areas of the burrito were cold, others hot.
Rating - no bueno