Entries Categorized as 'DINING DISASTERS'

Sandwiches To Avoid at Lenny’s & Todaro Brothers

Date June 24, 2008

A bad sandwich is like a missed layup, it invokes groans and easily avoidable pain. NYC Food Guy is here to tell you to avoid the #2 Italian Style sandwich at Lenny’s (top) and any sandwich that’s made to order at Todaro Brothers (bottom) on 2nd Ave and 31st street.

Lenny’s rarely disappoints but the generic [...]

BOS & Lucky Sunday: Worst General Tso’s I’ve Ever Had

Date May 15, 2008

Why change it up when I know I’ve found the best? With food, trying a new version of an old favorite ends in disappointment at least 9 out of 10 times. After Zach at Midtown Lunch tested out China Gourmet’s General Tso’s on my recommendation, I decided to follow suit, trying one of his readers [...]

Artisanal Bistro: The Worst $67 I’ve ever spent

Date January 30, 2008

I humbly throw myself before my loyal readers and admit that before Monday night I, NYC Food Guy, had never eaten cheese fondue. But now, thanks or no thanks to Artisanal Bistro, I’m completely bored by the concept of cheese fondue and I’m $67 poorer after eating one of the most mediocre, and as [...]

King of Ketchup ripped off by UWS Cottage’s “All You Can Drink” Wine

Date January 3, 2008

***DISCLAIMER*** The review you are about to read is written by King of Ketchup NOT the NYC Food Guy. King of Ketchup is a friend of the site and his opinions do not represent those of NYC Food Guy.
As seasoned bargain-hunters and lovers of everything Szechuan, a few friends and I decided to check out The [...]

Backstage Deli: A Midtown Disaster

Date December 12, 2007

DISCLAIMER:  THIS RESTAURANT HAS GONE OUT OF BUSINESS SINCE THIS REVIEW WAS WRITTEN.
NYC Food Guy felt like a matador while walking around Times Square Saturday night, dodging hoards of stampeding tourists blinded by the flashing red lights of NYC. I was only in the area by pure necessity, scheduled to work at my real job; [...]