Tag Archives: east village
Cafe Orlin…then Peels for dessert
Today Sonia and I had an impromptu brunch at Cafe Orlin, a bustling, straight-forward, American/Middle-Eastern East Village restaurant that never fails to form a line of hungry patrons outside its door. Surprisingly, though, at around 12pm today we were seated … Continue reading
Filed under American, Brunch, Craving Sweets, East Village, Erin A La Mode, Erin's Favorites, Middle Eastern
Maharlika visit #2
I just finished off another impressive meal at my new favorite place, Maharlika. The Filipino restaurant is situated on one of the best foodie streets in the village, but fits in perfectly with its neighboring hot spots Caracas and Porchetta. … Continue reading
Filed under Erin's Favorites, Filipino, Fun Group Dinner
Maharlika – new location
Having had brunch at Maharlika’s East Village pop up location, I had no doubt that I would leave their new spot sufficiently satisfied after trying their dinner menu tonight. I was able to plan my full course of action thanks … Continue reading
Filed under Affordable Date, East Village, Erin's Favorites
Maharlika
The second I read the inspiring Serious Eats post about Nicole Ponseca, brains behind Filipino pop-up Maharlika, I wrote her an email to score a table for my mom, my sister and me. As a half Filipino raised in a very … Continue reading
Filed under Asian, Brunch, East Village, Erin's Favorites, Filipino
Mercadito Cantina – a perfect cheap weekend cheap eat fiesta
Friday rolled around and I wanted Mexican, but I didn’t want the two extremes of common Mexican restaurants: a really cheap hole in the wall/chain or a super over priced and overdone upscale establishments (such as the shitty dos caminos … Continue reading
Filed under Affordable Date, East Village, Mexican, West Village
