Yum Yum Too Prefix/ Happy Hour

Thai Ice Tea Cocktail

This is a great drink... It had Bailey, Thai Ice tea, and a few other alcoholic items that made this drink everything... So good I had to get two!!!

                                                                    Shrimp & Crab Roll

shrimp, crab, manioc, taro, onion, pepper, garlic, clear rice noodle, tree ear mushroom, sugar, salt and rice net paper

You got this free with every cocktail you order! OMG so freaking good... Finally a shrimp and crab roll instead of a chicken and shrimp roll. The wrapping was my favorite of the entire roll... So good That I guzzled my drink just to get this app again (yes I'm greedy!)

I had this bottle of Wine a few years ago... relax Riesling is really nice, especially with the food we are about to intake! 

                                                                   Original Spring Roll

vegetable spring roll with carrot sauce

Not a bad Spring roll.... I saved a few for later... You will see why in a few....

                                                                        Crab Cake

homemade crab cake with spicy mayo sauce

I ordered this was amazed at the flavor that was packet in this dish. Barely any fillers, mostly crab in this cake and the dollop of sauce on top make it irresistible to my BF. It was a well executed dish here!

                                                             Coco Shrimp

delicious shrimp roll in coconut flake batter fried till golden brown with sweet & sour plum sauce

                                                       Galangal Coconut Soup

coconut milk galangal soup with bell pepper, mushroom and Vegetables

All these things included with an entree and desert!!! Sign me up Puhhlease!!

                The soup (made with out chicken) was super delightful, the salad and the dressing was good, and the coconut shrimp was a perfect marriage of flavors. 

                                                               Crispy Calamari

fried calamari with sesame chili vinegar sauce

The Sauce really did it for me! This was a great Calamari and Sauce combo that I've ever tried!

Plah Rad-Prik Red Snapper

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fried fillet of red snapper topped with a sweet & spicy chili tamarind sauce on a bed of bok choy

This was a really really well prepared snapper.... Don't let the presentation fool you, the dish tastes better than it looks, what I really liked was that the fish was filleted really well and placed on the side of the fish... Yum Yum indeed. Great flavor and  spice... I might have to try and recreate this dish one day!

Green tea Ice Cream

This was a nice ending to a lengthy happy hour meal... Yes I was full Fast!

I love both the yum yum on this avenue for different reasons... I would suggest you guys give it a try!

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9A Lounge

I love finding new places to eat in the city. Well Harlem any way. So we stumbled upon this place not knowing that the food would actually be really really good. 

the calamari was a no brainer to order, but a good one at that. The sauce was a tamrine sauce and was very interesting. I preferred it with out and just a spritz of lemon juice but to each is own. It was fresh and had a nice season batter to it...

The side trio was a very good idea. 

The spinach was my favorite. The fries were good but had a bit of too much salt on there, and the sweet plantains were okay at best. All in all the sides were cool.

The crab cakes were really nice. They had a little lump in them where you were able to distinguish between the filler and the meat... Yes I analyze that stuff and how! The chef did not disappoint here at all! Great apps.

We almost didn't order anything else until I said I was still hungry... there was three people at the table and the first few things were not filling enough!!! 

So we got the Lobster mac and Cheese. Talk about presentation for days!!! By far the best presented mac and cheese I've seen thus far. Now to flavors..... The half lobster was steamed in salt water... I could taste that alone. The mac how ever, the lobster in there acquired a different spell in the bechmel sauce. 

It was nice and cheesy and had the right amount of salt in this dish. I'd recommend this dish a thousand times. I love love love the presentation.

Now I know I don't eat meat... But couldn't have a picture of half wings in the photo above and not speak on it!!!

So my brother had the wings and he was blown away. If you've ever had Bon Chon wings you'd understand the soy garlic concept, however, they took it up a notch and had some type of BBQ glaze with a nice kick to it. He really enjoyed it as it was his replacement for the quesadillas i'm about to speak on.

He was not to fond of this dish. i can not speak on it, but was really happy that the chef himself came out and offered the wings that blew him away. his complaint was that the flavors were off... not sure what he meant but hey maybe I'll get a cheese one when I go back and yes I do plan on returning.

I would recommend this place... the only thing is the crowd that you'll see when there... the hostess are good and the atmosphere is interesting...all in all a good place to visit...

till next time!!

www.9anyc.com

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Del Frisco (Cousin's Special Birthday Lunch)

Fine dining is something that I love to do. But, my budget for this blog doesn't amount to the money I spent on this lunch. One day I might have a blog just about FINE dining in the sense of $$$$ restaurant when I make it big as a  well know Blogger, but until then, these types of excursions will be very rare and really special!

My cousin, is someone I look up to. A role model so to speak, so when she explained that she wasn't really doing anything on the day of her birthday, but two weeks after I felt like Judith to the rescue!!! Her palette has tasted nothing short of the word FINE or well renowned cuisine, so it was only fair we both had lunch at one of her favorite steak houses. 

Here we have a crab cake that is not your typical crab cake, but a crab cake like no other. The word lump does not fall shy in this dish, hopefully the picture captures the true essence and detail of this magnificent creature transformed into a dish that many has tried, and failed to master. My friends... If you have not tried a true crab cake from Del Frisco's then you have certainly done a disservice to yourself and your friends. I can not describe how mouth watering, and decadent this dish was. My mouth is watering thinking how I've passed this restaurant many a times and did not know this dish existed.... enough rambling... please do yourself a favor and your friends and GO GET THIS CRAB CAKE NOW!!!!! 

Crab Cake

Cajun Lobster Sauce

Because it was lunch time, and steak houses are well known for their big portions, we decided to share a steak and a side. Never have I ever had a lobster mac and cheese so delicious as this. The bechamel sauce was like no other. The richness of the cheese and the fresh chunks of lobster carried me to a place I did not want to leave.

We had he Rib-eye cooked medium well, the plate they put in front of us were nice and hot with parsley and butter. the waiter served us both equal portions of the steak and boy was he a GREAT waiter. The steak melted in our mouth. I mean literately it was inexpiable guys. Where do you find meat so delicious and make it so buttery. Where???

Prime Rib-eye 16 oz.

Lobster Macaroni & Cheese

My Plate is displayed below.

Prime Rib-eye 16 oz.

Lobster Macaroni & Cheese

If you guys have not tried this place yet, I don't know what your waiting for!!

Go have yourself a very good time! 

http://delfriscos.com/new-york

Del Frisco's

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Blue Water Grill (Bridal Shower!)

This Lunch/ Dinner was amazing  I love love love food, wine, and celebrations. Thank god it was girls only, that helped with me pigging out and having fun with the ladies. 

For $45 a person, this prefixed lunch was to die for. (free resling to toast with!!)

                                                            Jumbo Lump Crab Cake

pickled vegetables, meyer lemon aioli

I shared this crab cake with one of my cousins. We agreed to order one of each item on the menu to maximize our tasting pleasures of the prefix meal we were able to have. 

It was a real Lump crab cake, it was nice, light, airy and fresh. I wish we could have had two of these!!!

                                   Shrimp & Lobster Spring Roll

      spicy coconut sauce, yuzu-mustard sauce

What I ordered for my appetizer was this. It was beyond delicious. So mad I had only four pieces, and shared two!!! compared to the crab cake, I'd order this again....with the crab cake LOL

The Coconut sauce was delicious, the yuzu sauce I could have done without...

over all welly good dish

                                 Maine Lobster & Shrimp Roll

herb mayonnaise, crispy bacon, celery, waffle fries

I didn't order this, but the small amount that I did have was heavenly. it was a different kind of lobster roll. can't quite put my finger on it, but sans bacon, I would definitely order this on my next excursion!!!

                              Crispy Skin Scottish Salmon

spring onion, cherry tomato, blue foot mushrooms, saffron-borlotti

I ordered this dish and was somewhat satisfied. There was no problem with the Salmon, but if you were as hungry as I was with no breakfast, this was a tease compared to the lobster roll. I was not really into the beans on the bottom, but the sauce on the bottom was beyond delicious. If there were more starch added to the dish, I might have been more satisfied.....

                                    Vanilla Bean Crème Brulee

pistachio biscotti

This was REALLY delicious. i had only one bite, but I snuck in another two or three because the brulee part was to die for!!! Nice and decadent... I need one now as I write this. 

                                           Gelato & Sorbet

    assorted flavors of the day

This is what I had to eat. Banana, vanilla, and chocolate gelato was delicious. Surprisingly enough, my most favorite was the banana. It tasted more true to it's name. I would def get this again!! 

Over all, this place was nice and sexy. For any occasion I'd recommend people to go. Next time I go, I would probably go with my  gut and order the lobster roll, and maybe other items on the menu.

Till next time!!!

http://www.bluewatergrillnyc.com/

Blue Water Grill

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Stanton Social Bday review

Birthday dinners are awesome, especially when you get to try new places at that. This was a food adventure for 5 women on a special night. 

Here, something I dare not try was a pallet cleanser... I'll say It did not really cleanse anything. 

‘Chicken n’ Waffles’ - $19

brick pressed chicken, aged cheddar waffle,

corn pudding, balsamic spiked maple syrup

This dish was okay. My issue was that it did not come in 5 pieces as the following items did, so we had to share a piece. The waffle was a bit soggy as well, but the flavor profiles were awesome. 

Rhode Island Lobster Roll $10

These Lobster rolls were good, but for a "Tapas" style restaurant, you'd think they'd explain that these were $10 a pop instead of insinuating that a roll would be cut up into pieces for the table. It was good...but bad communication was a problem.

Baked Spanakopita -

phyllo, spinach, feta, lemon aioli $8

This was good, but I wasn't too crazy about it. I think if the wrap was friend a little longer it would have been better, considering that everything inside was soggy, the outer layer should have been crisp. 

Red Snapper Tacos -

creamy avocado, spicy mango $10

These tacos were everything. I was really happy we ordered these tacos. It was full of flavor and I wanted more than just one! This is a must order item. 

Maryland Jumbo Lump

Crab cake ‘Corn Dogs’ $14

These crab cake corn dogs were to die for. I remember trying to savor the moment of each bite. They did a really good job getting that crab on there. Wish we ordered two of these!!

Cranberry Flower

Hendrick’s Gin, cranberry compote,

fresh lemon, lemon syrup

I took a sip of this drink and thought it was good, my friend thought it was strong. I love Gin, and it's an acquired spirit that grows on some people and sometimes it doesn't... I'd order it if I could afford it (hahaha)

Brooklyn Lemonade

Brooklyn Gin, lemon syrup, fresh lemon, muddled cucumber, ginger beer

This drink made us all think of summer time, outside just soaking in the sun. Yea, summer where are you? I would get this drink. Luckily, one girl didn't want hers so I was fortunate enough to get half of it. Nice and refreshing. 

Strawberry Fields

Grey Goose Citron, muddled fresh strawberries, lemon syrup, fresh lemon

& a Riesling floater

The birthday girls drink was tasty. I'm not into sweet drinks, so this wouldn't be on my radar, but from the look on her face, she enjoyed it. 

Blood Orange-Jalapeño Margarita

jalapeño-infused Milagro Reposado, blood orange juice, fresh lime, Cointreau

This was my drink. AND I LOVED IT. YES I DID. The spicy and the tart, and the alcohol all made me warm and tingly inside. Or maybe it was just really hot in the restaurant.... Anyway, the waiter mentioned that it was his favorite drink and I agree!!! It is a Must try drink.

Old School Meatballs - $14
basil & ricotta ‘manicotti’

These meatballs were really tasty. They instantly made me want a side of Penne al dente and some wine. It was really that good. 

Social Mac & Cheese -
chorizo, roasted poblanos $12

This was sans chorizo,  It was not the best Mac and cheese I've ever had......

All in all... this place was cool and sexy. Would I come again... Not sure, But I think it's a great place for a group of people to try new food ideas gourmet style... Till next time!!

http://stantonsocial.com/ 

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Happy Hour at Market Cafe

Happy hours are usually a girls best friend. Stumbling upon a hole in the wall that has an awesome happy hour is a double win!!   

After shopping, girls just have to eat, especially after a long week of BS at work. Here's our awesome experience at Market.

The pictures are not in any order so here we go! Below we have what we waited for maybe 40 Minutes (not exaggerating) for after our appetizers. The crab cake was good. It wasn't as lumpy as described in the menu, however, the aoli that accompanied it was everything to the dish!! It kind of made up for my missing lumps. I think I'd wait for that one again. 

Pomme Frites (french fries) were pretty good. They were. A part of their happy hour menu. The seasoning was spot on. I mean who doesn't like fries?

The chicken bites were good. It was a cross between a healthy grilled chicken that was fried. Not aide I made that sound right but it was good. Guess what it was paired with!!! That awesome aoli sauce the crab cake had!!!  It made a world of a difference! Oh yea 

Here's another look at the chicken!

Apple cider mojito, why didn't I order you!! Is what I was screaming as I wrote this post. The two other girls got that and I tries it and fell off my chair. That was a tasteful master piece. Not too sweet not too tart. A great drink!

What I did get was this gimlet of some sort. Basically the strongest drink on their happy hour menu. Yea I was sipping on that cocktail for a while. Can't remember everything in there but I do remember some type of Berry floating on the bottom. Kind of like a mint julep but fruity. 

This place was really cute. A must place to try!! 

http://www.marketcafenyc.com

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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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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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