Whisky Ward

Although everything about it resembled a dive bar. This one offered a variety of bourbon, scotch, and whiskey. It does get packed as it gets later into the night, so the best time to arrive is before 10pm to ensure that you receive a seat.

Egg- Brooklyn

A day of delicious explorations. After seeing the rave reviews on the internet about this place I have finally made it there to taste it for myself. The venue was small and there was a wait to get in. But there was space for people to wait and not freeze to death while doing so.

The atmosphere was cozy and the food was delicious. Unlike the ordinary toast that you would get with your breakfast at most places, it was buttery and flaky. So soft that it left your mouth with just a tiny crunch. In addition, I had also tried sweet bacon for the first time. At first, I was just going to go with ordinary bacon but I was glad that I had decided to venture outward. Sweet bacon is bacon coated in sugar. Although this may sound like heart attack about the happen, but I would have to say that it's a little taste of heaven.

Wu Liang Ye

Have you ever craved for delicious spicy Chinese food?

Although the food will leave you craving for more, the service is one that is less than memorable. We ordered the duck marinated in tea, fish in special chili sauce, spicy tangerine shrimp and twice cooked pork. For starters, we ordered conch and two other beef dishes. I can't say that all the ingredients were fresh, but I have to say that they had a magical touch with their spices.

Bokka- BonChon Chicken

To those of you who love chicken wings, this is a definite must stop. Cruise by St.Marks for a dozen of mouth watering chicken. This crispy, chewy, sweet, and spicy (if desired) treat will leave you craving for more. Although the service may be slow at times, once the chicken arrives, all your anger and frustrations will fade away with each bite.

Also, do check out the giant penis candle they have in their fireplace behind the cash register. I'm not sure if it's their way of sending out subliminal messages to lure in sex driven clients but their chicken already does the job with or without them trying to sell sex.

Bodhi Tree

Halloween 2009. We ventured though city looking for a place to eat. Somehow we ended up in the East Village walking down third avenue. In the daytime I've never noticed how many restaurants were down this strip. In the dark, you see the neon lights and the lights from inside the establishments shine out into the darkness of the night.

While distracted by the variety of options we had, this one caught my attention and stuck to in my mind. At first I thought it was a vegetarian restaurant judged by the name but as we were walking towards the restaurant I googled it on my phone and found out that it is a Thai place.

The menu selection exceeded my expectation. In addition to the pad Thai and curry dishes they also offer a selection of traditional Thai food. We ordered the shrimp pumpkin dumplings, basil noodles, calamari, and spicy pork. It's been a while since I've had a good culinary experience. After living in the city for 3 years, all the restaurants eventually tasted the same to me. However, this place was surprisingly unique.

The pork, which did not taste very spicy in the beginning started to become more and more intense with every bite. Eventually, the spices took over our senses. As a Halloween treat, the restaurant offered pumpkin custard on the house which was a great neutral dish to tame the spices that we have just devoured.

Would definatly do this again- but would want to try other things on the menu.

Tasy Hand-Pulled Noodles Inc

If you ever dreamed of chewy noodles with tastes that would burst in your mouth this would be a good place to visit. Although the sign for the storefront and the interior of the restaurant does a poor job in marketing the place, an article from the 2009 time out new york brings to our attention this little gem. The charm of it is, you walk down a small side street where is mostly tourist free getting the true experience of old Chinatown. A time before the place became infested with phony handbags and watches.
Their menu selection includes both noodles in soup and pan fry noodles. Usually the noodles comes with beef broth but upon request they can make it in vegetable broth. If you plan to take this home to enjoy, I would recommend pan fry since it will maintain its texture and taste by the time it reaches its destination. Noodles in soup has a tendency to soak up the liquid and become soggy uneatable substances.

Sentosa

So this wasn't the best Malaysian food I've experienced. Nothing beats going to Singapore and experience the true native taste. However, if you want anything close to it, don't attempt it here. Although the coconut rice is decent, the garnish for their Nasi Lemark is not the greatest and defiantly not the traditional selection. Also, their Prawn Mee lacks in the slight tang of citrus which adds on the ultimate kick for the dish. Another dish I tried was the Pan fry seafood noodle with sauce on top which was drenched with the sauce, usually a good thing, but since they put so much the noodle lost the crunchy chewing texture. So if you walk by this place, think twice, you may want to take the 7 train back to Manhattan Chinatown and pay a visit to Penang on Elizabeth.