All'onda

Well well well. So here I am, caught in a heavy Manhattan rain, running from block to block, every canopy in sight, trying to find a nice suitable restaurant. So what do ya know? I run into this little place: All'onda. I mean, I was like "I gues I'll give it a try." I come in and I'm just like going up stairs and sit down: service sucks.

Alright: because of sucky service, I would atleast expect my food to be out in a jiffy. THIRTY MINUTES AND STILL NO FOOD. I mean, c'mon! I come to New York and I have thousands of options! Service and food should be mandatory!

Ugh. Whatever. 

So I get the dish. ^^^this is what came, but I mean it's supposed to be the "house special best dish here." Okay...I've gotta admit, it's preeettyyyv good, but a bit creamy. It's the Bucatini that's served with smoked uni and spices bread crumbs. The portion was a bit too small for the price being charged (yikes) but the flavors are very nice. Spicy but light, and a bit sweeter than salty.

Here's my recommendation though: for the price that they charge they should increase the size of their portions (and maybe better service :P ) 

So don't come here if you have any options; The Cities the Big Apple, so you should take a bite. 

Le Colonial

Wow...Haha. I mean sure, there's a few good French- Asian fusion restaurants in the area, but nothing comes close to Le Colonial. Jungles of plants and elegant ambiance prompts the restaurant in the perfect location: across 5th avenue.

THOUSANDS of restaurants build Manhattan everyday, creating the city as a beautiful layout for a perfect culinary experience. Le Colonial shouldn't be an option, it should be a choice. No. Wait. Let me rephrase that. It should be the choice.

FOOD: So I mean, I love asian food. Kim Chi is basically my love; I can eat it every day. But you know what, I've never had it in a sandwich! At Le colonial, there's an option called "express lunch" where you choose 2/3 from a soup, salad or sandwich. I made a bright decision and chose the soup/ salad. I mean, look: a light, upscale Pho with oxtail broth, containing beef, scallion and rice noodles along with a hardy, flavorful sandwich with my love (kim chi), beef and fresh greens, really can top off a meal. 

So yeah...if you don't come here when you're in Manhattan, you're gonna regret it.

Eataly

Eataly basically describes a Foodies heaven. NINE DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS! Plus an abundant amount of stores where you can purchase any food or ingredient your heart desires. The thing that really lit me up about Eataly was how in New York City, Joe Bastianich and Mario Bitalli are able to create a classy, indoor food market that includes (again) NINE DIFFERENT ITALIAN RESTAURANTS. That part I can't get over. That, and how the appearance makes you feel like you're in Italy. On one side there's a cheese store and across from that there's a gelato place and next to that is a desert and coffee store and next to that there's a pasta store and across from that...etc...I mean the list could go on...