NYC Restaurant Week is back!

[just jess]

Jan 21-25
Jan 28-Feb 1
http://www.nycvisit.com/restaurantweek/index.cfm

Last time my sister and i went to Fig and Olive and had a great meal--we actually wound up ordering off the Restaurant week menu since we werent a big fan of it and it came out cheaper anyway lol

G, Richie, Des and I also went to Mesa Grill and had a great time and a pretty good meal--too bad the restaurant week hype and hustle and bustle had us waiting for our table for a good 45 minutes



This year my sister and i are gonna pull a stealth stalkerazzi move and have dinner at Butter monday night LOL --just booked it.

[nycxtcgirl69]

i always wanted to try this

[browneyedgoil]

don't do maloney & porcelli. i thought it wasn't that good.

[antknee]

are these pre-fixed meals during restaurant week?

[nycxtcgirl69]

why cant it be on the weekend

[browneyedgoil]

they do have it on friday. also a lot of the restaurants say lunch only on the website but if u call they have dinner also.

[just jess]

why cant it be on the weekend

bc thats when restaurants make their dough and they iz greedy


lol

[just jess]

are these pre-fixed meals during restaurant week?

yep its a separate prixe fix menu just for restaurant week. you can also order off if it if you dont like it. sometimes they post the menus online beforehand so you can get an idea.

[nycxtcgirl69]

hmmm maybe i will check this out on a friday. i wanna so china grill or megu

[just jess]

we had reservations for megu last year and cancelled after reading shitty reviews from restaurant week

portions were disgustingly small--and food was meh

[antknee]

i think I wanna try mesa grill. Whats flay's other restaurant called?

[nycxtcgirl69]

maybe donetella

[italianchris11]

I think im gonna make reservations for megu midtown and butter :rubhands

[just jess]

maybe donetella

donatella only does lunch though

[just jess]

i think I wanna try mesa grill. Whats flay's other restaurant called?

bar americain i beleive

Mesa was OK when we went---the scallop we had for app was amazing, but my chicken entree was meh----ginos green chile stuffed with goat cheese was awesome though

overall it was too hyped up i guess since its a celeb chefs restaurant--it was a mob scene

[antknee]

bar americain i beleive

Mesa was OK when we went---the scallop we had for app was amazing, but my chicken entree was meh----ginos green chile stuffed with goat cheese was awesome though

overall it was too hyped up i guess since its a celeb chefs restaurant--it was a mob scene

yea I'm not expecting much from the place, but its def a spot I wanna try out regardless. I like his ingredients although he's a prick.

[MizzGenny19]

I can't believe it's restaurant week already! I can't wait to make some reservations tonight! So many places I want to try...Kittichai, Mr. K's, Marimoto, Tribeca Grill, Bull and Bear, Fredericks...where to go!?!?

[nycxtcgirl69]

god dammit all my ideas suck lol is tao on there?

[just jess]

ive heard good things about tribecca grill

[MizzGenny19]

god dammit all my ideas suck lol is tao on there?

yes, but only for lunch

[Naughti Literati]

Bobby Flay also has a place called Bolo on 22nd between Park and Broadway...the food was da BOMB! Went there a few months ago for a friend's birthday.

[browneyedgoil]

donatella only does lunch though

if u call them they sometimes do dinner but it isn't listed on the website. i did this for american grill. they only had lunch listed & i called & made a reservation for dinner. i did it w/ maloney & porcelli last time also.

[just jess]

well ofcourse you can make a reservation for dinner with the regular menu...but they wouldnt offer the restaurant week $35 menu at dinner :hmmm i guess its worth a try

[browneyedgoil]

well ofcourse you can make a reservation for dinner with the regular menu...but they wouldnt offer the restaurant week $35 menu at dinner :hmmm i guess its worth a try

no- not a regular reservation. a reservation for restaurant week. i call & say "are you offering dinner for the restaurant week menu because it only lists lunch on the website" they say "no we are offering dinner- how many". me- "this is definitely for the restaurant week price right" them- "yes".

[just jess]

lolol ok got it

[ANIMALE]

we had reservations for megu last year and cancelled after reading shitty reviews from restaurant week

portions were disgustingly small--and food was meh

megu is gross

[ANIMALE]

ive heard good things about tribecca grill

tribecca grill is bomb
DeNiro knows his food

[just jess]

jon btw.. i just started reading kitchen confidential :rubhands
so far so good

[ANIMALE]

for however long i have been posting on this site, i will never ever know people's obsession with tao/china grill/megu blah blah blah. The over decadent non accurate types of places remind me of cattle farms. rushing people in and rushing people out hopefully blinding them with a big fucking buddha so they cannot taste what the fuck they are swallowing. Thank god..... as ADAM PLATT says in this weeks NY MAGAZINE. "THE GREAT TIDAL WAVE OF GIANT VEGAS-STYLE DINING ESTABLISHMENTS THAT HAS FLOODED THE CITY'S DINING SCENE THE LAST FEW YEARS APPEARS TO HAVE CRESTED AND WASHED OUT TO SEA!"

[LiDDLE ANNA]

going to butter too :rubhands

[ANIMALE]

jon btw.. i just started reading kitchen confidential :rubhands
so far so good

OHHHH SHITTTTTTTTT
NICE
I am reading a cook's tour. i cannot put it down

BTW
GET READY FOR MY REVIEW OF MY NYE DINNER IN MIAMI. YOU ARE GONNA FLIP YOUR WIG!

[antknee]

Bobby Flay also has a place called Bolo on 22nd between Park and Broadway...the food was da BOMB! Went there a few months ago for a friend's birthday.

Yea that's it! Bolo.

[just jess]

OHHHH SHITTTTTTTTT
NICE
I am reading a cook's tour. i cannot put it down

BTW
GET READY FOR MY REVIEW OF MY NYE DINNER IN MIAMI. YOU ARE GONNA FLIP YOUR WIG!

ahhhh whered u go!!?? the suspense!! cant wait to read it :rubhands

[just jess]

for however long i have been posting on this site, i will never ever know people's obsession with tao/china grill/megu blah blah blah. The over decadent non accurate types of places remind me of cattle farms. rushing people in and rushing people out hopefully blinding them with a big fucking buddha so they cannot taste what the fuck they are swallowing. Thank god..... as ADAM PLATT says in this weeks NY MAGAZINE. "THE GREAT TIDAL WAVE OF GIANT VEGAS-STYLE DINING ESTABLISHMENTS THAT HAS FLOODED THE CITY'S DINING SCENE THE LAST FEW YEARS APPEARS TO HAVE CRESTED AND WASHED OUT TO SEA!"

:LOL
you are too much

[Sergeant Chaosss]

Jan 21-25
Jan 28-Feb 1
http://www.nycvisit.com/restaurantweek/index.cfm

Last time my sister and i went to Fig and Olive and had a great meal--we actually wound up ordering off the Restaurant week menu since we werent a big fan of it and it came out cheaper anyway lol

G, Richie, Des and I also went to Mesa Grill and had a great time and a pretty good meal--too bad the restaurant week hype and hustle and bustle had us waiting for our table for a good 45 minutes



This year my sister and i are gonna pull a stealth stalkerazzi move and have dinner at Butter monday night LOL --just booked it.where are we going

[ANIMALE]

ahhhh whered u go!!?? the suspense!! cant wait to read it :rubhands

hahah the suspense!!!!!!
it will be close 2nd to my all time best post the wd-50 review.

[LiDDLE ANNA]

what do you guys recommend at butter? i havent been there yet :shuffle

[just jess]

ive been there years ago when it first opened
i had a steak which was actually amazing

best thing there though is their butter though--i kid you not--its a truffle butter :hungry


but it all depends on what is on the restaurant week menu...u never know :shrugger

[LiDDLE ANNA]

:agree thanks

[Gspot555]

where are we going


How about AquaGrill? Take a look at the list and lets do this shit...



hahah the suspense!!!!!!
it will be close 2nd to my all time best post the wd-50 review.

Yo fucker! Where you been? Take a look a few threads down and see Jess post about Momofuku Noodle Bar...that place was insane...you have to go if you havent been already...I know you will love it

[DiorGirl]

i :heart restaurant week~! i do it every year. last year i went to Tribeca Grill and Nick and Stefs (or maybe it was Stef and Nicks) lol
So gooood!

[xXdReaXx]

restaurant week strikes fear in my heart.

:scared

serving 530 desserts in 5 hours is no joke. tickets flying into my station 20 at a time, servers running around like scared little girls, and depending on my station to serve the last course so they could turn the table.

prix-fix this, a la carte that

"excuse me, but mrs. bitch-a-lot would like the pear tart no pear, no ice cream, but creme anglaise, no nuts, no caramel and mr. bitch-alot would like to know if he could do a cheese plate, no blue, no goat, nothing funky, he hates smelly cheeses, and do we have saltine crackers because he doesnt like artisinal bread and he doesn't like any theing pickled, preserved, pasteurized or pre-packaged...

"... its mrs. and mr. giantcuntrags anniversay and her birthday and the abomination of a child just got into harvard so could you do a happyanniversaryhappybirthdaymylovecongratulations on that plate? SWELL!

"oh and could you send it out in precisely 3 minutes? We have another 80 people waiting at the bar"

:grumble

:wallbang

sorry.

[i3ei3eLiss]

maybe donetella

:agree go there!

[ANIMALE]

How about AquaGrill? Take a look at the list and lets do this shit...




Yo fucker! Where you been? Take a look a few threads down and see Jess post about Momofuku Noodle Bar...that place was insane...you have to go if you havent been already...I know you will love it

been there son....... i been around. iwas in miami for NYE. we need to get together. went to joes shanghai last night with ant.
did u go to saam? or the regualr momofuku? did you have the pork buns? RETARDED

[just jess]

restaurant week strikes fear in my heart.

:scared

serving 530 desserts in 5 hours is no joke. tickets flying into my station 20 at a time, servers running around like scared little girls, and depending on my station to serve the last course so they could turn the table.

prix-fix this, a la carte that

"excuse me, but mrs. bitch-a-lot would like the pear tart no pear, no ice cream, but creme anglaise, no nuts, no caramel and mr. bitch-alot would like to know if he could do a cheese plate, no blue, no goat, nothing funky, he hates smelly cheeses, and do we have saltine crackers because he doesnt like artisinal bread and he doesn't like any theing pickled, preserved, pasteurized or pre-packaged...

"... its mrs. and mr. giantcuntrags anniversay and her birthday and the abomination of a child just got into harvard so could you do a happyanniversaryhappybirthdaymylovecongratulations on that plate? SWELL!

"oh and could you send it out in precisely 3 minutes? We have another 80 people waiting at the bar"

:grumble

:wallbang

sorry.

:LOL

im so glad im not picky...and i bet pastry chefs are too lol

[Gspot555]

been there son....... i been around. iwas in miami for NYE. we need to get together. went to joes shanghai last night with ant.
did u go to saam? or the regualr momofuku? did you have the pork buns? RETARDED

Not Ssam Bar yet, only the regular noodle bar...Pork Buns were amazing

Lets do Korean BBQ

[just jess]

Not Ssam Bar yet, only the regular noodle bar...Pork Buns were amazing

Lets do Korean BBQ

read my other thread
we should totally do saam together and preorder the pork

[Gspot555]

Lets do Ssam bar...email jon to set it up

[xXdReaXx]

:LOL

im so glad im not picky...and i bet pastry chefs are too lol

:werdsign

[nycxtcgirl69]

wahts the best italian rest to go to

[Gspot555]

wahts the best italian rest to go to

During Restaurant week?

Try A Voce http://www.avocerestaurant.com/

I think I may try it myself...

[Chelly]

How about AquaGrill? Take a look at the list and lets do this shit...




Yo fucker! Where you been? Take a look a few threads down and see Jess post about Momofuku Noodle Bar...that place was insane...you have to go if you havent been already...I know you will love it
Aquagrill is excellent! :agree

[So Deeva]

Aquagrill is excellent! :agree


yea definately, ive been a couple times and have never left without having an amazing dish. last time i was there i had the Truffle Crusted Chatham Cod with wild mushroom ravioli, roasted hen of the woods mushrooms and creamed spinach in a truffle mushroom sauce, wow :spitfall

[just jess]

yea definately, ive been a couple times and have never left without having an amazing dish. last time i was there i had the Truffle Crusted Chatham Cod with wild mushroom ravioli, roasted hen of the woods mushrooms and creamed spinach in a truffle mushroom sauce, wow :spitfall

shut UP
that is like the epitome of a perfect dish :heart

[antknee]

yea definately, ive been a couple times and have never left without having an amazing dish. last time i was there i had the Truffle Crusted Chatham Cod with wild mushroom ravioli, roasted hen of the woods mushrooms and creamed spinach in a truffle mushroom sauce, wow :spitfall

jesus....truffle sauce :spitfall

[Mike D]

I'm a little naive and have never done restaurant week but would love to try one or two places out this year...you pay a set price of $35 and is it a set menu? do you have any choices or is everyone in the place eating the same thing? lol

[just jess]

I'm a little naive and have never done restaurant week but would love to try one or two places out this year...you pay a set price of $35 and is it a set menu? do you have any choices or is everyone in the place eating the same thing? lol

its $35 for their 3 course restaurant week menu--but you have have about three options for each course. If you go and you dont like anything on their restaurant week prixe fix menu--you can always order off the regular menu or add things of the regular menu if you wish

try it out...sometimes its a steal :agree

[xXdReaXx]

I'm a little naive and have never done restaurant week but would love to try one or two places out this year...you pay a set price of $35 and is it a set menu? do you have any choices or is everyone in the place eating the same thing? lol

i agree with everything jess said. Only thing to consider...

ppl wait until this time to book reservations at these restaurants, so most will be PACKED, expect to be served quickly. Although your server feels bad (maybe:yourcrazy ) , the maitre'd is most likely screaming at him/her to turn your table.... you'll have your check about 45 minutes after you sit down. Which isn't a lot of time.

ALSO

although RW is two weeks some restaurants run it a bit longer (usually in the summertime it can go from july -first week in september) , check to see if the restaurant is serving the menu the week after. you never know and it will be a much more pleasurable experience:agree

[Mike D]

next question...is it worth it to go to any of these REAL expensive places like a David Burke & Donatella or should I stick to the less pricey restaurants figuring I may get more for my buck? I can't picture a place like David Burke serving up something that spectacular for $35...

[DARKBEATS]

Jan 23rd Is My 10 Year Anniversery Suggestions People ....

[luvmeluvmycat]

Wait- all these resturants are have prefixed $35 dinner menu's? Its almost too good to be true! I want to check out Blue Fin- I've never been :upset

The regular menu isn't even too pricy.

[just jess]

Jan 23rd Is My 10 Year Anniversery Suggestions People ....

i wouldnt take ur wife out for a restaurant week meal on ur anniversary though lol
but definitely go to davidburke&donatella on the weekend.....my bf took me for my bday in october and it was the best meal ive ever had ...eveR

[DARKBEATS]

it just happined to fall during this week..what did you have? at davidburke & donatella

[just jess]

it just happined to fall during this week..what did you have? at davidburke & donatella

here is my long winded review :keke

http://www.nightclubcity.com/forum/showthread.php?t=147955&highlight=davidburke

reason i say dont go with the restaurant week menu--is that there are so many amazing things on the regular menu, it would suck to get gypped :agree

[DARKBEATS]

lol i just booked my reservation

[just jess]

awesome :applaud you will not be disappointed
the asian maitre'd is awesome..i hope hes your waiter he made the experience lots of fun

[DARKBEATS]

jess now thats a review lmaooo

[just jess]

werd ! i was still on cloud 9 ! i couldnt help myself lol

[DARKBEATS]

its all good ... should i ask for the waiter? i dont know him at all.. but that off the menu food is always goods

[Mike D]

Aquagrill is excellent! :agree



why don't I see Aqua Grill on the list? :hmmm

[just jess]

i dont think Aqua grill is on the list for RW