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Morimoto
80 10th Ave. b/w 15th & 16th St.
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masaharu morimoto is the original iron chef who has come a long way from his childhood in hiroshima, japan, where he studied sushi making and the art of kaiseki (seasonal tasting m.. >
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Nobu
105 Hudson St. at Franklin St.
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2.6
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Black gold... >
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Sushi Yasuda
204 E 43rd St. b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.
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2.9
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Sushi Yasuda Sushi Yasuda is the best sushi experience I have ever had for so many reasons. Every piece of sushi, every piece of sashimi, the wasabi, Chef Tom, the tea, the atmosph.. >
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Blue Ribbon Sushi
119 Sullivan St. b/w Prince & Spring St.
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$$$$$
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2.8
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Frank Bruni finally gets to Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar and Grill, and he agrees with me that it is one fine restaurant. He didn't find the sushi as impressive as I did. His quote: "In t.. >
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Masa
10 Columbus Circle, 4th Fl. at 60th St.
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1.8
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How much would you pay for perfection?
Conventional wisdom (mine included), among those who have eaten at both restaurants, says Urasawa (LA) is a better experience than Masa at on.. >
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Lure FishBar
142 Mercer St. at Prince St.
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A Catch: It's counterintuitive to order a burger at a seafood restaurant, but this one rewards stubborn landlubbers with a boatload of briny deliciousness... >
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EN Japanese Brasserie
435 Hudson St. b/w Leroy & Morton St.
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$$$$$
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3.1
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Every so often I will give a list of restaurant recommendations based on notable and recent dining experiences I've had. These aren't reviews. No one I know speaks in terms of sta.. >
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Jewel Bako
239 E 5th St. b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.
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3.1
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Yesterday we returned to NYC. I love the visual when driving back in to NYC as you come over the LIE down to the midtown tunnel and the skyline starts to appear. Fred blasted Peter.. >
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Megu
62 Thomas St. b/w W Broadway & Church St.
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$$$$$
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3.2
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There are certain restaurants I would never go during Restaurant Week for many reasons. I don’t like to fight with the twenty bajillion more people who are trying to get a cheaper.. >
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Chiyoda Sushi N.Y.
16 E 41st St. b/w Madison Ave. & 5th Ave.
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3.2
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It’s just outside of the “official” Midtown Lunch Boundaries, but I’ve been meaning to make it up to Katagiri for awhile- hearing for months now that it’s a pretty sweet Japanese M.. >
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Sushi of Gari
402 E 78th St. b/w 1st & York Ave.
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3
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I've been obsessing to go to Sushi of Gari for a while and so Sunday was the day my dreams came true. My wife and I got a call from a friend.. >
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Ono (at the Hotel Gansevoort)
18 9th Ave. at Gansevoort St.
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$$$$$
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3.4
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I made a journey to the Upper Westside last night. I met two old friends at Neo. A sushi joint at 83rd and Broadway. Consistently I have found the food on Upper Westside like th.. >
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Aburiya Kinnosuke
213 E 45th St. b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.
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3.3
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Went to an Izakaya joint last night with a group of friends to celebrate a buddy's belated birthday. Aburiya Kinnosuke - (Highly Recommended) 45th between 2nd & 3rd Ave. 212-8.. >
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Sasabune
401 E 73rd St. at 1st Ave.
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$$$$$
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5
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I stopped taking photos of my trips to Sasabune a long time ago, so the ones above were taken from previous trips last February. It was time to revisit my favorite sushi place i.. >
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Bond St
6 Bond St. b/w Broadway & Lafayette St.
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$$$$$
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3.1
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Several years ago, you would have caught a glimpse of Leonardo DiCaprio dining at Bond St. Today, the bouncer in all-black suit is still standing outside and all the beautiful peop.. >
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Upstairs at Bouley
130 W Broadway at Duane St.
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When we first came to New York City about 25 years ago our taste buds were opened to a new world. Certainly we always enjoyed good food and I had even cooked way back then sometime.. >
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Kuruma Zushi
7 E 47th St. 2nd Fl. b/w 5th & Madison Ave.
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2.9
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Enter the narrow corridor and walk past the security guard. Cram into the tiny elevator, take it to the second floor, and turn around, as the opposite door will open... into the de.. >
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Cafe Duke
1450 Broadway at 41st St.
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Despite my extensive report on fake shrimp at by the lb. buffets, the word is not entirely out on this NYC deli tactic.
From commenter “Leo” on the post about Cafe Duke (51st btw. .. >
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SushiSamba 7
87 7th Ave. S b/w Grove & Barrow St.
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$$$$$
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2.7
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I love trekking down to the West Village for eats. My 15 minute subway ride feels like a world apart from the sleepier Upper West Side... >
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Tomoe Sushi
172 Thompson St. b/w Bleecker & Houston St.
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$$$$$
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3
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I've been on a little of a hiatus from the blog because real-life work and school matters started getting in the way, so here's just a quick round-up of food porn from Tomoe Sushi .. >
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Bar Masa
10 Columbus Circle, 4th Fl. at 60th St.
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$$$$$
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3.2
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I had a night to kill, was in the mood for some sushi, didn’t feel like fish overload @ Kuruma Zushi, and Sushi Yasuda just isn’t for me. For some reason, Masa fit the mood but i d.. >
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Taro Sushi
446 Dean St. at Flatbush Ave.
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$$$$$
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The title of this post is a strong statement, one that requires research. And so, after titling this post "The Best Sushi in Park Slope," I decided to do the required research: I G.. >
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15 East
15 East 15th St. near Union Sq. West
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3.2
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Lon had a positive experience at 15 East when he went for lunch with Steve & Justin. Of course when he told me about it, I insisted on going. We decided to try dinner this past wee.. >
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Matsuri (at the Maritime Hotel)
369 W 16th St. at 9th Ave.
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$$$$$
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I dined with a couple of colleagues at Matsuri in early December. While William Grimes was convinced that the sushi was in the upper third, we considered it merely mid-range — whic.. >
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win49
205 Allen St. b/w Houston & Stanton St.
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$$$$$
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3
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If you live in/around NYC, then you'll know that yesterday felt blood-freezing (which I guess also means ...human freezing) cold. You know that feeling you get in your hands when i.. >
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Haru
205 W 43rd St. b/w Broadway & 8th Ave.
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$$$$$
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I don’t have anything to work on for the rest of the day, so I thought I’d do a retroactive post. On Christmas Eve, my friend Abbey and I ate at the Haru in Times Square. I found t.. >
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Hedeh
57 Great Jones St. b/w Lafayette St. & Bowery
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Hideyuki Nakajima, or Hedeh as he is also known, had been a veteran of the Matsuhisa empire for several years before heading to New York to do his own thing. Minus all the hoopla J.. >
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Vanessa's Dumplings
220 E 14th St. b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.
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$$$$$
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3.4
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I've mentioned Vanessa's Dumplings Vanessa's Dumplings before but I thought I'd give a more thorough review this time. We've ordered from Vanessa's Dumplings a couple of times and .. >
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Sake Bar Satsko
202 E 7th St. b/w Avenue B & Avenue C
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$$$$$
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3.5
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In alphabet city, between Avenue A and Avenue B - its a teeny, tiny bar, specializing in sake and fusian asian appetizers with a Japanese bent. Great intimate place to learn about .. >
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Blue Water Grill
31 Union Square W at 16th St.
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Well we really enjoyed our special night out, dinner (with my parents) at Blue Water Grill last night. I've heard it consistenly mentioned as one of (many) top NYC spots, and looki.. >
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Yagura
24 E 41st St. b/w Madison and 5th Ave.
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Scruffy but cheap takeout up front, OK Japanese market in back. Suntory Gokuri "Miracle of Grapefruit" (14 fl. oz.; $1.99), from Japan, was pulpy and uncarbonated, but not the equa.. >
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Houston's
378 Park Ave. S b/w 26th & 27th St.
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I was out with a couple of food writer friends a couple of weeks ago at a fancypants Italian restaurant when first one and then the other began to rhapsodize about the Houston's in.. >
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Nobu 57
40 W 57th St. b/w 5th & 6th Ave.
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"How do you feel about celebrating Christmas Eve with a Gentile?" That's what I asked my Jewish co-worker when he visited New York for the holidays. The company I used to work for.. >
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Katsu-Hama
11 E 47th St. b/w Madison & 5th Ave.
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1.6
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Katsuhama, the only tonkatsu restaurant in New York, is three blocks from my work! There is little section up front that offers bento boxes, onigiri and made-to-order udon, but be.. >
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Koi (at the Bryant Park Hotel)
40 W 40th St. b/w 5th & 6th Ave.
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$$$$$
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When Diana and I made plans to see "A History of Violence" on 2nd. Avenue Friday night, we came across the obstacle of "where will we eat for dinner?" My brain entered Terminator m.. >
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Sachiko's on Clinton
25 Clinton St. b/w Houston & Stanton St.
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2.7
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$180 for four people with three carafes of sake and two beers, without tip I didn’t expect to save money during Japanese Restaurant Week. Every restaurant week promo I’ve managed t.. >
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Makimono
101 Second Ave. at 6th St.
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I've been hearing great things about Jewel Bako for a couple of years now, but since you need a reservation to eat there (hence requiring much advance planning of which I am terrib.. >
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Japonais
111 E 18th St. b/w Park Ave. S & Irving Pl.
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3.2
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In Neil Gaiman’s book “Good Omens” any audio cassette left in a car for a fortnight automatically morphs itself into a copy of Queen’s Greatest Hits. Much like the ill-fated tapes .. >
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Izumi Sushi
139 W 28th St. b/w 6th & 7th Ave.
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My list of sushi places is suddenly one shorter: Yoshio Izumi, proprietor of hole-in-the-wall Izumi Sushi, has passed on. I've been going to Izumi for about 16 years now; it's alwa.. >
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Fusia Asian Cuisine
677 Lexington Ave. at 56th St.
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3.2
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Mint had a toothache. It got worse. Then, it got worse. And so she decided it was time to see a dentist. At 9:15 p.m. a Monday night. The pickings are slim, I assure you. We decid.. >
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Next Door Nobu
105 Hudson St. at Franklin St.
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Growing up, Chinese food was the standard Sunday night dinner. This is big among Jews. Not sure why. A lot of them have gone upscale to Japanese food. Much more costly. Last n.. >
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Hatsuhana
17 E 48th St. b/w 5th & Madison Ave.
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You still have five more days to enjoy Summer Restaurant Week 2007. If you have a job like mine (i.e. one where you don’t get to take summer associates out to lunches paid for by .. >
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Choshi
77 Irving Pl. at 19th St.
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$$$$$
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3.2
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This week I went Japanese: for lunch and a dessert flight, if you will. The latter will be explained later on. On Tuesday, I went to Choshi Sushi for lunch. There are two reasons f.. >
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Chanto
133 7th Ave. S at W 10th St.
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$$$$$
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3.2
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Already well-loved for its 49 restaurants in Japan, the Chanto dynasty is determined to make this Greenwich Village outpost the 50th star on their proverbial dining flag (think Nob.. >
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Ruby Foo's
1626 Broadway at 49th St.
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2.7
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I know no one is going to believe me, but the Ruby Foo's on 77th and Broadway has become what is desperately needed in any neighborhood, a good, reasonably priced restaurant that y.. >
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Kion Dining Lounge
509 E 6th St. b/w Avenue A & B
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2.9
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After the bad meal (particularly a bad Asian Meal) at Chow Bar, we wanted some solid Asian food the next night. Wanted to go to Yakitori Taisho since we were already in the East V.. >
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Natori
58 Saint Marks Pl. b/w 1st & 2nd Ave.
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$$$$$
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I eat Japanese food with little frequency. That’s why when someone in the know invites me out, I can’t resist. A friend, Nao, had an impromptu birthday dinner at Natori, an unassum.. >
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Sushi Park
121 2nd Ave. b/w 7th & 8th St.
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$$$$$
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On Christmas Eve, a Gaijin Girl's thoughts naturally turn to mistletoe, christmas lights, cranberry sauce...and sushi? Okay, my tastes are far from normal. But it was Christmas eve.. >
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Redeye Grill
890 7th Ave. at 56th St.
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Manhattan's #1 fan came into the city to take his #1 fan out to dinner. My weekend was packed with going away work parties, and there were a couple painful mornings of being hunche.. >
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Sushi Lounge
132 Saint Marks Pl. at Avenue A
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$$$$$
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3.2
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A few weeks ago, I went to dinner with an old college buddy. I brought him to my ’hood; the LES. A convo arises. .. >
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Choga
145 Bleecker St. b/w Laguardia Pl. & Thompson St.
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If you keep up with my flickr account, you may notice that I blog about 75% of the stuff I actually photograph. I'm too lazy to write about everything, but I'll dig up some old stu.. >
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Souen
28 E 13th St. b/w University Pl. & 5th Ave.
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$$$$$
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If possible, I'd want to come back to this Macrobiotic restaurant Souen as often as I could. I came here for breakfast and had the Mochi Waffle with Yanou (Grain coffee). The Mochi.. >
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Lili's
1500 3rd Ave. b/w 84th & 85th St.
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Who says you can’t get great Chinese food north of Spring Street? Actually I did. But I correct myself, there’s a plenty of options spread across Manhattan on the East and West s.. >
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Minado
6 East 32nd St.
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Minado is a chain of Japanese All You Can Eat buffets. There was once a Minado in Manhattan but it closed less than 2 years ago and became Todai. There are still 5 locations on the.. >
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Kanoyama
175 2nd Ave. at 11th St.
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2.8
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i had noticed before the excellent zagat ratings posted outside kanoyama, so on chich’s suggestion as a dinner destination last sunday, we all headed here. first: it’s not as big i.. >
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Geisha
33 E 61st St. b/w Madison & Park Ave.
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At Geisha, a Japanese theme park of a restaurant, passable sushi and meat play second fiddle to a dazzling atmosphere of Upper East Side glamor... >
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Chikubu
12 E 44th St. b/w 5th & Madison Ave.
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2.4
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The only place that serves Hebo. I haven't sampled much of the menu yet, but it looks very authentic to my eyes - Chikubu is stylish, and the people gracious (even with a Gaijin wa.. >
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Korea Palace
127 E 54th St. b/w Park & Lexington Ave.
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1.2
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Nice, hi-brow, classy place (albeit a little expensive, but on par for Manhattan Korean). Complete with a piano player and full bar..... >
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Riingo (at the Alex Hotel)
205 E 45th St. b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.
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My friend, her fiance and I deliberated for quite some time between the regular lunch menu and the Restaurant Week meal at Riingo today. The prospect of dark chocolate mousse and g.. >
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Saigon Grill
620 Amsterdam Ave. at 90th St.
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With football season almost here, I broke down and made a pot of chicken and okra gumbo over the weekend. I know, it’s still 80 degrees outside my door on Central Park, but I can’t.. >
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Yujin
24 E 12th St.
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I can't figure out how they are making money over at Yujin. It is always empty but the food is excellent. They have a decent amount of space. There is a warm vibe in there. The lig.. >
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Momoya
187 7th Ave. at 21st St.
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3.2
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The finale of our Sunday dudes night out. We were hanging out at French Roast in the Upper West and talking about sushi and how much we were craving it. Momoya was right around t.. >
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Ennju
20 E 17th St. b/w 5th Ave. & Broadway
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It’s a low-down and dirty shame that Ennju isn’t close enough to my place of employ for me to eat there regularly. Located on 17th Street between 5th Ave. and Union Square, it jus.. >
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Miyako
143 Berry St. at N 6th St.
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3.5
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THIS EXPERIMENT IS beginning to take on a life of its own. In the beginning, I held absolutely zero intentions for where Mike Eats Food! was headed (aside from maintaining its admi.. >
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Yama
308 East 49th St. b/w 1st & 2nd Ave.
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$$$$$
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Yama Sushi has been rated one of the top sushi restaurants in New York. I’ve been to Bond St Sushi and Blue Ribbon Sushi, but when it comes to great tasting sushi at large quantiti.. >
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Aki Sushi 3
121 E 27th St. b/w Lexington & Park Ave.
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$$$$$
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2.7
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We decided to give one of the latest additions to the neighborhood a chance and I think we've both agreed that one chance was enough.. >
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Caffe Swish
2953 Broadway b/w 115th & 116th St.
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Directly across Columbia University are several reputable dinning choices. A few years back when I was living up on 95th st I remember venturing up to Columbia University to eat at.. >
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Ushiwaka Maru
136 W Houston St. b/w MacDougal & Sullivan St.
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2.8
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The name of this basement sushi bar refers to a famous samurai, but the only knives wielded here are those of the expert sushi chefs... >
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Koo Sushi
142 W Houston St. b/w MacDougal & Sullivan St.
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$$$$$
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I met up with Wei, a fellow reader of this blog (AND ALL OF YOU ARE ALSO WELCOME TO STUFF YOUR FACE WITH ME!), for some Japanese food at Koo Sushi to keep the "I'm gonna eat japane.. >
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Japonica
100 University Pl. at 12th St.
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Japonica is a decent place to have sushi and Japanese food in the middle of Union Square. Their prices are reasonable for the amount of sushi you get and their bento box option is .. >
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Hakata Grill
230 W 48th St. b/w Broadway & 8th Ave.
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A classy little Asian fusion place in the middle of the Theater district - serving sushi, sashimi - and Hawaiian Poke (quite a rarity in NYC!).. >
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bluechili
251 W 51st St. b/w 8th Ave. & Broadway
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$$$$$
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3.1
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Despite the fact that it was snowing pretty hard on Thursday night, I took the 1/9 subway to 50th street to meet my college buddy, Uzra, who was in town from Arizona. She suggested.. >
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Candela
116 E 16th St. b/w Park Ave. & Irving Pl.
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The first clue that we were in for a mediocre meal at Candela was the blurb on the restaurant’s OpenTable profile: “New American Cuisine offered in an industrial loft like setting .. >
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The Lobster Place
436 W 16th St. at 10th Ave.
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$$$$$
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I've heard that the most humane way to kill a lobster is to stab it with a knife in its head. I think if I were to prepare lobster myself, I'd drink a couple of glasses of wine or .. >
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Ginger
109 1st Ave. b/w 6th & 7th St.
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2.4
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For lunch I cooked the rice noodles and veggies again. No more rice noodles. Something tells me it was supposed to last longer than three servings. I was completely stuffed after l.. >
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The Sea Grill
19 W 49th St. b/w 5th & 6th Ave.
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In New York it's easy to forget about certain restaurants and chefs. Take the Sea Grill and Ed Brown. It's a corporate spot, owned and operated by Restaurant Associates, and though.. >
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Biny
8 Thompson St. at Canal St.
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$$$$$
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2.7
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An ok place, the song selection is above average, as is the communal karaoke room - it is actually used and non-G&R songs are sung. The drinks are not cheap, and though it looks du.. >
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Blue Ginger
106 8th Ave. b/w 15th & 16th St.
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$$$$$
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Friday nights vary between super-excitement for the weekend, and, on tougher weeks, sheer exhaustion from an endless week.... this past Friday was more of the exhaustion category, .. >
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Restaurant SEO
249 E 49th St. b/w 2nd & 3rd Ave.
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$$$$$
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This morning, I flipped to the Tokyo On The Hudson article in New York Magazine, and I immediately set about checking out some of the recommendations... >
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Sushi Seki
1143 1st Ave. b/w 62nd & 63rd St.
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$$$$$
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I have a sushi problem. I am a promiscuous sushi eater. I consume sushi from the supermarket with as much relish as sushi from a four-star Tokyo restaurant (say, Kozue, at which I .. >
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Nagomi
179 Prince St. b/w Thompson & Sullivan St.
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$$$$$
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5
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The space that Nagomi now occupies has seen different tenants throughout the years. When I’m at The Room, I always end up craving for sushi for dinner which can only mean Blue Ribb.. >
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Sushiden
123 W 49th St. b/w 6th & 7th Ave.
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$$$$$
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There are two Sushidens in New York City, one on Sixth Avenue and this one on Madison. Whichever branch you pick, make sure you ask to be seated at the bar so you can talk to your .. >
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Hamachi
34 E 20th St. b/w Park Ave. S & Broadway
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$$$$$
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I headed back again to an area near where I used to live and work again just to check out a place that I used to visit to see if it was still there and check out how it was doing i.. >
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Fusia
972 2nd Ave. b/w 51st & 52nd St.
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$$$$$
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3.5
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You know you’re addicted to a restaurant when you:a. run in high heeled shoes to get there for your lunch hour b. make plans with a friend who works just as far to run with you c. .. >
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Tatany 72
1400 2nd Ave. b/w 72nd & 73rd St.
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The amazing maitake (otherwise known as hen-of-the-woods) mushroom sometimes grows to be over 50 pounds. It is indigenous to Japan, and is highly regarded for its immune-boosting e.. >
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SushiSamba Park
245 Park Ave. S b/w 19th & 20th St.
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It's Restaurant Week 2005 in Manhattan which means that you can eat fancy three course lunches and dinners at participating restaurants for a fraction of the usual price. This is a.. >
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Soba Nippon
19 W 52nd St. b/w 5th & 6th Ave.
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Lisa, long ago, told me a tale of her mother and her going to lunch near her office. Her mother wanted to go somewhere with a waiter, so they stumbled into an Asian restaurant that.. >
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Takahachi
85 Avenue A b/w 5th & 6th St.
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So you're craving Nobu, but you can't even get into Next Door Nobu? Just walk a few blocks from Franklin to Duane, where you'll find Takahachi Tribeca. This nouveau Japanese restau.. >
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Tab Tos
543 E 5th St. b/w Avenue A & Avenue B
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Chirashi sushi, Udon noodle soup, hijiki salad.. >
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Katana Sushi
149 W 4th St. b/w 6th Ave. & MacDougal St.
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Yes, I ate a lot, and I don't know how I did it. Actually, that's a lie; I know very well how I shoveled forkfuls of organic matter into my mouth, but a part of me doesn't understa.. >
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Osaka
352 3rd Ave. b/w 25th & 26th St.
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I've been remiss in writing the past week or so. Sometimes life just gets in the way of blogging. Anyway, here are few fun spots I've checked out recently... >
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Mishima
164 Lexington Ave. b/w 30th & 31st St.
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Mishima Mishima is a good neighborhood sushi staple if you live in the neighborhood. They have fresh fish for reasonable prices and a clean atmosphere. Everyone was pleased with th.. >
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Ogawa Cafe
36 E 4th St. b/w Bowery & Lafayette St.
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Crap, it's 2 AM and I'm going to write about what I ate two days ago. I'm slipping, folks. Slipping into a deep, rice-filled crevice. Of sushi... >
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Yoshi
201 E Houston St. b/w Ludlow & Orchard St.
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I saw some good reviews on Yoshi Japanese Restaurant Yoshi Japanese Restaurantso I was excited to go. Lon, Andy, and I were all disappointed. The quality was a bit below average an.. >
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Kang Suh
1250 Broadway at 32nd St.
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Manhattan’s Koreatown pales in comparison with the one in Flushing, Queens and it certainly is embarrassing compared to the one in Los Angeles. Kang Suh is one of the more establis.. >
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Tenzan
285 Columbus Ave. b/w 73rd & 74th St.
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Today I woke up to the mellifluous sound of mucus attempting to climb out of my lungs, propelled out of my breathing tube by repeated hacking and coughing (it's the 3rd class route.. >
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Shimizu
318 W 51st St. b/w 8th & 9th Ave.
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Miso soup; Seasonal Chefs' Choice Sushi Platter (Negitoro maki (fatty tuna with scallions roll), Anago with sudachi shavings (sea eel with yellow citrus fruit), Uni (sea urchin), G.. >
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Kiku
50 W 55th St. b/w 5th & 6th Ave.
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You know you're living in a boring place when you spend the entire day inside. No, I didn't even peek my head out the door to get a whiff of fresh oxygen. ALL DAY. INSIDE. Why?.. >
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Citrus Bar & Grill
320 Amsterdam Ave. at 75th St.
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I moved to the UWS a couple months ago, and rather than ditch my 'hood every night when dinnertime rolls around, I'm trying to find some cool places where I don't need to hop on a .. >
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Sharaku
14 Stuyvesant St. at 3rd Ave.
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Ah, a Japanese restaurant that has earned the Gaijin Girl prized 3.999999999 stars rating! This place was visited on a whim, and turned out to be great. Very reasonable prices, fre.. >
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