The Worst Restaurants in NY
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Oh, I forgot. I had lunch at the Friday's on 42nd Street just off Fifth Avenue. I would like to preface this by saying that my cousin from Denver chose the location and would not be dissuaded. (They wanted "family-friendly.") It was one of the top five most vile meals I've ever had. We were seated at a filthy table by a retarded waitress and there were flies. I got a side order of vegetables and it was cold and swimming in some kind of rancid yellow butter substitute. Blech.
Uh, I'm the only one around here who likey the Dojo? I only ever order the Japanese breakfast (egg, brown rice, mushrooms, weird barbecue sauce) or stuff with tofu in it.
My friend and I used to go to the gross Hojos after getting depressing temp paychecks and cashing them, and going to eat fried shit.
There's one other working Hojos in Asbury Park. It's wicked cool and shaped like a circle with points sticking out of it.
My friend and I used to go to the gross Hojos after getting depressing temp paychecks and cashing them, and going to eat fried shit.
There's one other working Hojos in Asbury Park. It's wicked cool and shaped like a circle with points sticking out of it.
I've ended my 8 year ban of Dojos (surley waitress story) and now occasionally eat the vegie burger.
I 2nd the vote of Velselka being over-rated. There are plenty better Ukranian/Polish restaurants in the area, my favorite being Teresa's on 1st b/w 6th & 7th.
As for a place I will never go again, the Mexican restaurant on 2nd ave b/w 13th & 14th which I want to say is called "El Ranchero" or something along those lines. It looks very authentic from the outside, but my two tries there turned up bland food. No mariachi band will lure me in there again.
I 2nd the vote of Velselka being over-rated. There are plenty better Ukranian/Polish restaurants in the area, my favorite being Teresa's on 1st b/w 6th & 7th.
As for a place I will never go again, the Mexican restaurant on 2nd ave b/w 13th & 14th which I want to say is called "El Ranchero" or something along those lines. It looks very authentic from the outside, but my two tries there turned up bland food. No mariachi band will lure me in there again.
Dojo's is the devil.
Burittoville often hides plastic in their burritos. Surprise!
B&H Dairy let's roaches climb over their challah right in front of customers. No apology, no shame.
Please god, let San Loco stay non-disgusting. I can't deal with another favorite cheap food place turning on me.
Also - I used to work at a place called "fondue" on the UES. Trust me when I say you do NOT want to eat there.
Burittoville often hides plastic in their burritos. Surprise!
B&H Dairy let's roaches climb over their challah right in front of customers. No apology, no shame.
Please god, let San Loco stay non-disgusting. I can't deal with another favorite cheap food place turning on me.
Also - I used to work at a place called "fondue" on the UES. Trust me when I say you do NOT want to eat there.
Justice!
On another note, the Roys in Penn Station is awful, and extremely expensive. I don't know what they're paying rent for that godawful space, but a roast beef "special" goes for like $9.00. It's crazy pricey and really very bad. And people come and graze at the fixin's bar. Station residents type of people. Which is sad, but also makes for unappetizin' fixin's. Just skip it.
On another note, the Roys in Penn Station is awful, and extremely expensive. I don't know what they're paying rent for that godawful space, but a roast beef "special" goes for like $9.00. It's crazy pricey and really very bad. And people come and graze at the fixin's bar. Station residents type of people. Which is sad, but also makes for unappetizin' fixin's. Just skip it.
I remember a passage in "Kitchen Confidential" that had something to do with Boudain's South American kitchen hands never getting food poisoning. The theory is that the food they ate in their homelands was laden with bacteria and parasites, rendering them immune to any general nastiness they eat here.
DoJo's is gross but I have to say I hate Kelloggs Diner (L train to Lorimer).
I used to eat there when it was the only place open (back when the soggy, cold greasy food at 24:7 was a pipe-dream) and I always hated it. My favorite part about the Kellogg's experience was that their menu's used to have clay representations of the food.
The funny thing is that not only did the little claymation style hot dogs, hamburgers, pasta and fish sandwich look a million times better than what they actually serve... you actually wished the food you were eating was made of Play-Dough... Oh and their bathroom is a vortex to the underworld.
I used to eat there when it was the only place open (back when the soggy, cold greasy food at 24:7 was a pipe-dream) and I always hated it. My favorite part about the Kellogg's experience was that their menu's used to have clay representations of the food.
The funny thing is that not only did the little claymation style hot dogs, hamburgers, pasta and fish sandwich look a million times better than what they actually serve... you actually wished the food you were eating was made of Play-Dough... Oh and their bathroom is a vortex to the underworld.
I'd rather lick a pig's ass than eat at Dojo again.
There is also a mexican restaurant on the corner of 82nd & 2nd that is disgusting. I can't think of the name of it...something like the "Dogshit Sombrero" or whatever.
I would also generally stay away from any place that offers to give pedicures while you wait for your food.
There is also a mexican restaurant on the corner of 82nd & 2nd that is disgusting. I can't think of the name of it...something like the "Dogshit Sombrero" or whatever.
I would also generally stay away from any place that offers to give pedicures while you wait for your food.
I got steamed spring rolls here that were melted and stuck to the unwashed, dirt covered spinach leaves below them.
After I was...uh....done....the waitress said, "those were really good, right?"
I'm the worst improviser ever.
Also....Mustang Sally's on 7th and 28th Street. The "seasoned" fries are simply regular fries, sprinkled with paprika, all for an extra $2.
-fred
After I was...uh....done....the waitress said, "those were really good, right?"
I'm the worst improviser ever.
Also....Mustang Sally's on 7th and 28th Street. The "seasoned" fries are simply regular fries, sprinkled with paprika, all for an extra $2.
-fred