Food Pic of the Week

August 7, 2021

886 (***)

26 St. Marks Place, New York, NY 10003

Great Taiwanese food in the heart of the East Village.

Scallion Pancake Beef Wrap

*Braised and Shredded Beef Shank, Szdaddy Mayo, Cucumber, Black Bean Sauce, Scallion Pancake*

Lo Ba Beng

*Classic Taiwanese Rice Dish – Tender Braised Pork Belly Served Over Rice, Pickled Mustard Greens, Egg, Cilantro*

Fly’s Head

*Pork, Chives, Chili, Fermented Black Bean, and Garlic*

Honey Glazed Popcorn Chicken

*Marinated Chicken, Szedaddy hot honey, Thai Basil*

The Notorious T.F.C

*AKA Spicy Fried Chicken Sandwich. Deboned Chicken Thigh, Daikon Slaw, Martin’s Sesame Bun*

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Food Pic of the Week

July 12, 2021

Red Rooster (***)

310 Lenox Avenue, NY, NY 10027

Another weekend, another brunch. Believe it or not, we did NOT have bottomless brunch this time around. A good choice because this place does not have bottomless brunch.

Anytime someone visits Harlem, they always want to have a meal at Red Rooster Harlem, but I honestly do not get all of the hype surrounding this place . . . Lemme show the food pic before I get into hater mode.

Cornbread & Gravy with Chorizo, Fried Egg

I gotta say that this dish really did hit the spot. Honestly, I never would have considered eating cornbread and gravy for my brunch. BUT, the restaurant's brunch menu was uuummmmmmm a bit lacking.

Wait a minute! Y'all have only three things on the brunch menu? FYI: There were more cocktails than the ones in the screenshot. I get that this is a fancy restaurant so one should not expect a menu with 20 different brunch and lunch items, but may we get a few more fun brunch items? I mean the owner, Marcus Samuelsson, did win the second season of Top Chef, and I'm sure that contestants from the show have to do some sort of innovative dish challenge.

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Food Pic of the Week

May 7, 2021

Tomiño Taberna Gallega (***)

192 Grand St., New York, NY 10013

The place has appeared on FPotW countless times, folks should know the deal:

A Galician (a region in northwest Spain) restaurant in the heart of Little Italy (or Chinatown depending on who you ask).
Amazing food
Great gin-tonics

Chuletón de ‘vaca vieja’:

Cigalas langoustines + Zamburiñas Bay scallops:

Torrija de bica gallega:

FOOD PIC OF THE WEEK

November 14, 2020

Mission Ceviche (***)

1400 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10021

We were on a mission to enjoy some ceviche and pisco sours.

Mixto Ceviche

Seco Norteño

Tres Leches

Of course, pisco sour

Food Pic of the Week

November 7, 2020

The Chelsea Bell (***)

316 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10001

I cannot remember the last time I had lunch or dinner in/near midtown.

Usually, I select fish & chips when I have to make a quick decision. Hands down The Chelsea Bell has the best fish & chips in NYC. I pretty much enjoyed this dish because the breading for the fish was out of this world amazing. Honestly, I could have just had the fried breading for my lunch. In my opinion, many restaurants' fish n chips dishes are kind of bland, which "forces" me to dump copious amounts of vinegar and hot sauce to get some flavor. This definitely was not the case at The Chelsea Bell.

Archer & Goat

February 6, 2020

187 Lenox Avenue, New York, NY 10026

I’m not sure what they are doing at this restaurant, but it works. The owners come from an Ecuadorian, Puerto Rican, and Bangladeshi background, which is reflected in their classic dishes.

An international take on the classic burger and fries. Who would have thought that pickled okra would be so delicious?

Even though this restaurant uses all sorts of spices and seasonings, I had to chuckle because Texas Pete was the only option hot sauce option. . . and it was served in a shot glass. Hey, if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.