Older sister had been bringing back old bayed crabs from this joint for the longest time, and they had been really freakin good each time that she had brought them back...so i just had to try them fresh right when they come out. So I added it to my itinerary when i went to my two good friend's (Chris and Qiao) wedding in DC.
Décor:
As you can see its not a super classy joint...and the place is pretty plain jane...but there is a reason for that as you will later on see in this post.
Food:
My partner in crime at the time ordered the Crab Cake Special $16.95. Which came with two sides and sauce.
The garlic bread looked good, but a little overbuttered for my taste, but i was told it was really good.
as for the mashed pots, i also heard it was really good.
I admit i had to try their homemade crab cakes...which were actually really freaking good...huge lumps of pulled crab meat...it was very flavorful, great texture and pretty freaking good.
A Dozen 80's (80's represent the size. old bayed baked crabs) This was the main event, what i had been really looking forward to at this restaurant...$80.
They are encrusted with their own mix of spices (old bay crust) and baked in the oven till perfection.
Of course supplied hammer is for the claws, which make it quite messy, i had to partly derobe in fear of getting too messy and stinking up my car later.
Alot of people complain that crabs involve alot of work and little reward, but that is not the case here, as you can see the huge lumps of body meat and the flavoring and juiciness just put it all together...well worth the price and well worth the work....
Summation: I highly recommend you try this place, how they bring them out and shtuff, i think in the end i was only able to consume maybe 5 or 6? I only ate the body and not the claws, as i was really into the body meat. I ordered half a dozen more and brought them all home for the family to feast on.
Looking at the other tables, this place had quite wonderful smelling/looking bbq items that i wouldn't mind trying...but most of the tables had some incantation of the crabs for feasting. I definitely got my crab fix. woot!
A bit of a heads up, if you're going to go to this restaurant, you should definitely call in your order first, cause by the end of the night they had run out of alot of the crabs. First come first serve policy is high in affect at this place. I say get the biggest ones you can, cause so far, its not like lobster...so the bigger the better so far.
Yumi surprised us with these fruit tarts from Whole Foods.
The fruit was quite fresh, all organic and very tastey.
What i liked the most was that it wasn't overly sweet...which was a pleasant plus.
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Yumi
Boo
Summation: Yumi got us each one to partake in, it was quite grand...also later on we'd get some of the food at the 'buffet'...it was surprisingly really good...I definitely wouldn't mind going back to Whole foods to try some of the other 'healthy' goodies that they have.
After FatNation had gone to Sunset hill to shoot, we had built up quite a huge appetite. And Yumi had a great korean tofu joint that she wanted us to all try...SO WHY NOT!?
Décor:
Its a really small/packed place...very interesting...we actually ordered before we even sat down...place was bumping.
Eaters:
Azriha, Boo, and MeridianMan and Yumi.
Food:
Run of the mill Ban Chan and the sour soups...some of us had tea, some of us had water.
Holey crap, the short ribs were soooooooo gooooooooooood...if there's anything at this place that i would definitely recommend would be the short ribs. 100% must get when you are at this restaurant.
MeridianMan's non-spicy tofu. As you can see there is no redness in it at all...i think it was somewhat bland...but Meridian said it was good.
Now this was mine...i got super extra spicy. woot!
Summation: All in all i loved the fact that this place finally gave me the SUPER SPICY i ordered...as other places never make it spicy enough...however, i felt that their tofu was just not that good....like it didn't seem as fresh and slippery as BCD on Northern that i usually go to...in closing if i went there again i'd go probably for the short ribs...and i'd probably want to try some of the other things on the menu...i look forward to trying more shtuff as its also quite close to Mitsuwa.
89-03 57th Avenue @ Queens Boulevard Elmhurst, NY 11373
Now i know this isn't much of a place to review, but i should tell you that this specific location of white castle has been here since like...FOREVER...so they got to be doing something right...either that or the neighborhood its in has alot of weed heads....
So my doongseng told me that she's never had white castle before so i had to get her the different kinds for her to try. She was eager and excited as she had heard both good and bad stories of this place.
We ended up getting two crave cases. YUM!
And kicked it up a notch with quacamole from Costco and some awesome hot sauce from MAINE.
First up, the Bacon Cheese Burger which wasn't bad...but wasn't anything spectacular... bacon was kinda limp...but add the quac and the hot sauce and it was disco. lol.
next up is the jalepno cheese slider. Which is my favorite out of all the new 'flavors' of burgers that white castle is pushing...and adding the quac and hot sauce make it ever so much better....
Then of course had to get the regular cheese slider for her to try....again just your run of the mill steamed burger.
and last but not least the regular burger...which is good if you like that sort of thing.
Summation: Mind you i don't eat white castle that often, but it does at times hit the spot for large get togethers. or big eaters. lol. But i would definitely recommend this specific location for all those that have not yet tried a White Castle Slider. CHEERS!!! (sidenote: this whitecastle location is 24/7 )
636 Lexington Avenue (corner of 54th Street) New York, NY 10022
"Fresh, preservative and additive-free burgers and sides. Milk shakes made with Vermont Ice Cream. Goodburger is New York City’s Burger Joint! After years of training in the nation’s best burger places, goodburger’s chefs have mastered the art of the hamburger. At Goodburger, freshness is everything. That’s why in a world where food is often chemically processed, prepackaged and frozen, each and every Goodburger is made the old fashioned way." Well supposedly its the "healthiest" burger in manhattan...so WHY NOT GIVE IT A TRY!?
Décor:
some pics of the inner workings and seating of the place.
*Note i did not take these pics, they are from seamless web.
Food:
Food came fast...and in all recyclable material. (or so it says on the website.)
First up was the slaw...nice and creamy, with a nice crunch! follow through...it was a good cole slaw..
My Double Cheeseburger made to order (Double means two beef patties, Medium cooked, Lettuce, Tomato, Bacon and ketchup on the side)...I always love bacon and either provolone or swiss melted on it with a side of bbq sauce...they forgot my bbq sauce...but thats all good.
here's a view of the cross section. you can see the burger was cooked to my liking...mmmm so juicy...and below is a close up of the single side. The tomatoes and lettuce were fresh and crisp and the bacon was nice and salty, the way i like it.
Summation: Ultimately this becomes my new BEST BURGER IN MIDTOWN...but the only thing preventing it from holding the king crown is the fact that its ridiculously expensive for a burger at this joint. I definitely like them more than Five Guy's burgers, but for the bang for the buck, Five Guy's would definitely reign supreme here...the burger is very juicy, very flavorful, perfectly cooked and 'healthier'...so i guess its really your call...but i say try both. lol. $14.50 burger + $1.29 tax + $2.00 tip = $17.79 (thats just for the burger and all the extras i added, no fries or anything.)
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