198202 Mon Dec 02 12:10:47 -0800 2002 5 18 Manhattan 0 1057159 Need rec's for dinner on Thurs. night! Great food and service. Not to loud. $$$ doesn't matter. Around Elizabeth and Houston area Thanks Mon Dec 02 12:10:47 -0800 2002 0 Bernke 1 1057163 Cafe Margaux (sp?) on Prince and Mott is good for French bistro fare. Le Poeme (on Prince and Elizabeth), when it's good is very good and unique, but often they are not up to par. The Kitchen Club is supposed to be quite good though i have never been there. On Mulberry and Houston is an ethiopian place whose name I can't remember; the food was good but expensive and I have had much better ethiopian food elsewhere. Mon Dec 02 12:18:22 -0800 2002 1057159 0 Kenzi 2 1057204 Bistro Margot - Good place. Standard French Bistro fare. Nice garden (lot's o' good that does you now) Le Poeme - Closed for a while now! Ghenet (Mulberry st, jst below houston) - Ethopian, talk about bang for the buck. Cheap, great food. My favorite place in the hood. Clay - Mott street. Don't go here. Bread - Great, inexpensive, hip. Not your standard 'dinner' fare though. Lots of sandwiches and meat/cheese platters. Only 4 or 5 bottles of standard wine on the list..... But I still love the place. Good for a date.... Cafe Habana - Good food, nice crowd but too crowded IMHO. Cafe El Porto (Mexican) on Elizabeth (basement space), just south of Spring is quite nice. Pretty damn good food for the price (although they can be a bit heavy on sauces - request they go light). Good Sangria. Sometimes they have a quiet band in the corner. Mon Dec 02 17:00:25 -0800 2002 1057163 0 stevek 3 1057218 Uh, Le Poeme closed?! I guess moving out of the hood 9 months ago is taking its toll on me. Thanks for the recommendations for places to eat there. Mon Dec 02 21:22:23 -0800 2002 1057204 0 Kenzi 1 1057208 peasant (elizabeth and spring) is also good. Mon Dec 02 17:11:25 -0800 2002 1057159 0 ivory 1 1057212 Had dinner at Rialto (Elizabeth, near Houston) with 5 friends a few wknds ago and was pleasantly surprised. Not terribly expensive, good service, very good calamari and veggie burger. Upscale American food, very cute restaurant altogether. Mon Dec 02 18:56:02 -0800 2002 1057159 0 AnnVil