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89th And Broke

I'm a young professional living in Astoria (formerly of Williamsburg, the UES and Murray Hill - I move a lot!). I'm always looking for something fun to do or the best place to grab a drink and dinner at an affordable price around the city. Have a suggestion? Email me at Laura AT 89thandbroke DOT com.
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Kale Never Tasted So Good

A while back I went with my boyfriend’s family to dine at E & E Grill House. Now for full disclosure, his family knows the owner, but let’s just put it this way, if I didn’t like it I simply wouldn’t write about it.

I was looking forward to our lunch for two reasons: [...]

UWS’s Gem: Dive Bar

Since I babysit on the UWS, and I’ll be attending school in the fall there as well, I’ve begun exploring the neighborhood quite a bit more. I know it’s a haven for restaurants (often out of my student price range), but I don’t see too many bars. The other night my friend/ex-coworker and I [...]

Deal Alert! It’s National Lobster Day!

Today is National Lobster Day and Nick’s Lobster in Brooklyn is celebrating the day and their 56th anniversary with a pretty impressive  two-course Lobster Lovers Prefix Menu for $25 plus a draft beer or glass of red or white wine! You’ll get a choice from the following list:

Select 1 appetizer

Lobster Roll slider Baked [...]

The Lobster Place is the Place for Lobster Rolls

My friend Tom and I have been on a lobster roll hunt around NYC for the past few months.  Recently, we had tried Pearl Oyster Bar and while we liked it, we wanted to go somewhere easier on the wallet – which let’s face it, is hard when lobster is involved.

We turned to [...]

Splurge at Pearl Oyster Bar

This year, I decided to skip Restaurant Week.  Yes, I know that for some people, that may be a sin.  But for me, I figured I’d use the money I’d spend on dinner and go to Pearl Oyster Bar instead.  My friend Tom and I had been trying tons of lobster rolls around the [...]

Deal Alert! Get 20% Off At Mermaid Inn on SMM!

Next Monday may be worth looking forward to….well, at least it won’t be quite as drab with The Mermaid Inn‘s Social Media Monday (SMM)! What that means is that if you follow them on Twitter or their Facebook page, you’ll find a special password released on Monday that will earn you 20% off your bill at any [...]

Deal Alert! Use Foursquare to Score Free Food!

McCormick and Schmick‘s has a new promotion: sign into the restaurant via foursquare during happy hour (Mon-Fri 3:30-6:30 and 9:30-close) and receive a free item from the $1.95 bar menu (excluding the cheeseburger) with the purchase of a beverage. And if you’re the mayor? You get a free entree with the purchase of another.

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Cucina Di Pesca’s Happy Hour Delights!

This past weekend my boyfriend and I used a LivingSocial voucher to try out the Italian restaurant Cucina Di Pesca in the East Village.  We had some time to kill before our reservation and I remembered reading about a happy hour on the website, so we decided to see what it entailed.

Grabbing a [...]

Deal Alert! All Day Happy Hour at City Crab!

Today and Friday you can enjoy half priced beers, select wines, appetizers and $1 oysters at City Crab because it’s Happy Hour all day long! Laura and I huge fans of their happy hour specials! I mean come on, a huge bowl of mussels marinara with bread to soak up the sauce for only [...]

Solid Meal at Village Lobster and Crabhouse

It’s a tradition at work when a new guy starts, we all go to lunch as a group.  As the only girl in the office and a lover of restaurants, I naturally am the one to pick the place.  This time, I thought we’d try the new Village Lobster and Crabhouse.  The restaurant is [...]

Food For A Fraction Of The Cost