Red Star

Red Star, Greenpoint

37 Greenpoint Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11222

Website: http://www.redstarny.com/

Yelp Reviews

By Jim.henderson (Own work) [CC0 (creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en)], via Wikimedia Commons

 
On their website, they claim to be the best sports bar in Brooklyn.  NY magazine is inclined to agree.  However,  I haven't visited any except for this one, I can't say that is definitively true, but it was a fun place to watch a game, east way too much food and drink way too much beer.


This was when our friends Erin and Chris were here and Chris wanted to see if his beloved Bears would make it to the superbowl.  The Downstairs area was packed, but the upstairs was relatively empty.  The Jets game was the next game up, so word to the wise.  Want to see your favorite team, and it's local?  Get to your bar 2 hours ahead, b/c it was jam packed for that late afternoon game, but still clear around 1pm.


Anyway, nice big screen tvs, good tables, some couches set up as well.  The waitress was great.  It started off with pitchers and nachos and other apps.  As time goes on, wings to die for (amazing, really!) and yummy old bay fries.  And as time is winding down for a Bears win, more beer and a cheese-steak for Chris.  The only bad point was the cheese-steak was ill prepared, they barely put any meat on it.  The waitress was flagged and she quickly made up the kitchen's mistake by giving him another, fully loaded this time cheese-steak sub.  He could barely finish because duh we were all totally stuffed at this point.  But we appreciated the effort.

So if I have the inclination to watch a game on a afternoon and not in my own home, I would come here gain, hands down. Great service, good food, great beer, good camaraderie.  What more can anyone ask?

SoHo Park

SoHo Park, Soho

62 Prince St
New York, NY 10012

Yelp Reviews

from nutrilicious.com

 This is a casual, affordable place to eat in Uber trendy SoHo.  We came here with some friends for a late lunch, after unsuccessfully trying another restaurant in the area.  There was plenty of seating especially in the semi-outdoor area (covered in plastic, it was still winter).

This is primarily a burger joint, but with plenty of choices.  The deal is, you order at the front, they give your table a license plate (yup) so the server knows where to bring the food.  I had the classic burger which was fine but not particularly memorable.  What does stick out in my mind is the Chicago fried zucchini sticks.  Deep fried deliciousness, that makes a healthy food clog up your arteries with all the batter.  I did enjoy that.

What they do well here is the house made dipping sauces.  Delicious.  Curry mayo does sound weird until you taste the spicy creamy goodness.  The spicy ketchup is also something I have got to make on my own.  

I would love to come here again to try some of the other distinct menu items.  And since SoHo is one of the best places to shop (oh the crowds) I imagine I will come back in the near future.