Otto’s Tacos

The bright orange sign made me wonder if it was legit, but Albert really wanted to check out Otto’s Tacos.  I want to say the reason I agreed was solely because he asked me to, but the real reason was twofold: I started reading a lot of good reviews about their LA style tacos on…

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Good Beer

For Albert’s birthday I gave him monogrammed beer mugs and then took him to Good Beer so he could put them to good use.  As his present, he got to build two custom 6-packs and enjoy a beer flight.  He was like a kid in a candy store.  If a craft beer ships to NYC,…

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Agave

Here’s another one to add to your drunk brunch list, folks: Agave.  $25 gets you an entree plus bottomless mimosas, wine, or frozen margaritas.  Bazinga! I ordered the Southwestern eggs benedict and thought it was a great twist on the traditional.  The English muffins were topped with firm tomato, avocado slices, poached egg, and a…

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Julia’s Empanada’s

After a long bus ride, I was starving by the time I got to DC.  I needed food and I needed it immediately.  Thankfully, Liz lives in the bustling Adam’s Morgan area so even though it was 12:30 AM, there was plenty of drunk food to be eaten.  Even completely sober Julia’s Empandas were delicious.…

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Pig and Khao

My brother set the bar extraordinarily high before his annual NYC visit.  He told me I needed to find us a restaurant 1) with food he can’t get in Savannah (that’s not Chinese or Korean), 2) is not in an outer borough, 3) is reasonably priced, 4) would knock his socks off.  They said it…

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Defonte’s of Brooklyn

Defonte’s is a Brooklyn institution.  It’s an old school Italian sandwich shop where you shouldn’t dare ask for substitutions on these large sandwiches that look like they could feed the whole firehouse.  These are manly sandwiches at girly prices (nothing over $11).  The Manhattan branch may be a little shinier but from what I hear,…

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Fish

Designing custom lipsticks can work up an appetite so after creating some custom shades, Karina and I headed to Fish for some supper.  I’ve walked by this West Village seafood spot plenty of times but never walked inside.  Why not?  Because seafood, particularly shellfish, is expensive when you’re not in a place like Savannah.  All…

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Zunzi’s

After appearing on a Travel Channel show naming it one of the best sandwiches in America, there is always a line at Zunzi’s in Savannah for The Conquistador.  The description may not wow you (baked chicken with lettuce, tomato, and sauce on French bread) but there’s something magical that happens when the white and pink…

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Il Bastardo

Steph loves to go to Il Bastardo because it’s easy for her to get to from Hoboken and they apparently do a rowdy, dance party brunch. It’s hard to imagine that when you’re eating lunch there on a random weekday (which I was fortunate enough to do thanks to a pre-memorial day off work), but…

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Ikea Cafeteria

What if I told you I just went to a great new restaurant but it’s a little out of the way?  I’m sure you would ask just how far out we’re talking.  Well, it’s in the middle of nowhere in Brooklyn, and I had to take a subway and shuttle to get there.  Most people…

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