Restaurant Reviews from The Journal of a Good Life
There are no better neighborhood experts than our patrons. Here are where the bloggers at The Journal of a Good Life have been eating before and after an evening at the 92nd Street Y.
Sfoglia, 1402 Lexington Avenue
For weeks, we’d been hearing the ‘buzz’ outside a little place right across the street. After peeking in the window we decided to make a reservation for the following Tuesday. We figured reservations at 5:30 would be a snap! The first week they were booked. The next week was booked too. The only thing they had was a seat at the bar! At 5:30! We took it! Figured we’d found the proverbial ‘little neighborhood restaurant’ that all NYers are looking for… The very next day. The NEXT day! Frank Bruni reviews it in the Times - gives it 2 stars and a rave review. Now we can’t even get into the bar. Who asked him! Our experience at the restaurant was positive from the beginning. The restaurant is small (it seats about 40, including the bar) but very attractively rustic - with a large, friendly, staff.Read more.
Peri Ela, 1361 Lexington Avenue
We started with a vegetarian plate of Hummus, Lentils, Eggplant, Tomatoes. It was served with homemade warm flat-bread that was worth the visit alone. I then tried the Mixed Grill to get a sampler of their dishes. It included Chicken, Beef, Lamb kabob and a lamb chop. All were perfectly prepared. Chris had the lamb kabob (which is ground meat) over yogurt and a pita. It was very interesting but not exceptional. We didn’t like the pita which got soggy under the yogurt.Read more.
