Peter Luger Steakhouse (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Peter Luger, Inc.
178 Broadway Brooklyn, N.Y. 11211
Reservations: (718) 387-7400
Peter Luger Steakhouse (Williamsburg, Brooklyn)
Now this is a post that I’ve been dying to write about. I have passed by this for years everytime I cross over the Williamsburg Bridge and the area in general. My parents worked right down the street and I would pass by that constantly. I always wanted to go there since I was young but it always seemed out of reach. Well, Finechinagirl took me there for a birthday and made my wish come true!
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Picnic Garden: Korean BBQ Buffet (Flushing, Queens)
Picnic Garden Barbeque Buffet
14742 Northern Blvd
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 358-5959
Update 2009/03/24: Appended to this post with new pictures!
This is possibly the only Korean BBQ BUFFET in town. I can’t think of any other left since Northern Buffet is gone. If anyone else knows of a Korean Buffet, please let us know. In the mean time, I’ll be going back to Picnic Garden for more!
Picnic Garden Korean BBQ Buffet
Parking is a problem since it’s metered outside during the day (except Sunday) and residential is dense, so not alot of parking at night. Be sure to circle around and look for parking. The buffet is fairly cheap at about $25/person and it feels like a family runned restaurant.
Picnic Garden Korean BBQ Grilled Kal-bi
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Dim Sum and Lunch at Asian Flame Restaurant on Avenue U
Asian Flame Restaurant
1321 Avenue U
Corner of E. 13th St
Brooklyn, NY
Asian Flame Restaurant
Like many up and coming Chinese Restaurants popping up on Avenue U, Asian Flame by far is the better choice between the few on this Avenue. Chinese Restaurants generally start from E 18th Street and it pretty much ends right about E 12th/E.13th Street. This restaurant has been around for almost a year now, and from the looks of it from the outside, there’s a similar resemblance to the other Chinese Restaurants. The reason for this similarity is that roasted chicken, duck, and pork are hanging by the front of the restaurant available for the public to see, and as well as Chinese signs plastered outside of the window. Most Chinese patronage usually buy these meats to take it back home for dinner. The way you order them is as follows:
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Brother Jimmy’s BBQ (Madison Square Garden)
Brother Jimmy's BBQ Restaurant
Brother Jimmy’s BBQ, right across from Madison Square Garden on 8th Avenue. They know their barbeque. My coworkers and I headed there on a nice day that was perfect for a bbq lunch.
Brother Jimmy's BBQ Burnt Rib Tips
Burnt Rib Tips. They were mighty tasty as you can see. It was moist with that little bit of fattiness making it extra juicy. It’s probably my favorite dish in most barbecue joints. Their limited availability makes it all that much tastier. More after the jump!
Northern BBQ & Sushi Buffet: Korean Barbeque (UPDATE)
UPDATE 2/13/2009:
This restaurant no long exists. It has been replaced with Juliana, also a Korean Restaurant but not a Buffet. Stay tuned for my review of this restaurant!
Northern BBQ & Sushi Buffet is not in business anymore as Miss Anonymous (comments below) has posted. The restaurant went through new ownership and became New York Buffet but now it has changed last year once more. The Restaurant is now called Juliana, Korean Restaurant & Bar. The disappointing part is that it is no longer a Buffet! Will post when we get a chance to eat there.
Northern [Korean] BBQ & Sushi Buffet
157-26 Northern Blvd
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 886-8880
WARNING: THIS WILL BE THE MEATIEST EXPERIENCE YOU WILL EVER HAVE. VEGETARIANS/VEGANS BEWARE.
If you’re coming with a large party, especially on a Saturday night, be sure to make reservations! My party of 10 had to wait about 45mins before being seated. The people in here are mostly Korean, in fact you’ll be greeted by the staff in the Korean language. They’re really friendly and cute!
The atmosphere in the restaurant is very relaxing despite having a buffet environment. It’s definitely better when you bring a crew of your friends to dine out.
I really love the environment here. When you are seated, feel free to get up and get some food. I started off grabbing some hot food and sushi:
There’s my cali rolls, my potato croquet (god i love it), fried rice, chicken wings, and stir fried string beans. Yum.
Now, grab a plate full of meat to grill on your table. That’s right, it’s a BBQ and you do it yourself. It’s just the best way to do it.
Ask the server to start up the grill for you, otherwise you’ll play with the gas knob all night and wondering how the hell does it work. When you first work the grill, please drizzle some oil on it. It makes the cooking process faster. I’m sure you all know, but just a reminder especially if you’re a newbie like me. Usually the server do it for me, but here, you actually do it yourself. And seldom a server will come by if s/he isn’t busy and do it for you too.
The beef brisket, shown above, could be marinated a little more. What I highly recommend are the ribs. OH MY GOSH, it’s the juiciest, tastiest, most succulent piece of meat I ever had. Let me show you:
It just so so good! Use the scissors that they provide you to cut up the meat. Cut it after when it’s done cooking. This is the best piece of meat I had all night and I loved it!! There are other meats like steak, sausage, pork, intestines (ew, but still cool), etc etc, but this by far was the best I have had for the night. It’s all you can eat buffet, so try everything!
Sometimes when you finish a plate, the server might not see that your plate needs to be changed so call them over and they’ll gladly do it for you. =)
My only gripe about this place was that they had a poor dessert and fruit section. For the fruit section they only had grapes and cherries and ran out of cantaloupe and honeydew. For dessert they have jello, I think that was it and it wasn’t even that great.
I highly recommend this place!
Price: $25/person ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT!
