Anyone have a good recommendation for a restaurant or a Broadway Show?
I have a few that I visited this weekend… Here are a few breakfast places….
- Barney Greengrass on 86th Street and Broadway is a famous breakfast place where people, from all over the world, go. There is nothing chic about this place. It’s actually kind of grimy and dirty but the food is outrageous! I had lox, eggs and onions. It was probably the best LEO I’ve tasted in years! It came with a bagel and delicious potato pancakes! They were better than grandma used to make! There was no wait at this restaurant since I got there a little late for breakfast, but usually the line runs out the door. Is it worth the wait? You betcha!
- Patis in the meat packing district is a French bistro that is noisy, crowded and the place to be seen! I tried the Eggs Benedict, which came with home fried potatoes which were amazing! The party I was with tried variations of the Eggs Benedict. The bread basket was delightful and the coffee was sensational. If you don’t have a reservation for brunch, you may not get into this place. Be sure to make a reservation at least one week in advance!
For Dinner, I tried the famous…
- Craft, located on 19th Street between Broadway and Park Avenue South. It had an eclectic mix of poultry, beef, fish and pasta. To start, my party ordered two appetizers — yellow fin tuna and escargot. I didn’t taste the yellow fin but heard it was good. I did try the escargot, which is one of my favorite dishes. At Craft, they prepared it with a fried egg on top. Although I liked the snails, I didn’t feel the egg went with it. As a main course, my party ordered a flat iron steak that came out in a frying pan. I ordered lobster. It came out soaked in butter and although the lobster was a little undercooked, it tasted very heavy! By the time dessert came, we were so full we couldn’t order anything else. They gave us four mini pumpkin muffins to go with our coffee and as we left, the Craft personnel sent us on our way with a cinnamon muffin. The food was good but wasn’t great.
And for Broadway….
- American Buffalo at the Ballasco Theatre in NYC, is a drama worth going to. The cast consisted of John Leguizamo, Cedric The Entertainer and Haley Joel Osment. The three men were outstanding! They played their characters so well that I felt as if I were looking through a glass window spying on my neighbors! I was very impressed. The whole play took place in Don’s Junk Shop…. (Don was played by Cedric The Entertainer.) It was well worth the tkts ticket price of $37.50, even if we sat in the “nose bleed” section!
If you have any recommendations, add them here… I’ll continue to do this as I frequent other restaurants and shows…
