(aged.)
10702 70th Rd
Forest Hills , NY 11375
(718) 544-2433
Food 5
Ambiance 6
Service 5
Overall 16
Good for drinks
So I have been off vacationing in Portugal for the holidays, hence my lack of blogging. But prior to my trip out, on the December 17th Thursday, I had the unfortunate experiance of eating at (aged.). My husband and I were in the neigborhood of Forest Hillas after having dropped my sister off at the airport and figured we were sure to find a cool dinner bet along Austin Street. Occupying the space formerly housing Rouge, a french restaurant, a glance inside the window whetted my appetite. Its no casual Peter Luger's. Sleek wooded interior with funky metal lighting. We arrived around 7 pm, and the place although medium in size, was about half way full. A deceptively good sign I thought. We promptly were seated and quickly ordered. My husband had been hankering for a burger and I for some good steak so we figured this place would be a perfect settlement. We started with the $7 apple raspberry candied walnut spinach salad. Heavy on an overly vinagered dressing, I gave up after a few bites and hoped for the best with my $19 hanger steak. I ordered it bloody, which in NY is still not enought to gurantee rareness. I was hoping a steakhouse could handle the order though. My husband stuck to his guns and ventured for the $14 angus burger with blue cheese and mushrooms. My steak arrived medium rare with an uninspired mash of potatoes but a tasty though small side of vegetables. I returned it immediately and waited for some true rare steak to reappear. My husband's burger although very flavorful had the bizarre consistency of wood chips. I have never had a burger like this, sawdust dry although it was actually perfectly cooked medium. I have no idea what kind of angus was in there but it was a true travesty for 14 dollars. The fries accompanying the burger were adequate, but nothing memorable. When my steak returned tableside, it proved not worth waiting for. It had an off tangy taste, almost gamey, was under seasoned and generally not much to write home about. After a few bites I desisted, finished the tasty greens and pondered the sad situation. I suppose (aged .)might be a good place for a drink if you are in the Forest Hills area. But never mind the food. A steakhouse that can't make a spinach salad, burger or a hanger steak is a very pathetic steakhouse indeed.
The Quest continues......
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Jade Eatery and Lounge
Jade Eatery and Lounge
1 Station Sq., Queens, NY 11375
at Continental Ave.
718-793-2203
Food 7
Ambiance 7
Service 5
Overall 19
Good for groups and pairs who like cool vibes and asian tapas and cheap sushi
So my husband found Jade when we were looking for a cool lounge in Queens to hang in. We ended up going to another place that night but wound up here for dinner last week Saturday night with a 7 pm reservation. Jade is in the pricey Forest Hills Gardens area of Queens. It boasts a large restaurant with a separate Morrocan lounge and focuses on pain asian cuisine. The interior is modern and sleek with a dash of Asian provided by the multiple Buddha statues throughout. Low white chairs and wooden banquets. Dim lights and clubby music combine to make it a funky place for groups. When we arrived the place was virtually empty and quiet.As the night progressed and more people arrived, the heavily windowed space maintained a quiet noise level. We were seated promptly and were somewhat overwhelmed by the expansive menu which was everywhere in terms of price.
Tapas start at 6 and go up to 15. Mains were usually starting at 12-20 dollars. Sushi was generally 3 dollars a piece with rolls only 4 dollars, except for signature rolls which were 20 dollars. The menu is primarily chinese and japanese, with a few indian and thai inspired entrees. They also have a good size dselection of sakes , white and red wines at reasonable prices. We decided to chow on tapas and cheap sushi, as the main entrees sounded fairly standard , without any compelling taste combiantions. We sampled 3 sakes, the ozeki unfiltered , a asian pear flavored one, and a more basic clear sake. All were pretty tasty and complemented our foods very well.They also have a standard martini menu but surprisingly NO sake inspired cocktails which I though was very odd and a missed opportunity for some creative bartending.
For tapas, we had scallion pancakes, red snapper tacos, tuna tataki, grilled shrimp skewers, dim sum dumplings and a special broiled scallop appetizer. We also ordered salmon and yellowtail sushi, a shrimp tempura roll and a crunchy spicy tuna roll. Of the tapas menu, the stars were the tuna tataki , the dim sum dumplings and the shrimp. Although the tataki was a very small portion and somewhat drowing in the sauce it was served with, it was perfectly cooked and seasoned with an interesting combination of soy, ginger, sugar and maybe cilantro. The dim sum dumplings were my husband's favorite, thin doughed dumplings filled with a ginger garlic mash of chicken or beef. I found them tasty but not extremely original in flavoring or presentation. My favorite of the tapas was the grilled shrimp, a lovingly charred sizable order of 5 mildy spicy sweet shrimp .The scallion pancakes were of the unfortunate greasy and doughy variety.The red snapper won for the worst tapas award,with virtually no snapper they were overfilled with a peculiarly flavored avocado mash layered in stale tasting corn taco shells. The broiled scallops were a surprisingly good portion of 8-10 medium sized scallops flavored with orange, light soy and some spice. Well cooked but not ultrafresh. As you can tell none of the tapas were very inventive or jaw dropping in taste. When you look at the tapas menu it is basically standard appetizers from many Asian cuisines with a few variations throw in for dramatic effect.
The undisputed star of the meal was really the sushi, which came ultra fresh with fairly sizable portions for the price. At the price point and for the ambiance of the space, it is an excellent deal..
Service was very attentive througout. My only issue with the service is that after being seated at our table, I noticed our chair backs were crazy low providing no back support . Since I have a bad back, I asked our waitress if we could switch to the banquet sitting. At this point the restaurant was still very empty. She looked at me blankly and just kept repeating "but that is not my section". I persisted and she with an exasperated look stated she needed to speak to the manager for his royal ok. When he comes over, he starts repeating the same mantra that this is not her section but finally relented. It was weird because after we finally moved she stayed on as our waitress.
So skip the tapas, get your mains at a cheaper authentic Asian restuarant and focus on good bargain price sushi with tasty sake in a chill atmosphere.
The Quest continues.....
1 Station Sq., Queens, NY 11375
at Continental Ave.
718-793-2203
Food 7
Ambiance 7
Service 5
Overall 19
Good for groups and pairs who like cool vibes and asian tapas and cheap sushi
So my husband found Jade when we were looking for a cool lounge in Queens to hang in. We ended up going to another place that night but wound up here for dinner last week Saturday night with a 7 pm reservation. Jade is in the pricey Forest Hills Gardens area of Queens. It boasts a large restaurant with a separate Morrocan lounge and focuses on pain asian cuisine. The interior is modern and sleek with a dash of Asian provided by the multiple Buddha statues throughout. Low white chairs and wooden banquets. Dim lights and clubby music combine to make it a funky place for groups. When we arrived the place was virtually empty and quiet.As the night progressed and more people arrived, the heavily windowed space maintained a quiet noise level. We were seated promptly and were somewhat overwhelmed by the expansive menu which was everywhere in terms of price.
Tapas start at 6 and go up to 15. Mains were usually starting at 12-20 dollars. Sushi was generally 3 dollars a piece with rolls only 4 dollars, except for signature rolls which were 20 dollars. The menu is primarily chinese and japanese, with a few indian and thai inspired entrees. They also have a good size dselection of sakes , white and red wines at reasonable prices. We decided to chow on tapas and cheap sushi, as the main entrees sounded fairly standard , without any compelling taste combiantions. We sampled 3 sakes, the ozeki unfiltered , a asian pear flavored one, and a more basic clear sake. All were pretty tasty and complemented our foods very well.They also have a standard martini menu but surprisingly NO sake inspired cocktails which I though was very odd and a missed opportunity for some creative bartending.
For tapas, we had scallion pancakes, red snapper tacos, tuna tataki, grilled shrimp skewers, dim sum dumplings and a special broiled scallop appetizer. We also ordered salmon and yellowtail sushi, a shrimp tempura roll and a crunchy spicy tuna roll. Of the tapas menu, the stars were the tuna tataki , the dim sum dumplings and the shrimp. Although the tataki was a very small portion and somewhat drowing in the sauce it was served with, it was perfectly cooked and seasoned with an interesting combination of soy, ginger, sugar and maybe cilantro. The dim sum dumplings were my husband's favorite, thin doughed dumplings filled with a ginger garlic mash of chicken or beef. I found them tasty but not extremely original in flavoring or presentation. My favorite of the tapas was the grilled shrimp, a lovingly charred sizable order of 5 mildy spicy sweet shrimp .The scallion pancakes were of the unfortunate greasy and doughy variety.The red snapper won for the worst tapas award,with virtually no snapper they were overfilled with a peculiarly flavored avocado mash layered in stale tasting corn taco shells. The broiled scallops were a surprisingly good portion of 8-10 medium sized scallops flavored with orange, light soy and some spice. Well cooked but not ultrafresh. As you can tell none of the tapas were very inventive or jaw dropping in taste. When you look at the tapas menu it is basically standard appetizers from many Asian cuisines with a few variations throw in for dramatic effect.
The undisputed star of the meal was really the sushi, which came ultra fresh with fairly sizable portions for the price. At the price point and for the ambiance of the space, it is an excellent deal..
Service was very attentive througout. My only issue with the service is that after being seated at our table, I noticed our chair backs were crazy low providing no back support . Since I have a bad back, I asked our waitress if we could switch to the banquet sitting. At this point the restaurant was still very empty. She looked at me blankly and just kept repeating "but that is not my section". I persisted and she with an exasperated look stated she needed to speak to the manager for his royal ok. When he comes over, he starts repeating the same mantra that this is not her section but finally relented. It was weird because after we finally moved she stayed on as our waitress.
So skip the tapas, get your mains at a cheaper authentic Asian restuarant and focus on good bargain price sushi with tasty sake in a chill atmosphere.
The Quest continues.....
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