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Red Stixs, birthday dinner and pre fixe lunch

November 28, 2015 by Brightgirl, posted in Dinner, Restaurants, The City

To celebrate my birthday this year, dinner at Red Stixs. My son was jealous so I took him for lunch, day before Thanksgiving. We ended up having a pre fixe for both meals, lunch and dinner. For dinner there was calamari, vegetable lettuce wraps, spring rolls, pancakes, three different wontons and chicken satay. Lunch was chicken satay and duck spring rolls. Main course for dinner was crispy beef, chicken and green prawns, vegetable, chicken and white rice. We also had a whole duck, which was sliced to order right in front of us. It was crispy and full of flavor. The duck was the highlight for me. Lunch mains, kung po chicken and black prawns and white rice. The portions for both meals was spot on, we did have a few leftovers from dinner. My son took the rest of my chicken, he ate all his prawns. The sauce the black prawns was in was really good. I had a margarita with dinner and prossecco with lunch. The manager/owner Jerry was there at lunch, he was very nice. I will continue to go there. They have a dj some nights and happy hour too.

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The Nugget Spot, after work snack

October 26, 2015October 26, 2015 by Brightgirl, posted in Dinner, Restaurants, Snacks, The City

I had a small window of time and was deciding between ice cream and chicken nuggets. The nuggets were closer, so they won. I’m glad, they were all white meat chicken and more like chunks then nuggets. They are served hot in a paper bag, crispy and moist. The sauce was the perfect amount of cool. I ordered a sweet treat instead of fries. Csb’s fried chocolate and vanilla cookie dough with a pretzel crust. It wasn’t doughy enough for me, the frying melted it too much for my liking. I would go with fries next time. Definitely going back, the variety of nuggets was too much to tackle in one sitting.

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Wings and drinks, Taproom 307

October 12, 2015October 12, 2015 by Brightgirl, posted in Happy Hour, Restaurants, The City

We were looking for something easy after work. I gave my homegirl three choices, this is where she chose. I started with tequila and pineapple, ended with a margarita. Nothing like guacamole and chips to accompany drinks and girl talk. There were so many food choices, I stuck to my usual wings. We had three different types, fries and tater tots! I love those. The buffalo wings were okay, the bbq were better, the asian ones were the best. The ginger, the crispness the whole combo was good. The other wings could have been cooked longer for me. The drinks were drinks, happy hour always makes drinks taste better. I’m not a beer drinks but the had a ton of beers, bottled and on tap. The tables are all high ones, even the booths, I really liked that. I will be going back, there was some other menu items I would like to try.

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Restaurant week, Grotto Azzurra

September 21, 2015September 21, 2015 by Brightgirl, posted in Desserts, Dinner, Drinks, Restaurants, The City

Stepped outside my usual and went for Italian. I was pleasantly pleased with the food. I ordered a tequila based drink, it was refreshing. They didn’t have the pumpkin ravioli, I was a little disappointed. I got the spinach salad which was really good. It was served in a cheese bowl, yum! My homegirl ordered the salmon crostini for an app. It was served on thick french bread, way bigger than the usual crostini. She could only eat two. For our mains, salmon and a shrimp pasta dish both had a brandy based sauces. The salmon was cooked well, it had a grain mustard sauce, it was delightful. The sides were good. I’m not a fan of shrimp, although her dish was well seasoned. Dessert, now I skipped over the tartufo only because I saw creme brulee. Now when I saw the tartufo I was shocked. It was a chocolate shell, with ice cream in the middle. It looked amazing. The first order came out with berries and my homegirl is deathly allergic. The second one was a different flavor, it was fine but she wanted the first flavor minus the berries. There seemed to be a loss in translation at that point. My dessert was great. I would definitely get two desserts next time.

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Dinner at Sons of Essex

September 7, 2015September 29, 2018 by Brightgirl, posted in Dinner, Drinks, Fried chicken, Restaurants, The City

Happy 30th! To celebrate my homegirl’s birthday she choose to dine at Sons of Essex. Fantastic cocktail menu and wide variety of southern flair foods. We ordered a little of everything. Deviled eggs, wings, mac and cheese and calamari to start. All were great. Mains, rib eye, lamb chops (lollipop style), fried chicken and braised short ribs. The gremelata on the rib eye was overwhelming. It was coated in it. May have been better on the side or as more of a dipping sauce. (See pic below) The fried chicken was great with the hot sauce, it was hot, crispy could have used more seasoning. The lamb chops were perfect as well as the short rib. The biscuits were okay, cornbread was good. The brussel sprouts were delicious. Roasted corn was okay. For dessert we had Nutella panini, cheese cake and chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream. The panini bread was a little to crispy for me. The cake was delicious and adding ice cream to the panini was much better. They did a wonderful job of making the birthday girl feel special, name on chalkboard and a sparkler. The cocktails and appetizers definitely worth the trip back.

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Emack and Bolio’s, Ice Cream Dream

August 29, 2015August 29, 2015 by Brightgirl, posted in Desserts, Snacks, The City

A while ago, I saw a picture of fruity pebbles on a waffle cone dripping with ice cream. Not really a fan of that cereal but I knew there was more that lied behind that. I was right, there’s rice and cocoa krispies and cinnamon toast crunch to go along with the aforementioned. The ice cream flavors are just as imaginative. I usually have a salted caramel, because salted caramel. I chose a vanilla ice cream with chocolate covered pretzels and a caramel swirl with rice and cocoa krispies waffle cone. It was magical. I only had one scoop. It was creamy, the cone was amazing. Definitely worth the $8. I will absolutely travel to the upper east side, just for this treat.

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Clover Club, Brunch

August 17, 2015September 12, 2018 by Brightgirl, posted in Brooklyn, Brunch, Drinks, Restaurants, The City

For brunch, I do prefer to stay local, Brooklyn! My girlfriend from Boston was visiting and recommended this place. We had a array of items, I of course had the fried chicken. It was hot, crispy and had an amazing hot honey sauce on it. We had pancakes at the end of our meal like dessert, they were really good. They served homemade potato chips with my son’s breakfast sandwich. We had two types of baked egg dishes. Grits with cheese, deviled eggs and potato pancakes were our sides. I had a tequila based drink, my usual. I enjoyed the chicken, deviled eggs and pancakes the most. If I wasn’t on a quest to try as many restaurants as possible I would definitely go back.

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Pompano, unlimited brunch (2 hours)

August 6, 2015August 6, 2015 by Brightgirl, posted in Brunch, Drinks, Restaurants, The City

Unlimited brunch, it’s now 2 hours and $43. It’s actually enough time to feel fantastic when you leave, so I won’t complain. The restaurant is really clean and pretty. There’s an outside patio that has seating. I’m a fan of mexican food, guacamole, tequila all of it. This place has all of the above. We ordered guacamole of course and pretty much one of everything on the menu. The chicken and waffles, shrimp and grits and fried yucca were my favorites. They put a spicy citrus glaze on yucca, it was amazing. The tacos, fried plantain, pancakes and huevos ranchero were good as well. I had margaritas, they were magnificent and flowing. Definitely will go back.

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Queso! Javelina

July 14, 2015September 30, 2018 by Brightgirl, posted in Dinner, Drinks, Restaurants, The City

Last year I went to Austin (twice) and fell in love with Queso. They put that *ish on everything!! I heard of a place up here that makes it. To celebrate my completed 14 weeks of training, decided to try the queso. It was amazing, almost as good as Texas. I had a sangria margarita, it was just the right amount of sweet. I ordered a chicken quesadilla, my son ordered a combination plate. It had a little of everything. Everything came to the table hot. I’m looking forward to going again, having more food and drinks.

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