After taking over an hour to get to my apartment on 34th street from 125th, my family was hungry, cranky and tired.  We headed to Vezzo, in hopes to get some delicious pizza, but with a half hour wait, we decided to head next door to Da’ Giulio.  If you are tight on time and [...]

Our little lunch group in the office has expanded from our usual cheap lunch spots - Subway and street carts - and recently began ordering in at least once a week.  Recently, we were attracted to the Thai restaurant Jaiya, because of the lunch specials.
Located in Murray Hill and Long Island City, Jaiya offers a [...]

A few weeks ago, a couple of co-workers and I went searching for a falafel cart that was spotted earlier in the week down on Park Ave South and the lower 20s.   Unfortunately, the cart had moved, and with our stomachs growling, the New York Burger Co. sign caught our eye.  While my hunger [...]

If you’ve lived in New York for at least a week, you’ve probably seen the signs on the subway advertising cheap barbecue from Dallas BBQ.  With posters advertising meals for $9.99, I’ve often wondered - is this place for real?
After debating about where to go for dinner, my friend Karl and I decided to meet [...]

I’ll admit it. I’m a sucker for a coupon. Give me $10 off to Old Navy or free Red Mango, you can guarantee I’ll visit those establishments ASAP. I may not need a Performance Fleece or Frozen Yogurt, but by God, I’ll use that coupon.
So when I received my monthly coupons in [...]

After weeks of telling us about how amazing Crif Dogs is in the East Village, my friend Joe finally rallied up the troops and we headed down there for Wednesday Friendsday.  Crif Dogs specialty, as the name suggests, is hot dogs with all different kinds of toppings.  It is a bit of a dive, but [...]

I knew it was going to be a long day when I suggested to my friend Doug that we should get nachos after work - and it was only 9:30 a.m.  While the Wharf is usually our go-to nacho spot, we decided to try some place new.  After a little research, Doug found the Waterfront [...]

Everytime I get off the subway at Ditmars and walk to Ben’s house, I pass Taverna Kyclades, a little seafood place in Astoria.  And no matter what time we walk by, this place is always crowded.  So last Thursday, we decided to try it.
While there was a line at 9:30 at night, being a table [...]

If you’ve been reading this blog, you know over the past few weeks I’ve had a craving for Friendly’s, especially for an ice cream sundae.  While traveling out of NYC hasn’t been an option, I decided to look at Yelp for dessert recommendations and unfortunately, most Yelpers recommended heading to your local grocery store for [...]

Headed over to Turkish Kitchen for dinner the other night because we had a 20% off coupon.  I won’t leave you in suspense - I’m starting to think I might not like Middle Eastern food that isn’t served from a street cart.
I walked into Turkish Kitchen, and immediately smelled a whiff of B.O.  It was [...]