While Jongro may not have the tastiest Korean bbq in town, it definitely makes up for it with ambiance (it’s like a little indoor Korean village in there) and that amazing kimchee pancake!

I would actually just go for that pancake and watch my poor fellow diners swim in mediocre meats.

Ok, the meat isn’t really mediocre. it just needed SALT!

Many KBBQ places offer a little dish of salt. This place obviously did not. Which is why it is now incurring my wrath!!

How dare they?

Thank the gods for that kimchee pancake.

Yes, I refuse to spell kimchi correctly. As punishment.

22 W 32nd St
Fl 2
New York, NY 10001
b/t Broadway & 5th Ave
Koreatown, Midtown West
(212) 473-2233
jongrobbqny.com

Kimchi Pancake – $9.99

USDA Prime Marinated Beef Platter – $79.99

Slow Cooked Sea Bass, Braised Green Lentils, Minestrone Sauce

The Modern is Danny Meyer’s two Michelin star restaurant tucked artfully inside the Museum of Modern Art.

It’s a tasting menu only situation. For dinner, you can choose 4 or 8 courses. But be warned, the courses are pretty sizable and I was full after the 4 course (and a few tiny freebies thrown in).

Basically, even if you’re a little piggy like me, you’ll be satisfied without completely emptying your wallet (only just sort of emptying it).

The highlights were the pumpkin soup with hazelnut foam amuse bouche and the heavenly moist and tender comte crusted beef.

Nothing really was a lowlight, except the apple dessert was slightly forgettable. It just tasted like apples. NBD.

The Modern is definitely worth the splurge (our total bill was $250 each, tips are built into the price and not accepted at the end) for a special occasion meal in a swanky locale.

9 W 53rd St
New York, NY 10019
b/t Avenue Of The Americas & 5th Ave
Midtown West
(212) 333-1220
themodernnyc.com

Foie Gras Tart, Wild Huckleberries, Sunflower Seeds

Sautéed Foie Gras, Pickled Enoki Mushrooms, Roasted Celeriac Broth

Chilled Scallops, Caramelized Leeks, Toasted Pistachios

Pan Seared Salmon, Artichokes Barigoule, Sauce Gribiche

Comte Crusted Beef, Glazed Celtuce Ribbons, Horseradish

Banana Bread Pudding, Armagnac Crème Anglaise, Black Walnut Ice Cream

Apple Crème Fraiche, Marcona Almond Cake, Sage Ice Cream

No clue. Some after dinner treat.

If I were 15 years younger or if were 6 months ago, I would say that my meal at The Grill was delicious AF.

Everyone was super excited when this place first opened (I won’t bore you with the reasons why, aka: I read online that people were excited) so I made sure that securing a reservation here became the order of the day (before bowel movements).

And I was not disappointed. Dining here is truly a bowel moving experience.

OK, I really need to get off that train…..

I’m not someone that gets excited about Prime Rib. In my mind, Prime Rib is what you eat at weddings or what everyone ate at restaurants in the 1950’s.

But at The Grill, it’s the star of the show. Order it. Order it because it’s thick and delicious and is delivered by trolley directly to your table.

First, however, start with a few appetizers.

Start with the AMAZING crab cake (topped with crispy scalloped potatoes) and also get the theatric Pasta a la Presse.

When you order this dish, you’re treated to a live execution of a tasty looking platter of roast chicken, herbs and veggies. The server dumps this perfectly lovely looking dinner into an antique French torture device and squeezes all life out of it until this unique and wonderful essence oozes out and then is tossed with some pasta. You will never taste anything like it.

We ordered the grasshopper pie for dessert because it’s pretty. Not because we were particularly hungry (the complimentary bread basket helped see to that). We actually had no room left in our fat effing bellies.

However, in honor of the Great Gatsby décor and general over the top vibe, we dove head first into extreme and glorious excess.

99 E 52nd St
New York, NY 10022
b/t Madison Ave & Park Ave
Midtown East
(212) 375-9001
thegrillnewyork.com

Nutted Wild Rice – $12

The Seagram Crab Cake

This is the stuff they press to make the Presse!

Pasta a la Presse

Prime Rib – Trolley Service $62

Grasshopper Pie