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Places Where I've Had Good Times (NYC)

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Dedicated to sarah l. who started a similar list and with whom I've had many good times

 1. Eight Mile Creek

240 Mulberry St
New York, NY 10012
(212) 431-4635

Categories: Bars, Barbeque

Neighbourhood: Nolita

3.0 star rating
  2/12/2011

Char-Grilled Burger, Aussie Style "with the lot"--bacon, cheese, fried egg, beet and pineapple ($13)

Aussie Style sounds crazier than a Mel Gibson alcoholic rant but when you've over-imbibed and are in need of late-night greasy sustenance, you'll eat…More »

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 2. The Sackett

661 Sackett St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 622-0437

Category: Bars

Neighbourhoods: Park Slope, Gowanus

5.0 star rating
  1/4/2011 ROTD 3/20/2011

This is my favorite booze joint these days. Located on a side street in a desolate stretch of Gowanus, The Sackett is small but never crowded, the jukebox pumps out excellent tunes at a conversation-friendly volume and the bartender is super sweet.…More »

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 3. The Talent Show

622 Degraw St
Brooklyn, NY 11217

Category: Performing Arts

Neighbourhood: Gowanus

4.0 star rating
  11/25/2010 First to Review

While most of you will gather around the Thanksgiving dinner table today to hold hands with your loved ones and express what you're thankful for (while perhaps throwing up a little in your mouths), let me tell you about "Cranksgiving: An evening of…More »

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 4. Pocha 32

15 W 32nd St
New York, NY 10001
(212) 279-1876

Category: Korean

Neighbourhoods: Midtown West, Koreatown

4.0 star rating
  9/18/2010

I wanted a low-key venue to celebrate my birthday this year; someplace super-casual, fun, and easy on my friends' wallets. I would've opted for Habana Outpost but didn't want to make my pals stand around waiting for a table to open up, and was a…More »

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 5. Habana Outpost

757 Fulton St
Brooklyn, NY 11217
(718) 858-9500

Category: Cuban

Neighbourhood: Fort Greene

4.0 star rating
  9/9/2010

Places like this are why I freaking love Brooklyn. Habana Outpost is like a neighborhood block party with great music and Mexi-Cuban food served out of a truck. People can stroll in and (mostly) leave their pretensions at the entrance as they chow…More »

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 6. The Double Windsor

210 Prospect Park W
Brooklyn, NY 11215
(347) 725-3479

Category: Gastropubs

Neighbourhoods: Windsor Terrace, Park Slope

4.0 star rating
  9/4/2010

I'd just arrived in Brooklyn, after confronting my lying, cheating cuntscrape of an ex at the airport in Toronto. I was dehydrated due to the Saharan cabin air and crying non-stop from the security checkin to my seat on the plane. My mission upon…More »

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2030 Useful, 2045 Funny, and 1776 Cool

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Yelping Since

June 2009

Things I Love

Vietnamese sandwiches, Scrabble, zebras, bad puns, really plush toilet paper, gin, fresh laundry, earnest efforts, hushed whispers, handwritten notes, incongruity, pleasant surprises, grapefruit, warm pretzels. the unobvious

Find Me In

A good mood till I get hungry.

My Hometown

Brooklyn, NY

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http://desperatelyseek...

When I'm Not Yelping...

I'm thinking of hypothetical names for my imaginary businesses and pets.

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The Last Great Book I Read

Lolita

My First Concert

Depeche Mode

My Favourite Movie

Annie Hall, Manhattan, Chungking Express, Tampopo, Breathless

My Last Meal On Earth

An insane meal prepared by the original Iron Chefs or my mom's kimchi chigae

Don't Tell Anyone Else But...

I once took the SAT for a friend, just for fun

Most Recent Discovery

Ricotta-stuffed tempura squash blossoms, Back Forty