New York City

Vinen_sl said:

Hit up Keens Chophouse (Food was OK but it was too crammed. Would have rather went to Maestro's like last time. Had some drunk fiance guys next to me who were loud, annoying and reminded of douchbag harvard trust fund kids in Cambridge.)

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Bummer. Keen's is my favorite restaurant in NYC. I like to go there at 3 on a Thursday. Service makes you feel like a king and everything is cooked perfectly -- not a bad piece of meat or douchebag in sight.

ValkyrieIATD_sl said:

Bummer. Keen's is my favorite restaurant in NYC. I like to go there at 3 on a Thursday. Service makes you feel like a king and everything is cooked perfectly -- not a bad piece of meat or douchebag in sight.

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Service was fucking horrible for a high-end steakhouse on Friday night.

Place is a fucking fire hazard. Couples tables were crammed so close together they had to pull the tables out for one person to sit on the other side.

When I wanted another beer I had to flag another waiter down ~15-20 minutes after it was empty. I didn't even see my waiter for another 15 minutes when he showed up with it.

Steak was mediocre but my wifes Lamb was excellent. Capital Grill (And Maestros) are superior in all ways as far as steak goes which is just sad.

grumblethorn_sl said:

Momo sucks. Chefs table brooklyn fare and eleven madison park are nice

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Will look to check out one of those next time I am in the city. The more I think about Momofuku Ko the more I think it sucked.

Heading to Manhattan for a week on Sunday. Probably a long shot but does anyone know of any good hole in the wall type places where I could have a beer and watch the Super Bowl without getiting skull fucked by a massive crowd?

I'm going to NY in a couple weeks and I'm staying really close to Koreatown. Might have to check that place out.

What is the cheapest season for non shit tier hotels and good airfare from lower east cost to NYNY?

Bar Downstairs is extremely good. The best I've been to in NY. Hard to find though. It's the basement of a hotel. But damn. Amazing drinks.

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There are plenty other great ones but this is #1 for me. I'm sure there are at least 20 that are better somewhere in NY.

Fantastic steakhouse : Strip House (15 W 44th St)
Try the truffle creamed spinach as a side, it's delicious.

Finally going up in March to see the Chinese inlaws - there for 4 nights/5days I believe - other than the typical- statue/island tour- and the obvious times in China town - what are some things we should get done as a family - and some things even just for the wife and I.

The Met is an impressive museum. I spent like 5-6 hours there and probably didn't even see a third of it.

I mostly eat, drink, and see music when I'm there though. Besides the eating, not the most family friendly activities.

Brooklyn is where they are- no idea where we are staying yet.

My wife was born here- it was the mother in-law that was from NY and her fam we are visiting that I nor our kids have met- one of my wife's uncles has come down to FL and met us and one of her cousins (who passed away) came to our wedding. My wife's grandfather is always too old or sick to travel- but still goes to China every year- and every year it is "to die there" he is like 90-something.

We are going to get the citypass thing and do like the statue of liberty, 911 and the nat history museum.

LOL I know, its just amusing - I am excited to meet all her people - Asian + Brooklyn accents are hilarious.

Should be fun - and I am glad the kids will get to meet their great grandfather

Our kids are the only ones of this generation - even if you extend to cousins there are none that had kids- of my mother in law and her two brothers only she had my wife... so its kind of strange that they are the last of them...