Il Sole - Italian restaurant

 Il Sole  

233 Dykman Street

New York, NY  10034

(212) 544-0406

Hours:

Monday              12 - 11 pm

Tuesday              12 – 11 pm

Wednesday      12 – 11 pm

Thursday           12 – 11 pm

Friday                  12 pm – 12 am

Saturday            12 pm – 12 am

Sunday               12 pm – 12 am

 

Friday, September 27, 2023 @1:00 pm

Chicken scampi

Chicken francaise

“The higher the clouds, the finer the weather” and indeed it was.  My daughter Brandy and I were looking for a place to have lunch in the Inwood section of Manhattan and she chose this restaurant. 

Iiana, was the only waitress at this time and she had several other tables to wait on, yet she didn’t fail to check and see how everything was and if we needed anything else.  Brandy’s dish was the chicken scampi with linguine.  The menu says shrimp scampi, but she requested chicken instead.  I had chicken francaise with linguine, seasoned with garlic and oil.  Both dishes were good. 

Il Sole has a relaxing atmosphere and good customer service plus live jazz every Thursday from 4:30 – 7:30 pm. 

 

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Benihana

Benihana

47 W. 56th Street

New York, NY 10019

https://www.benihana.com/locations/newyorkwest-ny-we/

(212) 581-0930

 

Hours:

 Sunday                               11 am – 10 pm

Monday                              11 am – 10 pm

Tuesday                              11 am – 10 pm

Wednesday                      11 am – 10 pm

Thursday                           11 am – 10 pm

Friday                                  11 am – 11 pm

Saturday                            11 am – 11 pm

  

Saturday, September 2, 2023

 

Getting in a last minute summer excursion with my granddaughter Alana, we met for lunch on a great day to chat it up and get our laughs on.  Upon arrival we were seated upstairs and greeted by Ms. Tymiese, our waitress who was very personable.  The restaurant wasn’t crowded so I was able to peak at a couple of other tables.  Benihana is known for its theatrical chefs.  The only theatrical thing that I witnessed was a 3 ring tower of onions set on fire.  No flipping food into the top of their hats like they used to.  At the table next to me, I saw a chef bang the salt and pepper mill a couple of times on the grill and that was it.

We were served a slightly wilted salad before our meal, a lukewarm onion soup and three grilled shrimps.  Alana had hibachi steak and I had the spicy hibachi chicken with chicken fried rice.  Both of our dishes were ok.

I came, I ate, I saw, I went.  End of story.

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Season's 52

Season’s 52

Westfield Garden State Plaza

1 Garden State Plaza Blvd Suite A14

Paramus, NJ 07652

(201) 518-1074

Hours:

 Sunday               11:30 AM – 9 PM

Monday              11:30 AM – 10 PM

Tuesday              11:30 AM – 10 PM

Wednesday      11:30 AM – 10 PM

Thursday           11:30 AM – 10 PM

Friday                  11:30 AM – 11 PM

Saturday            11:30 AM – 11 PM

Friday, September 1, 2023

I’m back!!!  My daughter Brandy & I watched this restaurant under construction then open, we planned on going.  So, I went months later.  Because I spoke about this place and its great food, we went.  Yea!!!  Let me tell you, customer service is the emphasis of great.  Leah our waitress is a jewel.  Total professional, knowledgeable, humorous, suitably attentive and paid attention to details.   

I ordered the roasted tomato flatbread, yes indeed.  The roasted tomatoes, oh my, mozzarella, and fresh basil.  As they say in the south, now that’s some good eatin’.  Brandy had the filet mignon and Maine lobster tail with mashed potatoes and french green beans.  Me, I had the cedar plank roasted (Norwegian) salmon, with french green beans, marble potatoes with a dill mustard sauce.  Let me sum it up.  Everything, and I mean everything was sooooo good. This was a kickoff your shoes, slump down in your seat, reminisce, relax, look cool moment, then think about returning, soon. 

Jerry the manager stopped at our table to see how everything is going and he has such an upbeat attitude, team spirited, funny, and great customer service skills. 

Without a doubt we will be back, many times.  I must tell you this, where we sat you could see the kitchen, chefs placing food on the countertop warming table, chicken on the rotisserie, parade of servers exiting the kitchen, passing our table carrying trays of food, so we got confused.  Everything looked and smelled very good and then we started changing our minds about what we ordered.  It was a funny experience.

From the beginning to the end, you will experience hospitable hosts, delicious food, great presentation, great chefs, and yes, great décor.  Thank you for a lovely afternoon, and we’ll be back soon!

“The secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside” – Mark Twain.

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The Baylander

The Baylander 

Hudson River Greenway (125^th Street)

New York, NY 10027

The Baylander - West Harlem, New York City, NY

Hour’s weather permitting:

Saturday            12 – 11 pm

Sunday               12 – 9:30 pm

Monday              Closed

Tuesday              3 – 9:30 pm

Wednesday      3 – 9:30 pm

Thursday           3 – 10 pm

Friday                  3 – 10 pm

 

Friday, June 30, 2023 @5:00 pm. & July 28, 2023 @4:00 pm

Yes, I have been there twice.  My first visit was with my co-workers and the second was with my daughter’s ex schoolteacher and she became a friend.  Both times, I had a lot of fun, the socialization on board was friendly, and the staff was very efficient, professional, and personable.  My co-workers order the guacamole with corn tortilla chips, pilot (chicken) wings with Thai chili sauce, Maryland crab tater tots with remoulade sauce, beer battered fish tacos with chipotle aioli, tartar sauce and Pico de Gallo, and I had the Baylander burger with Baylander sauce on Martins potato and crinkle cut french fries.  All and I mean all the food were very fresh and very good.  So good that when I went back, I tried the crinkle cut french fries with pilot wings ewith Thai chili sauce, lick your fingers good.  My friend had Cajun shrimp tacos with homemade guacamole, sour cream and Pico de Gallo in a flour tortilla, also yum yum! 

The Baylander restaurant is located on the deck of a retired aircraft Navy Ship that is docked at the West Harlem piers on 125^th Street on the Hudson River.  They take reservations. The view from either side of the boat is picturesque and tranquil. The dock and dining experiences is an experience. Not only is great fun and relaxing, whether it is an afternoon or evening, you will enjoy the entire experience.

Pilot (chicken) wings with french fries 

Cajun shrimp tacos

                                                                                                                                                                                                  

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The Tuck Room

The Tuck Room

11 Fulton Street

New York, NY 10038

(212) 776-8273

 https://www.thetuckroom.com/

 Hours:

 Saturday            Noon – 10 pm

Sunday               Noon – 9 pm

Monday              3 pm – 9 pm

Tuesday              3 pm – 9 pm

Wednesday      3 pm – 9 pm

Thursday           3 pm – 9 pm

Friday                  Noon – 10 pm

 Happy hour:  Monday – Friday 3 – 6 pm at the Bar & Lounge

 

Brussels Sprouts

Spicy tuna on crispy rice 

Shrimp linguini

Thursday, June 15, 2023 somewhere around 4:15 pm, with a lovely 70 + degree weather, South Street Seaport cobblestone Fulton Street, east river flowing, overhearing bits of conversations, laughter and giggles, appears The Tuck Room.  As I am advancing towards the third floor to celebrate my friend Twan’s goodbye celebration from the job, I noticed that this place is spacious and has a sort of speakeasy look.  Both the second and third floor have bars, seating and plenty of waitstaff.

 Kathy ordered the spicy tuna on crispy rice with seared sushi rice, spicy aioli, scallion, teriyaki glaze, jalapeno and wasabi.  This dish had a nice mild spiciness to it and it was good.  Then there was the crispy  brussels sprouts with miso-tahini dressing, fuji apples topped with parmesan cheese, tasty and I must say, it was a great selection.

Cheryl’s was the shrimp linguini.  The shrimps were grilled, tossed with a pesto cream sauce, pine nut and parmesan cheese, yummy.  All of the dishes had great presentation and were quite filling.  Everyone was sharing their dishes.  Good times was had by all.

 

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