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Another Friday, another martini, another F train letting me down and forcing a 30 minute walk to Carroll Gardens. Trudie's Tavern was worth every step. The sidecar martini was spectacular. Ice cold with a little spunk to it. The pretzel is house made and warm and I am an absolute sucker for it. The $39 roast chicken with grandma-style potatoes might be the best value plate I have had all summer.But the coconut carrot cake stole the whole show. Full review up now, link in bio.Also this visit completed my Blackbird five. Roundup post incoming.#TrudiesTavern #CarrollGardens #BrooklynEats #FatGuyFromBrooklyn #NYCMartini by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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First dinner in San Francisco and my friends pulled off a minor miracle landing a table at House of Prime Rib. The martini comes with a sidecar shaker, which is basically a bonus martini, and the spinning salad bowl is made tableside and is somehow genuinely great.I ordered the King Cut. It is enormous. It is 21 day aged perfection. It also means dessert was not happening and that is a problem for the next visit.Tip from our waiter: Mondays and Tuesdays are your best shot for bar seating without a reservation.Full review up now, link in bio.#HouseOfPrimeRib #SanFranciscoEats #SFFoodie #FatGuyFromBrooklyn #SteakhouseSF by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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Finally made it back to Hutong NYC for the first time since pre-COVID and honestly embarrassed it took this long.The $68 dim sum prefix is one of the better deals in Midtown right now. Unlimited dim sum, an entrée, sides, and a Peking duck upgrade that is absolutely worth the extra $25.The crab sticks and wonton dumplings were the standouts. The mushroom bao looked like an actual mushroom and I loved it. The chrome situation in the dining room is immaculate and I still have questions about the night cleaning crew.Full review up now, link in bio. Blackbird users this one is a no-brainer for burning credits.#HutongNYC #DimSum #BrunchNYC #FatGuyFromBrooklyn #NYCFoodie by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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12 days ago

Half the city fled to the Hamptons for the 4th of July. We took the empty reservation slots and struck at Cote 550. Butcher's Feast with four cuts grilled tableside, Dungeness crab fried rice mixed in front of us, and a Wagyu hot dog cart for the holiday because why not.Cote earns its Michelin star every single visit. This new location under Bar Chimera has its own personality and it delivers just as hard.Full review up now, link in bio.#Cote550NYC #NYCSteakhouse #MichelinStarNYC #FatGuyFromBrooklyn #NYCRestaurants by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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14 days ago

Landed in San Francisco, dropped my bags, and immediately walked fifteen minutes for duck fat fries. No regrets. 🍔🍟Hamburguesa Bar delivers crispy duck fat fries, a Hatch Chile Double Smashburger loaded with cheese, and a rough chopped Caesar that quietly outperforms salads that try way harder.Skipped the milkshake because House of Prime Rib was waiting that night. Priorities. Full review up now, link in bio.🍔🍟🍺#HamburguesaBar #SanFranciscoEats #SFFoodie #SmashBurger #fatguyfrombrooklyn by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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19 days ago

The Yankees lost in 11 innings. I trauma bonded with the Blackbird app and went to Crown Shy. This is what healthy coping looks like. Tomato salad that tasted like summer. Spicy tuna that looked like a painting. Seared scallops in corn puree. Pork katsu with a sauce I am still thinking about.Then Lennox recommended the mango tres leches and I, a lifelong anti-dessert person, cleaned the plate. She was right. I was wrong.Crown Shy stays at number two for a reason. Full review up now, link in bio. #CrownShyNYC #NYCRestaurants #FatGuyFromBrooklyn #MichelinStar #Blackbird by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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22 days ago

Finally made it to Bar Rocco on 48th Street and Rocco DiSpirito did not disappoint. Mostly. The pappardelle Genovese was rich, creamy, and the short rib was incredibly soft. The fries were genuinely insane. The tiramisu with Fernet poured over it at the end was one of the better dessert moves I have made all year.The Sunday gravy lasagna is a winter dish. Ordering it in 90 degree heat is a calendar problem not a food problem. I accept responsibility.Coming back in the fall for the burger. Full review up now, link in bio.#BarRoccoNYC #RoccoDispirito #MidtownNYC #NYCRestaurants #FatGuyFromBrooklyn by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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a month ago

Group chat said "where should we go for brunch?" Everyone panicked. I said relax, The Smith exists. It is basically the NYC version of a diner that got its life together. Solid food, zero stress, and everything lands at a consistent 7 to 7.5 across the board.Chips and dip, the Smith Burger, a French dip that does not get enough credit, and a Caesar with a parm crisp the size of a hubcap.Nothing mind blowing, but everything works every single time. And yes, upgrade the fries. Do not be cheap.Full review up now, link in bio. #NYCBrunch #NYCDiner #FatGuyFromBrooklyn #NYCRestaurants #BrunchNYC by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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Blackbird credits were burning a hole in my pocket so I finally made it to La Tête d'Or by Daniel on 23rd Street.Martini at the bar. Caesar with the anchovies served on the side so I could calibrate like a NASA engineer. Steak tartare that was clean and perfectly balanced. And a 10 oz tenderloin steak frites at $58 that honestly delivered at every level.The crème caramel at the end was so good I cleaned the plate. I do not clean dessert plates. Mark your calendars.Solo bar seat, polished French dining room energy, staff that actually knows the menu. This one is going back on the rotation.Full review up now, link in bio.#LaTeteD'Or #DanielBoulud #FrenchFoodNYC #NYCRestaurants #FatGuyFromBrooklyn by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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a month ago

Some people do yoga to decompress. I go to Chadwick's in Bay Ridge, order a martini, stare at the Yankees game, and accidentally eat Beef Wellington. The special was wrapped in golden pastry perfection and the apple tart still remains one of my favorite desserts in Brooklyn.Neighborhood spots like this are why I still love old school NYC.Full review in the bio. Go read it before your next "quick drink" turns into steak and dessert.#BayRidge #BeefWellington #YankeesBaseball #FatGuyFromBrooklyn #steakhouse by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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a month ago

BFFL pulled another reservation and I showed up ready to eat my weight in roast beef.The Hawksmoor Sunday Roast is $55 and might be one of the better deals in Manhattan right now. Generous slices of roast beef, Yorkshire pudding, roasted vegetables, gravy, and enough food to make you question your afternoon plans.The Campfire Sundae is not optional. Order it. Trust me on this one.Also they still will not serve the burger outside the bar area and I am still personally offended by this.Full review up now, link in bio.#HawksmoorNYC #SundayRoast #NYCRestaurants #GramercyPark #fatguyfrombrooklyn by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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a month ago

BFFL pulled the reservations so I had to show up and deliver.Bar Chimera inside 550 Madison is everything you expect from the Cote hospitality group. Three separate bars, a living evergreen tree in the middle of the dining room, and a martini program that converted my BFFL from a non-martini person in one drink.The 550 Burger is the real story. USDA Prime blend, brioche bun, raw onion on the bottom to cut the fat, tallow fries. Old school done at a very high level.Also the green peppercorn sauce on the fries is something I am still thinking about and that should concern all of us.Full review up now, link in bio. Getting a reservation is a nightmare. Start planning.#BarChimeraNYC #550Madison #NYCRestaurants #Steakhouse #FatGuyFromBrooklyn by @fatguyfrombrooklyn

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