OH NO POMODORO! ITALIAN RESTAURANT SHUTTERED BY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
It’s hard to think of the restaurant Pomodoro on 70th Street and Columbus Avenue without remembering the episode of Seinfeld where Jerry proclaimed “Everyone goes to Pomodoro to break up.” I have no idea how it got that reputation, but … Read the rest of this entry >>
TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR BIG UPPER WEST SIDE FOOD FEST THIS WEEK
A quick reminder that the food fest “New Taste of the Upper West Side” is this Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and there are still tickets available to many events, including a vegetarian extravaganza at Dovetail, a Comfort Food tasting smorgasbord, … Read the rest of this entry >>
A WORD FROM THE CHEF OF THE PURPLE FIG, A NEW FRENCH BISTRO
Well-known Irish chef Conrad Gallagher sent us a note about the concept behind The Purple Fig, his new restaurant on 72nd Street between Broadway and West End Avenue that opened in place of PD O’Hurley West End. “The idea for … Read the rest of this entry >>
ITALIAN RESTAURANT WITH MEXICAN ROOTS OPENING
Corvo Bianco, an Italian restaurant that will serve lots of seafood, will open in the former home of Calle Ocho on 81st Street and Columbus Avenue this summer. The restaurant, whose name means “white crow,” is co-owned by Luis Gonzalez … Read the rest of this entry >>
UPPER WEST SIDE SUSHI SPOT CLOSED BY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
Sushi Hana, on Amsterdam Avenue between 82nd Street and 83rd Street, was closed this week by the Department of Health, for a variety of transgressions. The restaurant racked up 59 total points — 28 and above tends to get you … Read the rest of this entry >>
IN THE RUINS OF H&H DEMOLITION, ONE FINAL CALL FOR “HOT BAGELS”
As the final guts were ripped out of H&H Bagels on 80th street today in preparation for who-knows-what corporation will take over the space, one final emblem to the old business remained. A column with painted tiles called out to … Read the rest of this entry >>
CLASSIC SAMBUCA FAMILY RESTAURANT ADDS WINE BAR, PARTY ATMOSPHERE
Sambuca, the Italian restaurant at 20 West 72nd Street famous for its heaping family portions and gluten-free pastas, is turning up the music and turning on the sex appeal. Sambuca’s owner Liza Wetanson recently redesigned the front of the restaurant … Read the rest of this entry >>
UPPER WEST SIDE ESSENTIAL EATS: BIG NICK’S
By Tracy Kaler Thousands of restaurants have come and gone on the Upper West Side in the past fifty years since Big Nick’s first opened its doors. But few have won their way into the hearts of locals like the … Read the rest of this entry >>
LOCAL CHINESE RESTAURANT RACKS UP STUNNING NUMBER OF HEALTH VIOLATIONS
When a restaurant has so many health violations that it racks up more than 28 total points, it tends to get extra scrutiny from the city Health Department. If a restaurant can’t get its score below 28 on a second … Read the rest of this entry >>
A FIRST TASTE OF NEW ITALIAN PIZZERIA FRATELLI LA BUFALA
By Phil Vasquez I got a taste test today at Fratelli La Bufala, the Neapolitan pizza restaurant opening later this week on the corner of 76th Street and Broadway. In a word? Bellissimo! Or maybe Bravissimo! The pizza is as … Read the rest of this entry >>
