East Village Eats

Food & Drink recommendations straight from the East Village, New York City

Fast Food Mascots

A pretty funny video of several Fast Food Mascots gone wild.  Ronald McDonald, the Burger King, KFC’s Colonel & the Jack in the Box dude get up to no good in a music video for band Rad Omen.  Look for a cameo from the chick from Wendy’s in a titty bar!  Just so you know, […]

Dim Sum Go Go

I used to go to Golden Unicorn down the street a lot, but after a really mediocre dining experience, I decided to give Dim Sum Go Go (5 East Broadway) a shot.  Boy, I wish I hadn’t.  I don’t have that much knowledge of Dim Sum or restaurants in Chinatown & I’m really not sure […]

Thai at 85 Avenue A

Cafetasia has slid right in at the old Kim’s Video location at 85 Avenue A recently.  Following in the footsteps of another Asian-themed restaurant that failed miserably & possibly ignoring the closing of Kion down the street on 6th between A & B.  Maybe they just haven’t got the point (or expect more NYU traffic […]

Carrot Ginger Soup

With the weather being kinda fickle, I find myself craving soups more & more, so expect a lot of soup recipes on the blog in the near future.  I’ve never made this soup, so here goes… 2 tablespoons  butter 2 onions, peeled and chopped Half a head of garlic, peeled & chopped 8 cups chicken […]

Singas Pizza To Open On Avenue C

Singas Famous Pizza (formerly of 176 2nd Avenue) is setting up shop on Avenue C @6th Street. The signage has been up for quite some time, but this location has yet to be open. I had been to the other location before & if that is any indication, they’re going to have a tough time […]

Doma Cafe & Gallery (Closed)

This is way out of my normal stomping grounds, but I stopped by Doma (17 Perry St @7th Avenue) to meet up with some friends.  It bills itself as a ‘Cafe & Gallery’ & although there was art on the walls, I really couldn’t have cared less.  The place was pretty packed for a Monday […]

Mini Bar (Closed)

Looking for a cup of Joe & wanting to try somewhere new, I headed to Mini Bar with a friend.  There have been quite a few stores in that particular spot, but I had really never noticed Mini Bar.  First off, the interior is awesome!  Lots of exposed wood, etc. you can tell that they […]

Balade

I’m not the biggest fan of Middle Eastern food & I’ve never had Lebanese food & know very little about it, so I was not sure what to expect when I went to Balade (208 1st Avenue @11th Street) tonight.  Being the day after the initial opening, it was empty when we arrived so we […]

Bacon Caramel Toffee

I recently received a box of Vosges’ Bacon Caramel Toffee as a gift from a foodie friend.  Basically I think that any flavor can be enhanced by bacon & desserts/chocolate/toffee is no exception!  The toffee & chocolate are both delicious, but it’s the addition of Nueske‘s Applewood Smoked Bacon that puts these tasty little treats […]

Luke’s Lobster

Blink & you’ll miss this little whole in the wall.  Luke’s Lobster (93 East 7th Street @1st Avenue) is nestled in-between the two Caracas Arepas restaurants on the north side of the street.  They’ve been getting a lot of press (word of mouth, the blogosphere, the trail of lobster shells leading down 7th Street) lately […]

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