Crave Ceviche Bar

18. March 2008 American, Midtown, Upper East Side 0
946 2nd Avenue between 50th and 51st Streets 212/355.6565 about $120 for two, with five drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ Depending on whom you ask, ceviche may have originated from Peru or Ecuador. Wherever your allegiance lies, it’s seafood marinated in a citrus-based concoction to “cook” the meat without heat. Crave Ceviche Bar doesn’t want ...

Robert’s Steakhouse at the Penthouse Executive Club

12. February 2008 American, Midtown 0
603 West 45th Street off Eleventh Avenue 212.245/0002 about $90 each for a group of six, with drinks, with tip; dances were separate ♥ When a friend of mine told me about an upcoming girls’ night out that involved going to a strip club, I immediately said yes after I confirmed that they wanted to ...

Daisy May’s BBQ USA

16. October 2007 American, Midtown 6
623 Eleventh Avenue corner of 46th Street 212/977.1500 $70 each for a whole pig for 12 people, with two sides, BYOB ♥ ♥ There are a few annoying things about reserving a group table at Daisy May’s: 1. You can only reserve half a pig or a whole pork butt to feed up to six ...

Wu Liang Ye

16. August 2007 Chinese, Midtown 0
36 West 48th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues 212/398.2308 about $50 for two, with two drinks, with tip ♥ Wu Liang Ye was highly recommended to me by a Chinese friend. As we walked on 48th Street, past the OTB, the black garbage bags in front and the two crackheads on the steps, I ...

Nobu 57

04. July 2007 Japanese, Midtown 0
40 West 57th Street between Fifth and Sixth 212/757.3000 about $650 for omakase for six people, 60% comped, with drinks, with tip ♥ ♥ ♥ You know when people say it’s all about who you know? I realized what that truly meant last week when I was invited to join a friend’s family for a ...