Mini Review / Restaurant
Cynthia
Cynthia is a new tasting menu spot in West village specializing in zero waste food. The food was decent, but nothing special. It was also expensive at $140 per person for the amount of food you get. Skip it.
Reviews
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Mini Review / Restaurant
Mikado UES
I had low expectations for a Upper East Side sushi spot, but it was better than I expected. The sushi rice was good and warm, and the fish quality was solid. My main gripe was they abused truffle. Like, they put some on uni which is a bewildering choice. I know they were probably going for fancy, but the truffle killed uni's delicate flavors. Still, I'd go back if I'm in the area since it was reasonably priced. Oh, and get the nigiri—their rolls were meh.
Mini Review / Drink
Russell Reserve 6 Year Rye
A classic rye with peppery notes. It worked very well in a rye old-fashioned. I'd get it again.
Mini Review / Movie
Manchester By the Sea
Great acting and nice emotional pay-off at the end. It was also a nice hearing the Boston accent again. I enjoyed it, but didn't love it.
Mini Review / Restaurant
Steak Street
Work lunch spot—My colleague recommended this steak spot for its value. For about $20, you get a 6oz steak with a side. It was pretty tasty, although one of my steak pieces was cooked rare instead of medium rare. I'd go back, but not frequently given how heavy the meal was.
Mini Review / Restaurant
Bridges
The sardines and confit trout were the best. Skip their signature cured tuna, it was good but nothing special. The main highlight is how fresh and high quality their veggies are. The food is overpriced for what you get, but I'd still go back. Their drinks were good too.
Mini Review / Restaurant
Arvine
My Arctic Char was cooked very well, but otherwise all the other food I got—the bison tartare and garlic knot were meh. For drinks, I got the Search & Rescue[1] and that was just ok too.
Mini Review / Restaurant
Cote
First time back to this high-end Korean BBQ spot in about eight years. Still very good, with great service. I can see why they've kept their one Michelin star for so long.
Mini Review / Restaurant
Il Leone
Il Leone? I didn't know Leone was sick! But for real, if you like lots of char on your pizza, this is a good spot for you. The signature lobster pizza had lots of lobster, but I liked their margherita more.
Mini Review / Bar
Cocktail Omakase
I've never had a drink quite like their Sushi Sazerac. It was a sazerac in spirit (pun intended), but it had bonito in it so there were notes of the sea while it was balanced by the melon aromatics.
Mini Review / Restaurant
Bufón
The duck, confit potatoes, and passion fruit tart were good, otherwise the tuna carpaccio, sunchokes, and long beans were fine. Not bad but I don't recommend going out of your way to go here.
Mini Review / Movie
The French Connection
Great cinematography. It's probably of the era its style, but I wanted more character development.
Mini Review / Restaurant
Banh Anh Em
Quite good but not worth the two-hour wait.