Wednesday Food & Drink Round Up
Zenkichi 77 N 6th Street, Williamsburg; (718) 388-8985. “The tuna carpaccio stole the show, its light dressing of sesame oil and soy sauce bringing out the fish’s superb flavor. The pork belly provided the night’s only disappointment, its meat having been overcooked, which made the fatty cut seem even more so. I’d be amiss not…
Zenkichi
77 N 6th Street, Williamsburg; (718) 388-8985.
“The tuna carpaccio stole the show, its light dressing of sesame oil and soy sauce bringing out the fish’s superb flavor. The pork belly provided the night’s only disappointment, its meat having been overcooked, which made the fatty cut seem even more so. I’d be amiss not to mention the tofu delights, both sweet and savory. The sweet side meaning the cheesecake pictured above, served with a grapefruit gelee.” [A Brooklyn Life]
Sam’s Restaurant
238 Court Street; 718-596-3458.
“Sam’s serves a contentious pie. Some swear by the crust, others find the sauce too sweet and the cheese too sporadic. It hasn’t embraced the expensive flourishes of descendants like Fornino and doesn’t attract the kind of die-hards willing to queue outside Grimaldi’s. But the honest, brick-oven cooked pies achieve moments of greatness with toppings like simple minced garlic or shredded escarole and very occasionally fall short — on Gothamist’s recent visit the meatballs were noticeably dry.” [Gothamist]
After the jump: BBQ at Pies ‘n’ Thighs, and onion rings at 67 Burger.
Pies ‘n’ Thighs
351 Kent Avenue (South Fifth Street), Williamsburg; (347) 282-6005.
“Settling in with the best pulled-pork sandwich in the city and a side of greens (also the best in the city, at least in the realm of barbecue joints) might first require you to kick broken beer bottles and cigarette butts out of the way to get a berth at the bar, as it did for me on a recent Saturday morning. If you do you’ll find that smoky meat, which spends eight hours over hickory chunks in an offset smoker and is then pulled into ropy strands, sauced with a North Carolina-style vinegar sauce and served on a white bread bun that does its very best to dissolve and get out the way of the pork. A minced cabbage slaw and a couple of crinkle-cut slices of neon green pickles add texture.” [NY Times]
67 Burger
Lafayette Ave (@ Fulton St) Fort Greene; 718-797-7150.
“The onion rings were some of the finest and crispiest I have ever sunk tooth into. The burgers were also quite good, if slightly overpriced… I feel a twinge of trepidation paying more than $6 for a hamburger. At 67 Burger, $6 gets you squat. It requires $7-9 simply for the bun-and-patty. You must fork over an additional $4 for a basket of fries, plus a few more dollars for a drink, and who knows what kind of whacky logarithm it takes to figure out the total, but it seemed like a lot of clams.” [Clean Plate Club]
67Burger should change its name to 67Dollar Burger. I went into this trendy looking eatery hoping to sink my teeth into a meaty meal. Let’s just say, they sunk their teeth into my wallet. As the reviewer says it takes about $10 to order a decent burger, because toppings are so expensive. Avocado, bacon, cheese, onions, are all two bucks each. You can spends $6-$8 in toppings. The owner(s) should condier offering a burger with the works at a more reasonable price and offer fries for an additional $2 or so. Just a suggestion.
The sweet potato fries were quite good, but for $4 should have been enough for two to share.
Not sure how well they’ll compete when just up the street at Mullane’s you can get a burger and fries for $9. Next time I’ll go up the street.
Can’t say I’ll