Brunch at JoeDoe

I’m not really that big on traditional ‘bacon & egg’ brunches, but when a friend mentioned that JoeDoe (45 East 1st Street between 1st & 2nd Avenues) served duck eggs & not your typical bacon, I jumped at the chance to check it out.  Started 2 years ago by Chef Joe Dobias & partner Jill Schulster, Joe Doe is a small but inviting 25 seat restaurant with an open bar & a full liquor license.

Site News

You may have noticed the lack of posts recently, but I’ve been in the process from moving from the WordPress.com platform, to the self-hosted WordPress.org.  This will allow me to use Javascript, add videos & use other, more robust features.  All in all, this should improve the experience here at East Village Eats.  Hopefully I’ll be able to get a few posts in while the upgrade happens.  In the future, please go to http://www.eveats.com. Look for some exciting new changes in the near future…

Thanks for visiting.  -Jason

Casa Adela Shuttered by DOH

The Department of Health has continued their ‘onslaught’ of the East Village  & shuttered Pueroto Rican mainstay Casa Adela (66 Avenue C near 5th Street) two days ago.  As the sign indicates, the fridges were not at the proper temperature.  Hopefully they’ll sort this out soon & return to do what they do best; serving up amazing rotisserie chicken & rice & beans!

Marco Polo Cafe

After the folks @SaintDelivery mentioned the amazing $1 Sliders at Marco Polo Cafe (102 St. Marks, near 1st Avenue) I decided that I had to try them out for myself.  Needless to say, I’ve been there 3 times in the last 4 days; AMAZING.  Named after the famed Venetian explorer that opened up the Chinese Silk Road, Marco Polo serves up Italian-Chinese fusion food.

6th St. Kitchen Unveils New Fall Menu

6th Street Kitchen (507 East 6th Street between Avenue A & B) has unvieled their fall dinner menu (click picture to enlarge) & it’s looking pretty damn tasty!  I’ve reviewed them berore (here) & have had nothing but good things to say about my dining experience there. 

Also noteworthy is that they will be hosting a 7 course tasting preview of the fall menu tomorrow at 7pm.  Further coverage here.

Arcane Turns 2!

Arcane, the French-Caribbean restaurant (111 Avenue C at 7th Street) is celebrating it’s second birthday today.  I just passed by & it looked pretty packed, with party-goers sharing the sidewalk with people drinking at Zum Schneider next door.  I did review the brunch there back in May (not very favorably), but I have as yet to have dinner.  Anyway; Happy Birthday Arcane!

Image via Tour de New York.

6th Street Kitch Fall Preview Tasting

From 6th Street Kitchen‘s blog (review here);

On Friday, September 17th, 6th Street Kitchen will be serving a Fall Preview Tasting before the fall menu debuts on September 22nd. For $45 per person, Chef Gregory Torrech will be serving 7 dishes from the fall menu including Duck Raviolo with Swiss Chard & Raisins, Sweet & Sour Tongue Tea Sandwiches and a Pumpkin Tart with Blue Cheese and Cranberries. Space is limited and the tasting begins at 7pm. Call (212) 477-4649 for reservations.

Back Forty

I reviewed the brunch at Back Forty (190 Avenue B @ 12th Street) back in March, so I decided that it was time for me to get some dinner there.  I went with my Mom midweek, so we luckily didn’t have to wait for a table even though the place was busy.  We got the same awesome waiter from the time I had gone for brunch & he remembered me (most likely because we were all drinking like fishes).  Obviously we opted for the Pork Jowl Nuggets ($4) which I absolutely love.  They’re a must when you go to Back Forty.  They are insanely tender with a delicious crunchy outside. The spicy sauce really rounds the dish out.  Needless to say, my Mom & I got into a fork ‘sword fight’ over the 3rd nugget.  Civility triumphed & we split it down the middle.

Esperanto Revisited

So after my last review of brunch at Esperanto (145 Avenue C @ the corner of 9th Street, review here) where I complained about the Huevos Loisada, I decided to post about the great brunch food there, namely the cheeseburger.  It was my birthday (Yay Me!) so I went with my mother & brother & got a pretty choice seat by the entrance.

More Content Coming Soon

With NYU students coming back to the hood in massive throngs (have you seen Third Avenue?  It’s a gigantic clusterfuck!  No, really…), I’ve decided to start reviewing bars as well.  What goes better with food than booze?  If there’s anything I know better than where to eat, it’s where to get hammered.

Obviously this is a shameless attempt to get a larger share of Google search results & make a mint off of the 0.2 cents I get from every pageview on my site.  After all, 18 year olds from Westchester need to know where to get booze in the East Village, right?  I’ll be instituting at 0-5 ‘mug’ rating system to put the bars in perspective.  Note that I love bars with absolutely no ambiance, sketchy customers & questionable sanitation policies, so expect to find plenty of East Village dive bars in the mix (we’re spoiled for choice).  If you’re looking for a romantic place to sip gin martinis, keep on walking.  They’ll be listed under the new ‘Bar’ Category; more to follow….