Pchan 5,162 Report post Posted December 12, 2011 We're all spread out and there's a lot of cool unique stuff we can get only where we're at ... like a Dallas BBQ in NYC or an exclusive chain just in the city you live in. Use this topic to post about your favorite unique eats/ dishes ... can't wait to see what you guys post! Regs, this is a mandatory post topic. I'm looking at all of you Here I go ... NYC Specific The battle of the best Pastrami sandwich is between Katz and Carnegie ... Katz - Carnegie - I had the pastrami sandwich at Carnegie before Thanksgiving and the pastrami is a lot softer than Katz, BUT Katz wins in my book just on overall taste and bite. Artichoke pizza ... right after a disappointing Nader Sadek show, we hit up Artichoke and it was my first time there. Flawless. I can't remember the last time my eyes kinda rolled back as I mumbled how good something tasted. I didn't expect it to be SO good. I need to try their other slices like the crab slice. Here's an article on them - http://guestofaguest.com/everything-you-need-to-know/artichoke-pizzeria-buzz/ I've tried Lombardi's (they first pizza joint in NYC per the Guinness Book) and I really like Vezzo's. I've yet to try out Grimaldi's though. Gray's Papaya for hot-dogs ... Waffle Truck guys ... people flock to wherever they are, they send out tweets (http://twitter.com/#!/waffletruck/) and there's always a line ' Arepa lady! Roosevelt Ave. nr. 78th St., Jackson HeightsMaria Piedad Cano might be New York’s most revered street vendor. She’s a Chowhound cult favorite, a former lawyer and judge, she says, and, most telling, the subject of a MySpace page that forecasts the likelihood that she’ll be appearing at her regular spot each weekend. Her presence is iffy and weather-dependent; she winters in her native Colombia and reassumes her curbside position in spring, but only on Friday and Saturday nights and generally after ten o’clock. And for a former officer of the court, the once-permit-challenged corn-cake specialist hasn’t always been a stickler for the letter of the law: When asked by Chow.com why she works the graveyard shift, she replied, “Because there are fewer police walking around.” Still, faithful fans make the pilgrimage for her specialty: two types of ethereal Colombian arepas, brushed with margarine and griddled until brown and crispy. The arepa de queso is thicker and smaller, its soft insides infiltrated with melted cheese. The flatter, wider one, arepa de choclo, is made with a different corn batter and folded over salty grated cheese. There are skewered sausages and denser, smaller arepitas, too, but they’re not what’s earned the mild-mannered sidewalk chef her infatuated following, or the nickname “Sainted Arepa Lady.” Quote I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pchan 5,162 Report post Posted December 12, 2011 Rice To Riches for the best rice pudding in Manhattan ... THE BEST ... I love this place because of the tons of witty comments like "No Skinny Bitches Allowed" at the door, "Stressed spelled backwards is Desserts", etc. 53rd and 6th Halal Cart guy ... massive following, big lines at 2 AM on weekdays even ... their hot sauce is pretty good, I enjoy it actually, it's made my friends sweat. Pomme Frites ... french fries in 3 sizes and a whole lot of good dipping sauces to go with! Go Go Curry for Japanese curry ... versus Curry-Ya for their limited time only baked Japanese Curry ... hmmmm ... I rate Go Go Curry higher but both places are unique and must-haves. I know Eppy's had Go Go Curry before and he did like it = ) Go Go Curry - Curry-Ya - There's more I can think of but I'll stop for now because this's already 2 posts in for my first post X'D .... SOOOOOOOOOOO PPPPPOOOOOSSSSSSSTTTTTT AAAAAWWWWWWAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYY!!! Quote I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgstone 8,672 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 omg that second sandwich you posted looks so damn delicious! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathscytheX 9,732 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 As featured on Man v. Food Nation the Ulimate Stuffed Tony Burger... no burger rivals it. I dont care what kind of local burger you have... a one-pound burger patty stuffed with sauteed onions, conecuh sausage, and three cheeses. Topped with bacon, candied jalapenos, two cheeses, and a fried egg on a black sesame bun... pure bliss... conecuh sausage is exlusive to this area... If you can find a way to order it and get it shipped to you, I urge you to do so.... the sausage alone is amazing, but stuffed inside a patty with cheese is amazing. Quote GET A NEW FUNK ON BEFORE YOU GET DUMPED ON! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pchan 5,162 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 Man, that description sounds really yummy. REALLY YUM. I'm not a big fan of Man vs Food (the show) but sometimes you want to try out some of the stuff he eats. That show is waaay excessive X'D. As long as something tastes good I don't care if it's like ... small portion or big. But dude, I gotta try that! Bourdain recommended this one burger joint where the burger cost $27 without tax. I went there to check it out and it was pretty underwhelming. For $20something I could get their faaatttty HIGH oz Herb Roasted Prime Rib steak which is to die for. Then again, Bourdain recommend a Japanese bar called Sake Bar Hagi which is awesome. Yo Britishers, post some of your local foooooodz. Dubird, TX foooooodz. Eppy/ Cabbit, NJ fooooooodz! DX, mOaR foooooooodz! Quote I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CabbitGirl 4,018 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 ok i'll have to remember to take a picture of my pork roll, egg and cheese on a bagel before i eat it X'D awww mannnnn i need to go on a food adventure with you in the city gg!!! that deli food looks amaaaazing my buddies i told you that are going to school up there said they found a few good places too!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pchan 5,162 Report post Posted December 13, 2011 Sweet!! Let me know what they found cos it'll be rad if I haven't been to those places, so there's more places for me to check out *yaay* . They should definitely hit up Artichoke (pizza place) that's about 3 blocks away from Union Sq or Curry Ya that's also downtown because I think they're somewhere downtown right? Near NYU there's a place called Bauhaus for it's Taiwanese sandwiches (really good) or there's a Korean food truck guy who's pretty good. There's a bunch more!! Quote I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgstone 8,672 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 That burger looks amazing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathscytheX 9,732 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 Oh it is.... $16 well worth it... Quote GET A NEW FUNK ON BEFORE YOU GET DUMPED ON! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pchan 5,162 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 I'd eat it ... DEFINITELY. Where're you at DX? Quote I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DeathscytheX 9,732 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 In the dirty south. Mobile, Alabama. lol Its a local restaurant. They guy trained under Emerald Lagasse, but IMO, his food is a lot better. Its a place called The Hungry Owl. He has a lot of other good things like Crawfish Lasagna, Alligator Pot Pie, and the most amazing blackened tuna I've ever had. Quote GET A NEW FUNK ON BEFORE YOU GET DUMPED ON! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pchan 5,162 Report post Posted December 14, 2011 I need to go there. Teleportation, why don't you exist? Alternatively, DX drive over to Manhattan and kidnap me. I permit it. Consensual kidnap, if such a thing exists. Quote I am putting myself to the fullest possible use, which is all I think that any conscious entity can ever hope to do. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sledgstone 8,672 Report post Posted December 15, 2011 Teleportation would be so nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
erika08 100 Report post Posted December 15, 2011 wow!!! the pictures of the food makes my mouth watering, yummy, I wanna eat now. Ku De Ta Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
