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NsPx wrote a review about Black Iris on November 7, 2008 12:46 PM
We've been going here for years. The food is consistently fresh and good, and the staff is very nice. Highly recommended for a very moderately priced meal.
Love the Hop Obama. Recently bought a growler of the Sixpoint/Gorilla Coffee Stout at Bierkraft. Amazing!
Posted by: NsPx at October 29, 2008 2:27 PM in response to Brooklyn Makes Good Beer
NsPx wrote a review about The Good Fork on October 28, 2008 1:26 PM
My wife and I love this place. The boat hull-ish front ceiling is amazing, the food is solidly delicious, and despite occasionally lackluster service, the owner works really hard to be friendly and accomodating.
As far as wait time, I find that it's generally impossible to go to a small, poplular place and expect to be seated in a timely fashion (Al Di La and Lucali, two places that I also love, are good examples). Some people like to scowl and bitch, but seriously, have a drink and relax - you're in Brooklyn!
Pretty sure i saw a family move in last month.
Posted by: NsPx at October 16, 2008 1:28 PM in response to 45 Third Place Not Moving
NsPx wrote a review about Em Thai on September 26, 2008 1:30 PM
Delicious food (try the em roti pancake thing) and really lovely service.
NsPx wrote a review about Zaytoons on July 24, 2008 2:15 PM
Decent food, nice people.
Thought it lacks in atmosphere, I think Fatoosh in Brooklyn Heights has the best falafel in the area.
I've been through all of these apartments. The basement, which has been somewhat manditorily tailored for a wheelchair user, is really blah and will never come close to what they're asking for it. The first floor, which is the biggest, has beautiful stained glass, though i also don't care much for what they've done with the kitchen/bathrooms. The second floor was my favorite, the master bedroom has huge windows that look out on the amazing building and the corner of Halsey and Nostrand, and an great iron deck. Aside from the silliness of having two small bathrooms, the gas fireplace looks chintzy and the living room is absolutely tiny. The third floor is similar to the second, but a bit bigger. The owners have gone to great lengths to restore the woodwork throughout, and it's very nice.
Posted by: NsPx at July 22, 2008 2:27 PM in response to Condos of the Day: 83 Halsey Street
My wife and I toured some of the apartments a few weeks ago. They were fairly large (the ceilings really are extremely high), and maintained a nice, simple quasi-industrial feel. The views from the upper-floor apartments, espcially the one that looks out onto Manhattan, were stunning. The first-floor apartments were huge for the price, but the view into and out of them is is kind of awkward. If we had the money we would definitely think about buying there, but alas, the $1000+ maintenance puts us out of the running.
Living in the neighborhood, I would say this isn't a terrible location. You have your choice of two F stations, it's a few blocks from Frankie's, and there's a nice new wine store across the street.
As for noise, well, even my tiny block in CG gets a lot.
Posted by: NsPx at July 17, 2008 1:23 PM in response to Condo of the Day: 505 Court Street
NsPx wrote a review about Tanoreen on November 10, 2008 1:12 PM
The menu is appealingly diverse, but we had as many mediocre dishes as we did good ones - I would hesitate to call it the "best" Middle Eastern in Brooklyn. After all the superlative praise we'd heard, we were slightly underwhelmed.