Hot Diggity

Rating: 6-7

Price range: $

Food eaten: Just a plain hot dog with fries

Comments: Just hotdogs and french fries. They have a lot of different dipping sauces, so go with a friend or two and try a couple. Very cute location and displays for hot dogs.

Location: 630 South Street Philadelphia, PA 19147

Website: www.thehotdiggity.com

Seafood unlimited

Rating: 9

Price range: $$

Food eaten: Gnocchi, Jumbo Shrimp, Tomatoes & Capers With White Wine Garlic Sauce

Comments: If you are going to go to a seafood place, order seafood! Its fresh and delicious

Location: 270 South 20th St. Philadelphia, PA 19103

Website: www.seafoodunlimited.com

Raphael

                                    
Rating: 8.5/9

Price range: $$$

Food eaten: Celery soup, cow liver, fish and meat carpaccio, strawberry soup (desert), fish

Comments: Food was very good. Desert was pretty bad

Location: 87 Hayarkon (King David Tower) Tel Aviv, Israel

Website: www.raphaeltlv.co.il

Balaboosta

Rating: 8

Price range: $$$-$$$$

Food eaten: Do not recall

Comments: Israeli-ish food

Location: 214 Mulberry St. NYC, NY 10012

Website: www.balaboostanyc.com

Amber

Rating: 5/6

Price range: $$

Food eaten: N/A

Comments: AMBER (on the west side) IS NOW CLOSED

Location: 221 Columbus Ave / 70 St. NY, NY

Website: ------------

Breeze

Rating: 5

Price range: $$-$$$

Food eaten: Thai spring roll, yellow curry entree

Comments: Food is just ok, but the atmosphere is really nice

Location: 661 9th Ave. (btw 45-46 st.) NY, NY 10035

Website: www.breezenyc.com

Sol Mar Tarrytown

Rating: 3-5

Price range: $$

Food eaten: Churrasco Oswaldo Aranha

Comments: Meh

Location: 12 Main St. Tarrytown, NY 10591

Website: http://www.solmartarrytown.com/home.html

BLT Prime

Rating: 4.5/5

Price range: $$$$

Food eaten: NY strip steak, mashed potatoes, creamed spinach

Comments: Steak was chew-y. As in, if you put too big of a piece in your mouth, you will continue to chew it for a while...

Location: 111 East 22nd St. NY, NY 10010

Website: http://www.e2hospitality.com/blt-prime-new-york/

Abboccato

Rating: 5

Price range: $$$

Food eaten: N/A

Comments: Order pasta

Location: 136 West 55th St. NYC

Website: www.abboccato.com

Yama

Rating: 9

Price range: $$

Food eaten: A lot of different types of sushi

Comments:

Location: 38-40 Carmine St. NYC

Website: N/A

Heartbreak

Rating: ~7

Price range: $$$

Food eaten: Citrony brioche french toast

Comments: I was only there for brunch. Not many options available, a lot of the food was smoked

Location: 29 East 2nd St. (at second ave) NYC

Website: http://www.heartbreakrestaurant.com/

Novita

Rating: 7

Price range: $$

Food eaten: Lentil soup (that days special) and Tagliolini all'aragosta

Comments:

Location: 102 East 22nd St. NYC

Website: http://novitanyc.com/info.php

Amiya

Rating: 6

Price range: $$

Food eaten: chicken tikka masala, Makhni murgh, samosa, plain, and garlic naan

Comments: Spicy everything

Location: 160 Greene St. Jersey City, NJ 07311

Website: http://www.amiyarestaurant.com/default.aspx

Bistro La Baia

Rating: 9-9.5

Price range: $$

Food eaten: Grigliata di Calamari, Ravioli di Aragosta

Comments: Great seafood

Location: 1700 Lombard St. Philadelphia, PA 19146

Website: http://www.bistrolabaia.com/

Parc

Rating: 6.5-7

Price range: $$$

Food eaten: Rotisserie Duck, Steak Frites, Parisian Gnocchi,

Comments:

Location: 227 South 18th St. Philadelphia, PA 19103

Website:http://www.parc-restaurant.com/

Frankies Spuntino

Rating: 8

Price range: $$

Food eaten: Sweet potato and sage ravioli in Parmesan broth

Comments:

Location: 17 Clinton St. Lower east side New York, NY 10002

Website: http://frankiesspuntino.com/17/17_menu.html

Alloro

Rating: 8.5-9

Price range: $$$

Food eaten: La parmigiana di melanzane tradizionale e rivisitata, plate of three cheeses and cured meats, Garganelli con ragù d’anatra al timo, riccioli di foie gras marinati e scaglie di cioccolato, and Tartufo al cioccolato, gelato al marron glacé crema di mascarpone, gelatina al rum

Translation: The Eggplant Parmesan: traditional & revisited, plate of cheese and cured meats, Homemade penne in duck ragù, shredded foie gras, chocolate shavings, and Chocolate truffle, marron glacé gelato mascarpone cream, rum gelatin

Comments: Very interesting food combinations

Location: 307 east 77th st. New York, NY 10075

Website: alloronyc.com

Joy Yee Noodle

Rating: 7.5-8

Price range: $-$$

Food eaten: Banana freeze, Korean beef over rice

Comments: very big meals

Location: 1335 South Halsted St. Chicago, IL

Website: http://www.joyyee.com/

Angelina

Rating: 8

Price range: $-$

Food eaten: Duck breast, Cozze Rosso con Zafferano (mussels), tiramisu

Comments: Tiramisu was homemade but not great

Location: 3561 N. Broadway Chicago, IL

Website: http://www.angelinaristorante.com/

Cathryn's Tuscan Grill

Rating: 2.5-3

Price range: $$-$$$

Food eaten: Calamari Saute, Fettine di Vitello alla Griglia, Risotto del Giorno, Linguine Nere al Limone

Comments: Risotto was soup - BAD!, the calamari had Hungarian Paprika (smokey flavor which I do not like), there were a LOT of flies, the chilled wine we ordered was hot, tiramisu was not made with mascarpone, the service was slow and it really wasn't worth the price.

Location: 91 Main St. Cold Spring, NY 10516

Website: http://www.tuscangrill.com/

Penang

Rating: 2.5-3

Price range: $$

Food eaten: Don't remember. Some sort of chicken curry

Comments: Nothing was really good. The food wasn't horrible but definitely not worth it. There are so many places that are better in the area

Location: 127 West 72nd st. New York, NY 10023

Website: http://www.penangnewyork.com/

Epices du Traiteur

Rating: 5.5/6

Price range: $$-$$$

Food eaten: Went on 7/7/11 so I do not recall, but I had some sort of pasta

Comments: Pasta was ok but better to try something specific to the cuisines intended.

Location: 103 W. 70th Street

Phone: 212-579-5904

Website: http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/epices-du-traiteur/

Boulud Sud

Rating: 10

Price range: $$$-$$$$

Food eaten: Restaurant week menu
Appetizer: Celery soup
Main course: Sweet potato ravioli
Dessert: Chocolate tart

Comments: Also tried the roasted squid and the arugula, fennel and orange salad (appetizers), and the fish entree and chicken tagine (main courses)

Location: 1900 Broadway @ 64th street

Phone: 212-595-1313

Website: http://www.danielnyc.com/boulud_sud.html