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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The Longroom

Trying new lunch items for me could either be a treat or a disaster.  I thought this place was good.....not great.

I was really hungry and stressed out at work and was really happy my cousin asked to go out to lunch with me. I kind of ate with my eyes instead of my stomach though.

Ordered the wings and they were good.... but I thought I'd be sharing this truck load of wings instead of overindulging myself. I wish the wings were fried a little longer then drenched into the hot sauce. Oh well...

My fish and chips were pretty good. Nice big piece of cod in a nice flaky batter. The fries were seasoned well. Nothing to cry home to mama about! 

This dish made me jealous!!!!  It was the special for the day. Lobster sandwich with fries. Why did I pass on this!!! Why please tell me!!!  It had avocados, tomatoes, chunky pieces of lobster and a sauce to marry the flavors together. The small sample I got was a tease. Not cool!!! 

I'd like to try this place again and see what it has to offer. Till then........well see!!!

http://www.thelongroomnyc.com

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Piquant Happy Hour #2

PIQUANT

What can I say, I'm a repeat offender! I love this place so much that it has made more appearance on my blog than me! 

 This was the Blood orange Saveur, and gosh was it good. my bartender in the background really hooked it up!

 

My cousin had the happy hour salad. I didn't try it but she said it was good. I recall her ordering this once before also. 

 

This was a Apricot and Gin signature. I loved the balance of bitter and sweet in this drink. I hate sweet drinks and this one was a winner in my book! 

 

Now for the food. The calamari was fried lightly, and that sauce it's pared with was divine! I can't say that a bout most calamari's I've had but it was really really good! 

 

Our triage  of drinks included Rhum pumpkin creole, Cosmo my way, and the blood orange saveur 

 

These were the fish and chips. Boy were they fresh and awesome. I loved the the tartar sauce it came with also, and believe me I hate tartar sauce from any where, so that says a lot! 

 

I kid you not, you better bring your butt down there after you read this post!

http://www.piquantnyc.com/ 

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Chip Shop Awesomeness!

I Love Fried food and when I found out that there was a place in Brooklyn that fried everything (even a shoe is they had to) I was floored.

Below we have fried mac and cheese. Now I'm one to have had fried mac from other places and thought it was mediocre but this was just pure awesomeness! There was enough cheese to macaroni ratio and frying it was like the icing on the cake. I ordered another one... yes I did :)

 Here we have the old Fish and Chip combo. I did not take a picture of the chips but the fish was really good. The batter was light. the cod was nice and flaky. I felt like I was eating a decadent pillow. Must try!!!!

 The Main Reason I Came HERE was the Fried PIZZA!!!!. And boy was I in for it. The pizza was so good. I'm more of a doughy pizza kind of girl with less sauce more cheese. This had the ratio I was looking for and then some. I mean to fry a slice of pizza is culinary genius! I was speechless and of-course I had another one!!!!!!

 Last but definitely not Least I had the only desert on the menu besides candy bars. Fried banana. Just looking at this picture makes my stomach growl. The chocolate sauce was a nice complement to that batter they use. I need to Know how to fry just about anything. Then I too will be a culinary genius!!

http://www.chipshopnyc.com/atlantic_menu.html

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