Marina "The Omnivore" P.'s Profile

Places you must frequent before you die!

 1. Shopsin's

120 Essex St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 924-5160

Category: Diners

Neighbourhood: Lower East Side

5.0 star rating
  1/12/2012

This place should be illegal.

The only thing better than the family that runs this place while cursing up a storm and kicking out unruly customers is the awesome, artery-clogging food they serve.

Do not come here if you are greater than a party of 4!…More »

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 2. Dirt Candy

430 E 9th St
New York, NY 10009
(212) 228-7732

Category: Vegetarian

Neighbourhoods: East Village, Alphabet City

5.0 star rating
  1/12/2012

This place is fantastic.

I recommend the portabella mushroom appetizer, Grits with poached egg and huitlacoche and the ricotta fritters with olive oil ice cream.

The wines are great too! And the chef comes around and personally asks you what you think…More »

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 3. Momofuku Ssam Bar

207 2nd Ave
New York, NY 10003
(212) 254-3500

Categories: Korean, American (New)

Neighbourhood: East Village

5.0 star rating
  1/11/2012

I've been here many many times and I always LOVE it!

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 4. Topaze West Indian & American Restaurant

428 E 48th St
Brooklyn, NY 11203
(718) 693-6328

Categories: American (New), Caribbean

Neighbourhood: East Flatbush

5.0 star rating
  1/11/2012

OMG the ox-tail!

Great prices, great eatery!

Make sure you get oxtail gravy poured on your sides even if you aren't eating the oxtail. Yum!

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 5. Four & Twenty Blackbirds

439 3rd Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(718) 499-2917

Category: Bakeries

Neighbourhood: Gowanus

5.0 star rating
  1/11/2012

Amazing pie!!!

Love the egg-in-a-nest too.

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 6. Doughnut Plant

379 Grand St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 505-3700

Categories: Donuts, Coffee & Tea, Bakeries

Neighbourhood: Lower East Side

5.0 star rating
  1/11/2012

The best doughnuts  I've ever tasted. The PB&J and the creme brulee are to die for.

Rock on Doughnut Plant!

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 7. Shake Shack

E 23rd St & Madison Ave
New York, NY 10010
(212) 889-6600

Categories: Burgers, Food Stands

Neighbourhood: Flatiron

4.0 star rating
  1/11/2012

The shack stack, cheese fries and Arnold Palmer from Shake Shack would probably be in my top 3 for a last meal if I was on death row.

That being said, occasionally I or a friend have gotten a cold burger that had obviously been sitting around and the…More »

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 8. Di Fara Pizza

1424 Ave J
Brooklyn, NY 11230
(718) 258-1367

Category: Pizza

Neighbourhood: Midwood

5.0 star rating
  1/11/2012

His holiness Mr. Dom DeMarco makes the finest slice of pizza in New York, hence the finest slice of pizza in the world haha.

Enjoy it while it lasts and don't grumble too much about the shit-hole location, the long wait and the high price. This is…More »

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 9. L&B Spumoni Gardens

2725 86th St
Brooklyn, NY 11223
(718) 372-8400

Category: Pizza

Neighbourhood: Gravesend

4.0 star rating
  1/11/2012

Where is the cheese????

It's under the delicious sauce!

Mmmmmm... this place is so good. You gotta get the square slice and a spumoni ice next door and life is complete.

P.S. There is a part with waiter service and a part without, so come and go quick…More »

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 10. Traif

229 S 4th St
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(347) 844-9578

Category: American (New)

Neighbourhood: Williamsburg - South Side

5.0 star rating
  1/11/2012

Came here for a birthday party in August 2011 with a group of 10. We got to sample 10 dishes each. Everything was freakin amazing! From the melon salad, to the peach salad, to the pasta, the ribs, the fois gras, the scallops, the bacon doughnut, the…More »

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 11. Hummus Place

109 St. Marks Pl
New York, NY 10009
(212) 529-9198

Categories: Middle Eastern, Vegetarian, Kosher

Neighbourhoods: East Village, Alphabet City

5.0 star rating
  2/2/2012

Best hummus I've ever tasted.

The one with mushroom stew and the one with fava beans and egg are my favorites.

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 12. Roll-N-Roaster

2901 Emmons Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11235
(718) 769-6000

Categories: American (Traditional), Sandwiches

Neighbourhood: Sheepshead Bay

4.0 star rating
  1/11/2012

Great cheese fries and corn nuggets! Roast beef sandwiches and chicken wings and tenders are good too.

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 13. Iris Café

20 Columbia Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11201
(718) 722-7395

Category: Cafes

Neighbourhood: Brooklyn Heights

5.0 star rating
  2/6/2012

Came here today for brunch and had the smoked turkey and cheddar sandwich on  whole grain, cranberry-pecan bread. Wow, they had me at cranberry. The bread was warm and toasty and freakin' delicious; just the right amount of mayo; fresh, yummy…More »

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 14. Karloff

254 Court St
Brooklyn, NY 11231
(347) 689-4279

Categories: Russian, Hungarian

Neighbourhood: Cobble Hill

5.0 star rating
  2/6/2012

Best ice cream ever.

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My local dry cleaner, watering hole, deli, cafe, etc.

UES (7)

"I think therefore I Yelp"

Review votes:
15 Useful, 6 Funny, and 8 Cool

Compliments
Location

Brooklyn, NY

Yelping Since

September 2008

Things I Love

Orangutans, critical thinking, David Attenborough, medicine, MUSCLES

Find Me In

Coney Island, Ditmas Park, or UES

My Hometown

Brooklyn, NY

My Blog Or Website

F*** your blog

When I'm Not Yelping...

online, I'm yelping in bed.

Why You Should Read My Reviews

I call em' like I see em'

My Second Favourite Website

http://TheOatmeal.com

The Last Great Book I Read

Stieg Larrson series

My First Concert

Rruki Vverh

My Favourite Movie

Office Space, Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill, The Big Lebowski, Liar Liar

My Last Meal On Earth

Your mom

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I get a secret thrill out of being frisked by security personnel

Most Recent Discovery

high arches look pretty but suck big time if you stand and walk a lot

Current Crush

Jenna Marbles