Saturday, December 5, 2009

Give $bills for Bill's




In the meat packing district stands Bill's Bar and Burger. Always ready for a burger, we eagerly went in. Pop Burger was a contender that we almost went to, but having been there before, we decided to expand our palettes. The restaurant is small, but the atmosphere is warm and cozy. It is designed well and the service is great. There were a few of us there and we all ordered burgers and shakes.
The burgers are average sized at $7 and are a great deal for such a tasty burger. If you are really hungry or just a fatty, I mean FOODIE... I recommend a double burger, though this will still leave you wanting more. The fries are nothing special; they are big, but they lack any originality and some sort of wow factor. The shakes are delicious! At $6 they are pricey, but a good chocolate shake, or malt, really compliments a good burger. The malt actually has Whoppers(chocolate malt-balls) in it as opposed to the just the ordinary maltose powder. This restaurant serves an amazing classic burger and we wouldn't mind giving up a couple bills to go to Bill's.

22 Ninth Ave between 13th and 14th Sts
Manhattan, NY

Bill's Bar and Burger
taste: 8
design: 8
service: 8
Average price: $10

Friday, October 23, 2009

Ratings!

Attention Food Lovers,
Food Gone Prep is starting its rating system (1-10) and the rare 11. From now on, each of our amazing reviews will also have a rating.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Take a bite of Paradis-e

While walking around the Union Square area, we ran into a very familiar small bakery named Paradis. Hungry as usual... we stepped inside. The shop is small with a country farm fresh feeling. It has very limited seating, however, the amazing food makes up for it. While the pre-made sandwiches are good and looked quite appetizing, we were there for one reason, the cookies. We have had the amazing chocolate chip cookies from Paradis a numerous amount of times, yet we still find ourselves ducking in whenever we can. The cookie is thick and has a brownie like texture. It is soft, chewy and filled with sweetness. At $2 they are affordable and the friendly atmosphere is very stress relieving. We recommend that you drop in and experience true paradise.

Paradis
Taste: 8
Design: 7
Service:7
Avg. Price: $2.50 per cookie

114 Fourth Ave New York, NY 10003

Sunday, September 27, 2009

walk AWAY from "Wok To Walk"


We were walking around the village at about eight, when suddenly we found our stomachs aching for food. Both of us, (Ben&Mark) had seen the new noodle shop that had opened last year. We were impressed with the cool "signage" out front and being in a very cool area we knew we had to try it!(the exclamation point would be soon taken away)

We entered the small shop, and were intrigued with the cool wooden chairs, but found everything else looking quite cheap. From that moment on the experience was a downward spiral. There was no one at the cashier for a while and once she to came take our order she was quite confusing.(However, we are sure she is a nice person.) Still at this point we were expecting the wow factor, if not in the shop itself, then in the food. Our food was ready. We went to the counter and brought back our bowls of udon soup. I(Ben) took my first bite, I was immediately disappointed. My ($8) teriyaki beef udon soup was not satisfying in the least bit. The soup lacked any flavor, the noodles were more ramen(the 30cent noodle packages)like than udon like. Mark's chicken and bok choy udon soup was also tasteless. The chicken was grilled in an American fashion which was okay, but the overall dish was a squander. Obviously this place was not a hit... We love asian cuisine, but this did not please and we should have wok-ed somewhere else.

Wok to Walk
Taste: 2
Design: 4
Service:6
Avg. Price: $9

Wok To Walk
106 University Pl
(between 12th St & 13th St)
New York, NY 10003