On Fri, 18 May 2007 04:10:02 GMT, "Lawrence Akutagawa"
wrote:
>
>"Iceman" wrote in message
>news:1179448482.811987.121480@o5g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...
>> On May 17, 6:03 pm, Piero wrote:
>>> Next August, 5 will be the 15 birthday of our daughter, and we will
>>> arrive this day in NY.
>>> We will sleep 3 nights at Jamaica, near JFK, and we will arrive there at
>>> 3 p.m.
>>> I want to leave all our luggages in hotel (Motel), and to go downtown
>>> (by underground) for the evening.
>>> I would want to find a good place for the dinner to celebrate the
>>> birthday of our girl.
>>> No very luxury restaurants (our budget is not so high)...
>>> No, if possible, Italian or pizza (we're Italians, so I prefer to eat
>>> Italian food at home).
>>> No fast foods, this time...
>>> We like any kind of food: steaks, seafood, all-you-can-eat buffets,
>>> burgers (better if not McDonald's-like), international (not Italian)
>>> food, etc.
>>> Past times in USA we liked much a restaurant chain present only in the
>>> West (Sizzler) and also buffets like the ones in the LV casinos.
>>>
>>> Do you have any tip or advice?
>>
>>
>> Traditional American food with a great view of the skyline - Water's
>> Edge
>>
>> Seafood - Ocean Grill
>>
>> Excellent, reasonably priced French restaurants - Les Halles,
>> Artisanal, Les Sans Culottes
>>
>> High quality burgers - Rare Bar & Grill
>>
>> All-you-can-eat Brazilian barbecue - Churrascaria Plataforma
>
>"Iceman" oneofcold@yahoo.com -
>
>You seem to be familiar with New York. With all the ethnic diversity in
>that city, is there a good Korean beef barbecue place around? I would think
>that - particularly if a place at which you grill your own food at your
>table - a place like that would be a very nice experience for Piero and his
>family. And given his criteria, especially if that place were an all you
>can eat buffet.
All you can eat buffets are rare in New York. There are thousands
of restaurants in all price ranges but not buffets. They are not
a New York "thing".
There are many Korean restaurants just off Fifth Avenue, I believe on
and around 32nd Street. I believe in some of them you can prepare
some of the food at your table. This is authentic Korean food by
the way and the restaurants are heavily patronized by Koreans.
Chinatown is always a good choice for inexpensive and authentic
Chinese -- families can share several different dishes without
breaking the bank. And Chinatown is a real neighborhood as well
and so an interesting experience to visit.
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