NY Places to Eat : My Review

I am always a good eater :) , obviously I am a vegetarian and that always has its own restriction wherever I go.

Currently I am a big fan of Food Network and each and every show has its own uniqueness to it and I am able to learn a lot of stuff.

There are two programs which I watch with a lot of interest

1 ) Best Places to Eat (http://www.foodnetwork.com/the-best-thing-i-ever-ate/index.html)

2 ) The Secret Life of

Best Places to eat , interviews a bunch of Chefs and it asks them what they liked to eat , and in which restaurant.

The program talks to the chief Chef of the restaurants and ask how the dish is made and how that dish is so unique.

There are lot of dishes which are specified , and my target to try all of them , but I had my own conditions for that. The conditions are like follows

1 ) Should be in tri-state Area. (NY, NJ and PA )

2 ) Should be Vegetarian items only.

My list has an exhaustive list , but I wanted to give my take on them. Eventhough they are the best chefs , afterall its their opinion. I like to view my opinion and check if it matches with theirs.

Apart from all this , you can also check for famous food locations across your area by going to the site (http://www.famousfoodfinder.com/ ).

I think I have given much of an intro , so without further adieu , here is my first food thought.

If you know me , one thing you will know is I love potatoes and believe that potatoes are heaven sent , its so versatile and anyone can hardly screw it up while cooking, either mashing , frying , toasting or just boiling it.

So basically when I watched a program which talked about a restaurant called Pommes Frites (http://www.pommesfrites.ws/) , I obviously wanted to go there.

Location : 123 2nd Ave. New York, NY 10003

Tel. 212-674-1234

Closest Subway : 8th Street and walk around 4 blocks to 2nd Avenue.

Review :

This is a very small eating place , which anyone can miss it if they walk by fast. This place is surrounded by a tons of Dairy places , so if you go there first , you may miss this place also.

There is always a long line in front of the shop and as soon as you enter you see the Spuds smell (which makes you hungry) .

The Staff are very helpful , and you can try a lot of sauces before the ones you like. I tasted atleast 4 flavors , before deciding on the Wasabi , Mango and a spicy sauce with Tomatoes and black pepper. They give you a free sauce also.

Almost all sauces have Mayo in them , I would prefer them without them. They have Jalapeno as a side , why cant we have a sauce made of it and even better Habenaro Sauce.

Pros :

Very good Taste.

Varities of Sauces.
Cheap eats.

The Cones in which they give you the Fries , are really cool. They are nicely shaped and will hold in a lot of fries and even you put a sauce in it , it melts in without disturbing the flavor.

Cons :

Eventhough there are 2 people there, the service is pretty slow.

The Place is so small that there are only two tables and if you are a tall person , you have to sit

uncomfortably.

Price Range : $5 to $10

Bottom Line :

Small eatery with awesome fries (dont call them French fries , they are belgian !! ) , but remember the quantity is so much that you will be overwhelmed by them.