Manhattan Bites!

I am not sure I even liked the food very much at Milon 2, but man is it worth checking this place out.  Plus, I didn't get sick so I guess that's a plus!  Still trying to figure out what is triggering crazy stomach aches after each meal.  

I wish I could recommend this place for the ambiance and the delectable food, but I doubt I can do either.
All I can say is....You seriously have to go here.  

Milon is located on 1st avenue right adjacent to the always lovely Caravan of Dreams.  You can't miss it.  There are 3 Restaurants total, two upstairs and one downstairs and there are men outside screaming and yelling at you to pick their restaurant for your dining needs.  Go up the stairs and to the left and enter...well...I don't know...enter a sort of hellish nightmare in a space as big as an airplane, no overhead room and packed to the brim with the most amount of lights ever.  How this place is not a fire hazard, I don't know.

I felt like a video may be the best way to share the craziness with you. Dominic took a video with his phone, so pardon the poor quality...at least you can see how ridiculous this place is.

Tip: say it is your Birthday and the lights flicker on and off and crazy Birthday music plays. Let's just say it was a lot of people's "Birthdays" that night.







The only thing that remotely saved this place in terms of my tummy were the Banana Pakoras, which I had never had before.  They are like a fried plantain basically, but with the tamarind sauce on them, they are pretty freakin' tasty.  If nothing else, go there, say it's your Birthday and order these.  You won't be disappointed.

Well, maybe you will be disappointed but you will definitely have had an experience!

Happy Dining!

xoh!

d

Manhattan Bites!

{I am really excited to introduce a new feature on my blog!}

This new feature is inspired by 8 Weeks to a Better Me, Week One which was a challenge to name 3 things you would do to be a better blogger. Something I am really interested in is exploring my new city using one of my favorite past-times...eating! For one of my week one challenges, I committed to blogging about this experience...it only took me a few weeks to figure out exactly what I was going to do and start exploring places, but better late than never!

I will be checking out new places, or sharing places that I already love with you via Brooklyn Bites and Manhattan Bites blog posts!

There are so many amazing places to eat in NYC and I used to travel up here from PA and down here from CT, Boston and Providence just to partake in the yummy vegan options this city has to offer.

On Sunday, I met my sister and her hubby in the Village to eat brunch at Atlas Cafe, a super yummy cozy joint that I am sure I will end up featuring here. After brunch, we sought out a vegan ice cream place my sister's friend had hyped up to her.

After visiting we realized that this place was hyped for good reason!

We checked out Stogo on East 10th St. b/w 2nd and 3rd Avenue.

After sampling a few of the different selections, anywhere from a soy based salted caramel pecan ice cream to a coconut based vanilla chocolate chip, it was a tough decision! I usually don't prefer the taste of coconut based ice creams, but their coconut based ice creams actually tasted fresh. I was told that the ice creams are made with a base of young coconut...in this case the ingredients really shine through. I usually steer clear from coconut ice creams and I was sold!

After much deliberation we decided on...what better than...a Chocolate Chip Cookie Mexican Chocolate ice cream sandwich! This Mexican Chocolate ice cream is not for the faint of heart, it has a serious kick to it!

I am definitely heading back here! I even got a frequent buyer punch card, yay!

stogo!