My review of the newest & highly popular french and taiwanese bakery, Papa d’Amour by award winning pastry chef, Dominique Ansel! My Ratings: 🍴Food: 6/10 - this means it’s tasty, but nothing is out of this world - i honestly had higher hopes because these are homey nostalgic flavors i

It's summer a.k.a mango season, and what better way to celebrate than to eat AS MANY mango based desserts as possible? I support a small portion of international chain restaurants/establishments because there are SO many local one of kind places, but I don't think many places are specia

You need simple eggs, a good sausage or bacon, crispy hash browns, and of course pancakes to chase it all down. Breakfast by Salt's Cure has these all locked and loaded, ESPECIALLY the pancakes. Their "Classic" breakfast platter makes for a very balanced meal AND itches your sweet

SunLife Organics - Soho takes the cake because I've never had SO many toppings. Maybe I'm exaggerating or maybe I'm uncultured to how Californians are used to having their acai bowls, but I think they're pushing the boundaries with innovating them - I mean who else is giving you t

Let's be for real, we only eat fro-yo for the toppings. So after MANY visits to Culture An American Yogurt Company & Juice Bar by Culture , and many topping combinations, the combo that really rocks my world is the "Piña Colada." It comes with simultaneously chewy & crunchy coc

Ciao, Gloria My Ratings: 🍴Food: 7/10 - must order: 🍌BANANA WALNUT CRUNCH BREAD🍞 (not pictured because we dug in and never looked back) is the BEST banana bread I’ve ever had since it’s so moist with a crunchy sugary walnut sprinkled on top, 🍪 OATMEAL CREAM PIE 🥧 is so nostalgic and the s

Caffè Panna Time and time again I find myself craving a nice scoop of Caffè Panna ice-cream🍦. And YES, the (15ish min) line is worth it. Out of their "classics", I always go between ordering the 🍪 cookie's 'n panna if I'm feeling something a tad sweeter and the 🍓 red

Librae Bakery 2nd is the best, right? Librae is a close second to Radio Bakery. This means it's still VERY near and dear to my heart...I think about the banana danish maybe every other day. It probably hurts them to hear this, but it's tough competition out here! My Ratings: 🍴

from MY least to most favorite Chez Ma Tante - syrup makes is soggy too fast, so it somehow disintegrates in your mouth too quick Clinton St. Baking Company - the maple butter is genius bc it gives you the perfect sweet & tinge of salt in every bite Lingo - not as sweet as it l

Buddakan My Ratings: 🍴Food: 6/10 - not bad! all tasty and better what i expected - all pretty basic chinese-american options and cooked well - standout: EDAMAME DUMPLINGS wrapping is delicate and the filling is good - WOK FRIED XO CHEUNG FUN is good! - DUNGENESS CRAB STICKY RICE liked t

Miss Ada 🍴Food: 6/10 - standout: LAMB SHAWARMA HUMMUS nice meaty savory element - WHIPPED RICOTTA is second favorite - SABICH HUMMUS same hummus base, i think there's too much going on and has random unseasoned hardboiled egg - CHICKEN SCHNITZEL it’s tasty, but lowkey could make at home

Pranakhon My Ratings: 🍴Food: 7/10 - standout: NAMTOK KOR MOO YANG tangy, addictingly spicy, pork is cooked perfectly - HOR MOK HOY MANG PHU eggy, 2 each is enough - BEEF MUSSAMAN perfectly rich and balanced, this is always a go to curry for me, beef is sort of tough though, i wish I went f

Jean's yes. 🍴Food: 8/10 - i’m so surprised they did not miss on a single thing !!! - My favorite: BISTRO BURGER this burger is amazing and the fries are elevated McDonald’s fries - WAGYU SKIRT STEAK cooked perfectly and the sauce is chef’s kiss - SPAGHETTI POMODORO can tell is fres

Ishq 🍴Food: 7/10 - Must try: JALEBI CHAAT savory, textural playground with chickpeas, beetroot, fried dough, with a sweet and slightly sour yogurt sauce - BANGLA KODI big nuggets of meat are super filling and it sort of reminds me of a super mild buffalo chicken in the best way possible -

Bonnie's 🍴Food: 6/10 - standouts: DAO GOK super crisp long beans and liked the salty bean curds & XO CHEUNG FUN soft chewy and flavorful from the xo sauce - HUP TO HA had very juicy shrimp, & if you like mayo you'd love this dish - BAK CHEET GAI could use more sauce - skip:

Gorkhali - Brooklyn My Ratings: 🍴Food: 7/10 - points for tastiness and $ - standouts: DRY CHICKEN CURRY is so flavorful, SAMOSA CHAAT has those wonderful crunchy bits and is slightly sweet - VEG THENTHUK noodles are cut into small pieces making this so easy to eat, the soup is rich and c

Nyonya 🍴Food: 6.5/10 - standout: HOUSE SPECIAL PORK def on the fattier side & melts in your mouth and the yams soak in all that delicious soy sugar sauce and the yam soaks up all that sauce - KANG KUNG BELACON super flavorful and pungent from the shrimp paste - ROTI CANAI is so flake

Oiji Mi 🍴Food: 7.5/10 - prefix menu is unlike a lot of places because the appetizer is truly the ONLY fixed item - you can pick between three options for each for the rest of the courses - food may all SEEM very extravagent because of the presentation, but honestly it tastes like simplicity

LaRina Pastificio & Vino 🍴Food: 7/10 - standouts: AGNOLOTTI DEL PLIN simple and SO good - SMOKED SPAGHETTI AGLIO E OLIO is just not for my palette, but is cool pasta to try - FIORI is tasty but not memorable - TIRAMISU needs more ladyfingers - skip: PANE i prefer warm bread ✨Ambienc

Uzuki 🍴Food: 7/10 - specialization to soba noodles is so unique - standout: SALMON IKURA SOBA everything including the salmon is so fresh, noodles are firm/ al dente, and color is naturally green from matcha powder - HONKUZU SOBA NERI TOFU is so unique because it’s made with buckwheat flou