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There's a new-ish sushi place on 5th next to Perch that I like. Also, had really nice tacos tonight at the taco joint on 5th and 12th. Al di La is terrific, of course. Glad someone mentioned Beast. I particularly love their brunch. Some of the best scrambled eggs I've ever had, and the poached eggs w/ chorizo hash is awesome. Also very fond of the Total Wine Bar. Too bad the Slope lacks: 1) Anything Central or Eastern European, 2) top-tier Italian, 3) Scandinavian.
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re: chowhundius
For Polish/Czech/Slovak food, you can try Milan's, which is some blocks south of the nebulous border.
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re: chowhundius
You say there is no top-tier Italian in the slope, but you state Al Di La "is terrific". As far as a diverse blend of top tier Italian places, OK, we may not have that many. Cafe Steinhof is not a bad option for some Austrian food. And Scandinavian, well you only have Aquavit in NYC, so thats a tough one to ask for.
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re: ginsbera
I'm surprised no one has mentioned Moim, a really good new Korean place on Garfield and 7th. It's a little crowded after the hype in the Times, but worth a wait. Had some tasty dumplings and wonderful pork ribs there recently.
Among the French bistros I like Moutarde on 5th ave, great brunch.
My top ten would still be pretty consistent with other posts here:
1. Blue Ribbon
2. Al di La
3. Franny's
4. Applewood
5. Brooklyn Fish camp6. Palo Santo
7. Taro
8. Convivium
9. Moim
10. Geido
11. Two boots, gotta get an honorable mention
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I'm really surprised no one has mentioned Sakura for Japanese. It's a Japanese owner, a master sushi chef, and has got Japanese home cooking as well as sushi. My top ten:
al di la
sakura
Blue Ribbon Sushi
Little D
Melt
Convivium
Brooklyn Fish Camp
Franny's
Tempo
ZillisUnfortunately, I think Bonnie's has gone way downhill. The original owner is gone, right? Used to love the wings and mushroom burger, but no more.
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re: cavafan
I've gradually become quite a fan of Sakura. I haven't had the sushi yet, but they consistently have good grilled fish: saba shio every night and usually an interesting special such as yellowtail. They also have a great seasonal sake right now that's hard to find in the US. Here's a terrible picture of the bottle that I took with my phone:
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re: Peter Cuce
al di la
applewood
stone park
palo santo
blue ribbon
12th street bar and grill
little D
anthony's
Fish Camp
Flatbush Farm (i guess that might be right outside the PS boundary, but close enough)
MeltI would say Franny's, but across flatbush i cannot consider it PS. The Farm makes it because it sits right on the other side..closer to PS.
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ReplyI like Tutta Pasta which is mediocre Italian cuisine.. I know of a Brawta on Atlantic Ave. Did they open up a sister eatery in the slope?
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re: HankyT
1. Tempo
2. Al di la
3. Convivium
4. Blue Ribbon
5. Palo Santo
6. Applewood
7. Little D
8. Rose Water (only been for brunch but thought it was great)
9. Anthony's
10. 12th Street Bar and GrillI note that 1-5 are much preferred to 6-10.
Also, The Montauk Club has a new chef/food manager and the food is great, as is the wine list. It would make my top 10 now. You have to be a member but it isn't one of those stuffy places with onerous membership requirements. The menu changes several times a week.
I think Tempo is incredibly underrated and I'm not sure why. I've had some outstanding meals there and I have never been disappointed. Al di La would be my #1 except that they barely seem to change their menu, regardless of what is in season or what the weather is. Also, I think it's a bit strange to have two filled pastas that have the same sauce (sage and brown butter). Those are just pet peeves but enough to push it down on my list.
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re: mmm...food
I really do need to try Tempo. For the price and understood quality it seems like a fantastic deal and experience. I actually thought about it for valentines day, but they pushed the price up to $69 from the normal $25/35 prix fixed menu.
I have also been hearing great things about Alchemy on 5th ave.
I'd like to add to this post, and maybe begin a new one: Best Bar Food in Park Slope/Prospect Heights area. Any thoughts? I always enjoy Lighthouse Tavrern, Soda and Beast.
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re: mmm...food
thats too bad about Alchemy, I was looking forward to trying it eventually. Soda has it's moments I agree. I just like the idea of having great music, great microbrews and a big ass burger there. Though everything is heavy on the grease. Lighthouse used to offer a few dominican options, but they recently revised their menu. Upped the prices, but added a lot more options. Typical bar menu just done right.
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re: cmballa
I've always found Sidecar's food a bit overrated (and I really really want to like the place). The menu is far too limited and several of the items are inconsistent. If you are going to have so few items each of them really has to be executed perfectly. Having said that, I don't eat red meat and I hear the burgers are excellent. Also, the drinks are great.
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re: mmm...food
I never usually care about service, but it really should be said that the owners at Sidecar are the nicest guys around. We went with bottles of liquor while they were still BYOB soon after opening, and spent some good hours with several employees utilizing our booze in various ways; pretty awesome time.
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Beautiful dinners:
Al di la
Convivium osteriaBurgers:
Sidecar
Bonnie's (but haven't been in a while)Pizza/Casual Italian:
Anthony'sPizza Delivery:
Pino'sThai:
Watana siamChinese:
Hunan Delight
Chan Yang GardenJapanese Sushi/Sashimi:
TaroJapanese Rolls:
Geido
Yamato
OshimaHeros:
Russo's
CitySubFrench Toast:
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prcentauri, I love how you split out nigiri from rolls... It is a necessary distinction in the case of Taro vs Yamato. I am surprised that people find Yamato to be of questionable quality. I too am somewhat unimpressed with Osaka and have not been in a few years, and I know that they also own Yamato, but I've always found it to be much better than Osaka. I actually get the bluefin toro and kampachi from there and always find it really good. I do go there primarily for the rolls, but the sushi is not "bad" by any means. Sakura Cafe on 5th avenue is also good.
Also, Watana Siam is fantastic! Rice Thai Kitchen has gone a bit downhill and Watana Siam is a breath of fresh air. The chef's special shrimp in spiced coconut milk in a carved out pineapple is wonderful.
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Al di la
Taro
Blue Ribbon
Stone Park Cafe
Palo Santo
Franny's (if that counts)... Unexceptional but somehow functionally good—
Anthony's
Sheep Station
Cocotte
Bonnie's
Song (rather bad actually but so cheap !)Have not been to: Sugarcane, Rosewater
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I'm surprised noone has mentioned Taro or Tempo yet. Anyways here are mine in somewhat rough order.
Taro
Tempo
Al di la
Tempo Presto
Bar Totto
La Taqueria
Bonnies
Hunan Delight
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re: ginsbera
Tempo Presto on 7th closed, but the one on 5th is still open.
Bar Totto and Taqueria are more basic kind of places. But I like them for what they are; very good everyday neighborhood places, and very good values. I wouldn't want to compare them directly to Tempo or Al Di La. I included them in my top 10 based on the type of restaurant they aspire to be and the need they fill. But I can understand why other people would think of their top 10 differently.
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re: ginsbera
I tried Burrito Bar once and thought it was awful. I've tried Los Pollitos and liked it, I would nearly include it on my list. I haven't tried Maria's but have been curious.
I usually get take out at Taqueria, but on a couple of times that I've been to the sit down side I've had specials that have been very good that were not available at the counter.
Santa Fe isn't too bad either, though a bit generic. I was disappointed in Chile's and Chocolate.
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re: millerd
Really? That's surprising. I find Burrito Bar, while tacky, actually pretty good. The food is very fresh and the pricing is very low. I had a terrible meal at Sante Fe, it's barely a mexican restaurant in my opinion.
I did a Cinco De Mayo restaurant crawl last year, tried Los Pollitos, Maria's Mexican Bistro, Mezcal's and La Taqueria. I thought Los Pollitos (though more expensive) was the best of the bunch, but Maria's had some mighty strong margarita's.
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re: ginsbera
I'm glad since the list seems to be expanding to see Beast on here, i love that place!
Sadly, i'm won't return to Applewood after an extraordinarily upsetting interaction with the host that a friend and I had last spring when we tried to go to brunch there. One of the owners responded appropriately to a letter I wrote, but it just wasn't enough to shake the utter humiliation that we experienced.
Convivium Osteria = delish!
Song I love, and the food is so good, consistently, but it's so loud in there (is it me?) that i usually wait to eat there in the summer when the back patio is open.
I've never been to Al Di La and many many people have it on their list - I'm now extremely curious...
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In no particular order (impossible for me to order them, they're such different species)
-Bistro St. Mark's
-al di la
-Geido
-Annabel's (or is it called Christie's?)--the little patty shop at the corner of Sterling and Flatbush.
-Long Tan
-Tom's Diner (not really Park Slope, I guess, but technically neither is Geido)
-Mexican Sandwich Co. (went for the first time last weekend--WOW)
-Beso for brunch
-12th Street Bar and Grill
-Cousin John's (the chocolate ganache cake is outstanding)
Haven't yet tried Cocotte or Blue Ribbon Sushi. As for Yamato...eh. Some of the rolls are delicious, but after being underwhelmed by Osaka (its sister establishment in Cobble Hill) I question the quality of the fish at Yamato.›4 Replies-
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re: brooklynmonkey
Frankly, the only time I ate there I found Yamato to be pretty disgusting, partiicularly the sushi. The one thing it seems that non-Japanese sushi places never get right, and the one thing that is THE tip-off of a non-Japanese sushi place, is the sushi rice. The rice-to-vinegar ratio is usually way off (most often on the vinegar-short side), the rice has been mixed improperly and has little "shine", and cheaper non-Japanese vinegars are often used which can give the wrong flavor. I found all of these to be the case at Yamato.
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Al Di La
Los Pollitos
Cafe Mexicano
Cocotte
Gingko Leaf
Geido
Long Tan
Beso
Blue Ribbon Sushi
Brawta 7th Ave.
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re: Mike R.
Rancho Alegre is usually packed! It's funny, most of the places you mentioned are always packed (except India House, which has to be a front for some kind of illegal import-export business). So, while I may have had nauseating experiences at many of those restaurants, other people obviously disagree with my opinion. Unforunately, I would add Mr. Won Ton and Amin to your list.
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