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 May 14 2004, 06:12 PM
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Lookey there. Vong's in my building.
Went last night. Definitely good, but not great. Didn't live up to the expectation. We started with the "Black Plate" appetizer sampler. Lobster/daikon rolls, crab springrolls, tuna sashimi rolls, a lightly coated/fried shrimp thing (I think it's their shrimp toast); and duck rolls. Also an order of pork satay. Going around the plate: the lobster/daikon rolls were very bland. Nothing special at all. Crab springrolls quite good. Strong crab flavor, crisp, not oily. Tuna sashimi -- bland again. The shrimps were excellent. Plumb and juicy. I didn't much care for the duck rolls. The duck was a little gamey for me. The pork satay was very good. moist and tender. not overcooked. I ordered the spiced cod. A good sized piece of cod with a crushed spice coating (lots of corriander, some cumin). The fish meat was good and moist. The spice coating got in the way. And the decorative dipping sauce was much too strong. Like srichaya with more spices dumped in. Service was very friendly, but not attentative. Dinner for three with a bottle of wine was about $210 (with tip). -------------------- Common sense is not a judicial monopoly or a constitutional imperative.
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May 14 2004, 06:15 PM
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 Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 42108 Joined: 8-March 04 From: New York Member No.: 1 |
I used to work nearby, and would lunch here occasionally. I remain intrigued by the huge fuss which greeted 61 - meantime, no-one talks about Vong any more. I mean, this is the first time in years I have come across someone eating at Vong.
-------------------- Elect-a-lujah
***Every Monday***At the Sign of the Pink Pig. If the author could go around the place hitting random readers with a rubber hammer, the Pink Pig would still be worth a visit. |
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May 14 2004, 06:20 PM
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I had a fairly grim lunch here a few years ago with a chum from Random House.
Made much more fun by watching ex NYC mayor, Ed Koch(sp?) being very flirtatious with every passing waitress as he dined alone S -------------------- |
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May 14 2004, 06:38 PM
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That's kind of surprising. We had dinner there about 6 years ago. Wasn't bad, but no reason to return (I seem to recall a very nice dish of lobster curry with Apples, or was it prawn curry?). I don't think the menu has changed since. edit: yes, it was the lobster. recipe here. -------------------- I think that is the danger of keeping a blog: you exaggerate everything
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May 14 2004, 07:09 PM
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why's that? I wouldn't have known him from Adam, but my friend was impressed. Liberty print braces as I recall. Oh, I liked their metal teapots S -------------------- |
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May 14 2004, 07:12 PM
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According to the rumors, he prefers waiters. -------------------- Common sense is not a judicial monopoly or a constitutional imperative.
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May 14 2004, 07:14 PM
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I said flirting, not shagging S -------------------- |
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May 14 2004, 07:20 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 1446 Joined: 12-March 04 Member No.: 5 |
Is there evidence that he may be a "friend of Wilfrids"
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May 14 2004, 07:29 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 42108 Joined: 8-March 04 From: New York Member No.: 1 |
Is that more than one Wilfrid, or did you intend the possessive form?
-------------------- Elect-a-lujah
***Every Monday***At the Sign of the Pink Pig. If the author could go around the place hitting random readers with a rubber hammer, the Pink Pig would still be worth a visit. |
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May 14 2004, 07:34 PM
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he leers like you -------------------- |
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May 14 2004, 07:34 PM
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Flirting, yes; not shagging. -------------------- Common sense is not a judicial monopoly or a constitutional imperative.
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May 14 2004, 11:14 PM
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We had dinner there last summer, and that summarizes my thoughts as well. Some pieces were interesting, and nothing was bad, but there wasn't a compelling reason to return quickly. I think I wrote something about it on eG or OA. -------------------- "The huge rolls of paper toweling were a little more effective and actually tastier."
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May 14 2004, 11:47 PM
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In Memoriam Group: Members Posts: 1355 Joined: 20-March 04 Member No.: 28 |
Are you talking about Jean Georges, or somewhere different? I had a lovely lunch there today. Will write it up tomorrow.
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May 15 2004, 01:30 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 12737 Joined: 23-March 04 Member No.: 45 |
Vong is another Vongerichten joint, just off the corner of Third avenue and maybe 54th. There was some discussion about Vong's role in the universe when 66 opened last year. -------------------- "The huge rolls of paper toweling were a little more effective and actually tastier."
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May 17 2004, 02:06 AM
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Vong - Chicago never really made it like it did in NYC...They eventually made it into a more casual place - VTK - Vong's Thai Kitchen- which gets consistently awful reviews...the location is pretty poor too..
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