Say something... anything... about these PS restaurants (2)

Helios is pleasant, especially if you can get one of the few outdoor tables in the front. We've been there a few times, and were always satisfied with the food. Haven't tried any of the others.

I can't believe i've only been to one of those. scalino is ok...i like their artichoke appetizer and prices were fine....they used to be byob, which i liked. i think they have a license now and stopped that

The people at Pizza Plus are really nice. Really really nice. Their crust is kind of puffy and very dense and chewy - more like what you'd get at a national chain (but tastes better). It is good but not my favorite style of crust so I don't eat there often, despite the fact that usually niceness is key in my book. I wish they'd offer their usual crust as well as a more traditionally "NY" crust.

I've only ordered from Watana once. They're one of those places that charges you another $2 if you want rice with your dish - that irks me because I already feel guilty enough about wasting money by ordering out in the first place, to get juiced another $2 for a cup of plain rice just rubs salt in the wound. Anyhow - the pad thai seemed less flavorful than others in the neighborhood. The vegetable dish we ordered had lots of flavor and was very good.

[retracted - realized i was thinking of a different place]

The only one I've eaten at was Helios. It was breakfast, and it was nothing special.

"Fish & Sip" wins the prize for most repellent name. I immediately visualize Dan Aykroyd's Bass-O-Matic sketch from SNL.

Subject: Re: Say something... anything... about these PS restaurants

Zebra wrote: Alto Voce
Athena
Babouche
Fish & Sip
Guayas
Helios
Java
Mee Thai
Picasso Asian Fusions
Pizza Plus
Playa
Rancho Alegre
Scalino
Ten
Watana

I made the same request about a different batch of restaurants last June. Here is that thread:
http://www.brooklynian.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=43196&highlight=&sid=625298979d08884798475ed6d39f88bb

Incidentally, six of the places I asked about in the original thread have gone out of business or morphed: Earth Tonez; Hounduras Maya; Latin American Café; Mediterra; Sakura (which is a sake bar now); and Zilli.

ate at Java tonight. very good. will return soon.

rancho allegre - i remembered it being mediocre mexican food, my most recent visit last summer confirmed it as awful mexican food.

picasso - wasn't pablo spanish? this place does a lot of different foods and does them all adequately. the food has never been offensive but ive almost always felt like i've had better elsewhere

Alto Voce--never been. will only spend money on really good Italian, and this doesn't seem to be so
Athena --dying to go, but haven't made it yet
Babouche --haven't been
Fish & Sip --stupid name, poor location
Guayas --no clue
Helios --haven't been
Java --meh. fine.
Mee Thai --meh. fine
Picasso Asian Fusions --haven't been
Pizza Plus -- Possibly some of the nicest people in food service in Brooklyn. Food is good. Not the best, but a really easy place to go for a casual meal. My daughter refers to this as the "nice pizza place" because everyone is so lovely. And their beer is cheap.
Playa --never been
Rancho Alegre --meh on food, but server was nice.
Scalino --see comment about italian before
Ten --basic sushi
Watana-- fine

Alto Voce - won't bother to spend the money with Al Di La here
Athena - never been, where is it?
Babouche - no desire to go, but they finally turned the lights on in the place
Fish & Sip - heard mixed things. for a laugh look at the menu, worst spelling ever.
Helios - seems a little pricey for what it is
Mee Thai - prefer Song
Pizza Plus - okay food
Rancho Alegre - prefer La Taqueria
Scalino - heard great things, but see Al Di La comment above.
Watana - I heard they closed...

1) this thread sucks
2) every place on that list is second rate

Helios can be hit or miss. Their entrees are good. I wouldn't recommend the burgers and definitely not the fries.

I made the mistake of going to Fish and Sip when a band of pretty girls came in at which point I became invisible.

Is Rancho Alegro the place by the Conservatory? If it is I have always gotten very good service and food there.

BrooklynGigCenter wrote: On the other hand, every time I eat there, I leave hungry.

I say that if you leave hungry, then the restaurant sucks. That's the reason I'm not a fan of the much-lauded Franny's. While everything we ate was yummy, the plates are small and overpriced. Fuck that shit.

They were out of gyro??????

Carnivore wrote: [quote=BrooklynGigCenter]I passed by the new Istanbul Park restaurant today while doing errands, got the menu....then got a craving for a nice gyro platter. Went there tonight, sat down (place was very busy) and ordered the gyro....but, they were out of it.

so I got into the car, took a nice little drive down to Sahara on Coney Isl Ave, and had the best gyro anywhere! Fresh bread, delicious rice, yummy!

Now going to sink into a gyro coma....

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Sahara! And it's right next door to my favorite bialy place in the city, Coney Island Bagels and Bialys. I stock up with a dozen or two for the freezer every time I make it over there.

It was well worth the trip!

Added bonus: I got a parking spot just a few doors down from my house! :P :P

Helios - Used to order burgers from there a lot which were good. But now we get from Burritoville which are bigger/cheaper and good.

Fish & Sip - Funny that people don't eat there because it's got a lame name. Can't say I quite get the logic there. If they did eat there they'd find reasonably priced and inventive salads and panini that are actually quite good. The side salad that accompanies the sizable panini are big and more than just lettuce and junk. Beat that for $8. Haven't had the spaghetti or fish but I see plenty of others getting em, and they seem happy.

Babouche is great - love the tagines, the pistilla and the lentil salad.