I used to eat this as a child. Especially good when still moving...
Friday, March 7, 2008
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Guess That Dish!
So, I guess they eat this in the Philippines as well as Fear Factor. Pass the Sriracha!
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
All hype. (J.G. Melons NYC)
This Upper East Side institution is probably older than I am but they haven’t really improved over the years. Upon hearing of my best burger quest several of my compatriots recommended this restaurant for their legendary burger. I like this place, great service, friendly staff and a very comfortable feel. I even like that they decorate the place with every ‘melon’ painting they could put their hands on, even though it’s the corniest thing in the whole world. I love the host too, he reminds me of that super tan actor but with glasses and no sports-coat. You know who. The burger was inexpensive at less than $10 dollars, but it came without fries, which were an additional cost. The burger had nothing special. I got the bacon cheeseburger. It came with lettuce tomato and onion, but nothing special. No sauce either. The bun was one of those dinky institutional ones that could barely keep from tearing apart while I ate it. The burger towered high once built and was IMPOSSIBLE to eat unless your jawbone disconnects like a python. If it does, you’re a freak, send me a picture of you so I marvel at you. The cheese was boring American. Perhaps, I could have changed some of these ingredients up, but I feel that the challenge is to have the best burger a place offers without making too many substitutions and this place fell super-flat. However, the fries were awesome little silver dollar sized and super crunchy yet soft. This is a place to go get a drink and eat a burger if your hungry, but I am never taking the suggestion of anyone who told me to go here for a burger ever again.
4 out of 10 ninja stars
1291 3rd Ave
New York, NY 10021
(212) 744-0585
Sexy Update: The pic shown is from another website, my burger looked way worse. If you can believe it!
MMMMmmmmm. (Peasant NYC)
I don’t speak Italian and so I definitely can’t read a menu written entirely in Italian, but that’s about the only thing I can say that was bad about this place. Well, almost. When I first entered Peasant, I was greeted by Captain Drunktard. The host was noticeably wasted and could barely stand. His attempt at helping my date with her coat was taken as an attempt at choking her as this drunken buffoon simply reached for her coat with no warning or description of his actions. I do speak drunktard very well so I interpreted for her and she happily gave him her coat. We sat in the high-ceiling main dining room with exposed bricks and awesome wood fire oven open kitchen. The place was really rustic and smelled amazing. My waiter was attentive and made excellent suggestions on wine for my table. He didn’t mind that the third part of my threesome was running late. When we were all comfortable our waiter translated every item on the menu and very eloquently described each dish and made recommendations. We shared burrata, which is an awesome Italian buffalo mozzarella cheese on the outside with mozzarella and cream on the inside, and I totally recommend it. The main courses were AMAZING. I ordered the roast suckling pig, which was cooked perfectly and tender, and the skin was crispy and incredibly flavorful. My dates had gnocchi with rabbit and cream sauce, which was also incredible, and the skate fish. That’s the best gnocchi I’ve ever had. The fish was surprisingly juicy and very very crisp. Nice juxtaposition on that one. They must have baked it and then thrown it into the broiler at the very end. I was super impressed with this dining establishment. If you can manage to get a table here I HIGHLY recommend it. Peasant is a place worth coming to New York for.9 out of 10 ninja stars
194 Elizabeth St # A
New York, NY 10012
(212) 965-9511
www.peasantnyc.com
Im not eating the hotdogs. (Please Don't Tell NYC)
So one of the best kept secrets in New York is that I walked through the 36 chambers of death in the shaolin temple unscathed. The other one is this place. To get into this speak easy I had to hear about it from some barfly, and then beat the phone number out of him. After several attempts to make a reservation, I finally got a slot on a weekday. When I arrived to the Hot dog stand this place hides behind “Criff Dogs” I went into the cramped phone booth with my hot date. After making some excellent superman jokes and insisted this was where we should change into something a little more “comfortable”, I picked up the phone and pressed a button. The door in the back of the booth opened and then a pretty rude lady asking me if I had a reservation greeted me. I did, but she said my table wasn’t ready and I would have to wait in the hot dog stand. So after a few minutes, by which the line into the booth was becoming quite large she ushered me in (I think the secret is blown). Upon entering I immediately noticed the taxidermy everywhere and the low ceiling. This place was not as nice looking as Death & Co but it did have its own ‘charm’. The drink menu was also a lot more diverse. The drinks ranged from gin to tequila to stuff with whole eggs in them. I started with the “Black flip” which is comprised of a chocolate stout beer, dark rum, and a whole egg. It was delicious and I got all my daily needs of protein. The last drink I had before I left was the “Cinema long drink”. It was basically rum infused with popcorn and coca cola. Tasted like a movie theatre floor, but in a good way. The food options were basically any of the hotdogs from the next door hot dog stand. I don't like eating lips and a$$holes (Dan Akroyd is so funny) that much, so I passed. I recommend this place to anyone who wants to impress a date. Speak easy experience to it’s fullest.
6 out of 10 ninja stars
113 St. Marks Pl
New York, NY
212-614-0386
Sexy update: From now on I will be using 'spell-check' by popular demand. Nerds!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Monday, March 3, 2008
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Asian Fusion is Super Annoying. (The Foundation Lounge, Boston)
The drinks: As soon as I discovered they had Grey Goose Pear I only had GGP and tonic all night, so yeah they had my favorite drink--fantastic. The food: Asian fusion bar nibbles--poorly executed crab rangoon, mildy edible vegetable maki, pretty good spicy double tuna maki, forgetable shumai, and skip the salmon bruschetta. And who knew bruschetta, crab rangoon and shumai were "high concept Japanese snacks"? I should've just stuck to the GGP&Ts. Bar is good, but don't go for the food or to meet any hotties.
5 out of 10 ninja stars
500 Commonwealth Ave
Boston, MA
www.thefoundationlounge.com
Cozy. (Elephant NYC)
This tiny French-Thai fusion place in the east village trips me out. Its so small you practically sit on top of your neighbor (extra-fun if she is Adriana Lima). Its loud and they play eclectic music list of the bartenders choosing. This place trips trips me out because even though its cramped and kind of uncomfortable and loud its ALWAYS packed. This place serves dinner till about midnight on weekends and its a great little spot for your late night eats when around. The best things on the menu are the fish. I had salmon with spicy thai salad that was really good and sweet and spicy. My friend had skate fish which was better than mine, which made me jealous and angry. Good thing she shared. I had some kind of lime tart for dessert and that was like the best key lime pie i ever ate. But, it wasn't the tea leaf tiramisu which I really wanted since they were sold out... I really wantedd to try tea leaf tiramisu. The meal was fairly expensive but still reasonable. And don't think I didn't try their spring rolls, those were the best spring rolls I ate in a while. They came with lettuce and mint leaves like they should. SOOOOO YUMMY. I recommend this place if your in the hood but wouldn't make a detour for it.
6 out of 10 ninja stars
58 E 1st St
New York 10003
212-505-7739
I'll take mine with egg-whites. (Death & Co NYC)
This place is a cool speak easy in the lower east side. I was greeted at the door by a bouncer who was incredibly polite and told me they were full at the moment but could take my number and call me when there was availability in not more than 30 minutes. He called me within 10. Now this bouncer is supposedly famous on food blogs for being a jerk. But I could not see it. I was so ready for someone worse than Cerebus at Hell's gate but no, he was nicer than an old lady after a throw. Some of the comments i've read about him are really funny, i'll attach one to the post. I especially like when one girl starts attacking another and calling her an 'alien' for regularly paying 14 dollars for a martini. But I digress. This place was really cool and the bartenders had facial hair, like Chuck Norris. The lighting was dim which made it impossible to read the size 10 script font for all the menu items but I managed somehow and ordered a China Fizz. The drink had egg whites which made it super foamy. The bartender prepared the drink like a chemist. It was hypnotizing. I also tried the duck quesedilla. It was an awesome bar snack. I really like it here.
7 out of 10 ninja stars
433 E 6th St
New York, NY 10009
Phone: (212) 388-0882
Crazy town. (The Bourgeois Pig NYC)
Ok I went here for A drink because Death and Co wanted me to wait for something to open up. I arrived to this empty bar and was immediately greeted by a weirdo in his dead great grandfather's antique three piece suit. He creeped me out but in a fun interesting way. The place was dimly lit and he offered me a seat anywhere but the giant couches. He was overly polite and very knowledgeable of the beer and wine list. I drank for about 5 minutes before Death and Co called me to head on over so I was kinda pleased to pay the bill and get the heck out of crazy town with mayor creepy-dude. I recommend this place for a good laugh because it really is a trippy place. And apparently this place is supposed to have food but it didn't. Doesn't even have a kitchen. Maybe the west side location has fondue.
5 out of 10 ninja stars
New York, NY
(212) 475-2246
www.thepignyc.com
Nice try. (Nice-Matin NYC)
I see these '100 best burger' articles in the window of some place and I just feel compelled to walk in. Almost involuntarily, like how girls must feel they have to throw themselves at me immediately upon laying eyes on me. It's quite a nuisance really. But such is the life of KungFuChef. So once again I take the challenge to find a best burger in the world and it brings me to a french place this time. Nice-Matin is nice-looking although boring really. The decor is typical of white tablecloth french brasserie with nothing stand out or exceptional whatsoever. The lunch/brunch menu was small but had the 'five napkin burger' which was exactly why I came in. I didnt bother with an appetizer since I didn't feel particularly impressed by the menu and I also wanted to leave enough room for the 10 oz of beef coming my way. The burger arrived cooked to order perfect temp (which is medium for a burger in my opinion). The burger had melted comte cheese and was covered in extremely oily and undersalted onions. There was also one perfect ripe tomato and a piece of red cabbage to accompany. I had ketchup and mayo on the side since they offer no special sauce. The burger once built towers over your plate and must be cut in half to be eaten properly without spillage. The oily onions are kind of a let down but the beef tasted great. The comte was also an awesome choice of cheese and a nice change from all the blue i've been eating but it wasn't enough to make this burger worth the $15 price tag. I don't think this burger was bad, but it wasn't awesome.
4 out of 10 ninja stars
New York, NY 10024
(212) 873-6423
Sexy Update: They also had ultra delicious fries but this isn't a starch competition.
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