Ah, so lovely. Those were some of the nicest flowers I've ever given timaf, period. Such a delightful farmers market. Such an insightful book vendor (#communism). And such a lovely place to just sit down, chill, and play. We picked up some fruit, flowers, and just sat. Drank some coffee. Closed her eyes for a second and to reopen them with my phone in her face. Trees, gorgeous. Lighting, it's all there. Go there. Right now. Even in the winter I bet it's a beaut.
Rich and flavorful. Nothing but flavor in every single plate. From the noodles to the meat, to the veggies, it was filled with flavor from end to end. The service was wonderful and so so kind. The aesthetic throughout from the platery to the wall paintings were just so interesting. Close to my office, I'd love to come again.
Such incredible korean food. I love Korean food, and not just for the flavor, but for the cultural aspects. Such as banchan. It reminds me of the Syrian breakfast that I have with my family in not only again, the flavor, but in the sharing aspect. It's so well done here. And don't even get me started on the taste, because it's of course there, all delicately spread out with such magnificent service.
Beautiful flowers, amazing service. The owner really knows his stuff. And not because I know my stuff, but because he always be telling the truth about the world. Happy wife, happy life. As well as having a beautiful array of flowers. Some that I've never really seen before.
Has really solid coffee. Never once did the coffee feel subpar or watered out. The coffee always comes out strong, even when they're in latte form. The flavor of the lattes too are strong and genuine, not the cheap feeling. They're baked goods are great, and have great seating. Love me the windows surrounding the place. Bathrooms are good, not great but good and well-kept.
Warm, familiar, home. Syrian breakfast but on a whole 'nother level. Randomly, we find a straight up Syrian restaurant here in Providence RI. Although it has "Sweets" in it's name, don't be fooled. For it does everything. Tbh I am not sure the exact distinctions between haleb (Aleppo) cuisine and the one I grew up with (since my family was from the outskirts of Damascus), but damn did it feel like home. But again, elevated. Everything tasted so damn GOOD. Just the quality of the khbiz (bread), the hummus, mahamareh. And oh man the fatayer. You know we took leftovers.
This is what diners are all about. Retro aesthetic, latest place open, safe shelter during the rain (or shine), and anything you can imagine is here. Quite a wide array of things to choose from but, I always had a limited set of things I wanted to get in my mind. Something something chicken, something something burger, with disco waffle fries, and get me a diet coke too, please. My cousin and I would come here not too often but not once in a blue moon, either. It was that thing that never changed, no matter what era we were in. Gave me that sense that everything is going to be alright.
It's hard to complain about this one. Put bread with cheese and some other additive and you have a recipe for some very tasty dishes. The mhamara was great, but the cheese with soujouk (it was soujouk) I think was my favorite. Ofc, given it's name, the sweets were delicious but too much for me lol.
Well well well. This is probably one of my most visited cafes. I am in love with Boonton. But over time, I've come less and less because of it's mainstreamification, cause it's always so busy! There's nowhere to sit. But it's coffee, it's food (when I get it), great. Above par cafe quality. I love sitting by that window on rainy days.
Ain't nothing winning my heart over this one. I have been here so many times, it's more than the fingers on my two hands. Everything is perfect here. The place. The service. The food. I actually forgot, they have one flaw: the bathroom. The bathroom is almost always in not the best condition. But that also does show the sort of "realness" that you get out of a place like Hong Ban Jang. Only Korean people come here. I'm almost always the only white person. The food is just so immaculate I mean, everything I've gotten has tasted splendid. The jajangmyeon, the japchae, the kimchi fried rice, the wings, the kimchi fried rice with squid, the gunandu, the tangsuyuk—I'm not lying I can go a lot longer. Really, the last thing I have yet to truly deep dive here is the jjamppong. I know some of y'all will call me a fake one for not giving that a true deep dive since that's one of the things they're mainly known for. But hate all you want, I'm enjoying their food!