Nosmo King: Trippin': New York City

Friday, October 29, 2010

Trippin': New York City - Cafeteria

119 7th Ave
New York, NY 10011

My last meal in New York took place at Cafeteria. Now don't let the name of the place fool you. It's actually a really cool and trendy place to go eat twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week. We got there pretty late and there was this line about five people deep waiting by the door. A door manned by a bouncer looking guy. A bouncer? He takes down the number of people in your party and relays it to the hostess inside. When the hostess is ready for you, he lets you in. So much pomp and circumstance! But whatevs. So after waiting for a short while, we were ushered in and brought down to this bottom floor where it felt like there was a party going on. The room was really small with maybe six cozy tables and a full service bar. There was a girl who was celebrating her last day working at Cafeteria. The bartender yelled out this crazy number of years she had worked there and then told everyone to buy her to drink. Uh ... that's okay I don't think so buddy. Their group was so plastered that they were dancing around and doing their own interpretive dancing. It was quite beautiful to watch. We had a good time talking, laughing and drinking. The best moment of the night had to be when one of the guys started cat calling and howling at some scantily clad 'lady' who was seductively dancing against this column with her back to us, and then his howling turned into a scream when the 'lady' turned around to reveal herself as a dood. Haha. It was hilarious! It was like LGBT night or something cos we saw guys in drag and even this guy in some type of scary queen of hearts make-up. The food was okay. For a twenty-four hour place, it definitely beats Denny's or IHOP.

Old school meatballs, roasted tomato sauce, grilled rustic bread

"Mac Attack": Macaroni and cheese trio sampler of cheddar and fontina, smoked gouda and bacon, and truffle oil. The one with truffle oil was the best, of course.