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Biting my way through New York City, USA [part 4]

May 24, 2013 American / Asian cuisine / Korean / New York City NYC / Take away / Travel / USA
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Last post of NYC spam, I promise!

One of our most memorable meals from our whole trip:


ShackBurger: cheeseburger topped with lettuce, tomato and ShackSauce; $4.60USD
Dapper dog: topped with Shack cheddar, American cheese sauce and crispy ShackMeister Ale marinated shallots; $4.00USD
Cheese fries; $3.70USD
Fresh brewed iced tea; $1.95USD
Fair shake; $5.50USD

Super duperly good!!

We burnt off all some of that deliciousness in Central Park NYC on hired bikes! So much fun!

And then went to get more food to eat at Momofuku Milkbar… hehe!!


Goodies of pork buns, chocolate swirl, cookies and a crack pie!


Chocolate swirl; $3.00USD

Dinner at a popular Korean restaurant with the line wrapping from inside the back of the restaurant all the way out to the front door!


Kunjip Restaurant


So. Much. Food!


Jap chae


Egg soup


Bibimbap

Then walked next door for dessert!


Vanilla frozen yoghurt with raspberries, mango, blueberries, kiwi fruit and strawberries.

Tried the popular lobster rolls at Luke’s Lobster. We both found the rolls to be rather… underwhelming.


Taste of Main: half lobster roll, half crab roll, half shrimp roll with soda (root beer), chips and a pickle; $20.00USD

The seafood is served cold on top of a buttered and toasted New England-style bun with mayo, lemon butter and secret spices. The cold seafood really threw us off but the bun itself was really really tasty.

We treated ourselves to the famous ‘Frrrozen hot chocolate’ at Serendipity 3.


Frrrozen hot chocolate; $8.95USD


Frozen espresso; $8.00USD

And finished our final meal at… you guessed it, Shake Shack!! Hehe :)

-d

Biting my way through New York City, USA [part 3]

May 17, 2013 American / Asian cuisine / Chinese / Desserts / Italian / Mexican / New York City NYC / Take away / Travel / USA
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And the photos keep coming from the Big Apple – makes sense as we spent a majority of our time there. Having said that, you can never have enough time in New York, there is just so much to see and do. And eat! :)

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Chipotle soft flour tortillas filled with steak, salsa, cheese and lettuce

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Cheese slice pizza… Best. Pizza. EVER. So thin, the base perfectly crisp with melted cheese goodness. So simple, so perfect!

We flew out to Buffalo early one morning to see Niagara Falls…

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Freezingggggggggggg!! Just look at all that ice!

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A giant Hersheys kiss sitting on top of the Hershey Store in Niagara Falls

Food time!

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new york city, niagara falls

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Potato skins: large potato shells, fried golden brown, filled with Jack and Cheddar cheeses, crisp seasoned bacon and green onions served with a side of sour cream; $9.95USD

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Hickory smoked chicken wings: Colossal wings, hickory-smoked in our hardwood smoker Buffalo style. Served with homemade potato chips and blue cheese crumbles and celery and carrot chips with blue cheese dressing; $9.95USD

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Twisted mac & cheese

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Hard Rock Cafe
333 Prospect Street
Niagara Falls NY 14303 USA

Opening hours
Sun-Thu 11am-11pm
Fri-Sat 11am-12am


View Larger Map Hard Rock Cafe on Urbanspoon

A quick flight home that night and onwards to dinner at Joe’s Shanghai – famously known for their soup dumplings. (Someone needs to tell them to get their website upgraded… pronto!)

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Jelly fish; $8.95USD

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Crab meat with pork meat seamed buns (6); $8.95USD

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Chicken fried rice; $11.95USD

Joe’s Shanghai
24 W 56 Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue)
New York NY 10019 USA

Opening hours
Mon-Fri 11.30am-10pm
Sat 12pm-10pm
Sun 1pm-10pm


View Larger Map Joe's Shanghai on Urbanspoon

And a quick pit stop across the street from Joe’s Shanghai to Momofuku’s Milk Bar for some sugary goodness!

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new york city, momofuku milk bar

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Grasshopper pie; $5.25USD

Mint chocolate gooey fudge, cake bits, crumbs, chewy marshmallows and chocolate drops. BEST. <3

Momofuku Milk Bar
15 W 56th Street (between 5th and 6th Avenue)
New York NY 10019 USA

Opening hours
7 days 8am–11 pm


View Larger Map Momofuku Milk Bar on Urbanspoon

-d

Biting my way through New York City, USA [part 1]

May 3, 2013 American / New York City NYC / Take away / Travel / USA
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NYC aka the big apple… and the city that never sleeps. Flying in on a day forecasted at negative 1 degrees celcius, we didn’t really know what to expect and to put it lightly, it was flipping flipping FLIPPING cold that sent a chill down ones spine and stayed there all day even with bundles of layers on and every inch of our body covered aside from our faces! NYC… we finally made it but boy oh boy, are you cold or what!

The onslaught of photos continue… :P

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new york city, usa
Jet blue blue chips made from natural blue potatoes

Not exactly the most “appealing” snack I’ve come across but it sure was tasty. Super crunchy similar to Kettle Chips but with a hint of nuttiness.

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Ess-a-bagel – pastrami, sauerkraut, Jack cheese and a pickle on the side on a sesame bagel
Ess-a-Bagel on Urbanspoon

Note to self: stick to basics! Didn’t really enjoy this bagel and gave up half way through. You know you’re in trouble when you watch them stick the bagel into the microwave to melt the cheese! Dude, throw it under a grill don’t ‘ding’ it. :/

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NYC morning city slickers lining up for their bagels

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Macchiato Espresso Bar – we ordered a coffee, took one sip and threw it out. Ick! Americans really don’t know what good coffee is.
Macchiato Espresso Bar on Urbanspoon

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5th Avenue – a shopper’s paradise

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Ice skating rink in front of the Rock Center Cafe at the Rockefeller Center

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TGI Fridays
T.G.I. Friday's on Urbanspoon

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new york city, usa

new york city, usa
Pink punk cosmo: Skyy Vodka, cranberry, pineapple, fresh squeezed lime, cotton candy

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new york city, usa
Half rack of baby back ribs: slow cooked baby back pork ribs basted in Tennessee BBQ sauce then fire-grilled served with sweet potato fries and vegetables; $12.29USD

Mmmmm~ Great flavour and the meat quite tender and falling off the bone. Such a satisfying meal!

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Chipotle Yucatan chicken salad: roasted pulled chicken breast seasoned with garlic, oregano and blackening spices. Served over mixed greens and romaine tossed with avocado, mixed cheese, tomato, red onion, cilantro and tostadas. Drizzled with avocado vinaigrette and chipotle crema; $16.79USD

Now this was HUGE. Lots of crunch and flavour with a healthy amount of veggies too! :)

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Times Square New York City

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Blue disco M&M at M&M’s world in Time Square, billboards galore

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Magnolia Bakery

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Grand Central Terminal

Go to ‘Biting my way through New York City [part 2]‘.

-d

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