OH Taisho
(212) 673-1300
Frnt C, 9 Saint Marks Place
New York, NY

With the vibrant sizzling grilling sounds, my appetite gets whet. With an open kitchen, patrons can see master yakatori chefs grill tender meat.

Great yakatori displays charcoal welcoming nutty notes and is glazed with a savory sweet sauce.

Other great dishes include bacon in quail egg yakatori.

The grilled tuna salad is great cool dish to contrast the hot yakatori. For a firmer meat, the duck salad is a great choice.
Raw tuna is also a great sea sweet salad.

But my favorite dish is fried squid legs. The crispy coating just pairs so well with chewy sea sweet squid legs.

This is one of the best meals I had in New York.

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Shanghai Cafe
(212) 966-3988
100 Mott St
New York, NY

New York Chinatown is a great place to look for budget eats.
Shanghai Café serves up great Shanghai crab dumplings.

With a clean and modest interior, this a great place to grab a group of friends and sample some Shanghai dishes.

Crab and pork meat bathes in savory soup filled in a tender pasta pouch.

For about $5, chicken noodle is a great dish. Vibrant great veggies cooked with garlic is a great dish as well.

Finish the meal with sweet red bean cake which is a comfort food favorite.

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Sylvia’s Restaurant
(212) 996-0660
328 Malcolm X Boulevard
New York, NY

In the seedy neighborhood of Harlem, the vibrant culture and food makes this place rich in history.

Sylvia’s restaurant is a must visit.
Their “home town” hospitality is obvious.

Guest are greeted with a great smile and just instantly, I feel welcome while being seated in their dining room.

The soft tones from the walls warm my appetite for the soul food feast.

White meat just falling off the bones, the smothered chicken bathing sensually in savory gravy is a hit.
For a much heavier dish, try the pan fried liver.

Side dishes worth praising are mac and cheese and slightly tangy collard green. Fluffy corn bread dance well a dip in gravy.

Our waiter was super supper attentive.
She got to know our names and we had great conversation.

The great combination of great soul food along with stellar service makes Sylvia’s a winner.

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Funayama
(212) 989-2500
24 Greenwich Avenue
New York, NY

RUN Rayfil! RUN!

Like Jack Bauer looking for the quickest escape, I wanted to… so bad.

I wanted to dash out the door and hop over to Joe’s for a cheese pizza.
But, too late. I had been suckered into the worst meal of my life.

I was forced fed bad sushi.

Hands down, the worst SUSHI and meal in my life.
I was caught by surprise.

Located in trendy Greenwich area in New York City, this restaurant should simply not exist.

Firstly, I know my food. I was a food writer for a newspaper in San Francisco and have been to Tokyo for authentic real sushi.

Staying on point. The all you can eat at Funayama is below par.

I would rather have eaten my mom’s cooking, and trust.. she is not much better.

For around $23, I thought I give this place a try.

The Chinese sushi chef should have been a red flag.

Sushi rice is suppose to be slightly tart and welcomes the senses, served below room temperature.
Instead, the chef was using rice straight from the rice cooker.

No! No! No!

The rice was too warm.
Raw fish serve on a bed of warm rice.

This is not your high school home economics class.

Sushi needs to have the proper dressing and fanned carefully.

Instead, the rice had crunchy texture. Nasty.
Also, the knife skills were just lacking.

Non uniform pieces revealed this.

Under trained chef, warm/crunchy rice, and nominal service.

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Lombardi’s Pizza
(212) 941-7994
32 Spring Street
New York, NY

After a forty minute wait, we were finally seated.

Lombardi is a revered pizza restaurant and I questioned if the pizza lived up to the hype.
One bite, the crispy crust along with vibrant toppings confirmed the blue ribbon winner.

Filled with aromatic spices, the meatball topping was a great choice.
Nutty notes from burn cheese married well with tangy tomato sauce.

Compared to John’s Pizza, Lombardi delivers a pie that is more dry in terms of the cheese and tomato filling.

I would come back to Lombardi’s but would avoid the wait and come off hours.

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Cafe Bari
(212) 431-4350
529 Broadway
New York, NY

There are plenty of choices in SOHO New York for an afternoon lunch but do yourself a favor and skip Bari. My under seasoned fettuccine alfredo was not worth the $16 USD.

A hint of sea salt would have rounded out the dish but instead the cream sauce just overwhelmed the palate. The pasta also could have been cooked more al dente.

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Falafel Submitted by Wallbounce, Yummy!

Yatagan Kebab House
(212) 677-0952
104 Macdougal St
New York , NY

After a night out of town in New York City, there is something amazing about grilled meat wrapped in a warm bread.

Yatagan Kebab does it right. For just about $5 USD, you can have a lamb falafel accompanied by rich creamy sauce, crunchy onions, aromatic seasoned meat, all served in a warm pita bread.

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Bouchon Bakery
(212) 823-9364
10 Columbus Circle
New York, NY

After shopping around Time Warner Center, Bouchon is a great treat.

With a fluffy crust, the chocolate soufflé featuring hot molten chocolate is a winner.

Also, try the peanut butter cookies display rich tones that contrast well with chilled vanilla ice cream.

Just a great place to relax and enjoy a few New York minutes.

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Arriving at the luxury looking hotel, Burger Joint was no where to be found. But behind the ceiling high curtains in the hotel lobby, Burger Joint had arrived. With the sound of a bustling sizzling grill, I immediately grabbed a seat at the wooden booth and eagerly awaited my burger.

The skinny cut fries is a miss, nothing exceptional. But the burger was on par. The well seasoned most meat patty along with crunchy thinly sliced onions made a great burger. The house sauce also adds great flavor.

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Made even more famous after Harold and Kumar, White Castle is a great spot to visit after a late night out in New York City.

The steamed buns just pairs so well with sweet onions and beef patty.
The mini slider burgers are tasty.

I ate ten in one sitting.

The miniature boxes just adds to the charm of the restaurant.

Momofuku Ssam Bar is a pleasant surprise. The dishes are complex in flavors yet the foundation is familiar.

The hamachi yellowail is a great order. Thinly sliced buttery rich yellowtail is attractively plated pairing with puree edamame.

With a tart and slightly sweat fish sauce, the Brussels sprouts are inviting for the palate leaving little room for the traditional bitter tones to do the tango.

The signature house special pork buns was on pair. Tender pork meat married with pillowy buns.

Dark rich wooden panels pairs well with a staff that is friendly and noticeably dressed really hip.

Hurry Curry is bad curry.

Their spinach paneer has bad texture, too watered down and under seasoned. Their lamb curry is just nominal as well.

Save your money for a better experience.

With poor service and below nominal food, find another curry house.

Five guys is over hyped and simply the hamburgers are not good.

Firstly, the hamburger arrives at the wrong temperature point. The patty needs to be more hot. Wrapped in tin foil, the entire burger is served in messy manner.

Boy I miss In- N – Out Burger in Cali.