East Harbor - Seafood Palace

I remember getting up really early (7:30am?) to eat here...family likes to go early to avoid the crowd...what can I say? I'm willing to wake up early for food sometimes...

The place already had a decent amount of people by the time we got there (around 830ish). Now, I went here over 2 months ago so I don't really remember how each dish tasted. I do remember my overall impression of the place though.

Steamed Rice Roll with beef

Steamed Rice noodle roll with Youtiao

 See that chopstick there...sis was getting impatient with my picture taking....

Steamed Rice noodle roll with dried shrimp

 I don't remember what is in this dumpling. It's either beef or pork.

 Some meat in sticky rice wrapped with a banana leaf.

Chicken feet ;) I remember thinking this was gross when I was little. Oh, I was definitely missing out. If this is cooked right, it's super yummy!

Some sort of intestines and I believe white carrot?

Another intestine dish.

Dessert time...

Black sesame roll

This is good.

I believe red bean is in here.

I can't seem to remember what this dish is...

So overall, the food was decent. Not the best food, not the freshest but decent. Maybe we went too early? Anyway, my family goes here when they want dim sum so I guess it's not the worst place =P

East Harbor - Seafood Palace
714 65th St
(between 7th Ave & 8th Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11220

La Piazzetta Ristorante

I took this pic after dinner and you can say that I wasn't all there. I tried to take a closer shot but it kept coming out fuzzy. I must have been on the wrong setting.

The first batch of bread was warm and nice. The second batch we got was a different type of bread and it wasn't warm.

The spread that came with bread. I think someone said it was some sort of veggie spread. It tasted alright. I think it didn't have too much flavor but it was good enough for me to keep spreading it on the bread.

Pinot Noir - $28

I was feeling wine so this was good for me. (Now you understand why I couldn't take the outside pic right)

Bresaola - Thinly Sliced Air-dried beef with organic greens, truffle oil and shaved parmigiano - $10

This was our appetizer. It was decent. I remember it having some kind of aftertaste to it. But I think it was just your typical meat taste. It kinda reminded me of some sort of cold cut. I think my friends liked it. Oh, and it went pretty well with the bread and spread.

Gnocchi Alla Piazzetta - Home made potato pasta stuffed with prosciutto, spinach and mozzerella - $12

I wanted to order something relatively safe so I got this dish ;) It's a pretty plain dish but it was pretty good. After a few bites, I kinda got sick of it. But I get like that with almost all pasta dishes.

Lamb Chops

Here's my friend's dish. I think she liked it very much. I usually hate lamb because of the aftertaste but this one wasn't too bad. The meat was tender and there was only a hint of that aftertaste.

I can't remember who got this and I forgot the name of it. It's some sort of steak ;) Looking at this pic, I can't believe I actually took a bite of it (At least, I think I did). My god, I can see the pink so clearly now. The wine and the fact that it was dark in the restaurant tainted my judgment. However, I think my friend liked it. The potatoes and veggies that came with this though was really good. I basically ate all of it.

This was the other steak dish. I think I tried this too. Not sure what I was thinking. Damn the low lighting! At least my friend liked it.

Overall, not a bad place. The service was nice and the environment was cozy. Real Italian is not really favorite thing so I would go back if my friends wanted to go but I wouldn't care to go on my own.

La Piazzetta Ristorante
442 Graham Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
718-349-1627

www.lapiazzettany.com

Junior's

Ever since that french restaurant, I've been hungry for more cheesecake. I satisfied that craving today.

Got me a slice of strawberry topping cheesecake. I cut myself a piece and made myself some coffee...yummy.

Juniors
386 Flatbush Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11201
Phone: (718) 852-5257

http://www.juniorscheesecake.com/

Sakura

Pics from my new camera ;)

Sis wanted sushi so we ordered food from our usual jap restaurant. This has been my go to jap place but I'm probably not the best person to rate a japanese place since I only eat eel rolls ;)

Eel Avocado Rolls ($2.75 each) and whatever that thing is on the side

I love their eel. It's fresh..well, as fresh as eel can be. The avocado is pretty good too.

Eel Hand Rolls ($2.75 each) and whatever that orange thing is

I didn't eat this but I'm guessing it's the same thing as my eel rolls. Why would someone get this? Isn't it just easier to eat the regular rolls?

Eel over Rice - $10.50

H's order.

Miso Soup

Your typical miso soup.

Our ginger and wasabi

I think the pics came out great. Even though I've only used this camera once, I like it already ;) I can't wait to use it on my upcoming trip.

P.S. - I shouldn't have used flash on these pics. I didn't need it and I think it messed up the pics a bit. Some of the sections are a bit dark and I think it's b/c of the flash.

Sakura
2832 Coney Island Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11235

Breakfast at Pho Hoai

Same friends...but new place. Not feeling IHOP, we all decided to take a trip to Brooklyn to eat some Pho. This popular Vietnamese dish is great in the winter and when you don't want to fill your tummy up with oil and fried stuff. 

Rice Noodle Beef Soup - Navel, Frank, Omosa, Tendon & Eye of Round

#3 on the menu (~$5.50)

The meat comes a tad raw but once you put them under the noodles, they will cook within a min or so. 

It was yummy. The broth was well flavored and tasty. Great way to start off a Saturday if you ask me. Too bad they ran out of basil today. I like to eat that with my meat and hoisan/hot sauce mix.

I only like two Vietnamese Restaurants. This one and the one on Baxter Street in Chinatown. This place is where I get my noodle beef soup and sliced grilled beef with rice sticks. I don't think that's the exact name of the dish but it's #39 on the menu.

Pho Hoai

1906 Avenue U
(between 19th St & Ocean Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11229
(718) 616-1233