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Cool Dog

New food-related places abound!

1) Jamba Juice. After buying my new pair of hot shoes i needed a refreshing beverage. Starting in the late '90s people were raving about Jamba Juice and i didn't have a chance to try it until tonight. There's a new shop on University and 14th St, which didn't have a long ass line so i went for a Mango A Go-Go smoothie. You can choose a "boost" of vitamins to mix into your drink, so i chose the Energy Boost. My smoothie was very good: the consistency was smooth yet icy, sort of like a creamy perfect Slurpee. It was a little tart and freshly mango. I would definitely go back to try other flavors; the next one i'm getting is the Peanut Butter Moo'd.

2) F&B Gudt Food. be and i had plans to watch a movie in Chelsea so we headed there in search of dinner. Neither of us is familiar with the dining options there, so we went to a Barnes and Noble to check out some guidebooks. This isn't touristy, it's smart - no walking around aimlessly! We found a listing for a "European street food" place with many vegetarian options, F&B, on 23rd St and 8th Ave, which happened to be across from the theater. It's mainly a hot dog joint, serving them up with fancy toppings. They offer 6 different vegetarian hot dogs; we both chose the "Prairie Dog" with guacamole, chopped tomato and cheddar cheese. We noticed that the menu board had silly "dog" names for everything while the printed take out menu's names were based on areas of London or countries in Europe...be thinks the names might have changed due to stupid Americans. We really liked the guacamole dog but the frites were lacking. They tasted more like regular french fries instead of real Belgian frites. You don't even get mayonnaise to dip them into! (If you don't know the wonders of real Belgian frites, you must check out Pomme Frites on 2nd Ave and 7th St! My most favorite dipping sauce there is the "especial," ketchup, mayo and chopped raw onion = so good!) I totally thought of O when i saw the "Cool Dog" dessert: vanilla ice cream dog, sweet bun, whipped cream and chocolate.

3) Brick Oven Pizza 33. Double dinner tonight! be and i went directly across the street, directly after F&B to 33 for a slice each. I chose a regular slice while be opted for fresh mozzarella and basil. Although better than expected, the pizza wasn't raveworthy. The crust was too soft for our liking. Until someplace proves otherwise, the best pizza is always in the boroughs.

4) Smoothie Mix Skittles. be really wanted to try the new flavors. So did i, so i ate some even though they have gelatin in them. Now that i've had each flavor (peach pear is particularly tasty) i won't eat them again.

posted by beXn @ 4:28 AM