Saturday, 1 February 2014 – Dinner

 

 

What did I eat? Hotpot

Where from? Shanghai Tide

How much did it cost? $27 per person, includes tax/tip, also drinks and appetizers

How was it?
Starve yourself the whole day and spend the evening here. 2 hours to eat as much hotpot as you want, paired with “America’s Choice Cola” or Budweiser. They make decent soup dumplings and pork buns too. The downside is that the waiters don’t like to give you too much food after the first hour. They pretend to forget your order or bring you less of the stuff. Just keep nagging them and you’ll be fine.

If you eat a lot of the spicy side, your butt will not be forgiving the next day 🙂

Rate it!
8/10

Saturday, 25 January 2014 – Dinner

 

 

What did I eat? Grilled cornish hen, BBQ spare ribs, brisket, baked beans, collard greens, mac & cheese, banana pudding, German chocolate cupcake

Where from? Hill Country

How much did it cost? Birthday dinner so I’m not disclosing!

How was it?
Going to be a short review since I have many posts to put up before going on vacation. Hill Country has gone down since I last came here. Either that or other BBQ joints in NYC have improved. We came here for a friend’s birthday since they were able to accommodate a large crowd. The place is as crowded as ever, and there’s live music too. The service was very good in my opinion.

The brisket wasn’t that great; the lean one was too lean and the moist one, too fatty. The chicken was so so; nothing to write home about. The ribs weren’t as tender or juicy; they had some sort of seasoning on it, which made it taste almost like Chinese style spare ribs. The mac and cheese was quite good; it was more like penne and cheese. The baked beans are acceptable but could be sweeter and softer. The banana pudding was probably the best part of the meal.

Rate it!
7/10