Fatty Cue - Delicious off beat bbq in Williamsburg

After reading wonderful reviews of Fatty Cue, including a very complimentary review from the New York Times, I decided I had to try it. 

On a nice weekend a couple weeks ago, my boyfriend and I made the short trek over the river to Williamsburg to check it out.  Luckily since it's summer and no where is ever that crowded on the weekend, we didn't have any wait for a table on a Saturday night at 7:30pm.  Shocker above shockers for a place that has been getting so much fame recently (being labeled one of the best bbq joints by Vanity Fair as well!)

Fatty Cue is located on South 6th Street in Brooklyn - note that it is not on North 6th Street.  I got confused by that one.  Take the L train to Bedford and walk several blocks south past the bridge to 6th street....

Anyhow - the decor is interesting - dark and woodsy with a rustic feel mixed in with an Asian vibe.  Note the cheap plastic Asian plates they use (the kind you find in Chinatown).  The restaurant is several floors with small seating areas on each floor anchored by a skylight and a floating metallic pig. 

Onto the food - we started off with the 'Cue coriander bacon, white peach seasonal salad and the bowl of noodles.  Delicious.  The bacon was thickly cut with a curry custard - super juicy, fatty with a tang on the end.  Served up with sliced toast.  The bowl of noodles was also delicious - served in a broth of meat juices, the broth was light yet strong in flavor. The noodles were ramen style, perfect comfort food reminding me of an upscale cup o noodles.  In a good way.

The only mishap was the peach salad - but no worries, that's only seasonal anyhow.

For our mains - we shared the beef brisket and the pork ribs.  Yum, yum, yum.  The brisket was served bao style (make your own brisket buns! with chili jam, red onion and bone broth).  As it came to our table, several tables around us proceeded to say "I'll have what they are having."  Super tender and juicy - it was the best beef bao I've ever had.

The pork ribs were huge slabs of pork with just the right amount of fat.  Juicy and tangy with Indonesian long pepper - they were a nice variation of the bbq staple.

No room for dessert - no problem.  A nice end to the night is a walk over the bridge down into the Lower East Side. By the time you reach Clinton Street Baking Co. - you may have worked up room for a waffle cone and ice cream from the Brooklyn Ice Cream Factory.

A great summer evening option!

Fatty Cue
91 South 6th St.
Brooklyn, NY 11211

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Lobstah Feast Fridays at Rocky Sullivans through the end of the year!

So everyone knows how much I love Red Hook Lobster Pound.

And that's why I am so excited that they will be showing up at Rocky Sullivan's in Red Hook every Friday night through the end of the year!

From 6pm to 9pm every Friday, Red Hook Lobster Pound will be boiling up the freshest lobster in NYC in the courtyard and you can enjoy the feast on the  roof deck or inside, rain or shine.

Neighbor Red Hook Winery is breaking out some of its first production white wine for the occasion.

Other local edibles will be featured in upcoming weeks.

The Deal:

$23.00 gets you a 1 ½ lb lobster, farm fresh corn, coleslaw or potato salad/

Jonah Crab claws will also be available. Bisque, soups and other delectables will soon follow.

If lobster is not your fare, Rocky Sullivan's will be serving its wood fired pizzas, along with libations including the extraordinary Six Points ales.

Lobsters are first come first serve, so shoot a quick email to redhooklobster@gmail.com to let them know you are coming - and reservations are required for parties of 6 or more.

Yay for more lobster!!!

Rocky Sullivan's
34 Van Dyke St. (at Dwight)
Brooklyn, NY
718-246-8050

Jacques Torres Ice Cream in Dumbo - Ice Cream Sandwiches!

The much hyped Jacques Torres Ice Cream Parlor in Dumbo is worth the trip across the river.  Especially for the chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich.

Comes with three different choices of ice cream filling - vanilla, peanut butter or chocolate - the sandwich is huge!  Definitely shareable for two, or frankly even three people, it is chocolately heaven.

The cookies are a bit hard - I mean they are somewhat frozen so what do you expect...but they are filled with chocolate chunks and make for a very nice and cool refreshing treat on a hot summer afternoon.  I don't know why more places don't serve cookie sandwiches - they are a great memory back to my childhood.

I went with the chocolate ice cream filling - rich and creamy and deliciously chocolatey.  Ask the counter to slice it for you as I can only imagine how hard it would be to eat whole.  Kind of like biting into a big burger and having all the insides spill out.  Except in this case it is the wonderful ice cream that would be exploding.

If you want to go with a regular scoop - Jacques Torres offers a changing roster of flavors including several kinds of chocolate - wicked chocolate (think Mexican chocolate but with a spicier kick at the end), chocolate raspberry and their classic chocolate chip cookie dough. Yummmm......

Jacques Torres
62 Water Street (Between Main and Dock)
Brooklyn, NY
212-414-2462
M-Sat 1pm - 8pm
Sun - 1pm - 6pm

Fish Tacos - Another reason to go to the Brooklyn Flea

So I have definitely written loads about the wonderful lobster rolls from Red Hook Lobster Pound at the Brooklyn Flea.

Worthy of a 2 hour wait, they are even better at just a 15 minute wait.

With a much bigger staff to keep the line flowing - expect only minimal waits for the best lobster roll in town.

No scratch that - perhaps the best lobster roll ever!

Yesterday I tried the fish tacos at the flea. They were wonderful! The Brooklyn Flea is really quickly becoming a mecca for food lovers! Not that the flea doesn't offer some interesting shopping, but the food choices are quickly becoming the #1 reason to go on over to Dumbo on Sunday afternoons.

I had a "green taco" with mahi mahi. Fried mahi mahi + red onions + guacamole (the green part!) + red cabbage and cilantro = delicious. Perfectly crunchy, the fish was nicely cooked and tasted super fresh. Definitely squeeze the lime onto it for some extra acidity to balance out the creaminess of the guac and dressing.

Add a People's Pop to finish off the day or a stroll down to Jacques Torres Ice Cream Parlor for a chocolate chip ice cream sandwich and you'll feel like you are on a mini vacation away from Manhattan!

Brooklyn Flea
Sundays under the Brooklyn Bridge
11am - 6pm
Subway
A/C to High St.
F to York St.
2/3 to Clark St.

Ooh - DIY Lobster Roll Kits from Red Hook Lobster Pound

Update on Red Hook Lobster Pound  -

From their website it says the line maxed out at 20 minutes last weekend, but you have to get to the flea before 3pm otherwise they may be sold out.

Lobster rolls only sold at the weekend fleas, not at their store in Red Hook.

However, in other exciting news - make your own lobster roll kits now being sold!

Notice on their website:

$45.00 = 1lb of lobster (enough for 4 rolls), homemade mayo, a package of JJ Nissen Top Split Rolls (the original lobster roll bread they truck down from Maine) and suggestions on making lobster salad.

Lobster Roll kit must be ordered by Wednesday 9pm for pick up the following Friday, Saturday or Sunday at thepound on Van Brunt St.

Sounds delicious!!

Red Hook Lobster Pound
284 Van Brunt St.
Brooklyn, NY
646-326-7650 

Brooklyn Bowl now open!

An update to my previous post on Brooklyn Bowl - it's now officially open for business.

Get your groove on at the high flying, ritzed up glamour bowling arena.

Get sloshed on beer from Brooklyn Brewery and nosh on delectable eats from the Blue Ribbon team.

Stop in tomorrow night for the "Flavorpill presents High Roller with, O'Death, Justin Carter, Eamon Harkin, Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt."

Rock on for $15 bucks a person - July 10th 9pm

Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave.  (at 12th)
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
718-963-3369

Jacques Torres Ice Cream in Dumbo

As Brooklyn increasingly becomes the go to place for food lovers, the entrance of Jacques Torres Ice Cream parlor is no exception.

Homemade ice creams, sorbets, and frozen yogurts + fresh baked waffle cones = delicious treat on a hot summer day.

Flavors like chocolate banana, sweet pink strawberry - and top off your treat with chocolate covered cheerios!

Favorites also include ice cream sandwiches and sundaes galore.

Grab a slice of pizza at Grimaldi's or chow down on one of Red Hook Lobster Pound's heavenly lobster rolls at the Brooklyn Flea and then head on over to Jacques Torres for a sweet treat.

Jacques Torres
62 Water Street (Between Main and Dock)
Brooklyn, NY
212-414-2462
M-Sat 1pm - 8pm
Sun - 1pm - 6pm

Fish & Chips- A Salt and Battery and The Chipshop

For some reason since it's July 4th I've been thinking about good ole British fish and chips. I know - 4th of July is Independence Day - why am I thinking of the brits? hehe.

In any event, there are two great options in NY - A Salt and Battery in Greenwich Village and The Chipshop in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Both offer classic fish & chips - battered haddock is my favorite, and deliciously plump chips.

To be honest I think both are very comparable which is why I wanted to mention them here - for me I just think it's great one is located in Manhattan and one is in Brooklyn - more the merrier for everyone!

A Salt and Battery is a tiny shop - not much seating, save for few precious counter seats or if you are lucky and score the bench outside.

Next door to its sibling Tea & Sympathy, A Salt and Battery serves up fried haddock, sole, cod and scallops and shrimps too.

While I love scallops and fried shrimp - in my opinion its the haddock that gets me good. Perfectly light and flaky paired with the homemade tartar sauce - mmm.

Don't be afraid of the oil marks it leaves behind - I mean what do you expect from fish & chips?

For dessert - gotta try to deep fried mars bar right? Well, maybe share it with a friend...it's quite rich and maybe too much of a good thing can be bad...yep.

The Chipshop has two locations in Brooklyn. Always super crowded - be prepared for pretty long days. Or you can be like me and go in the middle of a rainy day at 3pm and not wait! :)

Here I would also go for the fried haddock or cod and chips - I mean that is why you are going right?

Oh, never mind - maybe you are going for the fried macaroni and cheese!

That's why I keep coming back. Imagine your childhood favorite mac'n'cheese - deep fried! Deliciously decadent...so bad yet so good. Maybe limit it to once a quarter. For dessert if you are still going - do the fried twinkie. You won't be sorry. Indestructible!

A Salt & Battery
112 Greenwich Ave. (Between 12th and 13th)
212-691-2713
http://www.asaltandbattery.com/

The Chipshop
Park Slope, Brooklyn
383 5th Ave. (At 6th)
718-832-7701

Atlantic, Brooklyn
129 Atlantic Ave. (Between Clinton & Henry)
718-855-7775
http://www.chipshopnyc.com/

Blue Marble Ice Cream in Brooklyn

After finishing off my two delicious lobster rolls I went for a scoop of ice cream from the Blue Marble ice cream cart.

I have an endless appetite as you can tell, haha...and I'm never too full for good ice cream.

Blue Marble is a super cute ice cream and coffee shop with two locations in Brooklyn - one in Boerum Hill and one in Prospect Heights.

Started by two friends joined via Craigslist who are devoted to locally sourced and eco-friendly ingredients - Blue Marble ice cream is made on a Hudson Valley farm by a third generation ice cream maker, Matt White using premium grass fed organic dairy and organic sugar.

At the Brooklyn Flea in Dumbo on Sundays they have an ice cream cart serving up select flavors.  Today I chose the cinnamon since I've never had cinnamon ice cream!  It was rich and creamy with specks of cinnamon.

Blue Marble ice cream is for true ice cream lovers, reminding me of traditional 1950's style ice cream parlor ice cream.

Too bad it doesn't come at 1950's prices.  At $4 bucks a scoop - it certainly is on the high end.  Just take comfort that you are supporting the local farmers!

Blue Marble

Boerum Hill
Subway
A/C/G at Hoyt-Schermerhorn, 2/3 at Nevins, F at Bergen,  4/5N/R/B/D at Atlantic Ave.
420 Atlantic Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
718-858-1100

Prospect Heights
Subway
2/3/4 at Grand Army Plaza, B/Q at 7th Ave.
186 Underhill Ave.
Brooklyn, NY
718-399-6926

Sunday at Brooklyn Flea in Dumbo.

Lobster Rolls from Red Hook Lobster Pound - Actually worth the 2 hr wait

After getting up a bit late this morning, I didn't make it over to the Brooklyn Flea until around 1pm.

And, I didn't get my lobster roll until about 3pm. Wow - I can't believe that I actually waited for 2 hours!

I don't think I have waited that long for anything before...not even Shake Shack...although that's come very close.

The line I must say was partly in due to the very slow process - since the buttered lobster rolls are made to order the line does not move as fast as you would expect for a pretty simple dish...

By the time we got our lobster rolls - I was ready to hate it. I was ready to say "yeah, it isn't worth the wait."

But...actually it was totally worth the wait! Served both New England style (your traditional lobster in mayo and celery) and Connecticut style - basically just buttered lobster...you can't go wrong with your choice.

After waiting 2 hours - I of course got both! While the New England one is definitely more refreshing on a hot afternoon - the buttered version is deliciously decadent.

Grilled to order in butter and served with scallions on a smothered butter grilled roll - it was like I died and gone to lobster heaven! Huge chunks of lobster, very rich and pure...

But you really can't go wrong with either!

The New England style has just the right amount of mayo to give it that light creamy goodness without overpowering the lobster.

Red Hook's lobster rolls are in my book definitely the best ones in the city. Maybe even in the state of Maine! They are that good.

At $13 bucks a roll - they aren't cheap, but worth it as they give the most generous chunks of lobster I've found in the city.

Next time I'm thinking I will go earlier on Sunday morning and then maybe I can cut down on my wait time...

Brooklyn Flea - Lobster rolls on Sundays
Sundays at the Brooklyn Bridge
Subway
A/C to High St.
F to York St.
2/3 to Clark St.

Red Hook Lobster Pound
284 Van Brunt St.
Brooklyn, NY
646-326-7650

Lobster Rolls from Maine + Brooklyn Flea = Perfect plan for a Sunday

Starting this Sunday the Red Hook Lobster Pound will be serving fresh lobster rolls straight from Maine at the Brooklyn Flea from 11am to 5pm.

Current prices for hard shell lobsters straight from Main are $10.25/lb if you want to order a couple and make it at home. Place orders via redhooklobster@gmail.com.

For me, I think I will check it out tomorrow - nothing beats a Sunday afternoon of Maine lobster rolls while strolling through the flea market. Just hope the weather holds up!

Brooklyn Flea
Sundays at the Brooklyn Bridge
Subway
A/C to High St.
F to York St.
2/3 to Clark St.

Red Hook Lobster Pound
284 Van Brunt St.
Brooklyn, NY
646-326-7650

Yummy Tip - Free Cholados at Cafecito Bogota This Saturday

Saturday - May 23, Cafecito Bogota is giving away 50 free cholados (basically a smoothie) beginning at 1pm to sample with your brunch!

Located in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, Cafecito Bogota is a Colombian Arepas and Wine Bar serving up authentic specialties from South America.

Brunch favorites including Chángua Bogotana (egg and toast chowder), Caldo de Tortilla, (potato and scrambled eggs in a scallion broth) and Huevos Pericos (a Colombian version of Huevos Rancheros, scallion-and-tomato scrambled eggs over Arepa Paisa).

The wine list includes Argentine Malbecs, Southern-Brazilian Pinots, Chilean Carménéres, Spanish Riojas and Verdejos, and Portuguese Red and White Ports.

Cafecito Bogota
1015 Manhattan Ave. (at Green St.), Greenpoint, Brooklyn
718-569-0077
http://www.cafecitobogota.com/Home

al di la - Park Slope's Haven for Home Cooked Italian

al di la - So I have been hearing rave reviews about this little restaurant on 5th Ave. in Park Slope for a couple years now.

I finally had a chance to visit it on a recent Friday evening. Boy was I glad I did...

al di la serves up some of the finest Northern Italian cooking in the city - but prepared to wait for it.

Average wait times are at least 45 minutes to an hour - but the host very conveniently takes down your cell phone number and calls you when your table is ready.

This is a great tactic for you and fellow diners alike. You can spend the time with an aperitif at the delightful adjoining wine bar next door while fellow diners can enjoy their dinner without people eyeing them angrily for ordering dessert and that extra glass of wine...

The restaurant has a small dining room that is always likely to be filled to the brim with locals eager for some fresh made pasta and entrees ranging from braised rabbit to charcoal grilled chicken to specials that include a perennial favorite of mine - short ribs with creamy polenta.

Everything is seasonal and fresh - there is special note towards emphasis on sourcing local ingredients whenever possible. In this day and age where everyone has read or should read "Omnivore's Dilemma" using local ingredients is a "must-do" in co-op obsessed Park Slope.

Knowing this - al di la is a great place to get your veggies too. Anything from roasted brussel sprouts with horseradish to crushed yukon gold potatoes...vegetables never tasted so good.

Don't forget dessert - the gelato and sorbet is homemade and comes in exotic flavors including black pepper and macadamia coconut.
(picture from NY Magazine)

al di la
248 Fifth Ave., Park Slope, Brooklyn NYC
718-783-4565
http://www.aldilatrattoria.com/

Gorilla Coffee - Proceed With Caution

Gorilla Coffee - Now I know the title of my post may imply that the coffee is bad. Quite the contrary.

The coffee is good. Very good. BUT - VERY STRONG.

The beans are ground-to-serve, so you know the coffee is as fresh as can be.

I favor chocolate with my coffee, so I ordered the mocha. Delicious. Creamy, rich with just the right amount of chocolate. While I find most mochas to be more like a glorified hot chocolate, Gorilla's mocha is more like a dressed up latte.

After one mocha, I was bouncing off the walls talking a mile a minute. Just ask my boyfriend.

As for him, after one coffee - he felt so wired and faint he needed to get a muffin to tame his stomach. Warning: Strong coffee can be hard on an empty stomach (although his was certainly not empty after just having finished a huge brunch). That is how strong the coffee is.

If you are in need for a serious caffeine fix head over to Gorilla Coffee - judging by the never-ending lines, the secret's out. This is the go-to place for true coffee aficionados.

For true addicts- order your own beans online, but don't be surprised if your heart starts beating out of your chest. This is the real deal.
(picture from Gothamist.com)

Gorilla Coffee
97 Fifth Ave. Park Slope, Brooklyn NYC
718-230-3243
http://www.gorillacoffee.com/

Stone Park Cafe - Brooklyn Brunch Does A Body Good...

Stone Park Cafe - Be prepared to wait upwards to 2 hours for brunch at this Park Slope favorite.

Opened in 2004 by two local residents - "the two Joshes" Josh Foster and Josh Grinker, Stone Park Cafe serves up classic American contemporary cuisine.

Although I have yet to try Stone Park Cafe for dinner - I can vouch for their seriously unbeatable brunch offerings. Dishes ranging from Biscuits and Gravy to Shrimp and Grits to an unbeatable Short Rib Hash and Eggs...this is country cooking styled for the ever hip Brooklyn foodies.

Even the "Cobb Salad" comes with thick bacon - pork belly in this case, and a fried poached egg fit to satisfy the manliest of men.

Popular with both hipsters and families, Stone Park Cafe manages to simultaneously be the restaurant of choice to cure a nasty hangover, while also delivering the goods to the legions of devoted Park Slope "yummy mummies."

Be sure to accompany your meal with one of their mean Bloody Marys or crisp Mimosas...after all there's nothing better than a slight buzz to round out your lazy Sunday.

Tip - get there before 12pm if you want to avoid the crowds. Otherwise get ready for a long and potentially frustrating wait. After all, one can't rush the brunch crowds.
(picture from NY Times)

Stone Park Cafe
324 Fifth Ave. Park Slope, Brooklyn NYC
718-369-0082
http://www.stoneparkcafe.com

Bussaco - Brooklyn Can Do Better Than This...

Bussaco - So I had high hopes for this place given its ties to such NYC classics like Gotham Bar and Grill and Le Bernadin.

Located in Park Slope on Union Street, Bussaco has a lot of competition from the likes of nearby Stone Park Cafe and Blue Ribbon on 5th Ave.

Unfortunately, I don't think that Bussaco will be able to stand up to the pressure.

On a recent Sunday evening my boyfriend and I came in for dinner around 7pm- only to be greeted with an almost empty dining room.

Having just been mentioned in New York Magazine, I had assumed that Bussaco would be brimming with Brooklynites. To my surprise and discomfort, we were the only couple to be seated in the dining room.

Maybe that was my first mistake and we should have eaten at the bar.

The Fried Poussin - and for those unsure, that is baby chicken. I mean we are talking really baby. For me, $21 was a bit much for a couple of tiny pieces of fried chicken accompanied with collard greens and black-eyed peas.

While the batter surely was light and crispy, it was too salty and the tiny bones made me slightly uncomfortable - a constant reminder of the "babyiness" of the chicken who gave its life just to be cooked too salty. hrm...

The Braised Short Ribs were served very awkwardly. I am used to short ribs served in a pool a delicious broth making it tender and sweet, falling off the bone.

These short ribs were served dry on a plate - sliced thin with little to no flavor or juice. And a bit on the chewy side.

They were unlike any short rib I've had. And not in a good way.

The Wild Mushroom Bisque was delicious, but again, the portion was tiny. Plus I had a choice between a $6 cup and an $8 bowl. Splurging, I went for the bowl. Now if this was a bowl, I'm not sure what the cup was - a shot glass?

Overall, I was unimpressed with Bussaco from start to finish - the decor was a bit "chain restaurant" like for my tastes, from the over-arching red theme, to the laminated menus, to even the font used. It all seemed a bit pedestrian for the type of cuisine and prices charged.

When you have such great options around the corner on 5th Ave - including the aforementioned Stone Park Cafe, Blue Ribbon, Rose Water...Park Slope has much more to offer than Bussaco.

Bussaco
833 Union Street, Park Slope, Brooklyn
718-857-8828
http://www.bussacobklyn.com/

Brooklyn Surf Bar - Chowder Only Please.

Surf Bar is located in Williamsburg on North 6th street off of Bedford.

A quick and easy ride for Manhattanites off the L train at Bedford.

While, I am somewhat on a Brooklyn binge right now, I don't think Surf Bar lives up to its hype.

Having been featured on Throwdown with Bobby Flay - I had high expectations going in. Always a problem.

Surf Bar is a somewhat kitschy surf shack that instantly time travels you to the laid back dogtown days of LA in the 70s. Duuuuude...

The restaurant has a sand floor with surfboards hanging from the ceiling and that standard shark movies, a.k.a "Jaws" playing on the flat screen. Cocktails come in the requisite coconut with a tiki flair. You get the idea, right?

Food wise - I would say only the chowder is worth noting. The corn and crab chowder was not to thick, not to thin...the corn being the actual standout ingredient. The monkfish chowder is Surf Bar's claim to fame and is worth a try.

However, the lobster roll is quite small, and the freshness of the lobster is questionable. Fish tacos are not bad, but not great either.

One last seemingly obvious piece of advice - Ordering something called "lobster pappardelle" probably isn't a good idea at a seafood shack.

Unfortunately, my boyfriend didn't get the memo and the pappardelle came out exactly as one would expect. Watery, bland...to put it bluntly - forgettable would be a generous description of the dish. And where was the lobster?

All in all- I think there are definitely better options within the city including Mermaid Inn, Pearl's and Ed's Lobster Bar.

Come for the conversationalist inducing ambiance - the decor may be worth the trip, but don't expect much more than standard mahi-mahi burgers that reference more diner than oceanic.
(picture from freewilliamsburg.com)

Brooklyn Surf Bar
139 N 6th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-302-4441
www.brooklynsurfbar.com

Char No. 4 -Smith Street's Modern Twist on Bar Grub

Char No. 4 is a new bar/restaurant on Smith Street in Brooklyn- right off the F train at Bergen.

While Char No. 4's claim to fame is its extensive list Whiskeys and Bourbon, I come for the food.

Deliciously simple, inventive comfort food with a modern twist.

Now I love sitting at the bar to grab a bite to eat- I find it more social and entertaining.

For those of you deuces who prefer a table to dine, one caveat with Char No. 4 is that the main dining room appears to be primarily for larger groups- several long booths await parties of 3 or more.

On a recent night my boyfriend and I came in and were told there was a 45 minute wait for a table but we could eat at the bar. Right after us came a party of 3 who were seated immediately in one of 3 large booths which were empty. Just a warning for those planning on bringing a first date...

As for the food - it is delicious. Portions are on the small side, so while prices are definitely reasonable, it might take several dishes to fill a hungry tummy.

The BLT was filled with thick slabs of fried fatty pork with a kicker of pickled jalapenos and peppers lending it an almost Asian feel.

The Shrimp and Grits were smoky, spicy, with a fresh hint of cilantro to give it that extra crisp.

As a side dish- I recommend the cauliflower gratin with almonds. Creamy and cheesy, its a perfect way to get daily dose of veggies. The almond topping adds that extra crunchy texture that elevates the dish to another level.

For dessert you have a choice of chocolate cheesecake or homemade butter pecan ice cream with bourbon.

As you can guess most of the diners seem to go with the butter pecan ice cream. The strong bourbon is a perfect accompaniment to the sweetness and buttery flavors of the ice cream. The combination is simply to die for.

For those of you die hard Manhattan foodies - Haven't you heard that Brooklyn is the new Manhattan?

At least "The Real World" and "Top Chef" think so.

So venture out on the F train - the restaurant is less than a block off the Bergen stop. You won't be sorry :)
(picture from NY Mag)


Char No. 4
196 Smith St., Carroll Gardens
718-643-2106