MOMA - Cafe 2

...this is the more casual dining options located in the NY's Museum of Modern Art.

You read the giant menu board and place your order with the cashier. She hands you a number and you take a seat. A waiter serves your order after he/she finds your number.

I tried the tramezzini crustless sandwich - grilled portabello with marinated red peppers, buttermilk frizzled onions and herb mayonaise ($10) served with mixed greens and more frizzed onions. This was very good.

I also has a lemonade ($4) and tiramisu ($7) which was quite creamy.

The Counter

"A" and tried this new Times Square burger place for lunch today. The Counter is located at 1451 Broadway.

It's a small place for this area and quickly became very crowded after we had been seated.

"A" and I both had a 1/3 beef burger ($8.95) with your choice of cheese (I had Gruyere), 4 toppings (I had pickle ships, tomatoes, corn salsa and grilled onions), sauce (steak) and bun (we both ordered whole grain). And you can add extra cheese or toppings ("A" added bacon for $1).

And we shared a Fifty-Fifty side which was a combination of onion rings and fries ($5.95). The sides were served very quickly we ranch dressing and bbq sauce so we filled up on them. The onion rings were very good.

Our waitress said the burgers are usually cooked "very pink", but my burger was more medium well than medium rare. The burgers were good, but not fantasic.

Cheeburger Cheeburger

...this chain has a restaurant in NYC's borough of Queens at 108-50 Queens Blvd. in Forest Hills. The decor is retro/50's diner.

I had the Semi serious burger (1/3 lb) with American Cheese, tomato and lettuce ($6.99) and a small order of onion rings ($2.99). The burgers are made with 100% all natural Angus beef. And the fries and rings are fried with cholesterol-free peanut oil.

I created my own shake ($5.79) with cookies n cream, s'mores and macadamia. The shakes are made with Edy's ice cream.

A good caloric meal!

15 North Roadside Kitchen - Charlotte

I was in Charlotte for business and went out to dinner at this new restaurant near the Southpark area of Charlotte. It's very casual with good, homey food.

We shared the crab cake and grilled calamari for appetizer and threw in an order of parmesan fries and onion rings. Of course, the fried stuff was great.

"A" had the pork chop which must have been double cut because it was the size of a fist.

"J" had the pot roast.

"S" had the daily special of double cheese lasagna.

I had the boneless buttermilk fried chicken which was good, but not as crispy as I generally like.

The for dessert we shared a slice of cheesecake and chocolate layer cake (served with a shot of cold whole milk). The desserts were okay, but pedestrian.

Harbor House Milwaukee

...is located at 550 N. Harbor Drive right on the Lake.

This open, airy, bright restaurant has lovely views and excellent seafood.

We started at the bar with wine and onion rings - light and delicious!

Then when we were seated we shared 3 dozen oysters, fried calamari and crab cakes. I had the scallops with mashed potatoes for my entree. For dessert I had the key lime pie. I wish it had more meringue.

Overall a very good dinner in Milwaukee!

I noticed the crowd tended to be the older demographic and that might be based on the pricepoints

Bill's Bar & Burgers

Bill's is located in NYC's Meat Packing District at 22 Ninth Avenue.

"T" had the Sunset And Vine - Bill’s classic with cheese topped with lettuce, tomato and special sauce. I had Bill’s Classic With American Cheese served with lettuce, tomato and pickles on the side (each $5.95). We were both happy with our burgers - flavorful and juicy, but not messy.

And for an appetizer we split a New York Hot Dog onion relish, sauerkraut, mustard (Hatfield All-Beef Hot Dogs. Crispy And Caramelized On Top Split Bun) - $3.95. The hot dog had a nice snap quality when you bit into it.

We asked the waitress is we could get a half order of each and the chef agreed:
Beer Battered Onion Rings (full order $3.50)

French Fries (Hand Cut Daily, Top Notch Kennebec Potatoes, Sprinkled With Sea Salt) - full order $3.50

I had a Specialty Shake (made with hand dipped premium ice cream) -

Oreo vanilla ice cream, loads of oreos, chocolate syrup $6.95. It was very thick and there were lots of cookie chunks.

There is a full bar and "T" ordered a margarita.

We skipped dessert because nothing sounded too compelling and 3 out of 4 were ice cream based. Since I had a shake I didn't want to be redundant.

Service was friendly and quick. The manager stopped by several times to check on us. We will be sure to return.