Ice skating with gift

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Vesta pizza

This was one of the Best lunches I ever had in Jersey!!!

I started off with a flight of their local beers. What I could remember, I had a local Pumpkin, a Pilsner, Don't remember or care for the Stout and the Chimay

Of the 4 I loved the pumpkin and the Chimay 

Obviously I liked the Pumpkin a bit more!!!

 

Now for the food!!!

Here we have the Thursday special, and the main reason I walked into the place!! ( I held off eating lunch in the office to just get down here for this) I was not disappointed!! 

Ciabatta of the Day $13

Thursday

Blackened Flounder- blackened flounder, arugula, cherry tomato, chipotle mayo

The Description alone should explain how awesome this was!!! The bread was fresh, the fish was seasoned well and the Fried OMG the fries were soo freaking awesome... I had to save half and share with My hubby, and also So I could savor another bite later LOL

They are known for their Pizza... So I got the Margarita 

It was good... but I think the sandwich blew it out of the water... It was goo though... just not better than the sandwich LOL

http://www.vestapizzeria.com/lunch/

I would def recommend going here for a lunch or happy our! very good food and people

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Lobster tails @ Fernandez Steakhouse

Company Dinner!!!

Rabo de Lagosta (16oz) Grelhado

Grilled Lobster Tail (16oz)

This has got to be one of the freshest Lobster tails I've ever had in my life.

The Rice was delicious, the Clarified butter was amazing and the home fried potato chips were out of this world!!!

The veggies tasted like they came from a fresh garden, I mean common it was just an excellent dish

My co-workers ate all of the Meat that was passed around. I can't vouch for any of it but they looked good. The place got packed really quickly!

I would Highly recommend this place to any one for any occasion!!!

http://www.fernandessteakhouse.com/

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Happy lunch in Rutherford Vesta Pizza

Ciabatta of the Day 

Blackened Cod Fish 

OMG WHAT An amzing sandwhich! 

I believe before I posted this I visited this place more than 6-9 times until they discontinued this dish.... What a bummer!

Margherita

fresh mozzarella, tomato sauce, pecorino, extra virgin olive oil

Really Great Pizza!

Dog Fish 120 ( I died and went to heaven)

Flights For Life

I might go back... if they promise to bring back my blackend fish ciabatta

http://vestapizzeria.com/dinner/

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Harlem at fifth (Coupon)

$40 or $80 to Spend at Harlem on Fifth Bar & Grill Harlem on Fifth Bar & Grill

What a great Coupon to utilize in an interesting location. At first I was a little skeptical because I rather coupons that have a set amount of items to choose from but that defeats the purpose of trying new things I guess, Any who ( no more rambling) I really enjoyed my time here with my boo and let me show you why!!

This is one side of their draft beer selection, and being a beer lover, I was able to select all of the lovely beers they has on tap and enjoyed!

TASTING STROLL ON 5TH

5 oz SAMPLING OF OUR SIX CRAFT BEERS$14.95

My Favorite Beers would have to be the Speakeasy, Harlem At fifth (hahahaha), and the Nutty neighbor. The drinks are lined up just the way they are listed, and taste oh so good. 

RIESLING DR. HANS VON MULLER 2011

fruity aroma and semi-dry finish. Mosel, Germany

My boo had a few glasses of this really light and crisp wine. It was a good choice with the meal we had. 

 

Here is a a side of some veggies to indulge in. 

LEMON GLAZED SALMON

lemon, butter, white wine, herbs$22

CANDIED YAMS and Rice on the Side

This dish was interestingly good, but we were advised to get the teriyaki, and I wish we did. The Salmon needed a little Umph or something. It lacked something on int he seasoning but it was edible. 

GRILLED SHRIMP MAC-N-CHEESE

shrimp, cilantro, parsley$12

This was a a cool dish, I wasn't too fond of it. I rather the Crab instead, more flavorful and delicious!!!

BLUE CRAB MAC-N-CHEESE

crab, parsley, panko bread crumbs$12

Here's what I really enjoyed!!!!

The bits and pieces of the blue crab and the mac and cheese here was a real treat! I really enjoyed this a lot

I would highly suggest going here! The staff is great, the food is good/great depending on what flavor you choose lol... All in all a great dinner was had here!  

www.harlemonfifth.com

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Pies n thighs

A hidden Gem indeed!



Cucumber Fresca

My drink... It was cool as a cucumber... consisted of white wine and fresca... simple as that!!!!

Wine Cooler

Not my favorite drink... red wine and coke... it did not taste good..but my friend liked it 

Flower Power Beer

This beer was amazing... nice, light and fruity. Look this beer up I promise you a good deal!

Watermelon Fresca

Watermelon Fresca plus white wine... As simple as that!

WAFFLES

 Two buckwheat waffles topped with cinnamon butter 

This was a good waffle. i'm not used to this flavor profile but I loved it. not your typical butter milk taste... it had a nice rustic flavor to it!! And the strawberry compote rounded the dish out perfectly!!! 

Cornmeal-fried catfish

Oh this CATFISH was amazing!!!!! Nicely breaded... and that sauce next to it was out of this world... I only wish I had another piece of fish because it was that damn good guys...

Unmasking hidden gems in BK is awesome.. I'd say go check this place out and have a great time!!!

http://piesnthighs.com/

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The Perfect Pint Lunch

Let's talk about Irish Pub... and lets also talk about Gourmet food...

The two never really go hand in hand..but this place broke the rules with that!! 

While looking for something different in midtown to eat for lunch I stumbled upon this place for lunch and boy was I happy! They have 4 floors all fully stocked with it's own bar on each floor. TV's to watch any game that's on, and Lovely customer service!!!

Now onto the food

Death by Lobster Lobster Ravioli, Lobster Sherry Cream, Lobster Garnish

Here I ordered the Death by Lobster dish... Oh my god was this delicious... I mean The bread was inhaled after two bites ( I secretly almost asked for another one) and the sauce for the lobster was out of this world. It also had a warm salad on top that just made the whole dish come together. I should have taken a picture of the end result because I literally destroyed that plate of food. 

Three Peppercorn Steak

Peppercorn Steak, Baby Greens 

Red Onions, Blue Cheese, Tomatoes

Blue Cheese Dressing

I went to lunch with my cousin and she had their Steak salad. I tried a piece of steak and was really impressed. It was cook right to temperature. The salad was super fresh as if they picked it out of a garden, really tasty. When she was finishing up her last few bits I kind of stole another slice of steak. It was seasoned really well that I feel like going there today on my off day just for that slice of steak!!! 

Oh well...

Other dishes on the menu looked really appetizing on other peoples table, so much so that I'm planning my next lunch venture there.. and I will most certainly write about it here!!!

Till next time guys!!!

http://www.theperfectpintnyc.com/menus.html

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Atomic Wings Lunch

Atomic Wings!!!

Yes another wing joint besides Bon Chon!!!

I would def come back here for lunch again!!! And here is why...

My co-worker was a bit skeptical about the sauces because she is an extremely picky eater but I had to convince her that this place was worth a try.

Here she had the Garlic Parmesean wings... I had one and Yes they were good. I turned my head once and then back again and she was finished. She didn't like the fries... neither do I unless they had cheese on it for the lunch special...

The wings remind me of an Italian wing on crack... I'd get these wings next time I go

Here's what I ordered. Of course I'm not into the waffle fries because they don't come with cheese so I opted for the Sweet Potato... can't go wrong with that!!

I also went for the Thai chili wings.. Oh how good they were... 

What also went well with my lunch was the photo of the beer in this picture... two beers for 6 bucks all day!! Yes I was pleased... 

I'm a Carb junkie so I also ordered the Mac and cheese and it was delicious... It was lacking in a little salt.. but hey, there was salt, pepper and ketchup on the table and I went to town on this dish!!! 

I would def recommend this place, for the food, the laid back ambiance and the service... Yes you must try this place... like all of the other review boards have said to do!!

http://atomicwings.com/atomic-wings-midtown/

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Beer Authority Lunch

I love beer. No questions asked, I love food (we all know this) beer and food makes me a very happy camper!!!

So my cousin and I decided to have a quick impromptu happy hour. We went into a few places and the wait times were over 45 minutes and our stomachs didn't want to wait. I said lets go to beer authority.

We went to the dining area and were told wait time was 30-50 minutes and we were annoyed at that point. Luckily they had a downstairs bar. Found a couple that was leaving and etched our way to happiness.

There were a Number of items that I wanted to try, but we had to catch a train soon so we had to hurry. Our eyes locked on the crab cake and we knew we were going in for the gold. The bartender was really pushing how amazing the crab cake was. It took damn near 20 minutes to come out!!!

And boy was it worth it!!  We had no idea it came on a bed of guacamole!!!!  Two of my guilty pleasures on a plate. Oh my god!!

The crab cake had a really nice light and airy flavor. Full of lumpy crab and other goodness along with it. The guacamole was the icing on the cake!! Wish I had time to have another!!! 

I would definitely come back for more!! This place hasn't let me down in the past.

Til next time!!! 

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Post Office Cafe

When I was first told about the post office I thought to my self a place where you get or send mail right? Well no that wasn't the case. This place was a dynamite resort for fine dining and game watching! Lets talk about the food!!

They had an assortment of sauces I could have chosen for the wings, but because I was feeling in the Asian mood I went with the sweet chilly sauce! It was extremely delicious. Tangy, a little kick and then sweet. I was a perfect balance on the really well fried wings! I would definitely try the other sauces when I go back! 

Some people say you can't mess up Calamari, those people are wrong. I've had bad Calamari in my day and I tell you this one was not bad, it was great!!!  The batter really makes or breaks a good Calamari and then the sweet chilly sauce being reinforced into this dish made me a very happy camper! 

So I forgot to mention that I was sitting at the bar, and it was happy hour. The bartender highly recommended the southwest chicken egg rolls. I was on the fence, but I love anything fried in an egg roll! Who doesn't?  Took a bite and I called her over to thank her! It had chicken, black beans really good cheese and the aoli sauce on the side really made the dish whole. This is a must try if you go there!

Its bad enough I showed you more than one dish before this one. But do you really believe that my greedy ass would settle for just one dish at a bar? Hell no!!!  It was artichoke and spinach dip time!  Oh and there was beer in it too!!  Gluttony, no, pure indulgence,  YES!!!  The pita chips were nice and soft, and the nacho child were warm and salted. That with the combination of the dip. You have a happy marriage of flavors!  

I love sweet potato fries, who doesn't? These assured me why!! Cinnamon dusted sweet fries with a cinnamon aoli on the side is just a recipe for greatness. Of course I didn't eat all this food alone. I was with my BF and we sure did enjoy our selves! 

Now for the beer!!  I couldn't get a picture of all three beer flavors we had but let me just let you guys know. They do make their own beer and they do distribute other local brewery beers as well!!  We had their own pumpkin beer, which without the cinnamon crust really had a pumpkin taste. Not all pumpkin beers have that authentic beer taste. They did and I understand why it was a hot commodity. We tried their stout as well. It was really full bodied and gave you a bit of homey warmness going down. Then we had a dark IPA which was super super delicious. Hard to describe the flavors but it was out of this world. 

This happy hour extravaganza was only $50 bucks. Mind you we had three beers each. Now tell me that's not a great bang for your buck!!! I highly recommend going here any night of the week! They have great food, great people, and great specials.

Till next time my friends!!!

https://www.lessings.com/restaurant_home.aspx?uniid=7

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City Crab happy hour :-)

I love seafood as well as happy hour (who doesn't) !

I checked in with foursquare and instantly got this beer

Instead of having the restaurant deal we opted for happy hour. All appetizers are half off and they have a lot of great options! 

Buffalo shrimp. Omg. We saw these girls eating this and we instantly asked to get am order. It was totally worth a try.

Baked clams were so delicious. I got my cousin who doesn't like or better yet, never had clams tried it, and guess what .... she loved it!!  I like making people like what they never had! 

This is a snip of their menu! Do you see the amazing amount of food at our disposal. I mean it's criminal for all those items to be on happy hour. Let alone be so damn good! 

The king of all king items on the menu of course is lobster. Lobster rolls for $6. Get the bleep out of here. This order was seriously just $6. I mean can you tell I was hungry before snapping a photo? I was more than satisfied with this dish. Almost ordered another round. But we continued down the list of items on the menu 

I like Calamari because everyone makes it. I like that it's usually readily available at most cuisines, what I like most about it is that most places have their own spin on it. This was lightly battered and the sauce had a mice tang to it. Amazing! 

Surprisingly enough the lobster roll wasn't my favorite dish of the night. No, it had to be these bad boys here! Crab cake sliders. I'm not usually a crab fan, but these sliders dis something to me. I wanted them all and I really didn't want to share. Nothing new when I like a dish, but believe me, these were so damn good I wanted another order dammit and I regret not getting it :(

Last but not the least item was the lobster mac and cheese. What can I say .... it was good. But can we get back to the crab came sliders!!!! 

I will definitely come back here again. Maybe alone because I want it all, maybe with a friend. Who knows ? We'll see ....

http://www.citycrabnyc.com

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Croxleys

Home of the famous cheap wings!

I wanted to try something new on their menu. Being that it is summer time..nothing wrong with some lobster and sweet potato fries. And look they give you two rolls full of stuff in it!!! And guess what!! it was under $15

I'd Def get this again! 

Now for the judgement on the wings. I love that they were full size wings. Not the baby just hatch chicken wings your used to with deals like this. The sauce to meat ratio was the bomb and being that I rarely dine out alone we ordered another round just for kicks.

Now this picture is both good and bad. You can see the light and darkness of my beer cocktail. You can also see my sister photo bombing my shot LOL. 

This beer cocktail was really good. I believe I had the black cherry with chocolate stout. It was amazing! so much so i savored every last bit... in the mean time I kept asking for samples of beers I never even heard of.  

I would def come back for some wings and other fun treats. I really liked the idea of a beer cocktail and being able to sample new beers!!!

Might come a few weekends for football season!

http://www.croxley.com/

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