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I heard this last night. Heard they are opening on Main Street, just south of Broadway, across from O.D.'s, location of Nyack Grande Catering, Formerly Sweet Tomato/Velvet Lounge
Not sure how true this is....
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re: smilingal
It took years, but Baumgarts finally opened in Nyack a few months ago and the verdict is ...eh. Big room, decorated in a sort of late-80s glitzy style that makes it feel like a hotel lounge. We ate there not long after they opened and service was amateurish at best. Various people repeatedly stopped by our table, asking if everything was okay, but it took an amazingly interminable length of time to get two cups of tea, for example, and then when they finally arrived, the order had been messed up. (Note: they charge for tea, unlike most Chinese restaurants.) Apart from providing another dining option in downtown Nyack, it's not much of an asset. If you go, note that the liquor license is pending.
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re: JRBlack
rifkind81
Dec 10, 2011 07:46 PM
Jeez...it has been a long time since that first post.
I make it to the Nyack area once a month and make a point to swing by Baumgart's Englewood every time. I'm not sure I want to blow my month opportunity for Massuman Curry with chicken and brown rice.
@JR: Any opinions on the food?
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re: rifkind81
Big eh. Not terrible, but not impressive. The menu is fairly limited but otherwise standard. Things noted on the menu as spicy were decidedly not. There's a dearth of decent Chinese food in Rockland in general and Baumgart's doesn't do much to resolve that issue. If you're looking for someplace to eat in Nyack rather than looking specifically for Chinese, there are definitely better options.
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re: JRBlack
michele cindy
Dec 15, 2011 05:50 AM
JRBlack do you think the issues could be related to going there soon after they opened? I wonder if they got the kinks out. We only went to the Englewood location many years ago, one time. The food was very Americanized. Just curious where do you tend to go for Chinese? It's so hard to find a decent place in the area.
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re: michele cindy
The service certainly may have improved, but I can't imagine that the food has gotten beyond mediocre but edible and the prices are a little high for what they're offering. Haven't had their ice cream, which is another of their claims to fame, though.
As far as Chinese food, we don't get it very often simply because the options are so limited. We do go to Golden Mushroom occasionally, just because of proximity. Otherwise, the best Chinese food we've found locally is Ocean Empire in Pomona.-
re: JRBlack
michele cindy
Dec 16, 2011 05:04 AM
Thanks. We've gone to Fortune Garden on 59 which was decent, but I'll have to give Ocean Empire a try.
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