Hearsay Gastro Lounge Houston
by supershag on Sep.01, 2012, under Cocktails, Fish, Happening, Houston, Restaurants, Salmon, Tartar, Texas, United States
If you have a chance you should stop by the second oldest building in Houston a renovated old building turned hotspot and awesome gastro lounge in the Houston Downtown area known as Hearsay at their first location 218 Travis Street, Houston, TX
Hearsay Gastro Lounge is in the W. L. Foley Building, the second building on the block designed by prolific Texas courthouse architect Eugene T. Heiner buit in 1889. Much of the credit for the current state of the great building goes to former owner and artist Lee Benner and his six year renovation that started in 1993.
I suggest you book in advance if you plan to have dinner at Hearsay Gastro Lounge we had to book the day of and were squeezed in for a 6PM reservation.
I started with the ‘Whitney’ a fabulous blackberry + vodka + champagne cocktail, had to stop at one as it was soooo good!
The Caprese salad was wonderful even with the under ripe tomatoes.
Prohibition Houston
by supershag on Sep.01, 2012, under Beer, Cocktails, Happening, Houston, Novelty, Parking/Valet, Salmon, Steak, Texas, United States, Wine
New Address 1008 Prairie Street | Houston, TX 77002
Prohibition Website
Stopped by this place when it was next to the Galleria in hopes of getting into the sold out burlesque show via the waitlist. We were able to sneak a peak at the show (even though we didn’t make the waitlist)
This is a happening old time speakeasy style bar and restaurant. The bartenders have a dress code that identifies their skill levels: vest = first level, suspenders the next level, all black with suspenders = mixologist.
I started with a ‘Southern Lady’
It was a little to strong for my taste, moving on to some wine from their fun selection which also features the beloved Chimay!
We started with the Caprese Salad and the Wasabi Calamari
Finished with the Truffle Mac and Cheese (which left something to be desired)
Surf & Turf (mostly turf with extra seasoning)
King Crab Role without the roll! (Best Crab I’ve ever had!!!!!)
Next time I’m in Houston I wouldn’t think twice to come back, we had a great time and were surrounded with a fabulous energy (reminded me of one of the SupersShag pole showcases a few years back great taste and good friends) I recommend you book a reservation at Prohibition or just show up at the bar and see what you can get!
Towne Boston
by supershag on Aug.30, 2012, under Beer, Boston, Champagne, Chicken, Cocktails, Free Wi-Fi, Happening, Parking/Valet, Roof Deck/Patio, Salmon, Scallops, Tartar, Wine
Towne is the latest addition to the Lyons group of restaurants in Boston . It is located in Back Bay in the Hynes Convention centre.
The restaurant has not one but 2 of Boston’s celeb chefs, Lydia Shire and Jasper White.
There are 3 bars located on 2 floors and a great outside dining area.
I had the salmon which was excellent.
Deffo worth a visit.
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Sonsie Boston
by supershag on Aug.30, 2012, under Beer, Bellini, Boston, Champagne, Chicken, Cocktails, Coffee, Free Wi-Fi, Gluten Free, Happening, Parking/Valet, Roof Deck/Patio, Salmon, Steak, Tartar, Wine
Sonsie is a Boston institution. Located at the funky end of Newbury Street this hip watering hole was very much the epicenter of Supershag,s formative years.
This was deffo the place to be scene
The restaurant became the place for the beautiful people of Boston to hang out but it also had really good food.
As I had not been there for about 5 years I was very interested to see if anything had changed.
So the menu has changed a bit but the peppercorn steak is still there.this was their classic dish and is really good.
I had the tuna sashimi which really is tuna tartar. It was fantastic.
The chicken was also very good.
Sonsie has free Wi-fi and it is great fun to sit in the front of the reatauant and watch Newbury Street go about it’s business.
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Oliver and Bonacini Toronto
by supershag on Jul.23, 2012, under Beer, Champagne, Chicken Club, Egg Breakfast, Free Wi-Fi, Gluten Free, Happening, Irish Coffee, Mimosa, Music, Roof Deck/Patio, Salad, Salmon, Swanky, Toronto, ON - Canada, Tuna, Wine
This branch of the Oliver and Bonacini group is located in the financial district of Toronto. The restaurant consists of a bar, sidewalk cafe, restaurant and outside covered dining area.
Light fixtures in bar are really funky.
Outside was also very pleasant.
Tuna was very good.
So was the salmon .
I also had brunch here which was excellent.
Once again the staff at all the restaurants I visited in Toronto were really good and mostly very funny. The guys here were great.
I will definately go back if I find myself in Toronto again.
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Origin Toronto
by supershag on Jul.22, 2012, under Champagne, Chicken, Egg Breakfast, Gluten Free, Hamburger, Irish Coffee, Mimosa, Roof Deck/Patio, Salad, Toronto, ON - Canada
Origin is located in the St Lawrence district of Toronto which is on the edge of the financial district. The location is quite cool as it is opposite St James
Cathedral .
Only ha brunch here on the patio but the interior of the restaurant looks very funky.
Especially like the Darth Vador mask.
The brunch was excellent. My hamburger was really good.The only downside was the cost 17 dollars.
Rancheros were good but different from what you might expect .
The bill was rather expensive maybe due to the fact that we ordered mimosas and there was no price on the menu.
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I really liked the food and the location and service was excellent but very pricey for a brunch.
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Gusto Toronto
by supershag on Jul.22, 2012, under Beer, Champagne, Happening, Lamb, Music, Octopus, Parking/Valet, Pasta, Roof Deck/Patio, Swanky, Tartar, Toronto, ON - Canada, Wine
As in Buenos Aires ,Gusto , which opened in Feb 2012 is located in an old auto body repair shop.
The restaurant is located on 2 levels . Downstairs has an outside patio and indoor dining. Upstairs is totally open air.
The food while not gourmet was very good.
Octopus was very tasty .
Beef tartar was served with figs and was very different but very tasty.
The place is extremely hip and it seems that dress code is whatever you want.
I really enjoyed the place and re staff were excellent.
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Reynards at the Wythe Hotel
by supershag on Jul.06, 2012, under Beer, Champagne, Cocktails, Free Wi-Fi, Hamburger, Happening, Lamb, New York, Roof Deck/Patio, Wine
The Wythe Hotel has been getting some rave reviews recently in magazines that matter. Located in Williamsburg it is a bit out of the way and not in the most desirable place .It is however well worth the trip for a couple of reasons .
The food is very good and very different.
Seafood salad was really good
Arctic Char was served sushi style with yoghurt giving it flavor . Sounded really awful to me but it actually really worked.
The lamb special once again had a lot of exotic combinations none of which I now remember but it was delicious.
The actual restaurant is very cool but unfortunately the acoustics are pretty awful.
The dress code is very casual. If however you did want to dress up you would not feel out of place.
While the wine list is good the beer list I pretty stellar.
If you are lucky enough to visit between Wednesday and Sunday you really do have to visit the roof-top bar.
The view of Manhattan is spectacular and the music is loud.
Definately check this place out if you are in Brooklyn.To make a reservation
Americano at Hotel Americano New York
by supershag on Jul.05, 2012, under Bellini, Champagne, Cocktails, Coffee, Free Wi-Fi, Irish Coffee, New York, Parking/Valet, Roof Deck/Patio, Salad, Steak Frites, Tartar
Americano is located in the Hotel Americano which is a new boutique hotel in the west village .
Nothing very out of the ordinary in the layout of the place. Usual chrome ,glass minimalist look. It does however have a very pleasant small outside patio.
The food was excellent and well priced for new York.
Beef tartar was as good as I have tasted.
Chicken Paillard was interesting while the steak frites was good but nothing special.
The overall experience was very pleasant and the service was very good. Also it is located very close to the new York high line which is well worth having a walk along.
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Olives
by supershag on Jun.07, 2012, under Beer, Boston, Champagne, Chicken, Cocktails, Coffee, Foods, Music, Parking/Valet, Salmon, Tartar, Tuna, Wine
The flag ship of the Todd English empire has reopened in Charlestown . Not too different from the original but I wonder if anyone else has noticed how the new layout has increased the noise levels. Time for some sound proofing me thinks.
So even though the place is loud the food was great. Very rich a la Todd English but really good . In fact I forgot to photograph the food so it must have good. Please make do with the menu.
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This place is not cheap but Definately worth a visit.
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