MacBar (Medium Margarita Mac) (Max’s Pick)

I’m not the biggest mac and cheese fan in the world but the margarita ($8.99 for a medium) from Delicatessen’s sister, next door, restaurant, Macbar was really well made. The pasta was baked perfectly and the dish containing just fresh tomatoes, mozzarella, Parmigiano and fresh basil was appropriately light. There are tons of options on [...]

Simply The Best #45 (Tasting Menus)

#5 – Bar-bo-ne – Since almost every other place is going to cost you $100 and up a piece I thought i’d highlight a place that I really like that is not expensive at all and a tremendous value. Bar-bo-ne is an Italian restaurant and wine bar in the East Village that has an amazing [...]

Simply The Best (Entree Dishes)

Okay, so I’m not talking about specific dishes at specific restaurants like “Balthazar’s” steaks or Sushi Seki’s ” eel, but instead dishes that I often find myself ordering if they’re on the menu. These are the items that I might request for my last meal if I was ever on death row and then I’m [...]

Alidoro (The Marco Polo)

When it comes to classic Italian sandwich shops in the city everyone has their favorite. While there is certainly room for debate, I think that anyone who visits Alidoro in Soho enough and tries a few different types of their sandwiches, will at the very least be forced to acknowledge it’s place amongst the greats. The [...]

The Meatball Shop (Beef Meatballs, Rigatoni & The Market Salad) (Max’s Pick)

I remember reading about the Meatball Shop a few weeks before it opened up and thinking to myself “holy shit, that’s a good idea. Why hasn’t someone anyone else done that?” Everyone however, knows that a good idea often amounts to nothing and walking into the Meatball Shop for the first time I’m not sure [...]

Mariella (Grandma Slices)

This is a spot I’m doing a post about strictly because I’ve been eating here forever. They’re right across the street from Bloomie’s which I work one block away from and live about six blocks away from. They don’t make the best pizza in the world, I dislike their pasta very much and I doubt [...]

Acquedolci (Il Diavolo Sandwich)

Acquedolci is a great addition to Grand street and makes sandwiches that I think are at least as good as those from Alleva. Aside from sandwiches they also make fresh bread, pasta dishes and have a small selection of Italian groceries that include sodas like Chinoto and Aranciata. I’ve had a few of their different [...]

Alleva (Prosciutto and Mozzarella Sandwich & A Rice Ball)

The” where to get a good Italian sandwich in Soho war” is on full blast as newcomers Acquedolci and Torrisi Italian Specialties are challenging longtime dominance of spots like Alidoro’s and Alleva. To be 100% honest I think Torrisi is the best of the bunch right now mainly because of their off the hook side [...]

Farinella (Margherita, Patate Pizza & A Chinotto)

99% of time if there’s a guy standing on a corner with an arrow and a sign directing you to a restaurant, the restaurant sucks. Farinella is the anomaly. The dude who owns this place is a rapper from Naples named Alberto Polo Cretara and while I can’t co sign his rhymes because I haven’t [...]

Ravioli Fair Cart (Chicken Parmigiana Sandwich)

I no longer work in the Financial District as my entire department got transferred to the more plush diggd of the Upper East Side/Midtown but there are a few places that I had eaten at downtown that I have not yet posted about including the Ravioli Fair Cart. The Ravioli Fair Cart is a rather hot commodity [...]

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