New York food centered detour

August 3, 2007 2:08 PM

Two days, one night, a couple meals in New York. Sushi, bagels and the Unisphere.

New York Spring 2006 (95 photos)

I went to Yasuda for dinner and had a nice meal. The sushi conformed to my expectations of what high end sushi should be: smaller pieces not straight out of the refrigerator case. I wish there were some place like that locally but I think in the end I learned that my local favorite is consistently, if not perfectly, competitive in terms of freshness and quality.

Lunch was supposed to be Momofuku but they were closed. I suppose I should have checked. But closed on Wednesday? In the end, I ate way too much at several different places. Doughnut Plant is vastly over rated. Two Boots Pizza is also pretty disappointing. I was suckered in by some award they have posted. I had a couple tacos at San Loco. They were good but I can't put them in context with other New York tacos.

Kossar's Bialys saved the day. The bialys are great and they've been making bagels now for several years and those are also great. A little Taam Tov cream cheese was also fantastic. I have since read an article about Taam Tov's horrific labor practices so...

My hotel was in Queens very close to the Unisphere and the rest of the fairgrounds. There was also some sort of children's science museum nearby in a very interesting building. The park/fairgrounds were serene and calm and the remnants of the World's Fair were fascinating. I only wish that I'd had more time to spend there.

posted by stuart_s to Trip Reports (3 comments total)

Two Boots Pizza is also pretty disappointing.

Had I known, I would've told you to go here. best pizza in New York, possibly the world.
posted by jonmc at 8:32 AM on August 6

Two Boots drools, Lombardi's rules. I was thinking about this over the weekend: If I was entering a competitive eating tournament, I would want the food to be Lombardi's pancetta and onion.
posted by jeb at 11:45 AM on August 6

In my defense, I wouldn't have been eating pizza at all if there hadn't been so many other culinary disappointments in my day.

Thanks for the advice. I'll keep it in mind the next time I'm in New York. I'm certainly looking forward to more pizza. Since the Two Boots fiasco, I have been to Una Pizza Napoletana. And I'm also looking forward to Franny's (Fanny's) and what's the one on Staten Island?
posted by stuart_s at 10:37 AM on August 7