NYC Restaurant Poll

[hondarobot]

Concentrating simply on the food, assuming your meal was prepared in the particular kitchen and magically transferred to your home, which NYC restaurant ranks the best food?

(I'm working on a project, so if you've eaten at any of these places, please cast a vote, or add your own choice)

[EyeCumInPiece]

I cant afford these French restaurants. They are too fucking expensive.

[hondarobot]

These are expensive places, but if you view food as art, they are worthy of examination, just as certain hot dog stands are. That's a different poll all together.

I think food is legitimate art, I just don't fully understand the whole subject yet. It's a process.

[Oli]

Les Halles is ho hum and in a dead neighborhoood. Plataforma is more fun.

Le Bernardin could be better, the raw bar rocks if you like uncooked molluscs.

Can't help with the other ones, sorry.

[whatislove]

I imagine there's better places to post this.

[NadiaUSA]

I wanted to try per se.

[wombat33]

dude..............how could you possibly forget White Castle???

[kalina]

I voted for Le Bernardin, but I also like Joel Robuchon and David Bouley. The warm sea urchin dish at Joel Robuchon and the seared foie gras at David Bouley are outstanding. I would like to try Masa someday.

[glenntinnyc]

taking everything intoo consideration i go with Le bernadine, eric rippert does great things with seafood, per se is excellent as well but i cant get over the fact im paying that kind of money in a mall and since thomas keller is never there and i have eaten at french laundry i dont see the reason to go back, Daniel is always good, same with JG, Les Halles is more a mid prices place to me although the steak frites are still very good. I have not been to the other 2 mentioned so i wont comment on them. Also for my 2 cents, several old stand byes are still worth mentiong. Gramercy is still excellent, as is gotham. Just about any Danny Meyer rest is consitently good Table, union sq, gramercy etc. I tend to stay away from Chowdorow places, as they are more concened with looks than substance. And Veritas for the wine of course even though the pricing is a bit high. Etats Unis on the upper east for a changing menu is very cool also.

[Ecstatic]

I voted for Le Bernardin, but I also like Joel Robuchon and David Bouley. The warm sea urchin dish at Joel Robuchon and the seared foie gras at David Bouley are outstanding. I would like to try Masa someday.

Somehow, K, I knew you would have sampled some of these fine restaurants. I have not eaten at any of them. I do have a favorite NY restaurant....