Restaurants Perfect For Authentic Ethnic Eats
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Maharlika
111 1st Ave., East Village, NY 10003What started as a once a week pop-up brunch has now turned into a Filipino empire in the making. The crew of friends behind this new restaurant called Maharlika felt that Filipino food was under represented in NYC. So, without much in the way of formal training or restaurant experience, they set out to showcase [...]
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Kyo Ya
94 E. 7th St., East Village, NY 10009The name Kyo Ya either means everything to you or absolutely nothing. It’s easy for those unfamiliar to ignore Kyo Ya as just another of the many NYC Japanese restaurants whose names contains “Ya” in it. But don’t be silly. Kyo Ya is a name you need to know, and it’s no ordinary East Village [...]
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Lotus Of Siam
953 East Sahara Avenue, A5, Las Vegas, NV 89104We’ll never understand why anyone goes to Vegas for any reason other than a 48 hour bender, a fight, or a conference. Those who go with their significant other, or, even worse, with their entire family, freak us out. We’re pretty sure you don’t need any help making bad decisions while you’re in Sin City, [...]
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The Woodshed Smokehouse
3201 Riverfront Dr., Fort Worth, TX 76107Before we get into the specifics of this review, let’s get the basics out of the way. You want The Woodshed Smokehouse in your life. If you live anywhere near the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, you need to put some friends in a car and come to Tim Love’s indoor/outdoor smoke house party heaven, and you [...]
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Aburiya Kinnosuke
213 East 45th St., Midtown East, NY 10017From what we’re told, this is an authentic Japanese establishment, all the way down to the robata grill. We can’t vouch for its authenticity, nor are we sure that a robata grill isn’t something from the Sky Mall catalog, but we do happen to agree that this place is damn good.
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Danji
346 W. 52 St., Hell's Kitchen, NY 10019Hell’s Kitchen is hot right now. It’s no longer home only to endless Thai joints and 9th Avenue establishments that glow neon colors in the dark. There’s a very legitimate restaurant scene developing here. As we’ve ventured further into Authentic Ethnic Eats lately, it’s become clear that we’re real down with Korean food. I know, [...]
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Hanjan
36 W. 26th St., Flatiron, NY 10010We’ve got a deep, undying love for the Midtown Korean restaurant Danji, for a few reasons. First of all, the food is great, and of all the glorious ethnic cuisines available to us in NYC, Modern Korean may be our favorite. Second, our office is in Midtown, and Danji is one of the few places [...]
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Gajyumaru
1659 1st Ave., Upper East Side, NY 10028We’re going to start off today’s review by saying sorry. We apologize if Gajyumaru is your secret little Japanese spot that nobody else knows about. Because as of today some more people know about it. Lots more people. People that eat and drink like it’s a sport. God, the poor owners are going to be [...]
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Bugs
504 E. 12th St., East Village, NY 10009Let’s pretend for a minute that Bugs isn’t the single worst restaurant name in the history of restaurants. Because it absolutely is. Especially in New York City, where we live in constant fear of all kinds of critters. Go ahead, search “bugs” + “restaurant” + “New York” in Google and see how hungry you are [...]
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Pho Bang
157 Mott St., Chinatown, NY 10013We don’t claim to be experts on authentic Asian cuisine (or any cuisine for that matter), but we do love us a good bowl of pho. And you might not be surprised to learn that this is definitely what we would have named a pho restaurant if it were up to us. It’s just that [...]
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