Hu Kitchen. Location: Union Square/West Village. 13th and 5th Ave. Scene: Grab and Go. Display Cases. Food: Paleo. Mash Bar. Vegetables. Meatballs. Juice. Smoothies. Rotisserie Chicken. Soup. Chicken Wings. Granola. Rice Salad. Chek Recs: Roasted Butternut Squash with Organic Arugula and Raisins (1st pic) Miso Kale Salad with Goji Berry (1st pic) Chicken Cashew Salad … Continue reading »
Coffee Shop. Location: Union Square and 16th Street. Scene: Bar Scene. Casual. Booths. Food: Coconut Crisped Shrimp. Tamale. Sesame Chicken Salad. Guacamole. Roasted Chicken. Meatloaf. Chicken Pot Pie. Chek Recs: Baked Macaroni and Cheese (1st pic) Greek Salad with Falafel, Grilled Pita, Romaine, Cucumber, Red Onion, Feta Cheese and Calamata Olives (2nd pic) Fish of the … Continue reading »
Tortaria. Location: University Place and 12th St. Scene: Comfortable. Spiffy. Food: Mexican. Tortas. Taquitos. Chek Recs: Milanese de Pollo: Panko-Crusted Chicken Cutlet, Spicy Black Beans, Melted Oaxaca Cheese, Avocado, Picked Red Onion and Jalepeno, Chipotle Mayo and Cilantro Sprigs (above) Chips and Guacamole Corn Esquites: Char-Grilled, Queso Fresco, Chipotle Mayo and Chili Powder (above) I was … Continue reading »
Union Square Cafe. Location: Union Square. 16th St. & 5th ave. Scene: Classy. Large Dining Room. Older Crowd. Food: “American Cuisine with an Italian Soul.” Vegetable Frittata & Prosciutto Sandwich. House-Cured Gravlax and Bagel. Zucchini & Eggplant Parmigiano: Sunny Side Up Egg. Buffalo Mozzarella (above) Brioche French Toast: Warm Apple Compote (above). Did you hear the good news?… Danny Meyer’s first restaurant, … Continue reading »
15 East. Location: Union Square. 15th St. & 5th Ave. Scene: Calm. Drab. Sushi Bar. Food: Upscale Sushi. Japanese Sea Scallops. Duck Soba. Omakase. Sea Eel. Chek Recs: Taj Sashimi (Japanese Snapper) Tuna Roll (above) 15 East is a place I’ve had on my list since I’d been told it serves fish as fresh as the … Continue reading »
Chloe’s Soft Serve Fruit Co. Location: Union Square. 17th St. & Broadway. Scene: Earthy. Food: Natural Fruit. Soft Serve. Gluten-Free. Chek Recs: Blueberry flavor with Raspberry topping (above) Chocolate Chloe’s Soft Serve Fruit Co. is basically the same idea as frozen yogurt. However, the all natural soft-serve fruit only uses three ingredients: natural fruit, filtered water and … Continue reading »
