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Why Our Pants Are Unbuttoned
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3 buttons bursting open
The highest Pants praise: The food is so good that you will want to eat everything and stuff yourself to the point that the buttons on your pants are begging to be undone. You will be full and happy after this meal, heading home to stretchy- pantsed bliss.
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2 buttons open
A solid place that you will enjoy enough to eat more than one is able to and still be comfortable in skinny jeans
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button undone
The food is good enough, but you will be able to go dancing after and won’t be tempted to over-indulge on an aggressive level
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keep em zipped!
Nothing good enough to tantalize the taste buds or tempt your tummy; not worth busting any buttons for this food
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Pants Reviews
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pants at a glance
- scene: Simple sushi bar of blonde wood and another table
- sip: Sake, wine, beer
- savor: Omakase!!!
- sit: Like Noah's ark, two by two is the way to go; great date place, you are bound to get points for creativity and deliciousness
- stilettos: Heels are not needed at all, but feel free to wear whatever you want
- spend: $$
pants picks
Counter culture, Hidden, Reservation, sushi
Mr Sushi Chef at Kura, I don’t know your name, I don’t know where you came from, but I will never forget your smile. Besides being talented, the sushi chef at Kura is so damn cute and happy, he made our night. Perfectly slicing some fish? Smiling! Serving that fish? Smiling! Health inspection going on [...]
pants at a glance
- scene: Europeans, ladies who lunch and people with strollers during the day; night-time varies by location
- sip: Pinot Grigio, Peroni, Pellegrino
- savor: Focaccia di Sofia; chicken Milanse; pasta Al Pacino; chicken paillard
- sit: With a girlfriend or two to wind down after shopping; with a group of couples at night
- stilettos: Hmmm...uptown locations get a decent amount of Birkins, and Meatpacking is naturally dressier because they don't know better
- spend: $$
pants picks
Go-To, good in the hood, Ital
Serafina is many things to many people: Euro trash lunch spot, Upper East side de-fault cafeteria, joint downstairs in the hotel, etc. The many locations and varied clientele of Serafina should not take away from on very simple fact: The food is consistently delicious. In a town with several Momofukus, being a mini-chain does not [...]
pants at a glance
- scene: Sparse and straight-forward, but very clean; fancy bbq's at every table
- sip: KB beer; hot sake (which is usually a hangover-giver but not bad in this case)
- savor: Rice cakes; Pork belly
- sit: With anyone who wants to try something low-key and different; nice date place if you don't mind getting cozy while a little smelly
- stilettos: St Marks! Converse or doc maartens and tattoos please (as if!)...no need to dress for this place
- spend: $
pants picks
casual, Korean BBQ
When I suggested Han Joo on St Marks to my friend, she replied “St Marks is perfect- we can get our belly buttons pierced after dinner like the good old days.” Pretty removed from the fake ID destination of my youth, St. Marks is now a virtual corridor of international foods and pursuits, containing everything [...]
pants at a glance
- scene: Sort of typical West Village digs that are a little dark
- sip: German, Italian wines; specialty cocktails
- savor: Take your shot and try anything
- sit: With a foodie friend
- stilettos: If it is a special occasion feel free to break out the 4 inchers; if not, cute flats are fine
- spend: $$
pants picks
Hyped Chef, MEATing Place
Disclaimer: I have struggled to make this review more entertaining, but I just couldn’t. My dining companion assured me that it is because there is really nothing so outstanding or entertaining about The Marrow, so I am going to go with that, not creative troubles. She also said to mention that our waiter had a [...]
pants at a glance
- scene: Busy and buzzy - put your name down and people watch at the bar while you wait
- sip: Inspired cocktails, Soju, and Sake - Oh my!
- savor: Wild Salmon Sashimi Salad, Pork Fat ‘Ddukbokki," Gwangju Market Fried Chicken, 12-HOUR SPICY RAMYUN
- sit: It's a small dining room, but ideally you'll nab a table along the wall or a cozy two-top
- stilettos: It's more casual-cool, so break out the kitten heels or stay comfy in cute flats
- spend: $$
pants picks
good in the hood, Hyped Chef, sexy sexy, Some like it Hot
Despite an affinity for all things Asian and an office near Koreatown for 5 years, the Pants rarely made it into a proper Korean restaurant, which after dinner at Hanjan, is really a tragedy. Hanjan is a new, tapas style Korean restaurant from the chef of ultra-successful and Michelin starred Danji in Hells Kitchen. Hate to [...]
pants at a glance
- scene: Cool and sort of random; the lighting is good and the crowd is great looking, but the food weeds out any poseurs who got lost on the way to the MPD
- sip: Sip Sip Sip, this is a place to have some fun
- savor: Pork and uni; PriPri shirmp; truffle pasta
- sit: With another couple for a sophisticated night out; with a date to show that you are on the top of trends but not a slave to them
- stilettos: Sorry Prabal, this place just screams Alexander Wang to me; feel free to wear heels or motorcycle boots
- spend: $$
pants picks
Chews before you booze, Different Menu, sexy sexy
I can’t think about Louro without thinking about Bar Blanc, a long ago restaurant that once occupied the same space. Bar Blanc also had a good vibe, great looking crowd of locals (we once had an SJP Andy Cohen sighting and now as Louro we saw Prabal Gurung), and serious foodie cred. As much as [...]
pants at a glance
- scene: Long narrow space with a big bar in the front and a bigger dining room in the back; brick walls with pictures of famous boxers; quirky and fun music
- sip: The Clairmont or any other expertly constructed unique cocktails; wine
- savor: Italian comfort food classics like baked clams, mozzarella chips and parm; chicken francese
- sit: With a group that likes to share; casual date
- stilettos: Soho is so fashiony now, but this place is all about "comfort" food, so no need to get decked out
- spend: $$
pants picks
good in the hood, Groups, Ital
Some times you just need to kick it old-school. NYC has a seemingly endless amount of Italian restaurants offering every kind of interpretation of the cuisine- Northern Italian, Southern Italian, recipes from Grandma, new world interpretations of old world sicilian, etc, and we love it all, but some times a girl just needs a rice [...]
pants at a glance
- scene: Rustic French country charm- lots of couples, warm candlelight
- sip: Vin
- savor: Chicken Chicken Chicken
- sit: With your lovah; with another couple, with a friend from out of town staying in midtown
- stilettos: St Laurent, Lanvin...not necessary, but French chic is the right call
- spend: $$
pants picks
chicken for two, cozy, French, good in the hood, romantical
Bonsoir! There is a little piece of Provence on Second Avenue- all the charm, culinary skills and attention to detail that you can expect from the French without the passport, jet-lag or superior attitude. La Mangeoire is charming, cozy and according to an actual French person seated next to me serves “real food from the [...]
pants at a glance
- scene: Dressed up ski-house chic in midtown; speakeasy and speak lowly
- sip: Something adult; wine
- savor: Meat of any kind; raw bar, pasta...
- sit: Cute place for date night and you can always keep the buzz going downstairs; with parents or people staying in midtown
- stilettos: This place is on many levels so make sure you can strut in your shoes; Restrained dressiness
- spend: $$$
pants picks
cozy, Hyped Chef, MEATing Place, Midtown
Friday night in midtown, woo woo! Imagine my surprise when I decided to go to the hot new DeLucie place on a Friday night, and- wait for it- I was able to get a reservation! At a prime time! Take that, the Lion! I read about Bill’s on Eater, etc, but a lot of my [...]
pants at a glance
- scene: Chic and lucky locals dining for a special occasion or business dinner
- sip: Wine and Sake list, along with a full bar and some inspired cocktails
- savor: You cannot go here without getting the Miso Marinated Sable or the Foie Gras Soup Dumplings, but everything on the menu is pretty fab
- sit: It's a teeny tiny dining room, so you can't really go wrong!
- stilettos: You'll want to flash some toe cleavage after you take your first bite to show you are thankful to be here, but tights and Spanx aren't necessary...
- spend: $$$$
pants picks
cozy, fave, Hyped Chef, romantical, special occassion
When you talk about the best restaurants in Manhattan, it’s rare to find someone who would say Annisa right off the bat. I would say that this is unfortunate, but at the same time, if someone did mention it, it would thoroughly impress me – which doesn’t happen too often! Hiding in a small space [...]