Aug 14 2022

Rothchild’s Coffee & Kitchen


76 Middle Neck Road
Great Neck, NY 11021

Will return.

Awesome warm bread, and fresh salad – a side to the falafel.

Clean decor. Good service and good food.

 

At brunch, there is a party occupying two tables at the back, making the small bistro very very noisy. But I didn’t mind, given the decline this town has been experiencing, I’ll take the noise. We need a little buzz and noise, don’t we?

I was going to order the spicy cucumber cocktail but one of the ingredients – syrup stopped me.

Shakshuka is ok, will try something else next time. I took the leftover bread home – they’ll throw it away, right? The sweet busyboy even packed in a container of olive oil + balsamic reduction (sweet). Thanks

Street parking.


Aug 11 2022

Nohara


5 S Middle Neck Road
Great Neck, NY 11021

Won’t return.

It’s bit hard to give a low rating to a new biz. Especially when it looks like a few youth, perhaps friends, decided to open a shop. Maybe they aim at their own age, 20 or 30 something, who might have different opinion.

Dirty water mason jar, simply gross; no excuse.

The veg noodle OG Ramen is bland. Seaweed salad is sweet. At $9, the seaweed salad size is more like a side.

The service is really good. The kid who mans the hall is very pleasant. Perhaps my body language is less than pleased at the seaweed salad, he graciously said, “if you don’t like it, I can void or change it.”

I said no to his offer.

Wooden or bamboo spoon isn’t suitable for soup.

Restaurant biz is very competitive in this little town. We see them open, we see them close. Best of the luck.

 


Aug 1 2022

Sea Bar


7 Great Neck Road
Great Neck, NY

Will return.

This Mediterranean bistro has simple and pleasant deco. Single bathroom with changing table. Feels female touches. Female serving staff. The few staff in the kitchen seems women too. Reportedly, it owns by the same person who has the Greek Xpress at 37 Great Neck Road. About ten tables and a bar. While having our dinner, there are take outs. Good stem

– Grilled Sardine – excellent, just too big portion
– Grilled octopus – so so
– Sea bream on the bone – great
– Chardonnay by Mezzacorona Deolomiti 2020, is ok

Street parking, which is easy. Oh, love their pepper mill – will get one myself.

 


Jul 31 2022

Sushi Palace


148 Middle Neck Road
Great Neck, NY

Won’t return.

I came here when it was another sushi restaurant, with plushy flower print chairs; then it changed owner, also Japanese. Sushi Palace is definitely the third or nth after the flower chairs. The first two were ok but this one is dark and depressing. The wait staff is unpleasant.

We ordered off the menu. The food is plenty and quality is ok. Just the atmosphere killed all. There were only three tables during lunch hours this Sunday, that included us. I paid attention to the sales tax, it’s 8.625%.

Gosh, Great Neck is going downhill.

 


Jul 27 2022

SSA: social security admin


163 Mineola Blvd., 2/Fl
Mineola, NY 11501

Replacing a social security card is a breeze. The office is empty and two security guards are polite and helpful. No appointment is needed.

Street parking tho I think. Or a near by garage on First Street by Mineola Blvd. a block away.


Jul 6 2022

Ivory Kitchen


87 Main St
Port Washington, NY 11050

A neighborhood eatery on Main St. in town.

We’ve the fried chicken which is ok, and three lunch specials: large portion and salty.

Minimum tip suggested is 18%. Street parking.


Jul 1 2022

Heckscher Park


Prime Avenue and Route 25A
Huntington village, NY

This 18-acre park was a gift from August Heckscher (1848-1941) and wife Nannie to the town, population 203,264 (2021). It has tennis courts, playground, a playhouse, a museum, 9/11 memorial and a pond filled with fish, koi, turtles and gooses.

 

The museum is small. I didn’t go in. The front desk ask us to register, which is a pain. The community mecum should be free and easy to get into. A special exhibit Global Asias is going on. Google review.

 

The 9/11 memorial and the playhouse Chapin Rainbow Stage

A long distance love affair 💕

遥远的爱
🦆雅阁望天惆怅 贵妹 你在哪儿?
🐢 贵妹 轻声细语 哥 俺想你

小小池塘 居民满🈵️的
🦆 🐢 🐟 锦鲤
可能还有俺上了年纪的眼看不见的
[偷笑]

㊗️ 大家周末愉快 🥂


Jul 1 2022

Oheka bar and restaurant


135 W Gate Dr
Huntington, NY 11743

I’m looking for this business on Yelp, I spotted the question of gender bathroom. (Other businesses must have it but this is the first time I see the question.) I’m all for equality but what’s the POINT of sharing the bathroom? My experience with shared bathroom so far hasn’t been positive at places like Met Museum, etc.: bit scary to see masculine men in the little space. Wha’t more, is they usually don’t flush.

So to answer the question, I think it is No as of now.

I’ll return, given the fact that bathrooms remain separate.

The venue is great, except the valet courtyard parking – do they really need the space and the service? The parking lot is just two steps away, and pretty empty.

We sat outside, looking out to the cars and greens beyond. It’s 88 degrees day but was comfortable. The service of the restaurant is really good, so is the food. We’ve Burrata and quinoa salads. For drink, we’ve Brooklyn draft and Clos du Bois Chardonnay – all are delicious, especially the burrata.

   

Google

It is an event venue, with a hotel (on the second and third floor) and many rooms for occasions.

 


Charlie Chaplin Room at the Castle. According to this FB,  The owner Otto Kahn (1867-1934; Otto Hermann Kahn) was a personal friend of Charlie Chaplin. This room is filled photographs and posters of the actor. Also Douglas Fairbanks. Otto Kahn’s estate, known as Oheka Castle, became his family


Jun 29 2022

Bus service

Bus 20G’s stop on Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing. This is one of the Nassau Inter-Bounty Express Lines, outside of New York City. Daxi is pretty popular Sichuan cuisine restaurant.


Jun 19 2022

Trail View state park

This park bordering Nassau-Suffolk is relatively new: since 2002. The narrow park, runs between 2 other state parks: Bethpage and Cold Spring Harbor. We parked at Woodbury Road lot, (it doesn’t seem to have a bathroom) and walked white trail.

Green, green and very green. The white/yellow flowers are Japanese honeysuckle.

Panicum and Honeysuckle plant

Wineberry and Oriental lady’s-thumb smartweed