From the monthly archives:

October 2007

Shake Shack (5/5)

There’s nothing I can say that hasn’t been said, except this: Go. (via Jeff M. on Yelp)…

Buddy’s Burrito & Taco Bar (1/5)

Tacky, tawdry Mexican fare, I’ve been three times somehow and this place has always managed to disappoint me afresh. Maybe it’s just my own preference …

Rose Bar (1/5)

Dreadfully overrated, pretentious and, yes, even unsexy: aside from a speed dial to Page Six editors, I’m not sure how Rose Bar’s owners have managed …

Lobo (1/5)

The place tries a little too hard and the food was pretty pedestrian, and I like taquerias and roadhouse-calibre TexMex calibre. Our server could not …

Bourgeois Pig Cafe (3/5)

Went here for my birthday. Strikes me as wildly overrated but I add a star based on how it stands out from the neighbourhood’s other …

Lombardi’s Pizza (4/5)

One star deduction for the tourist trappings and the rotate-a-diner attitude, but to echo another reviewer’s apt line, Lombardi’s pizza *is* “a triumph.” All the …

71 Irving Place Coffee & Tea Bar (3/5)

The neighbourhood vibe here is native obnoxious but I don’t hold that against the place, which really does seem to boast a loyal clientele. I …

Yemen Cafe (1/5)

DO NOT WANT, as the meme goes. I had a greatly underwhelming takeout meal there and I won’t be back. I’m sure they probably do …

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