[Flexichick]

So, all of this talk of restaurants doing the right thing (Miracle Grill), places for good haircuts (Pamona, Medusa), etc. has me thinking ( ).....what are your favorite places in PS and why?

Mine:

- Krupa Grocery on PPW in WT. Because the whole family is so friendly that it's nicknamed "Lovey's Store" (the mom greets everybody with "Hello, love"). They sell newspapers, lotto tickets, candy, etc.

- Terrace Bagels - PPW btw. Windstor and 16th - Hot, tasty, big bagels and nice staff

- Slope Cellars - 7th Ave. btw. 14th/15h. Great wine store with friendly owners who listen to what you want and have a big selection of "Cheap and Tasty" wines (under $10)

- Joe's Pizza on 5th Ave. btw. 11th/12th - tasty, tasty, tasty slices

- Press 195 on 5th and ????? (near President). Delicious pressed sandwiches and a nice backyard patio (sandwiches take a while, but are worth the wait)

- The landromat on 8th Ave. and 13th Street. Good prices, nice owners and a very cute Golden Retriever (Deborah)

Now, let's just hope that some idiot doesn't come along and advertise on this thread.

Who has a favorite local place to share?

[mykidissmarterthanyourmom]

Chipshop, but only if I have adequate time to set aside for the terlet afterwards.

[brooklynpotter]

i love 12th street bar: great drinks, good people, yummy mussels.

i'm also a huge fan of the lobster roll at minnow, but other people (like my mother) don't think it's so great.

i'm with flexi about krupa's, which she turned me on to. they're fab.

clemens, hands down, for mexican food.

grecian corner makes a damned good breakfast, cheap, and they have grits.

we all know by now that my favorite grocery store is the c-town.

for shopping, sweet charity on 13th/14th is great, and they give some of the profits to animal charity. (of course, i am biased, because they're about to carry my work!!!!!!!!!!! my first store!!!!!!!!)

but my best pick: i absolutly LOVE my pharmacy, health aid, on 7th ave nxt to purity diner. they actually pick up your prescriptions, fill them, then deliver them back. the pharmacist/owner, ayman, is really nice and always tells me i'm beautiful. and when i'm sick and i need meds they're at my door in record time.

[Flexichick]

I like 12th Street, too.

Good to know about Health Aid. I use Oak Park (in Bartel Pritchard Square), and the pharmacist (Mohammed) is great, but they have a new 2nd pharmacist there who has a crap personality. Plus, their store hours are too short. When I am working I can barely make it home in time before they close.

[steve]

I have to agree with your mom, I think the lobster roll is awful. In fact it led me to develop the viewpoint that lobster rolls are a criminal waste of lobster.

[steve]

La Bagel - #1 with a bullet for so many reasons.
Dizzy's - The great patio, great service, and great food.
Blue Ribbon - Because sometimes you really do need a dinner that costs that much.
12th Street and 7th Avenue Bodega - Alex is cool.
Dry Cleaner on &th Avenue and 4th - Great People, top notch service.
Smiling Pizza - Not the best pizza in the slope but the definition of a neighborhood pizza joint.
Sette - Another great neighborhood joint, classy folk running it.
Steinhoffs - Excellent food, great bar staff, cheap. Good flavored martinis too.
Quick Byte - It's my damn business damnit.

[Flexichick]

I forgot:

- Number One Garden (Chinese food) on PPW btw. 16th/Windsor. The owner (Celia) is super-nice and they deliver a $4.50 order of dumplings to my house with no complaints/minimum. Fast, tasty and good lunch specials.

[Idlewild]

Terrace Bagels: They make a kick ass nova with tomato, onion, butter, salt and pepper on garlic bagel sandwich, as well as good escarole.

Lenny's Pizzeria on 5th Ave and Prospect Ave

12th Street bar and Grill: I was going there since it was just a bar. They also make a good hangar steak.

Tacos Nuevos on 5th Ave between 11th an 12th Streets. Wonderful tongue dishes and octopus soup

Mister Falafel, self explanitory

Park Cafe on 7th Ave by Berkeley. The food is plain jane but the soups have a good stock base. And they make matzoh ball soup with fresh dill (on request). The cake selection is good too.

The artsy book store on 7th Ave between 2nd and 3rd streets.

The picture frame store on Sterling Place between Flatbush and 7th. Great frames, great owner.

7th Avenue Donuts (aka Chewy Louie's) on the corner of 9th Street and 7th Ave. The cooked food might kill you but you can't beat their coffee and donut combo. Especially if you catch the donuts right out of the oven.

[Idlewild]

Oh yes, as Flexi points out, Number One Garden. they provided me with many a meal when I lived on 12th and the Park. I also liked the two butcher shops on PPW by 16th street. I think it's down to one now.

I also like the Met Food on 7th Ave by 2nd Street. The prices are a tad high but they have a decent selection and the gals at the registers are cute. I've been going there since it was owned by Artie.

[brooklynpotter]

[Flexichick]

I 2nd the hangar steak at 12th St. Complete with mashed potatoes, a few fried onions and some sauteed spinach w. garlic for less than $20. A great meal!

Tacos Nuevos, huh? I never tried it, but am in the area all the time.

Never tried the pizza on 5th and Prospect, but will give it a shot as it's near my gym (Harbor Fitness, which I like too)

I like El Rincon on 5th and ???? somewhere near 18th St. on the E. side. A little hole-in-the wall Mexican place with a nice waitress. Seems no matter what time I go there, she's there. They've also been saying "the blender is broken" in response to frozen margarita requests for 2+ years, but they're still ok in my book

[Rose]

[Flexichick]

So, Rose, does that mean "Beet is not suck"?

I can't picture Sweet Charity either, and I must pass it all the time. BP, what is that store near?

[brooklynpotter]

[Idlewild]

[Flexichick]

Enjoy the dinner, Idlewild.

(I had dinner at Futura last night for the first time. Nice roof deck. The appetizers were all pretty good and more enticing than the main course. A solid meal with decent service, but not really "wow").

[Rose]

Beet has been somewhat overenthusiastic with menu distribution in the past. But their food is good.

[Livetotravel]

SETTE - my wife and I have become friends with the owner, the chef and the woman who runs the front of the house. Super people & super food, it's la familia for sure.

Al Di La - a different, but equally rewarding relationship.

Connecticut Muffin -another "Cheers" experience.

Prospect Wine Shop - what a joy to shop here.
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[Idlewild]

Dinner has been enjoyed *belch!*.

[brooklynpotter]

i had one and a half tuna sandwiches for dinner. it was very exciting.

[quijibo]

[Idlewild]

[quijibo]

[Flexichick]

[Idlewild]

[brooklynpotter]

[quijibo]

[Guest]

Yup, white chunk = albacore. The sucre I could do without. Usually I mix tuna with mayo, cherry tomatoes, artichoke heart, pepper, salt, garlic powder, hot sauce and fresh dill. Then I wash it down with a Diet Pepsi.

[Idlewild]

Me again^^^. Will someone please tell me how to stay logged on.

[brooklynpotter]

[Flexichick]

[brooklynpotter]

have you guys tried the mussels there? amazing.

[quijibo]

[quijibo]

[brooklynpotter]

[Flexichick]

Yes, I've tried them. They were good. I'm not a mussels person, but all of the friends that I've taken there who eat them love them (12th St B&G, Q...pay attention )

I'm supposed to be trying to sleep, but now I'm getting hungry again.

Oh, i also like Eden Cleaners on 10th Ave and Windsor St. Linda (owner) is very sweet and often sews buttons and stuff on for me at no charge (my domestic skills are sorely lacking)

[Flexichick]

Oh, and there are 3 pet stores I like:

All For Paws (maybe it's All Four Paws, not sure) on PPW btw. 16th/Windsor. They have two store cats (Lou Lou and Suzie Q). The owner (Jackie) is a cranky potty mouth (maybe that's why I like her), who is really sweet and won't sell you stuff just to sell you garbage.

The 2 places on the E. side of 7th Ave in S. Slope. One is NYCPets (I think) with a sweet cat named Chelsea. They also have a woman who works there who is a pickup point for Muffins (cheap spay/neuter organization) certificates.

The other places is btw. 15/16. No idea what it's called. They're usually sitting out front (owner) with some teenage kids with him

[quijibo]

[brooklynpotter]

[trixieNYC]

Lobster Roll, Brooklyn Fish Camp
Wine shops, none, I do all at Sherry Lehmann in Manhattan (near work). Once thought they were over priced but once moving to PS I realized they were actually CHEAPER. PS, all wine shops, seem to charge a buck or 2 more on the bottle. Do not like how SIP has their wines laid out, do not like Red, White and Bubbly. There is a shop on 7th between Union and (whatever the next street over is that isnt President) that has a great selection, well laid out, over priced but worth it for the variety. forget the name. (probably 7th ave. wine shop for all I know)
best brunch, toss up between Rose Water and Stone Park, however my partner will tell you she loves Miriam (which is no contest, however they have a greeat salmon sandwich for brunch)
Press, yea, amazing sandwiches, #3 I think is my old stand by (too drunk to go look up menu now)
Kiku, on 5th, great sushi but definitely best raw fish is Blue Ribbon, yes, its worth the bucks.
love Pepperoncino, although some of you may beg to differ.
My dog Fred, favorite neighborhood hot spot is Buttercup's Pawtisserie. Betty (and Scott, the owners) are great, make all their treats on premises. cute little shop.
to be continued.....

[quijibo]

[brooklynpotter]

i keep meaning to go to miriam because the wife of the owner made all the tiles for the entire place (we used to share a studio, there were thousands of tiles!)... and i keep meaning to get over there.

tell me about the lobster at fish camp. my mom and i are thinking about going to maine in september and all i can think of is lobster rolls 3 times a day

and q, i don't know what you're talking about. i never mentioned dill till you did!

[Flexichick]

My press sandwich is #12 - Provolone, Fontina, sun-dried tomatoes, artichoke hearts and black bean hummus. If I'm not washing it down with a beer, I'm having the delicious Saranack (sp?) diet root beer, which doesn't taste diet-y at all.

Trixie - be careful drinking and posting!

I also tried Tost last week. I like how they sell 1/2 sized bruscettas so that you can taste a bunch. The ones I had (gorgonzola/walnut, portobello/fontina and goat cheese/caramelzied onion) were all delicious. Half portions for $2 are not that big, but they piled generous portions on top. Full size for $3.50.

[brooklynpotter]

speaking of beverages, has anyone else had the new tazo GIANT PEACH iced tea? it rocks. ROCKS. just thought i'd share

[Flexichick]

What/where is Miriam?

Jackie is awesome. She has cancer (so she's not feeling so hot these days) and is very "rough around the edges" but is a no-bullshit kind of woman. Look by her register and the picture of the cutest kitten is one of mine :-)

Deborah is the devil????? Your dog must be speaking to her in tongues, because she's such a sweet doggie. We go to the park together all the time. She doesn't like to walk on a leash too much, but she's a happy, sweet dog (she's afraid of cats after one got her good in the face). Kids always pet (read: smack her in the head) her and she's very patient and gentle with them.