Scale of 1 to 5 Wienies…1 being awful, only go if every other place is on fire; 5 being wow, this is perfect and special. You know how you go to a restaurant or something and everyone’s like “Holy shit, this place has unbelievable fucking meatballs” - and you get dragged there, and they taste like assholes marinated in Windex? That’s what this is. I eat things, I tell you how it goes. There’s no Michelin nonsense here. Welcome to GrumpyFoodFuck.Tumblr (3.0; @bobbyziade)http://bobbyz.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m24ey3zwzV1qkt9glo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="rest">Zio Toto<br/>Bay Ridge, Brooklyn<br/><img alt="One wienie" height="22" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png" width="19"/><img alt="One wienie" height="22" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png" width="19"/><img alt="One wienie" height="22" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png" width="19"/><img alt="One wienie" height="22" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png" width="19"/></p> <p class="address"><span class="addr street-address">8407 3rd Ave</span><span class="city-zip">, <span class="locality">Brooklyn</span> <span class="postal-code">11209</span></span>; (718) 238-8042</p> <p class="address">Site: gfy</p> <ol class="notes"><li>everyone here’s Italian. the <em>waiters</em> are fucking italian (ours today was Albanian…who lived <em>in</em> Italy). this is good…</li> <li>probably the most perfect tri-colored salad (fennel, arugala, forgot 3rd) - amazing…</li> <li>house-pizza-man-with-little-bicycle-hat freaks the fuck out from basement when Serie A soccer team flubs an easy goal; sounds like my cousin’s autistic spaz out when he’s refused french fries while they’re still cooking…</li> <li>that picture is Bucatini Amatriciana - little buttery, perfectly tomatoe-y, and there’s a HOLE in the middle of the spaghetti! - which I guess makes it bucatini. very very good…</li> <li>grilled calamari; dryish, charred, some lemon on top, nice accompanying salad - nice candy…</li> <li>some of the most expensive desserts for a middle-priced place; $10 panna cotta shakes like a perfect boob: not too much, not too little. so so good.</li> </ol></p>http://bobbyz.com/post/20661092915http://bobbyz.com/post/20661092915Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:51:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m1o4lrFutF1qkt9glo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p class="rest">Amaze Fusion & Lounge<br/>Midtown East<br/><img alt="One wienie" height="22" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png" width="19"/><img alt="One wienie" height="22" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png" width="19"/><img alt="One wienie" height="22" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie-half.png" width="19"/></p> <ul><li> <p>First, this place is fucking crazy. The menu is awful, disorganized, and awful.</p> </li> <li> <p>They have something called a Goldman Sack Roll & a Bull + Bear. We are in Midtown East.</p> </li> <li> <p>Margarita looks awful, but food is surprisingly o.k…</p> </li> <li> <p>Rock shrimp is in a martini glass, and is Rock Shrimpy. Not bad.</p> </li> <li> <p>Sushi looks C grade but is probably B.</p> </li> <li> <p>Udon beef : Chinese food; noodles kept moving after setting to rest.</p> </li> <li> <p>Drinks, order bottles, they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing.</p> </li> <li> <p>Great place to go when everything else is full.</p> </li> </ul>http://bobbyz.com/post/20137688006http://bobbyz.com/post/20137688006Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:38:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmstr1gRnz1qkt9glo1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><p class="rest">Babbo : Greenwich Village <img height="22" width="19" alt="One wienie" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png"/><img height="22" width="19" alt="One wienie" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png"/><img height="22" width="19" alt="One wienie" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png"/><img height="22" width="19" alt="One wienie" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png"/><img height="22" width="19" alt="One wienie" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png"/></p> <p class="address">Frnt A, 110 Waverly Pl # A, New York, NY 10011; (212) 777-0303</p> <p class="address">Site: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.babbonyc.com/">Babbo : Greenwich Village</a></p> <ol class="notes"><li>way bigger than imagined; reservations 1-month in advance (garbage)</li> <li>staff filled with career-hosts & waitstaff; nauseously nice/helpful</li> <li>absurdly good (and surprisingly reasonably priced pastas/entrées)</li> <li>hummingbird-size appetizer portions; avoid</li> <li>each pasta better than the next (ink seafood spaghetti was wicked as advertised; beef cheek & veggie beet/ricotta ravioli just melts)</li> </ol></p>http://bobbyz.com/post/6532040225http://bobbyz.com/post/6532040225Tue, 14 Jun 2011 17:16:00 -0400ItalianPasta<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmtd1x77vT1qkt9glo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><p class="rest">Darbar<br/>Midtown East<br/><img alt="One wienie" height="22" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png" width="19"/><img alt="One wienie" height="22" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png" width="19"/><img alt="One wienie" height="22" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie.png" width="19"/><img alt="One wienie" height="22" src="http://lebworld.com/random/wienie-half.png" width="19"/></p> <p class="address">Frnt A, 110 Waverly Pl # A, New York, NY 10011; (212) 777-0303</p> <p class="address">Site: <a href="http://www.babbonyc.com/" target="_blank">Babbo : Greenwich Village</a></p> <ol class="notes"><li>common Indian fare is quality (chicken tikka, naan, etc); </li> <li>chicken samosas look and taste like cat food (veggie is good, tho);</li> <li>tandoori vegetables are solid;</li> <li>really tiny indian bus boy is cool; novel.</li> </ol></p>http://bobbyz.com/post/6544878864http://bobbyz.com/post/6544878864Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:16:00 -0400indianmidtown east<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_llijrdS0ZR1qkt9glo1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>here we go.</p>http://bobbyz.com/post/5676231929http://bobbyz.com/post/5676231929Fri, 20 May 2011 17:30:49 -0400