Post-trip food ratings

Just a follow up to [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/FoodNYC/s/TkkQleUa33)

Firstly, thanks everyone who gave us recommendations. We had a lot of spots to cover and not enough time, we also didn’t want to have a very rigid itinerary so aside from restaurants that required reservations in advance, we ended up eating at whatever spots were on our list that happened to be near where we were that day.

The reviews are mine and my wife’s; she has a *slightly* more developed palate than I do. Simple ratings on each meal’s photo, further description below for each spot, these are in no particular order. Excuse the abysmal photography skills. Happy to hear everyone’s thoughts!

Librae

Everything was delicious: lemon curd babka, za’atar muffin, olive bread, feta-dill scone, tahini choc chip cookie. Overall 9/10 from both of us.

In Common NYC

Scrambled eggs on toast with salad and avocado, plus a fancy BEC. Both were excellent, simple and well done. 9/10 from both of us.

L’Industrie

Margherita and pepperoni were excellent. Hot honey didn’t add much. 9.5/10 for me, 8.5/10 for my wife.

Domodomo

Decided to go here as we were going to an event at LPR afterwards (Y2K party – trying to relive our youth) and wanted something Japanese nearby. Cucumber salad and edamame were decent, maki rolls were okay. Korean fried chicken was the standout. 7.5/10 for me, 6/10 for my wife.

Harry’s Bagels

Sesame bagel with lox and cream cheese and an LA bagel (bacon, avocado, egg, sautéed onions). Both 9/10.

Antoya Korean BBQ

Got the premium beef platter, was underwhelming overall unfortunately, we remembered this being much better during our last visit in 2021. 7.5/10 for me, 6/10 for my wife.

Culture Espresso

Chocolate chip cookie was very good. 8.5/10 for me, 7/10 for my wife.

Keens Steakhouse

Had initially booked Peter Luger but ended up canceling and opting for Keen’s instead following many recommendations. The venue is beautiful, the salad we had was also great and we expected the steak to follow suit. Had the porterhouse for two (medium), was lacking in flavor and crust. Food didn’t justify the hype, not sure if they were having an off day. 6.5/10 for me, 5/10 for my wife. Atmosphere was great.

Pastis

Croque madame (9/10), avocado tartine (8.5/10), buttermilk pancakes (8.5/10). Pancakes were fluffy but slightly doughy. Overall 9/10 for me, 8.5/10 for my wife.

Smacking Burger

Best burger I’ve ever had, 10/10.

F&F Pizzeria (Brooklyn)

Regular and pepperoni slices were very good. 8.5/10 for me, 8/10 for my wife. No tourist crowd, always a plus (ironic, I know).

Cipriani

Solid and consistent. Veal piccatine, puttanesca, spinach-ricotta ravioli. 8/10 for both.

Caffè Panna

Olive oil ice cream was excellent for me (9/10), 0/10 for my wife on account of not liking the flavor, but texture was excellent. Didn’t try other flavors as snuck this one in on the way to dinner.

Honorable Mentions

Chick Fil A: doesn’t exist where we live but is our favorite fried chicken spot. Had this after a broadway show (twice).

Shake Shack: drove out to Jersey on one of the days, had this for lunch on the road.

Tacos No. 1: love it. Flour tortillas are elite, corn not so much.

Mamoun’s Falafel: went to their NOHO location on our previous visit, went to their upper east side location this time, felt much less authentic/more corporate, order through a screen etc. Still a solid bite though.