Burger @ The Sunburnt Cow

How did I ever miss this little jewel on the LES? (That's lower east side for anyone unfamiliar)

Unlimited mimosas and a burger with weird stuff on it? I'm in.

So they took a while to get our food to us but once it was there I liked it better than I thought. Being drunk from the mimosas helped a lot too.

This burger is done Aussie style with a beet, a slice of pineapple and an egg on top. I devoured every last bite too!

This place doesn't hold your reservation after 15 minutes and will only seat you if your entire party is there. (we had to cab from Morningside Heights down there in about... 15-20 mins and made it with a minute to spare!)

Dumpakht I <3 You

So after I heard Banjara had this deliciousness akin to a curry chicken (or lamb or shrimp or veggie) pot pie, I had to give it a shot.

Boy was I not disappointed.

The whole thing is covered in puffy nan bread and baked slowly to perfection. The chicken was very tender, the sauce was flavorful and spicy without being hot. An added bonus is that it comes with rice so you don't have to worry about running out of the crust.

So good.

Banjara
97 1st Ave
New York, NY 10003
(212) 473-1540

bahn mi me!

So I dun remember if I posted this picture, or not...

...but I love bahn mi. Going around lunch time to Bahn Mi Saigon is your guaranteed "I'm going to wait a while" lunch. So delicious when you finally bite into it though. Here's what the line looked like when I went last week (Yes, it's in the back of a jewelry shop.):


I get the #1 mild or slightly spicy! The spicy sauce is mmmm...

Bahn Mi Saigon
138 Mott St
(between Grand St & Hester St)
New York, NY 10013

West End? Psh... it's all about Havana Central now.

When I was in undergrad the West End was the go to bar for most of the frats and sororites on campus... which means I rarely set foot in there. I can see the appeal of shot girls and jello shots with whipped cream on top and slipping around in someone spilled something, but I'd rather do that in one of the bars down in the Village.

A while back this place turned into a cuban restaurant called Havana Central. In its earliest incarnation I visited and was mighty underwhelmed.

Now that I'm back in the neighb and always up for giving a place another chance I've changed my tune.

This is a media noche. It's a cuban sandwich (ham, roast pork, pickle, mayo, mustard, infused with deliciousness) on a sweet roll instead of the standard bread!

It was delish!

I also had some maduros (the sweet plantains) and for breakfast the next day at work I saved this little plate of chorizo with roast potatoes, onions and surprise cheese!*




THE WEST END | 2911 Broadway
(between 113th & 114th Streets)
Phone: 212 662-8830 | Fax: 212 662-9107




*Surprise cheese is cheese you don't know is going to be in your dish, but you're happy to find anyway.

Artichoke Basile... a mini DiFara closer and quicker

So I went to this tiny place (14th b/t 1st and 2nd) a couple days ago and had to get the Artichoke pie..

It was good, very good, but it's not what made me swoon with delight.

This...this... smallish slice of Sicilian pizza heaven is what will keep me going back for more:

The crust is infused with generous amounts of olive oil. The sauce is perfectly chunky and the cheese just coats the whole thing in a blanket of deliciousness. There's fresh basil on this and the regular slice and when I go back I'm going to skip the artichoke slice so I have more room for these.

When I went they didn't have the cauliflower fritti because apparently with the volume of people coming through it's hard to make it in a sensible amount of time.

I look forward to the day when I can try that too. =)