Towards A Virtual Williamsburg!

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by BackInTheNewYorkGroove

A damn shame. I haven't found a diner in Manhattan that is as consistently good at breakfast as Denny's. (And, no, brunch is not breakfast, NTTAWWT.)

There is a Steak n Shake in Midtown.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

There is a Steak n Shake in Midtown.

If you haven't spent the last three years in TCOTU and you eat at a SnS you're a lost cause.

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Hank, how much for a cease and desist letter?

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by BackInTheNewYorkGroove

A damn shame. I haven't found a diner in Manhattan that is as consistently good at breakfast as Denny's. (And, no, brunch is not breakfast, NTTAWWT.)

Little Poland on 1st Avenue and like 11th or something. Or Stage on 2d and St Marks every day but Sunday.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

Hank, how much for a cease and desist letter?

When you are only there for a month each year you want the experience of the bum car, but you also would like some tourists too. Otherwise you only get the freaks that love the shit stink experience. Does this make sense?

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski

When you are only there for a month each year you want the experience of the bum car(TM), but you also would like some tourists too. Otherwise you only get the freaks that love the shit stink experience. Does this make sense?

We are getting off to a bad start if I am going to have to edit your letters.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

We are getting off to a bad start if I am going to have to edit your letters.

wttw, until you establish ownership you don't call anything a TM. We may want to use it as a generic for our materials. unless you have it registered?

[BackInTheNewYorkGroove]

Originally Posted by Icky Thump

Little Poland on 1st Avenue and like 11th or something. Or Stage on 2d and St Marks every day but Sunday.

Thanks. Too bad neither one are in my neighborhood (which, as I am watching "The Warriors" on IFC as we speak, I was reminded is where the Baseball Furies hang out), but I will give them a try.

[ThurgreedMarshall]

Originally Posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?

There is a Steak n Shake in Midtown.

I fucking LOVE Steak n Shake and have already been there.

TM

[notcasesensitive]

Originally Posted by Gattigap

NCS will be a better source than me, because she dines more often on the Westside than I do (and probably dines better, for that matter.)

But one place I'd recommend is LA Farm, on Olympic.

Another is a French restaurant in Santa Monica, Melisse.

I'll send you other recs after some more thought.

I'm rather meh on LA Farm (and, frankly, Stefan is a douchbag). From Studio City I'm not sure I'd recommend westside places anyway (but if so, I have a ton...). Here are a couple I can think of that would be somewhat convenient to Studio City:

Cleo in Hollywood: http://www.cleorestaurant.com

Laurel Hardware in West Hollywood (also has a sister restaurant called something like Eveleigh): http://www.laurelhardware.com

Picca in Century City/Beverly Hills (ok, this is sort of westside, but I freaking love this place): http://www.piccaperu.com

Katsu-ya Studio City (not the douchey Philippe Starck-designed concept chain, but one of his original two restaurants before he became trendy): http://www.katsu-yagroup.com/katsuya_studio_city.html

The Hungry Cat in Hollywood: http://thehungrycat.com

I'll let you know if I think of others...

[Not Bob]

How was I Not Aware of this wonderful thing before today?
Lyrics from the Smiths as dialog in Peanuts panels.

In-fucking-credible. Anyway, carry on.

[notcasesensitive]

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive

...(and, frankly, Stefan is a douchbag)

Of course I have a story to back this up...

I organized a girls dinner at LA Farm one night (maybe a year ago?). There were 8 of us sitting around a round table finishing up dinner and Stefan came to sit down with us (of course). He chatted with us for about 15 minutes and in that time started hitting on one of my girlfriends. I'm not sure why she even bothered with him (the lack of any hair, including eyebrows, is rather creepy in person), but she did and by the end of the night they were kissing and he got her number. He didn't comp a thing off our bill or send over desserts or anything, which I think is tacky. She met up with him a couple of times after that, probably because of the celebrity thing, and there's no real story there. But seriously, cutting into girls night to scope out someone and not even doing anything for the table? That's not right. Right?

The food was just ok (I like good food enough not to cut the food for his douchebaggery if it had been good). And the atmosphere is very lawyers lunching (uh, no offence Gattigap). Not romantic -- sort of warehouse with white tablecloths. Although there is a cute patio off the bar area, where a (different) friend has held events somewhat regularly.

[Gattigap]

Originally Posted by notcasesensitive

Of course I have a story to back this up...

I organized a girls dinner at LA Farm one night (maybe a year ago?). There were 8 of us sitting around a round table finishing up dinner and Stefan came to sit down with us (of course). He chatted with us for about 15 minutes and in that time started hitting on one of my girlfriends. I'm not sure why she even bothered with him (the lack of any hair, including eyebrows, is rather creepy in person), but she did and by the end of the night they were kissing and he got her number. He didn't comp a thing off our bill or send over desserts or anything, which I think is tacky. She met up with him a couple of times after that, probably because of the celebrity thing, and there's no real story there. But seriously, cutting into girls night to scope out someone and not even doing anything for the table? That's not right. Right?

The food was just ok (I like good food enough not to cut the food for his douchebaggery if it had been good). And the atmosphere is very lawyers lunching (uh, no offence Gattigap). Not romantic -- sort of warehouse with white tablecloths. Although there is a cute patio off the bar area, where a (different) friend has held events somewhat regularly.

None taken. Since Stefan never hit on me, I was unaware of the douchebaggery.

[Did you just call me Coltrane?]

Originally Posted by ThurgreedMarshall

I fucking LOVE Steak n Shake and have already been there.

TM

Do you eat the fries with a fork?

[Icky Thump]

Originally Posted by BackInTheNewYorkGroove

I am watching "The Warriors" on IFC as we speak

The one realistic embodiment of NY in the 1970s.