NYC Food Guy Note: I’m on vacation in California so I’m sending you on a NY Food Tour to keep your stomach happy while I’m gone. Enjoy the deliciousness. Above: Jumpin Joe (Chocolate Chip cookie with Chocolate Chip Espresso Gelato) From left to right: Cocoa Monster, Grasshopper, Jumpin Joe What: This small bakery sandwiches Il […]

Posted in MANHATTAN, Milk & Cookies, WEST VILLAGE 2 Comments »

NYC Food Guy Note: I’m on vacation in California so I’m sending you on a NY Food Tour to keep your stomach happy while I’m gone. Enjoy the deliciousness. What: Forget artisan breads and fancy olive oils, Faicco’s, an old school butcher shop, wedges prosciutto, ham cappy, your choice of hot or sweet soppresseta (go […]

Posted in Faicco's Pork Store, MANHATTAN, WEST VILLAGE 16 Comments »

Bacon wrapped deep fried hot dogs with all the toppings your imagination can conjure. Crif Dogs, on St Mark’s near Avenue A, is the cheap late night eats (open till 2AM Thursday, 4AM Friday & Saturday) spot that dreams are made of. Above you’re looking at the Good Morning ($4.50), a bacon wrapped deep fried […]

Posted in Crif Dogs, EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN 25 Comments »

Wow. Just wow. It’s hard to feel any other emotion when a 35-45 pound pig smoked for 7-8 hours is placed directly in front of you with one purpose: Feeding twelve hungry carnivores. For $480 plus tax, Daisy May’s BBQ USA, on 11th Avenue and 46th Street, will provide you and eleven others with a […]

Posted in Daisy May's BBQ USA, MANHATTAN, MIDTOWN WEST 29 Comments »

I’ve never had a cheeseburger with a fried egg on it and I never go to the Meatpacking District. It was time to knock off two birds with one stone by having the Cheeseburger a cheval ($17) at uber-trendy French bistro Pastis. Once I overcame the ostentatious cougars milling about the bar, I was ready […]

Posted in MANHATTAN, MEATPACKING, Pastis 16 Comments »

Looking for a great deal on brunch in the East Village? Head to Yuca Bar, on Avenue A & 7th Street, where $13.95 will get you tender, flame-grilled skirt steak, eggs, home fries or rice and black beans and your choice of coffee, orange juice, lemonade, a mimosa or a screwdriver. Read on to find […]

Posted in EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, Skirt Steak & Egg Brunch: The Breslin vs Yuca Bar, Yuca Bar 12 Comments »

The aptly named Righteous Urban Barbeque lives up to expectations; Affordable and meaty ribs, brisket-topped chili cheese fries and deep fried Oreos. It hasn’t disappointed in 5 visits and I’m pumped to go back. Read on to find out how you and a friend can feast for $20 each.

Posted in CHELSEA, MANHATTAN, RUB BBQ 29 Comments »

Looking for food that’s different and delicious? Tuck Shop on 1st Street between 1st and 2nd Avenue is serving authentic Australian street food until 5AM on weekends. You may not know what meat pies, Lamingtons or Vanilla Slice are, but once you try them, your culinary landscape will be forever changed.

Posted in EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, Tuck Shop 26 Comments »

Until 2AM every night, Chirping Chicken offers 4 pieces of flame-broiled chicken & an order of fries for $10. Four pieces of flame-broiled chicken basted in chicken fat, garlic and salt ($6.49 half chicken, white or dark) and a fat order of crispy shoestring fries ($2.89).  Click here for more details. This may be the […]

Posted in Chirping Chicken, MANHATTAN, UPPER WEST SIDE 11 Comments »

Angelo’s, on 57th Street near 6th Avenue, is not the best pizza in the city, but as one of the only two coal oven pizza spots in Midtown (John’s in Times Square) it has a major advantage over the ordinary slice joints that litter the neighborhood. It’s pies only ($17 large, $15 small, $2.50 per […]

Posted in Angelo's Pizza, Angelo's Pizza, MANHATTAN, MIDTOWN EAST, MIDTOWN WEST 31 Comments »

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 […]

Posted in Lenny's, MANHATTAN, MIDTOWN WEST, MURRAY HILL/GRAMERCY, Todaro Brothers 20 Comments »

Burrito Box, on 9th Avenue between 57th & 58th, offers the best and most affordable Tex Mex delivery in Midtown. I recommend the Grilled Chicken Burrito ($6.95) with sour cream on the side (it comes with too much in it) and a large order of chips and salsa ($3.85). The salsa is homemade and chunky, […]

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Harriet’s Kitchen, on Amsterdam Avenue between 84th & 85th Street, has now provided you with a reason to go to the Upper West Side. You can now enjoy the best burger I’ve had in a long time and then go eat the best chocolate chip cookie on the planet at Levain Bakery.

Posted in Harriet's Kitchen, MANHATTAN, UPPER WEST SIDE 15 Comments »

The quest for the best slice of pizza in Midtown near Times Square continues. Thus far, Bella Napoli’s Grandma slice has received the only mark of distinction. I’ve heard good things about the brick oven pizza at Bella Vita, on 58th between 6th and 7th, but have only had it by delivery. It’s time to […]

Posted in Bella Vita, MIDTOWN WEST 12 Comments »

Paradis-To-Go (pronounced Para-dee), on 4th Avenue and 12th street, is next in the battle to usurp Levain’s crown as the best chocolate chip cookie in NYC.

Posted in EAST VILLAGE, MANHATTAN, Paradis To Go 6 Comments »