Restaurant recommendations (5th or 4th ave park slope area)

the psycho-ologist

I get one cheat meal a week on my exercise regime.

Anyone knows of a restaurant on 4th avenue or 5th avenue from Atlantic avenue all the way to 45th street where I just MUST eat, because the food is ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS.

I love:
German style food
(pig, potatoes, cabbage, and beer in all their incarnations)

Comfort food (who doesn’t love apple pie ala mode or Mac and cheese with bacon)

Good coffee

Good wine (I like Rieslings)

and yummy chocolate desserts.

Please advise

sweet tea

sheep station seems like a probable match.

anastasia beaverhausen

sweet tea wrote: sheep station seems like a probable match.

I wasn't impressed. They don't take credit cards, either. They do have an ATM that charges you 2.00 to use.

The food was okay, nothing spectacular, though.

belzjm

if you like ethiopian, ghenet on 4th and degraw is beyond delicious...

longtimesloper

You should do a search for restaurants on here, there have been a ton of threads on this topic

bkchickie

belzjm wrote: if you like ethiopian, ghenet on 4th and degraw is beyond delicious...

I second Ghenet. Totally amazing delicious food. Service leaves a little to be desired, but the food is so good I don't really care (it's not usual for me to say this).

Wish that I could go there right now!

snowboarding

Yes I agree, ghenet on 4th is sooo good. I live in a different neighborhood now and can't find anything close to that place over here. Definitely worth checking out. I can't remember the name of them, but I did try a couple of really good Ethiopian/african beers.

flaco

Subject: ghenet

is great, i agree, but couldn't be farther off from what she was looking for/likes.

sj

Bonnies on 5th adn 1st might be a good fit... Really great wings, burgers, sandwiches, fries and chiotle mayo to slather on everything in sight.

For more expensive fare... Try Two Toms on 3rd and union, Al Di La on 5th and president or Blue Ribbon on 5th and 1st street.

belzjm

cafe steinhoff actually sounds like exactly what you're looking for...

it's german/austrian and REALLY good.

but it's on 7th avenue at 14th street...

http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/cafe-steinhof/

downstat

I am going to give love to us down here in the south... Eurotrip!

Eurotrip is on 5th Ave @ 20th Street. www.eurotripbrooklyn.com

I usually order a bunch of small plates, *always* getting the 'Buttermilk crusted fried Edam cheese'...

but I hear the entrees are good (they look good!), and they have dessert, wine, beer.

the psycho-ologist

Subject: random versus specific

LongTimeSloper wrote: You should do a search for restaurants on here, there have been a ton of threads on this topic

LongTimeSloper

Unfortunately when I do a search it turned up a bunch of random restaurants, not neccessarily in the location I want nor necessarily the type of restaurants I am looking for. I thought posting something more specific might get me specific results

carmen

belzjm wrote: cafe steinhoff actually sounds like exactly what you're looking for...

it's german/austrian and REALLY good.

but it's on 7th avenue at 14th street...

http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/cafe-steinhof/

I am the hoffs biggest fan. <3 hoff...one of my fave places in the hood!

the psycho-ologist

Subject: OOO thanks

belzjm wrote: cafe steinhoff actually sounds like exactly what you're looking for...

it's german/austrian and REALLY good.

but it's on 7th avenue at 14th street...

http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/cafe-steinhof/

OOO this sounds like EXACTLY what I am looking for, even if It's slightly out of the way, I may actually make teh trip THANKS!

the psycho-ologist

downstat wrote: I am going to give love to us down here in the south... Eurotrip!

Eurotrip is on 5th Ave @ 20th Street. www.eurotripbrooklyn.com

I usually order a bunch of small plates, *always* getting the 'Buttermilk crusted fried Edam cheese'...

but I hear the entrees are good (they look good!), and they have dessert, wine, beer.

OOO I am torn between this restaurant and the one on 7th avenue. This seems so close and so much more in line with what I want to eat!
It sounds like a smorgasbord thing. Are all the dinner items liek ala carte?

torisoaw

The Psycho-ologist wrote: [quote=downstat]I am going to give love to us down here in the south... Eurotrip!

Eurotrip is on 5th Ave @ 20th Street. www.eurotripbrooklyn.com

I usually order a bunch of small plates, *always* getting the 'Buttermilk crusted fried Edam cheese'...

but I hear the entrees are good (they look good!), and they have dessert, wine, beer.

OOO I am torn between this restaurant and the one on 7th avenue. This seems so close and so much more in line with what I want to eat!
It sounds like a smorgasbord thing. Are all the dinner items liek ala carte?

My vote goes to Eurotrip. Steinhoff has a better ambiance, but Eurotrip's food is insanely good, and it sounds like that's what you're concerned about here. The Halusky (it's basically little dumplings in cheese... kinda like dumpling mac and cheese) and Langosh (sp? It's like pizza on fried funnel-cake like bread) might kill you, but you'll die happy. A friend of mine also referred to their burger as the best they've ever had. Also recommended are any of their sausages and/or pierogies. Wash it down with a Krusovice. Otto, the owner is a great guy, and the bartenders are friendly.

ladylibertine

I second the Eurotrip recommendations. If you're going to cheat on your diet, that's the place to do it!

the psycho-ologist

torisoaw wrote: [quote=The Psycho-ologist][quote=downstat]I am going to give love to us down here in the south... Eurotrip!

Eurotrip is on 5th Ave @ 20th Street. www.eurotripbrooklyn.com

I usually order a bunch of small plates, *always* getting the 'Buttermilk crusted fried Edam cheese'...

but I hear the entrees are good (they look good!), and they have dessert, wine, beer.

OOO I am torn between this restaurant and the one on 7th avenue. This seems so close and so much more in line with what I want to eat!
It sounds like a smorgasbord thing. Are all the dinner items liek ala carte?

My vote goes to Eurotrip. Steinhoff has a better ambiance, but Eurotrip's food is insanely good, and it sounds like that's what you're concerned about here. The Halusky (it's basically little dumplings in cheese... kinda like dumpling mac and cheese) and Langosh (sp? It's like pizza on fried funnel-cake like bread) might kill you, but you'll die happy. A friend of mine also referred to their burger as the best they've ever had. Also recommended are any of their sausages and/or pierogies. Wash it down with a Krusovice. Otto, the owner is a great guy, and the bartenders are friendly.


I am actually going to go to Eurotrip tonight. Thanks for all the suggestions. I will try Steinhoff at another time, but there seems to be a consensus that Eurotrip is actually very good.

Thanks,
eveyrone

the psycho-ologist

LadyLibertine wrote: I second the Eurotrip recommendations. If you're going to cheat on your diet, that's the place to do it!

I went and couldn't agree more. The food was fantastic. The wine was strong, just the way I like it!

j0518

While I definitely second the recommendation to read the 1,000,000 restaurant threads on this site, I'll bite:

If you want exemplary food, Al Di La is your first destination, with Tempo and Blue Ribbon a close second. For more laid-back fare, and some great drinks, there's Alchemy. you can bring your veggie friends to S'Nice and have a great lunch, even if you're a meat-eater. Press 195 has re-opened as a leaner, meaner sandwich machine. Finally, no restaurant in Park Slope really makes you feel the spirit of this community, and has more love and warmth poured into it, than Bogota Bistro. A must.

belzjm

jo518...

you and i have very similar taste. all of the places you mentioned (besides tempo, which i've never tried) are also my favorite places in the hood...

need to check out the newly opened press195!

8thandprez

Al Di La, Tempo and Blue Ribbon are all great, but the OP was looking for hearty Germanic food. For that, you need to try Steinhof, esp since you've already been to Eurotrip (keep meaning to go there now that we're in SoSlo).

meredithb

Went to Eurotrip, place rocks, very authentic food.

j0518

belzjm wrote: jo518...

you and i have very similar taste. all of the places you mentioned (besides tempo, which i've never tried) are also my favorite places in the hood...

need to check out the newly opened press195!

i never realized how much i actually missed Press 195 until it re-opened. Definitely check it out. Looks a ton better.

morefun2compute

J0518 wrote: [quote=belzjm]jo518...

you and i have very similar taste. all of the places you mentioned (besides tempo, which i've never tried) are also my favorite places in the hood...

need to check out the newly opened press195!

i never realized how much i actually missed Press 195 until it re-opened. Definitely check it out. Looks a ton better.

but did the sandwiches come out any faster? I love the food, but the wait can be torture