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The Liberty

The Liberty has been around for five years, but I’d never heard of it until last week. I was very flattered to be invited to my office’s under-30 happy hour, despite the fact that I am slightly over 30, and it was held there. I arrived and smelled a savory aroma, and decided to try…

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Blue Dog Kitchen

Beautiful: The Carol King Musical was great. I loved it, and before I saw it, I ate a burger at Blue Dog Kitchen. One of Blue Dog’s several locations is at Worldwide Plaza, conveniently located near the Theater District. So when my mom visited and wanted to get a large dose of Carol King’s music,…

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The Ribbon

Not long ago, Blue Ribbon finally did like every other successful restaurant and opened an Upper West Side location. They dropped the “Blue” because if the Fast and Furious franchise has taught us anything, augmenting your name is a great way to reinvigorate a sputtering series. That isn’t to say that Blue Ribbon has been…

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Shake Shack – Herald Square

It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed one of Shake Shacks specialty burgers. Over two years, in fact. That changes today, because a couple months ago I tried their Shackmeister Brat and it was amazing and it turns out they serve a burger with the same cheese sauce on it and I wanted it so…

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2nd City

2nd City is so unique in its little West Village space that I’m almost tempted to say that it’s out of place. Vibrant imagery in the Hudston Street eatery evokes memories from Chef Jordan Andino’s childhood adorns the walls. Every seat in the place is a counter seat around the bar, with the exception of…