Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Restaurant Review: BB Sandwich Bar (cupcakes)

There is this cute little second floor sandwich bar downtown with a gorgeous array of cupcake selection.  They have red velvet, golden heart (a swirl of red velvet & golden cake), chocolate, butter cream, marble swirl, and a couple other great flavors.  I ordered the butter cream cupcake & Melissa ordered the Golden Heart.  Both cupcakes were amazing!  Melissa's cupcake was so unique & was perfect!  This was a great little find while shopping downtown.  You must check it out.

120 West 3rd Street
New York, NY

Restaurant Review: Jesse's Place

So last week for Melissa's birthday, we decided to try a local restaurant that we pass by every day but have never eaten at.  This place is called "Jesse's Place" and is known for being a staple in 181st street Washington Heights culture.  Melissa & I ordered the Linguini with portabella and goat cheese.  It was so amazing!  Then we ordered the Avocad Salad which was a regular salad but topped with pineapple, orange, balsamic vinaigrette, and avocado, with a cherry on top!  This was also deeeeelicious.  However, a couple days later, we ordered the exact same meals & they were not nearly as good.  Note: Jesse's Place tastes much better after/with a couple of drinks!  Anyways, the food was still good but it varies from trip to trip.    All in all, we would definitely recommend trying it.

Jesse's Place
812 West 181st Street
New York, NY 10033