Junior's not so Junior

The place was packed from the
time we got there till we left!

One of our NY lunch's was spent at Junior's, a restaurant founded by Harry Rosen and master baker Eigel Patterson in the 1950's. The lineup was out the door when we got there but my Mom insisted that this place was worth it, so we waited it out. As usual, Mom was right.  While it's most well-known for its home-made cheesecakes, Junior's has a ton of stuff on their menu including soups, salads, seafood, pasta, meat, and a whole breakfast page (which we arrived too late for, unfortunately) so don't feel like you only need to go there for dessert.  Even though its situated in downtown Manhattan, the inside of Junior's still has a retro-50's like atmosphere, which I appreciated; I half-expected the servers to come out in roller skates.  Speaking of the servers, I truly commend them because everything came out SPEEDY fast, regardless of the constant pandemonium in there.

Matzah ball soup

Melissa and I enjoying a massive banana milkshake

Reuben Sandwhich with home cut fries and some kind of
awesome mystery dip

 By the time we got in there I was actually starving so I wanted to order the sandwich/fries combo to myself. Luckily, I ended up splitting it with my sister which I'm sure my body thanked me for later. Not sure why it's called Junior's when everything you order is massive. Even our coffee looked like it was served in a cereal bowl!

HOW GOOD DOES THIS LOOK.

 Even though we were stuffed to the brim by the end of it, we couldn't come to a famous cheesecake place and not try out their speciality....

Strawberry Shortcake Cheesecake

And yes, we all split this piece (although it was devoured pretttttty quickly). Even the icing was good and I HATE icing!

It's only 5 minutes from Times Square so if you're in New York and feel like something warm and hearty and delicious (and don't mind waiting about half an hour), head to Junior's!

Cheers!
A.C

New york, New yum

Over the holidays my family and I took a quick 2 day trip to New York and besides the fact that it was absolutely FREEZING we had an amazing time. Thought I'd share some of our food experiences as they were all incredible!

The cask beer is brewed right in the
back under the sign

On our first day, we had lunch at Eataly, which was definitely much more than just a supermarket with a restaurant.  The motto here is "We cook what we sell, and we sell what we cook", and that's not hard to believe when everywhere you turn is a different stand selling a different type of food. Produce, fish, meat, ice cream, even wine and homemade bread, this place literally has it all.  We didn't come to shop but I spent quite a while browsing the stands and sampling different foods throughout the market.  If that's not enough to wow you, this place has six different full-service restaurants, as well as 6 other caffe and deli-type eateries.  With that many choices it's impossible to find something you won't like here. We ate at Birreria, the rooftop patio (with a retractable roof, thank god). Specializing in brewing unfiltered, unpasteurized cask ale's just across the table where your siting, and serving Italian food with Austria and German influence, this is not something you want to miss on your New York trip.

   

   

The "Portabello" - $17: Grilled portabello mushrooms with
piquillo pepperonato and arugula

"Costolleta Di Maiale con Bomba" - $24: Bensmiller Farm (IA)
pork chop with fried fingerling potatoes, roasted onions, and
Calabrian bomba vinaigrette 

"Cotechino" - #21: Emilia Romagna inspired pork sausage with
fingering potatoes and arugula

"Insalata Cotta Crude" - $13: Romaine, artichoke, potato,
roasted onion, cauliflower, red cabbage, cucumber, olives

 Needless to say, everything tasted pretty amazing. Next time I want to come in the summer so I can fully reap the benefits of the rooftop patio!

More photos to come from the rest of the trip..

Cheers!

A.C