I went to pick up a sandwich from Roslyn Delicacies and noticed that they have a new subtenant, Takumi Tacos with a tag line of Japanese style Mexican. With that kind of pitch, I had to check them out. It seemed that their emphasis here was on the tacos which looked really good. Even though […]
Rant of the Day — Why is Ice Disappearing in the Water One of the first things I order in a restaurant is a glass of tap ice water. Over the past couple of years, waiters have served the water minus the ice. I have needed to follow asking for ice for the water. These […]
I am a big fan of Pio Pio. I have eaten at three of the their restaurants in NYC and I was looking for some good Peruvian Chicken so I decided to try the Pio Pio in Glen Cove. I ordered a Juanita’s Chicken for takeout last night and I was beyond disappointed. The chicken […]
After doing some research, I found out that there are several sites that permit people to sell reservations to selected restaurants. Almost forming a secondary market for restaurant reservations. These sites include Tock, Appointment Trader and Dorsia I therefore apologize to Four Spring in Oyster Bay for crapping all over their comment that reservations are […]
We headed over to the Union in Eisenhower Park. Our expectations were low since so many restaurants have tried to succeed in this location but failed. The entrance was bright and dining room was casual but elegant (which is hard to believe). Our experience was positive with only a couple of miscues. We recommend this […]
There was an article in Newsday describing the growth in reservation fees for restaurants. Basically, the article explains that more and more restaurants are requiring a reservation fees in order to book a table which is refundable if you show up or cancel 3 or more days beforehand. Restaurants feel the need to impose these […]
Yesterday, I went to La Piazza for dinner and thought it was very good. After we finished dinner, we were talking about whether we would be coming back soon. Even though we enjoyed it (even more so than our traditional place), we concluded that we would probably not be coming back soon. The decision was […]
We tried La Piazza, a new opened restaurant in Westbury. The pizza was crisp and tasting. My mistake was not ordering the Sicilian slice since it looked much better. We also ordered the Penne Melenzane, which is a fancy way of saying penne with eggplant in tomato sauce, the Veal Pizzaiola and Linguini Bolognese. All […]
Avra Madison — The Best Greek Food We branched out this past week for the start of my birthday week by going to Avra Madison in NYC. Everything was great starting with the Pita Bread and ending with the dessert. The interesting part of the pita bread was that it was crunching as opposed to […]
We made a trip out to Bagel Depot in Coral Springs after hearing that they have the best bagels in the Coral Springs area. The reality was in line with the hype. But to crown the best bagels in Coral Springs, we will have to do a side by side comparison. We had a bagel […]