A personal blog detailing dining and eating experiences
Went here for our first meal in Dubai (as we were going to start going around the old area).
To start, we got the Chicken Shawarma Sambousa, and hummus. Both great dishes.
We also tried the Arabic coffee. Fairly strong, and seemed to have a hint of rose water.
For the main, got the chicken bayani. Also great.
Would come back here again. The staff were all very try nice and friendly.
After visiting a mall in Dubai, we decided to check out this restaurant for drinks. It is conveniently located in a Marriott hotel (and you get a 20% discount for being a Marriott Bonvoy Gold member).
For drinks got an Aperol Spritz and a Glenfidech 12 neat.
For appetizers, got the lollipop chicken. Would probably not get that again.
Overall like the vibe and the drinks, so would come back.
Went to this place for pre-dinner drinks (it is attached to the Moma, but not in the museum itself).
You can show up, and there is a chance you can get a lounge table at the bar (it’s a first come first serve).
We only tried the boneless chicken bucket (which comes with fries). Would get it again.
For drinks, tried a variety of drinks. From a whisky sour to a pisco sour to an espresso martini without simple syrup.
Second dinner in Amsterdam, where we met up with a few folks also traveling here.
For drinks, they had a limited selection (got Jameson on the rocks).
For food, most of it was spicy (could handle at most 2 out of 3 chili scores).
We got the spicy chicken, spicy green beans, 2 dumpling dishes, a spicy beef dish, and a spicy fish dish. All of it I would order again, but really like the fish (and dumplings were just ok).
We went to this restaurant for our first dinner at Edinburgh.
One interesting thing I noticed is that there was. I Asian staff for a Thai restaurant (of course that is totally ok).
For this restaurant it is basically family style. We got the short rib (which was a red curry), the green beef curry, the sea bream fish, cucumber salad, and the crispy chicken. I would get all of them again except the crispy chicken.
For drinks, got their version of a cosmo (wish it was a bit sweeter), and an Aperol spritz (can’t go wrong with that)
One thing we did wish though is that they had some sort of noodle dish. Aside from that would come back.
Tried this Mediterranean to go place for lunch (there is one in Penn station and one slightly outside. This one is outside).
Got the Naya bowl (basically a bowl you can customize what you want). What I put in it was some lettuce, rice, half chicken, half beef, onion, tomatoes, feta, and a sauce that was almost like tiziki sauce).
I thought it was pretty good. Kinda wish the rice was the yellow rice. It tasted more cocunutty, but still was ok.
Definitely would come back here! Not the typical Korean food I order, but I would order everything we got again.
We first ordered their signature dish, the Hangari Bossam (the pork belly it came with was very tender… you’re supposed to eat it with the veggies acting like a sandwich).
We also ordered the Chicken Kal Guk Su. Chicken was ok, but really liked the broth and udon noodles that were in it.
We also got a side of dumplings, which were also great.
This restaurant is part of Jean George’s restaurants (whose restaurant by the same name has two Michelin stars).
First, I’ll say all the food is great. Will definitely com back here again.
For drinks, got their version of a whisky sour. Definitely would get it again.
For appetizers, got a crab salad (not pictured below), corn soup, and a sashimi avocado lettuce wrap. All great.
For the main, got the clam linguini, as well as tried the chicken. Would get either dish again.
Overall, had a solid meal.
Tried this Chinese restaurant at LIC (Long Island City). Gotta say I was surprisingly impressed.
It doesn’t have what you would typically expect from a Chinese restaurant. But what we ordered was all good.
We got several cold dishes including cucumbers, chicken and beef. They all tasted great and would order all of them again
We also got a warm lamb dish. I would eat again, but would order something else if I had the choice.
We also got the Dunhuang Pan Fried noodles with chicken. The noodles are hand made, and they were fantastic. Would get it again for sure.
Only thing about this place is that it doesn’t have a liquor license. Hopefully that changes in the future.
Another Mediterranean place we tried in Greece, but this one was fast food.
Got a Gyro pita. Interestingly outside America they add fries inside it. It tasted pretty good, but would still prefer a plate instead of a pita.
For appetizers, we got falafel and tzatziki. I would admit the falafel was a bit dry.”, but tzatziki was good.
In the end, would come here again, but maybe try a plate or even the souvlaki.
