East Village Eats

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Food News

Benny’s Burritos to expand. IHOP fined for noise due to ‘Bacon Buster’. via Local East Village 7-Eleven serving mashed potatoes from a vending machine? Fares Deli on Avenue A siezed. Via EVGrieve. Bugs, a new sushi restaurant, is set to open in the East Village. La Isla closes.

Meatball Factory To Become A Seafood Restaurant

The Meatball Factory on 14th street has had it’s ups & downs, but it seems that the final nail in the coffin has been hammered in.  EVGrieve reported that the space was closed & in disarray earlier this week (it’s second closing) & now The Local East Village confirms that the space has been sold to Miha Knondoker […]

S’Mac Celebrates It’s 6th Birthday

On Monday July 16th, Sarita’s Macaroni & Cheese (better known as S’Mac) will be celebrating 6 years in operation.  As part of the celebration, they will be offering their All-American Mac & Cheese for the insanely low price of one buck (normally priced at $4.75).  This is the classic American & Cheddar cheese combo in […]

Purple Ginger

Housed in the former 6th Street Kitchen (coverage) location that burnt down in early 2011, Purple Ginger is a newcomer to the East Village Asian/Thai scene.  I recently had dinner with a few friends & was pleasantly surprised by the food.  The space looks great with loads of wood paneling & a decent sound system (some of […]