Pukk

Last Friday I went to Pukk for dinner with my mom. Pukk is a vegetarian Thai restaurant and I was looking forward to eating there considering I hadn't eaten Thai food in ages. We had to wait around 25 minutes for a table which wasn't that bad.

For an appetizer, we ordered spring rolls.

Spring Rolls with Pineapple Sauce

These were delicious! They were fried perfectly and they were so tasty. I enjoyed the dipping sauce a lot.

For my entree, I ordered the spicy eggplant tofu

Spicy Eggplant Tofu: crispy tofu, bell peppers, eggplant, and basil in spicy basil sauce.

It also came with a side of brown rice (not pictured). My entree was fantastic. I love crispy deep fried tofu and I love basil so this was a perfect combination. The eggplants were delicious too. I was happy I chose this entree. The portion was big but I managed to finish it.

My mom ordered Pad Thai

Pad Thai: Smoked tofu, bean sprouts, and peanuts.

It may look small in the picture but the portion was huge. My mom was only able to eat a third of it and took the rest home. I tried a little and I thought it was good but oily.

I was pretty impressed by Pukk and definitely plan to go back again. The restaurant was nicely designed, especially for the small space they had. It was clean and the food was tasty and very reasonably priced. The service was friendly which is always nice!

Pukk
71 1st Avenue between East 4th and East 5th
New York, NY
http://www.pukknyc.com/

Peacefood Cafe

A few weeks ago I went to Peacefood Cafe for dinner with my mom. Peacefood is one of my favorites in New York and I have been there many times. Pretty much everything I have tried has been amazing, and tonight was no different!

For my entree, I ordered for the specials menu. I chose the Thai Green Curry.

Thai Green Curry: Assorted vegetables and tofu in green curry sauce, basmati rice, and jicama salad

I have ordered this several times (it is always on the specials menu) and it never disappoints! I love everything in it, especially the yams in curry sauce. I also love the jicama salad. It tastes like it has some kind of lemon sauce on it. Yum.

My mom ordered the Pan Seared French Horn Mushrooms Sandwich.

Pan Seared French Horn Mushrooms Sandwich: French Horn mushrooms, sun dried tomatoes, arugula and mint and basil pesto on homemade foccacia bread

I tried a little and I thought it was delicious. I love the foccacia bread, it is amazing!

For dessert, we split a Chocolate-Mocha roll.

Chocolate-Mocha roll

It was good but unfortunately I couldn't taste the mocha too well.

Also, the owner, Eric, was so kind and gave me a muffin to take home.

Hummingbird Muffin

I'm not too sure what was in but it tasted very good! I could taste coconut (which I love) and pecans.

Peacefood Cafe
460 Amsterdam Avenue at West 82nd St.
New York, NY
www.peacefoodcafe.com

Two Lunches at Candle Cafe

This weekend I had two lunches at Candle Cafe. Candle is quickly becoming one of my favorite restaurants in New York, I am loving their food!

Saturday I met up with my dad for lunch. We had to wait about 20 minutes for a table which was short considering we had waited over an hour at Angelica Kitchen the day before. I couldn't decide between the Jamaican Wrap special or the stir fry. I finally ended up choosing the stir fry because it is less messy to eat.

Ginger Miso Stir Fry: vegetables and tofu in a ginger-miso sauce over brown rice.

I thought the stir fry was alright but I probably would not order it again. The tofu pieces were a little too soft for my taste and the sauce was very strong. But the meal was extremely filling.

My dad ordered beet salad (not pictured) which looked good although I didn't try any.

For desert, I ordered the carrot cake.

It was a little bland but I still enjoyed it.

Sunday, my dad and I were in the neighborhood and considering there are not a lot of vegan options on the Upper East Side we stopped by Candle Cafe for lunch again. This time we didn't have to wait which was nice.

I couldn't decide between two specials, the wrap or the Indian Plate. The waitress reccomended the Indian Plate so that's what I went with.

Indian Plate: sweet potato curry, black-eyed pea masala, yellow basmati rice, date-raisin chutney, cabbage salad and parata bread

I was so happy I decided on the Indian Plate, it was amazing! I absolutely loved the sweet potato curry, it was so tasty! It even had a yam in it which I love even more than sweet potatoes. The black eyed pea masala was great too. Once again, I loved the parata bread, it tastes so good!

My dad ordered an Aztec Salad (not pictured). I tried a little and I thought it was very good. I loved the barbeque tempeh. Yum.

For desert, I ordered a special, chocolate chip bundt cake. It came with ice cream and I chose the mocha flavor.

Chocolate Chip Bundt Cake with Mocha Swirl Ice Cream

The cake was delicious! I love how they drizzle it with dark and white chocolate sauces. The mocha ice cream scoop is amazing, as well.

I love how Candle Cafe has so many specials everyday. I wish my other favorite restaurants would learn from them!