Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Happy Fresh Tortilla

I might be nuts but this place is great, if your broke and want some bizarre mix of Mexi-China food! I like their vege-borritos but again, it's not your proper tex-mex. Cheap and fast delivery. No place to eat in - it's really just a take out joint. If you think about ordering your food - chances are it's already at the door.

299 7th Ave, Brooklyn 11215
Btwn 7th & 8th St
718-499-9881

Little D Eatery/Little Dishes


It's not great, I am sorry to say. I think the concept is there but it's every food you ever had when you went out to eat. I had a good variety of dishes there and it all tasted like restaurant food. I could give you the list and description of what I ate but it wasn't so wonderful so why bore you?

Kid friendly? Not if Mommy's bored!

434 7th Ave
Btwn 14th & 15th St
Park Slope
718-369-3144

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Dizzy's

I wish they would either pay the wait-staff better or make the customer a priority or hire people that like working -SOMETHING!!!  The food is consistently good, I don't think I have had a bad meal there but the experience with the staff keeps me away.  I definitely don't recommend it to friends just because of the waiters.

It's such a cute little place with a 50's appeal to it, the menu is basic diner but with a delicious twist to it.  Kid-friendly with and outdoor cafe.  Sometimes a long wait in the summer for brunch but it's probably due to the slow staff.  Too bad.

511 9th St.
(at 8th Ave.)
718.499.1966

Bar Toto

Holy S---!  Is this slow service or what?  I waited for so long for my food I forgot what I ordered.  It's a fun place though - good for late night food.  One of the only in the area that serves late.  Great place to meet friends and go somewhere else to eat.  Atmosphere is nice, there is an outdoor cafe that's always packed and kid-friendly.

411 11th St.
(at 6th Ave.)
718.768.4698

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Lenny's Pizza***

Best New York pizza in the Slope! Really! Carefully read what I wrote, that's what I mean. It's not trendy, not fancy at all, and maybe even a little tough in the customer-relations department but really, really good sauce! Is it kid-friendly - it's pizza joint, it better be. One more thing, Italians run it, nice, right? They deliver.

Kid friendly - I guess - it's a pizza joint
Outdoor seating - one wrought iron table - so NO
No Credit Cards

5th Ave & Prospect Ave
Park Slope
(718) 788-8928

Coco Roco

The food is everything you want it to be and more.  I go weeks without it and one day I will be sitting at my desk and think - "Oh my God, I haven't eaten Coco Roco in weeks" and HAVE to order it!!  That's a good sign of a place that has made it's mark.  Delivery is great during the week when you get home late from work - great deal with the Family Meal.  In house service is great - kid-friendly and sweet.

I have read other reviews and do not agree - maybe I was lucky and cute!

92 5th Ave.
(6th & 7th Ave)
718.965.3376

Brooklyn Burger Bar

OH MY GOD I AM SO HAPPY IT'S GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tofu on 7th

Honestly, so good!  Clean and fresh.  I was a bit disturbed when my usual place closed on 7th Ave but i went back to this and i am pleased.  I don't like the salty egg rolls though.  But order this -  I keep thinking I made it up but that can't be true but all love it:
Sauteed Chinese Broccoli/Spicy - add dried bean curd - order brown rice. Oooooh yum.
Quick delivery - I do not like to eat there.

226 7th Ave.
(3rd & 4th Sts)
718.768.5273

Bonnie's Grill


Crazy good!  I was with someone from Buffalo and WOW!  All I can say is get the wings!

The burgers are in a class by them selves they are excellent.  so the food is good - you get it, but the service is GREAT and that says alot!

Kid-friendly and the wait-staff love kids - more goodness.
No outdoor seating
Major credit cards accepted

278 5th Ave.
(at 1st St.)
718.369.9527

Anthony's Pizza

Ummmmmmmm. I'm Italian soooo, okay, let's go.....the sauce is okay - not spicey enough, the pizza is not bad and crust could be chewier, the pasta is al dente (my aunt likes that), the salads have too much dressing and my 'heavy' aunt from the Midwest who married into the famil REALLY likes that, the chicken was okay.  I feel like every time I go there I should go back and give them another try.  The kids LOVE (yes, kid-friendly) the marinara sauce, but love is a strng word.  Service could be better.  I feel that if you frequent a place enough, that if 'the guy' knows you, a nice glass of wine or a little somethin' should come your way.  I would NEVER expect but after a while (7 times)...you notice.  Loud too!

426A 7th Ave.
(14th & 15th Sts)
718.369.8315

The Park Slope Chip Shop

What has happened?  I loved this place and now I don't know.  To be fair, I have to go to the one on Atlantic & in Bay Ridge but as of writing this I haven't. Sooooooo, again, what the hell happened?  It used to be so great!  Then it grew, but it was still great but with British curry, then it got smaller, and no curry (big mistake - to those of you that didn't eat it) and now it's tiny - no curry and boring.  Don't bother getting it delivered, what a mess that is.  Nothing is right and the food is dead cold.  Fried food - dead cold?  Nope, not good.
Is it kid-happy?  Not really.
Cheap?  Kind of. It's just not what it used to be and that was wonderful!  Not now.

383 5th Ave.
(at 6th St)
718.832.7701

12th Street Bar & Grill


I do, I really do like this place. It's quaint, professional, nice fancy food, good nice fancy food but i have read the other reviews and i agree with most of them, except the mention of mixture of Park Slope people. That it's not, it's upper middle, professionals and there's nothing wrong with that. But THAT'S what it is. Now if you like that and want to have a professionally served dinner with really fine restaurant food and you don't want to bring your little ones AND you want to impress some out of towners - this is your LOVELY LITTLE PLACE!
Kid friendly - not young ones
Outdoor seating - none
Major credit cards accepted

1123 8th Ave.
(11th & 12th Sts)
718.965.9526

Almondine Bakery


Excellent croissants!  Excellent sandwiches! Great soups!  The owner is a lovely man who is always there perfecting PERFECTION!

Kid friendly - totally!
Outdoor seating - none
Cash only

85 Water St
(at Main St.)
DUMBO
718.797.5026