Picky parents coming!
And 1 little brother (16).
They like Italian, American, steak houses, French etc. And booze. A place w/ a specialty cocktail list would be good.
They dislike Chinese. Have never tried (nor, sadly, have any desire to) Indian, Thai, Japanese, etc.
The spotted pig was a little to weird for them, but they loved Bistro Jules.
$20 an entree. Willing to travel to other boroughs.
HELP!
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LeahBaila
Apr 9, 2010 06:06 AM
Sounds JUST LIKE my parents! Here are some spots I've taken them that they've enjoyed:
Peter Luger's (for lunch...for the burger)
The Stanton Social (believe it or not)
Piccolo Angolo
Grimaldi's
Al Di La
Artisanal (cheese, fondue, booze, frites)
August
Rare Bar & Grill
Blue Water Grill (brunch)Good luck,
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Stanton Social
99 Stanton Street, New York, NY 10002Piccolo Angolo
621 Hudson St, New York, NY 10014Blue Water Grill
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I'd recommend The Redhead (plenty of drinks and "normal" food like fried chicken) or Otto (very win-centric with straight forward pastas and pizzas).
And you can't go wrong with Les Halles since they like steak houses and french (Les Halles is a little of both)
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Les Halles
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There is a lovely southern-Italian restaurant off the beaten track: Vesuvio @ 149 St in Whitestone, easily reachable by a car. It's a small and quiet place that serves terrific food, but nothing too fancy and not very expensive. I am not sure about their cocktail list though. There is a good bakery a few blocks down the street: don't remember the name, but outstanding cheesecakes!
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daffyduck
Apr 7, 2010 03:21 PM
I think kathyrn made some great suggestions.
20 an entree is kinda hard when asian cuisine is out. for italian i think your best bet might be pizza. i like motorino.
for steak, there is a place in brooklyn called embers that has a t bone steak for 2 for 40 dollars. there are also a few argentian places i like in elmhurst and jackson heights in queens.
For french the only cheap place I know is L'express, but it's nothing to write home about and pretty loud so I don't know if you want to take your parents there. I usually go there at 2 or 3 am if I'm craving escargot or their lamb burger.›1 Reply-
re: daffyduck
Plenty of good, easily accessible Italian restaurants have a bunch of entrees under $20, Via Emilia and Le Zie to name just 2.
For French-Mediterranean I was very pleased with Antibes Bistro (thanks to a CH rec), and the most expensive entree, steak, is $18.
http://petercherches.blogspot.com
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Le Zie
172 7th Ave, New York, NY 10011Via Emilia
47 E 21st St, New York, NY 10010Antibes Bistro
112 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002
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What about Clinton Street Baking Company, Redhead, Penelope, Hearth (might be a little pricey for your needs), Hill Country, Blue Smoke, Otto, or Westville? I think all but Otto or Westville have house cocktail lists. (I usually go for Southern or BBQ for picky eaters.)
This thread might also help:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/619788For other boroughs, you'll need to post on the Outer Boroughs board.
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Hill Country
30 W 26th St, New York, NY 10010Westville
210 W 10th St, New York, NY 10014Blue Smoke
116 East 27th Street, New York, NY 10016
