Souen: MACROBIOTISM 4 EVER

REVIEW

November 15, 2010


CUISINE: Health Food
NEIGHBORHOOD: East Village, Greenwich Village, Soho


souen.net

 

210 Sixth Ave. |  28 E. 13th.  |  326 E. 6th

 

I am about to spill a treasured secret of my food-loving soul.  After this review, there is no going back: I am going to reveal something B-I-G.  Ready?  Let’s get intimate.

I like health food.  Like, I really, really, really like health food.  I voluntarily eat things like tempeh and I use stevia extract in my coffee instead of sugar and I just have this thing for whole grains.  Kale is my BFF. 

Given this confession, can we still be friends?*

 

 

 


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Posted in FOOD on November 15, 2010 7:43am by Rachel Hochhauser | 17 comments





Perilla

REVIEW

October 10, 2010


CUISINE: American (New)
NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenwich Village, West Village

 

9 Jones Street at West 4th St.

(p) 212-929-6868

 

Top Chef Season one winner Harold Dieterle put his 100k prize money to good use when he opened Perilla in May of 2007.  If you haven't heard much about the place it's probably because the restaurant attracts an older crowd with starchy shirts. It's just not that "cool."  But if you're into good food, good wine, and good service, you've come to the right spot. CONT'D

 


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Posted in FOOD on October 10, 2010 11:00am by Jena Steinbach | 14 comments





Choptank

REVIEW

June 22, 2010


CUISINE: Seafood
NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenwich Village, West Village

 

308 Bleecker St. At Grove St.

(p) 212-675-2009

 

To balance out all the barbecue we've been eating this summer, I'm always on the lookout for a good seafood restaurant. Grilled shrimp and a nice piece of striped bass are my idea of a dietary cleanse.  So it was with a sense of both necessity and excitement that I decided to try Choptank, which opened in January in the west village.

 

First observation: the place is gigantic. There are two bars and a back patio that took me by surprise. Second: like the kids on yelp said, the staff isn't too friendly. I asked a waitress for the bathroom and rather than point me in the right direction she said, "Give me a second and I'll come back to find you" which is a little absurd considering I eventually found the bathroom (after going down the wrong staircase into the kitchen) and it was right there. CONT'D

 


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Posted in FOOD on June 22, 2010 8:01am by Jena Steinbach | 3 comments





BEST CROISSANT: PATISSERIE CLAUDE'S

REVIEW

April 15, 2010


CUISINE: French
NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenwich Village, West Village

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187 W. 4th St.

t. 212-255-5911

 

I used to live down the block from one of those under-the-radar, neighbors-only, blow-your-mind little joints and I've been mourning the loss of proximity.

 

Patisserie Claude is a traditional patisserie, and it comes with a traditional French chef. Do you remember the grumpy French dude in the Little Mermaid?  Not to reinforce cultural stereotypes, but sometimes you meet someone who seems to be a cartoon character brought to life, and Claude himself could have sung "Le croissant le croissant" instead of "le poisson le poisson." CONT'D

 


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Posted in FOOD on April 15, 2010 12:00am by Rachel Hochhauser | 21 comments





Phileo

REVIEW

April 7, 2010


CUISINE: Desserts & Bakeries
NEIGHBORHOOD: Greenwich Village, West Village

 

 

267 Bleecker St. between Cornelia and Morton Sts.

(p) 212-206-1824

 

Who would have thought that my new favorite fro-yo spot would be from my hometown? I'm talking about Phileo, the Philadelphia yogurt chain that moved into what used to be Yogurtland on Bleecker Street. Like Yogurtland before it, Phileo sells their goods by the ounce. What's unique about Phileo is the flavors: ranging from fruity to almost savory, the options actually taste like their namesakes. From a self-serve yogurt bar, I sampled a red velvet that tasted freakishly identical to red velvet cake (plus made my mouth bright red), as well as a cookies and cream reminiscent of a Dairy Queen blizzard (and we all know how delicious that is). Sprinkle on some toppings — the bar has all of your fruit, candy, and chocolate needs covered —  and you're good to go. If only we could get Philly to bring some of their soft pretzels our way, we'd be golden.

 


Posted in FOOD on April 7, 2010 9:18am by Jena Steinbach | 9 comments