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/