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Last update: September 15, 1999. You are visitor # 
 Neville Bamji '02 |
Do you ever eat out? Dumb question, right? We think so too. Still, you should meet Neville and Andy, two medical students at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and the premiere food critics of cGuide. Neville and Andy have eaten out for lunch and dinner more times than you can possibly imagine (many times accompanied by an anonymous affiliated to whom will we refer as "Tanya"). Andy, for instance, has cooked a meal for himself once since he arrived at Cornell Med. In other words, they know what they're talking about, and even if you don't agree with their ultimate assessment, well, maybe you should. |
 Andy Engel '02 |
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| Establishment | Reviews |
| Domino's Pizza | |
| Green Awning Deli (breakfast) | Slow this morning to get just the $1.00 bagel + coffee deal. Took them ten minutes. (10/18/99 hgw) |
| Afgan Kabob House: 71 and 2nd. | I have never been to Afganistan, but I still feel at home in this cozy upper east ethnic restuarant. The food is superb and dinners include salad, bread and rice. They even have a new waiter that does not stand in the kitchen and stare at you while you eat. We all really liked Afgan and highly recommend it to our loyal fans. (9.18.99 aje) |
| Angels | The food is always plentiful, but this time it was better then usual. When you really need to a lot to eat and don't have all that much cash, it's well worth it. Few people leave without large bags of leftovers. The wine here is good, and very reasonably priced. (9.28.99 aje) |
| Cafe Plus | Lunch was great, and the guy is friendly. When you get the food to go, no one asks if you finished you peas and carrots. Check out the pictures of the guy with celebrities when you visit. (9.28.99 aje) |
| Caffe Buon Gusto | A treasure tucked away between 2nd and 3rd on 77th. Great bread before dinner, try the foccacia! The pastas are definitely above average too, especially the pesto and primavera. Try to hold off on wine though, it's a bit overpriced. (9.28.99 aje) |
| Cafe Mingala, 72 and 2nd. | An excellent Burmese hole in the wall that has one of the best early bird specials in town, come before 7:00. The dinner is more than enough to eat and it includes wine, soup, and tea. The service is also very good. The one waiter that works there has fuuny hair. Tonight I was able to take two wonderful women to dinner and afterwards they came back to my place to "study". If you want to "study" with these women too I will give you their numbers. (9.21.99 aje) |
| East Side Gourmet Hunan - 74th and 2nd | Even the free unlimited wine with dinner could not salvage this restaurant. Last year it was a reliable standby. Times have changed, the service was awful, as they could not even give us extra plum sauce with Moo Shu Chicken, they charged for extra white rice (they never did last year), and they COUNTED the money we had left to pay before we left the table. Good takeout. (9.28.99 aje) |
| Hallal Guy, 70 and york. | Once again excellent, but he did not call me Doc this time. (9.21.99 aje) |
| Hunan Garden (Order in) | Though we will never eat in again the takeout is still good. I felt they were slower than a Park. patient it was worth the wait. We cracked a bottle of wine with dinner that completed the meal. (aje 10/3/99) |
| La Paella 9th and second | A little crowded spanish restuarant with great food and better drinks. I liked the sangria so much that I drank 1 litter of it myself. I remember the paella and it was very good, though nothing like the good stuff they serve in Spain. (9.26.98 aje) |
| Lasdon terrace (Barbeque) | I was very pleased with Court's salad, especially the dressing. I addition Jon makes a wonderful hamburger. The beer was barely cool because no one purchased ice. Great time overall. (10/1/99 aje) |
| Le Crepes des Bretagnes, 56 and 6th. | One of the best crepes I have ever eaten not including Paris. I am biased in this review because I was so fortunate to eat dinner with a very busy and exciting lady (the best dinner guest I could imagine). I recommend the spinach crepe followed by any chocoalte crepe for dessert. If you are unable to make it to 6th ave for dinner I suggest that you atleast have dinner with the same lady any chocoalte crepe for dessert. If you are unable to make it to 6th ave for dinner I suggest that you atleast have dinner with the same lady I did. She was the one that made dinner so wonderful. (9.20.99 aje) |
| Luke's | 3rd and 79th: I get the chicken salad with estra dressing. It was the best salad that I have had so far in NYC. We sat outside and enjoyed the weather. The service was exceptionally fast which is unusual for Luke's. (10/2/99 aje) |
| Reif's: 92 and 2nd. | Once again I loved this hole in the wall
bar. The Bass was cheap and the crowd local. Unfortunately the Vikings
lost. (9.19.99 aje) They show every pro football game on Sunday afternoon which should be enough for everyone to go there. Each Sunday they set up a grill outside where you can cook your own food or they will make hotdogs and hamburgers for free. The beer is very cheep. The decor looks like your friends basement. A truly enjoyable experience especially because the Vikings won! (9.12.99 aje) aje |
| Culture Club | Somewhere far away call for directions, but you really do not want to attend. Have you ever wondered where all of those people who get rejected at the good clubs go? They end up at culture club. By far the worst club I have been to. The crowd is filled with aging frat boys and their ugly one night stand girl friends. I think that I will do my public health paper on all the possible diseases that you can get here. The health department should close down the club for our safety. On the front door there is a NO REFUND sign and I understanbd why that sign is there. (9.18.99 aje) |
| Hallal guy: corner of 70th and york. | I like the chicken pita with onion, lettuce, and barbeque sauce. The sandwich is well worth the price and he calls you Doc. (Note from the editor-in-chief: $3.00 for the gyros, etc., and convenience beats just about every deal out there.) (9.15.99 aje) |
| RayBari: delivery. | Better when eaten live, but if you like a soft chewy mouthful then this is your pizza delivery joint. We were going to order from California Pizza Kitchen, but they have a delivery charge of $8 (not cool). We ask all of our regular patrons to boycott CPK, the actual restaurant is located at 60th and 3rd. Tell them you're not allowed to go by decree of Andy and Neville, unless they start free delivery. (Note from the editor-in-chief: the cGuide disavows any affiliation with this political action.) (9.15.99 aje) |
| Blue Moon | Once again the food was mediocre, but with beer and nachos included, $10 can't be beat. The waiters are skilled at making sure the water's never empty and the chips flow endlessly. (9.13.99 aje) |
| Kabuki | The sushi lunch special was well worth the price especially because it included both tea and salad. Lunch does not include beer, but you get 10% off if you show them your ID. The atmosphere is always nice and the service pleasent. (9.14.99 aje,NB) |
| Spice | This evening was my first time ordering in from Spice and I will not do it again. The portions are much smaller than the dinners that they serve when you sit in their semi-modern decor interior. The food was still good, but just not enough. Service was exceptionally fast. The spicey food came bland, BYOS. (9.14.99 aje,NB) |
| Churrascaria Plataforma | If meat is your thing, this Brazlian barbeque is your paradise. It's all you can imagine and a little more. For the amazing meats and unlimited salad bar, $30.95/person almost seems cheap. Definitely worth trying at least once! (9.12.99 aje,NB) |
| Via Brazil | An upper end excellent Brazillian dinner that reminded me of evenings this summer sitting on the Copa in Rio. The survice was exceptional and proper. The waiter cleared from the left as is appropriate. I highly recommend the paella that included shrimp and lobster. All meals were served with rice and beans. (9.10.99 aje,nb) |
| Hunter Deli | An average sandwich with subpar survice. This deli is better suited for students from Hunter College. They did serve Dr.Brown's black cherry, though. (9.11.99 aje,nb) |
| Kabuki | As our regualer readers know we truly enjoy this restaurant and tonight was no exception. If you order before 7:00 your first beer is free which is good because we like to drink. (9.11.99 aje) |
1. Family Practice Interest Group
Meeting with incredible consistency, this group meeting usually offers free pizza, a beverage, and a chance to learn about the current topics in Family Practice.
2. David Rogers Health Policy Colloqium
Depending on the schedule, this is essentially a non-credit class with real food, not pizza, and a chance to sit down with some of the biggest names in Policy and talk shop. Go for it.
3. Back to your room
This can be possibly the most regularly available option for a cheap lunch, but beware -- chances are that the cost of the food materials you use to assemble your lunch will be more than the price of most options in the medical school vicinity.
4. Admissions tour
Give a tour, get a lunch. And, you may meet some interesting pre-meds while you're at it... okay, probably not. What you'll probably wind up doing is finding out that they lock a bunch of the places that you wanted to show your group, and then you don't really know where to show them around in the Greenberg Pavillion, and so forth, until you're back at Olin and everyone seems less than enthusiastic about Cornell, even though their interviews are still scheduled for later. But, yeah, you get a free lunch -- don't forget to get the voucher from Cathy in the admissions office!
5. Gyro Man (on the NW corner of 70th and York)
The subject of poems, novels, and now even a song written by CUMC students Henry Wei '02 and Ryan Romeiser '02, Gyro Man may be among the most mysterious characters you'll ever encounter, fictional or not. His cart proclaims "Halal Food", the meaning of which leads to hours of raucous yet enjoyable debate by all your lunchmates. Gyros about $3.50. While you're at it, you can also debate the true pronounciation of the word "gyro". Actually, Gyro man's food offerings aren't the most healthy offerings on the streets of New York, but you'll have plenty of time to think about that during Host Defenses.
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Now, normally, it's not good style to recommend that places be avoided -- liability, slander, and all. But no matter -- these warnings are for entertainment value only (our lawyers made us say that).
York Indian Cuisine: SE corner of 69th and 1st
Not sure how far their lunch goes, but the dinner take-out is probably one of the worst values you can find in take-out food. Ten bucks will get you a small metal tin of admittedly decent Indian food, but about the size of a pack of cigarettes.
Gyro Man (on the NW corner of 70th and York): NW corner of 70th and York
Even though Gyro Man comes highly recommended, as per the top ten list, he can also be your worst nightmare if you fail to befriend him. How about a bag full of charred shwarma meat for lunch? That's what you'll get if the Gyro Man doesn't like you. Be warned.
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