Hi all,
My wife and some gal friends will be spending a few nights
at the Wellington hotel on 7th and 55th in NYC. My wife has
been checking the web for nearby places to eat and has discovered
the high prices seem very unreasonable to us folks in the Midwest.
Any suggestions as to places where the locals eat, and where
a cheeseburger and fries doesn't cost $30.

All suggestions appreciated,
Dick R.

On Oct 6, 3:50�pm, "Dick R." > wrote:
> Hi all,
> My wife and some gal friends will be spending a few nights
> at the Wellington hotel on 7th and 55th in NYC. My wife has
> been checking the web for nearby places to eat and has discovered
> the high prices seem very unreasonable to us folks in the Midwest.
> Any suggestions as to places where the locals eat, and where
> a cheeseburger and fries doesn't cost $30.
>
> All suggestions appreciated,
> Dick R.

I'm not NYC, but suburbs. You're right by Carneigie Hall, so immediate
vicinity tends toward high. Although expensive by Greek standards,
Molyvos is in your hotel: excellent high end Greek with lots of
interesting choices on wine list.

But for nonsplurge eating, the simple thing to do is walk west to 9th
Ave, turn left. You'll have lots of interesting choices. A few I like
are Afghan kebab House, Hallo Berlin, Uncle Nicks, Bali Indah Nusah. I
don't usually travel to city for burgers, but sure to be plenty of
places on 9th , I just don't pay attention.
Afghan Kebab is a particular favorite, small, but good food (grilled
kebabs and other meats, great samosa-like pumpkin appetizers) and NO
corkage fee.

As I said, I don't really know burgers (love them, but don't travel to
city for them) but can ask some friends at an offline Th night for
ideas.

When are you coming, and any fun plans?

DaleW wrote:
> On Oct 6, 3:50�pm, "Dick R." > wrote:
>
>>Hi all,
>>My wife and some gal friends will be spending a few nights
>>at the Wellington hotel on 7th and 55th in NYC. My wife has
>>been checking the web for nearby places to eat and has discovered
>>the high prices seem very unreasonable to us folks in the Midwest.
>>Any suggestions as to places where the locals eat, and where
>>a cheeseburger and fries doesn't cost $30.
>>
>>All suggestions appreciated,
>>Dick R.
>
>
> I'm not NYC, but suburbs. You're right by Carneigie Hall, so immediate
> vicinity tends toward high. Although expensive by Greek standards,
> Molyvos is in your hotel: excellent high end Greek with lots of
> interesting choices on wine list.
>
> But for nonsplurge eating, the simple thing to do is walk west to 9th
> Ave, turn left. You'll have lots of interesting choices. A few I like
> are Afghan kebab House, Hallo Berlin, Uncle Nicks, Bali Indah Nusah. I
> don't usually travel to city for burgers, but sure to be plenty of
> places on 9th , I just don't pay attention.
> Afghan Kebab is a particular favorite, small, but good food (grilled
> kebabs and other meats, great samosa-like pumpkin appetizers) and NO
> corkage fee.
>
> As I said, I don't really know burgers (love them, but don't travel to
> city for them) but can ask some friends at an offline Th night for
> ideas.
>
> When are you coming, and any fun plans?
Hi Dale.
Thanks for the tips. I just used the burger and fries as an example of
some of the high prices in NYC. This trip is girls only, so I'll have
to stay home and hold down the fort. They'll be leaving in a couple of
weeks.
Dick R.

On Oct 6, 4:38�pm, "Dick R." > wrote:
> DaleW wrote:
> > On Oct 6, 3:50 pm, "Dick R." > wrote:
>
> >>Hi all,
> >>My wife and some gal friends will be spending a few nights
> >>at the Wellington hotel on 7th and 55th in NYC. My wife has
> >>been checking the web for nearby places to eat and has discovered
> >>the high prices seem very unreasonable to us folks in the Midwest.
> >>Any suggestions as to places where the locals eat, and where
> >>a cheeseburger and fries doesn't cost $30.
>
> >>All suggestions appreciated,
> >>Dick R.
>
> > I'm not NYC, but suburbs. You're right by Carneigie Hall, so immediate
> > vicinity tends toward high. Although expensive by Greek standards,
> > Molyvos is in your hotel: excellent high end Greek with lots of
> > interesting choices on wine list.
>
> > But for nonsplurge eating, the simple thing to do is walk west to 9th
> > Ave, turn left. You'll have lots of interesting choices. A few I like
> > are Afghan kebab House, Hallo Berlin, Uncle Nicks, Bali Indah Nusah. I
> > don't usually travel to city for burgers, but sure to be plenty of
> > places on 9th , I just don't pay attention.
> > Afghan Kebab is a particular favorite, small, but good food (grilled
> > kebabs and other meats, great samosa-like pumpkin appetizers) and NO
> > corkage fee.
>
> > As I said, I don't really know burgers (love them, but don't travel to
> > city for them) but can ask some friends at an offline Th night for
> > ideas.
>
> > When are you coming, and any fun plans?
>
> Hi Dale.
> Thanks for the tips. I just used the burger and fries as an example of
> some of the high prices in NYC. This trip is girls only, so I'll have
> to stay home and hold down the fort. They'll be leaving in a couple of
> weeks.
> Dick R.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Sorry, misread orginal post. If there are any particular ethnic faves,
I'd be happy to make suggestions. Or for other neighborhoods if they
know some activities they'll be doing elsewhere. But in that
neighborhood (my parents have stayed at the Wellington, and my brother
always stays at the Sheraton a couple blocks down), the moneysaving
advice is always walk west to 9th. One of the most active restaurant
strips in city,and far cheaper than Times Sq stuff just a block east
(7th Ave, Broadway, and to a lesser extent 8th). There are a couple
outlier places on 10th and 11th, but some of the crossstreets are long
"industrial" blocks and they might not feel comfortable on some. But
walk from 7th to 9th in 40s and 50s is generallyl busy and inviting.

On Oct 6, 4:38�pm, "Dick R." > wrote:
> DaleW wrote:
> > On Oct 6, 3:50 pm, "Dick R." > wrote:
>
> >>Hi all,
> >>My wife and some gal friends will be spending a few nights
> >>at the Wellington hotel on 7th and 55th in NYC. My wife has
> >>been checking the web for nearby places to eat and has discovered
> >>the high prices seem very unreasonable to us folks in the Midwest.
> >>Any suggestions as to places where the locals eat, and where
> >>a cheeseburger and fries doesn't cost $30.
>
> >>All suggestions appreciated,
> >>Dick R.
>
> > I'm not NYC, but suburbs. You're right by Carneigie Hall, so immediate
> > vicinity tends toward high. Although expensive by Greek standards,
> > Molyvos is in your hotel: excellent high end Greek with lots of
> > interesting choices on wine list.
>
> > But for nonsplurge eating, the simple thing to do is walk west to 9th
> > Ave, turn left. You'll have lots of interesting choices. A few I like
> > are Afghan kebab House, Hallo Berlin, Uncle Nicks, Bali Indah Nusah. I
> > don't usually travel to city for burgers, but sure to be plenty of
> > places on 9th , I just don't pay attention.
> > Afghan Kebab is a particular favorite, small, but good food (grilled
> > kebabs and other meats, great samosa-like pumpkin appetizers) and NO
> > corkage fee.
>
> > As I said, I don't really know burgers (love them, but don't travel to
> > city for them) but can ask some friends at an offline Th night for
> > ideas.
>
> > When are you coming, and any fun plans?
>
> Hi Dale.
> Thanks for the tips. I just used the burger and fries as an example of
> some of the high prices in NYC. This trip is girls only, so I'll have
> to stay home and hold down the fort. They'll be leaving in a couple of
> weeks.
> Dick R.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

PS if she hasn't seen, can look at
http://menupages.com/

Good for seeing menus, but I don't especially trust the ratings. If
you don't know person, hard to judge if their tastes might follow
yours (plus there's a lot of fake/sock puppet puffery, and I wouldn't
doubt some tearing down of competition)l.

Dick R. wrote:
> Hi all,
> My wife and some gal friends will be spending a few nights
> at the Wellington hotel on 7th and 55th in NYC. My wife has
> been checking the web for nearby places to eat and has discovered
> the high prices seem very unreasonable to us folks in the Midwest.
> Any suggestions as to places where the locals eat, and where
> a cheeseburger and fries doesn't cost $30.
>
Ah, The Wellington! Hi Dick, my Dad lives in the Alwyn Court building
on the corner of 58th and 7th. I haven't spent much time in the
neighborhood in a while, but I can give you a few meager tips. First,
avoid "Petrosian" in my Dad's building. (But it's worth looking at
from the outside, very pretty.) The Carnegie Deli is best late at
night, they used to stay open 24h, not sure if it's still the case.
Wolf's on 58th and 6th was good, I'm afraid it's gone. There's a good
cafe/diner (and cheap) on IIRC 56th at 9th. Decent chinese over on
11th. There's a good bar on 7th right between 57th and 58th towards
the west, very west side especially after hours. Burgers are
reasonable. I used to eat at Le Parisian, a greek joint next door,
but got miffed when the counterman Jack retired. I go to Hama's for
sushi, it's around 55th between 6th and 5th.

There are a number of decent restos on 48th street between 8th and 9th.

Here's a tip: walk in at the stage door of Carnegie, wearing a tuxedo,
and don't forget to say hello to the guard. Walk upstairs and into the
main hall, you may need to sit on a step, but you can see just about
anything gratis! You can leave through the main entrance...

-E

www.Restaurant.com offers lots of discounts but I think you have to
prepay and it's only for some days/times (like probably not Friday nor
Saturday nights).

If you give us an idea of what type of food they're looking for we
could give more help.

Shaun Eli
www.BrainChampagne.com

Shaun Eli wrote:
> www.Restaurant.com offers lots of discounts but I think you have to
> prepay and it's only for some days/times (like probably not Friday nor
> Saturday nights).
>
> If you give us an idea of what type of food they're looking for we
> could give more help.
>
> Shaun Eli
> www.BrainChampagne.com
Hi Shaun,
When it comes to food, my wife is very adventurous - but maybe not sushi.

Dick R.