Native NYer moving to new neighborhood. Best eats, please, in the general vicinity of 118th and Pleasant. Yes, I love Patsy's. Waiting for the reopening of the Uptown Juice Bar to its new location. What else? Thank you!!
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Patsy's Pizzeria
2287 1st Ave, New York, NY 10035
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on Aug 16, 2011 06:58 AM
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La Corsa Italian restaurant on E 110 St is fabulous. Creative entrees and excellent pizza. If the weather is nice sit outside on their patio. It's a nice family run operation.
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La Corsa
123 E 110th St, New York, NY 10029
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There's some suggestions here, though possibly 10-15 blocks south of you:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/748058
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/775684
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Taco Mix on 116th St. has great tacos.
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Taco Mix
234 E 116th St, New York, NY 10029
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uptown juice bar is open again, but it has a new name, which escapes me. something like uptown juice. it's a block east of its old location, on the same block as the wild olive market (which is a pretty good little grocery store).
i love moustache on lexington and 102. cafe ollin is frequently recommended and sounds great, but i have yet to make it over there. very sad to see that itzocan has closed. agree that taco mix is solid. on 118th and 5th is piatto d'oro which is a surprisingly decent homey little italian place (pizza not as good as pasta dishes).
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Itzocan Bistro
1575 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10029
Piatto D'Oro II
1 E 118th St, New York, NY 10035
Taco Mix
234 E 116th St, New York, NY 10029
Uptown Veg
14 E 125th St, New York, NY 10035
Moustache
1621 Lexington Ave, New York, NY 10029
Cafe Ollin
339 E 108th St, New York, NY 10029
Wild Olive Market
10 E 125th St, New York, NY 10035
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I don't think Itzocan is closed. When I walked by this weekend they had an "Open" sign in their window and all the tables were set for service.
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I think I read that here, but now can't remember. I definitely don't want to be spreading rumors, and I'll go in for the huitlacoche souffle ASAP if they're open. Their website is up, but I just tried calling the phone number listed on their website, and it's disconnected. Anyone else know?
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According to menupages and nymag that location is closed.
http://menupages.com/restaurants/itzo...
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Thank for all the suggestions. (Keep 'em coming.) Rose Water--Wild Olive Market is the new venture of two brothers who own the wonderful Mani Market on W. 94th Street, where I lived for many years. (Like Fairway, but small and homey, with personal service.) I want to give a shout out to them and recommend Wild Olive, too.
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Mani Market Place
697 Columbus Ave, New York, NY 10025
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My go to place in this nabe is El Nuevo Caridad on 115 and 2nd. Real homestyle Dominican (I think) eats. I love the chicken stew and always have a steaming bowl of mondongo-especially good on cold days!! Staff is real nice and this is such an unpretentious place.
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El Nuevo Caridad
2257 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10029
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I'll have to try the chicken stew - but I've had horrid luck with food at El Nuevo Caridad - tough shriveled roast chicken, shoe leather pork...overcooked dried out rice...
(not the same 'hood, but there is a Dominican market on the corner of 116th & FDB, and in the back there is a hot food area with homestyle food which is different every day, and the woman cooking is very sweet and works her head off....)
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are you referring to the place called Stephanie?
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Stephanie Grocery
2154 8th Ave, New York, NY 10026
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El Nuevo Caridad
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At 116th and FDB?
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El Nuevo Caridad (which I do not like) is on 116h & 2nd.
The Dominican grocery with the woman cooking homestyle food in the back is on 116th & FDB.
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El Nuevo Caridad
2257 2nd Ave, New York, NY 10029
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>The Dominican grocery with the woman cooking homestyle food in the back is on 116th & FDB.
And that's Stephanie, right? http://www.chow.com/restaurants/46419...
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I don't know the name. It's on the northeast corner.
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Actually, following this conversation, I paid more attention getting off the subway there yesterday, and the yellow/green Stephanie sign (at the NE corner) is gone. Didn't pay enough attention to catch the new name of the place.
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If you're game for West African, consider Treichville, 339 East 118th St.; terrific thiebou djeun. I'll also amplify the recommendations for Cafe Ollin; I really like their tortas.
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Treichville
339 E 118th St, New York, NY 10035
Cafe Ollin
339 E 108th St, New York, NY 10029
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