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FoodPrint-New York City: Pates Et Traditions

Restaurant:
Pates Et Traditions

Address:
52 Havemeyer StBrooklyn,
NY 11211
b/t 7th St & 6th St in Williamsburg – North Side

Category:
French, brunch

Average:
$25/person

Review:
Pates Et Traditions is a little restaurant for brunch located in Williamsburg. Right around the corner, there is this little restaurant with a nice outdoor setting that serves fantastic crepe.

There is practically no limit on what kind of crepe you can order. While ordering, you can ask for all kinds of extra ingredients combination you want to put on your crepe. As a greedy eater myself, I had sundry tomatoes, salmon, Italian sausage, egg, ham and cheese added into my crepe and this magical mix turned out to be great.

The crepe was very thin and crispy. It was not overcooked but had a quite hard texture. However, the most amazing part is their cooking of the inside stuffing. Sundry tomato perfectly blended with eggs and sausage, which brought a little sour taste to the whole crepe and this really helped its flavor as a brunch dish. The little amount of salmon also added some depth into its favor.

In general, this is a nice little restaurant to go to in NYC for some interesting tasting Crepes if you are full of creativity.

FoodPrint-New York City: Malatesta Trattoria

Restaurant:
Malatesta Trattoria

Address:
649 Washington St
New York, NY 10014
b/t 10th St & Christopher St in West Village

Category:
Italian

Average:
$25/person

Review:
This is the first restaurant that I tried in NYC. With a great location in a relatively quiet neighborhood, this small restaurant was literally located around the corner. The restaurant has a very italian style design and decoration. Not so classy but very casual and relaxing. We had our reservation at 7 and we were seated right on time. However, based on some other people’s review, reservation may not be necessary if you are going on a week day. They had both indoor and outdoor seats, although outdoor seats were mostly doubles.

Waiter served typical Italian roll with vinegar and oil. However, their vinegar and oil are specially made with some chili mixed, which surprisingly brought up a magic taste of vinegar. That was so far the best vinegar and oil mixed I have ever had in an Italian restaurant.

For entree, I ordered Spinach Gnocchi, which was marked as one of the signature dishes of this restaurant online. The taste was fabulous, although the cheese flavor was a little bit too strong. Gorgonzola was used in the sauce, which gave me a very attractive taste at first. But after a while, the strong flavor just made my tongue tired. The spinach gnocchi itself was well-cooked, with a very soft taste and the light scent of spinach added a lot of score on this dish. However, since I am a huge meat lover, this dish doesn’t quite fit my preference.

In general, this restaurant is has a nice italian setting. The food was quite authentic and delicious. But since the menu are in Italian and it was handwritten, it could be hard to pick one dish that fit your preference. So before you go, online research about the menu is highly suggested.

FoodPrint-New York City: Ippudo Ramen(Westside)

Restaurant:
Ippudo Ramen(Westside)

Address:
321 W 51st St
New York, NY 10019
b/t 9th Ave & 8th Ave in Hell’s Kitchen,
Midtown West, Theater District

Category:
Ramen

Average:
$30/person

Review:
Ippudo Ramen is always considered as one of the best Ramen place in NYC. However, because of it popularity, Ippudo NY is always a hard place to get a seat in. Therefore, its sister restaurant Ippudo Westside seems to be a better choice to go and try out their famous ramen.

Along the sidewalk, Ippudo Westside is place that you can easily miss. However, the inner decoration is quite neat and modern. Since this is a new site, the waiting line was not too long. We waited for about 20 minutes to get in. The utensils setting on the table was very carefully arranged. This left me with a great first impression.

I only ordered ramen for my meal. Akamaru Modern is one of the few ramens they have on the menu. The traditional pork broth for ramen had a very authentic favor here. The broth was white, with sliced pork arranged around the ramen noodle. The seasonal mushroom sure brought out the delicate favor of the pork broth. But the most amazing part is their secret umami dama miso paste. This red color sauce had a slightly sour and spicy tasted. Combined with the pork broth, this miso paste added a changing favor to the whole ramen dish.

If you are in the mood for ramen noodle in NYC and don’t want to wait for 2 hours to get in, Ippudo Westside should be a perfect choice for you.