Month: November 2021

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Itaewon Pocha

Visited this bar in Korea Town in New York. It is sorta hidden since it is on the second floor of a building, and the stairs to get to it are a bit hidden.

This place has excellent drinks and good. Got a strawberry soju and a whisky sprite (yea, pretty standard). For food, got vegetable dumplings and something called tofu in hell (it’s a sweet spicy sauce). Both great.

Wanted to get some more things that were on the menu, like some sort of traditional rice cake dish or bulgogi dish. I’ll be coming back.

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Chef Josephine

Came to this place for thanksgiving in New York.

The place had a traditional French vibe (person I was with said it seems very Paris authentic). The history behind the restaurant is that some popular broadway star used to own the place.

In terms of atmosphere, the piano player really set the happy mood for the night.

For thanksgiving, it was a fixed menu. For the appetizer, got the crab cakes. They were really good. For the main, got the turkey. Turkey was good, but stuffing and butter nut squash were meh. For dessert, not sure what it was called, but it’s pictured below (also was meh). I think overall the price ($85 per person) was not worth it. They did however give some macaroons at the end, which were great.

For drinks, got an espresso martini and some sort of mojito. Both were also meh.

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Zucker’s Bagels

Had a glavlocks bagel at this place (hoping it would taste as good as Ivan’s locks bagel). Unfortunately it did not meet expectations. Also had the minestrone soup. It was too think and would not recommend. O well.

If I did come here again, I think I would try their steak and cheese (a picture in the restaurant was posted, only which I saw after I was done eating).

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Carbone

This restaurant was recommended by a friend’s friend as a good Italian restaurant, and he was very correct.

Got a mai tai for a drink (seemed pretty standard).

For appetizers, got several vegetable apps (they were good, but would probably do a meat dish if I wasn’t with a vegetarian). One was the eggplant and zucchini scalene.

They also served bread. One was similar to a pizza bread that I really enjoyed.

For the main, I split a veal parmesan (first time I’ve had that with veal) and a 12 layer white lasagna with a friend (each pasta layer was thinly sliced, that it reminded me more of a flat noodle). Both were amazing.

Also sampled the spicy rigatoni vodka. A great choice!

Only down side with the experience is that we had to sit outside (inside was fully booked). If it were a warmer day, it would have been perfect.

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Jing Fong

Went to this place for dinner in the upper west side.

Overall, great food. The domain (especially the Siu Mai) was excellent, and even the crispy Cantonese chow menu (got the vegetable one because a friend I was with is vegetarian).

The white food pictured below (some sort of rice noodle) was also great.

This place also had lychee martinis!

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Koku

Stopped by this Ramen place in Korea Town for a thanksgiving late lunch lunch.

Got the shoyu ramen (which means chicken broth apparently) with pork. Overall pretty good. I should’ve added an extra slice of pork though.

Also paired it with hot Sake. Can’t go wrong with that on a cold day.

Also, wanted to add that this place is a good for eating alone and working on your phone (the eating bar you can just order ramen, drinks, and sit there for a good amount of time on your phone).