Japanese Culture in New York - Chopsticks NY

Refined cooking technique adds finesse to the Garden Café’s casual party dishes. Quiet and intimate, with the high glass ceiling the Garden Café’s spacious room gives you complete relaxation during the entire party.

Japanese boutique hotel, The Kitano New York's Garden Cafe restaurant offers a special $50 party plan with unlimited drinks (not including tax and tip) until Jan. 31. The casual yet sophisticated restaurant serves modern American cuisine using fresh and healthy ingredients and at $50, this menu selections with 3 hours all-you-can-drink is an incredible value perfect for the holiday season.
Drink selection includes unlimited beer, wine and soft drink served with a delicious menu of Fried Calamari with Sweet Thai Chili Sauce, Meatballs with Tomato Sauce, Penne Pasta with Roman-Parmesan Alfredo Sauce, Pizza: Margherita / Shiitake Mushroom with Gruyere, and assorted holiday cookies plus coffee and tea.
For an additional fee, get a little more variety and make orders from a customized menu, such as assorted sushi or Wasabi Herb Crusted Roasted Beef Sirloin.
Featuring high ceilings, this spacious venue is perfect for a relaxing private party, and the package plan can be used for any event. Reservations start at 30 people, with a maximum capacity of 60 people.
Exclusively, Chopsticks NY readers who make a reservation will receive a $100 gift certificate for the hotel’s Hakubai Japanese restaurant. When booking, mention the Chopsticks NY ad.

The pork chops, Xuong Nuong, are grilled and marinated with lemongrass and served with a carefully selected, perfectly complementary pickled cucumber salad. At $13.50 for dinner (3 pieces) and $8.50 for lunch (2 pieces), this generously-sized dish also comes with a choice of white, brown, or sticky rice.

Saigon Grill has something for everyone: a quiet place to enjoy your meal, an atmosphere to socialize and meet with your friends and, above all, a place where you can return to time and time again for a delicious and satisfying meal.
Reviewed and featured by many media outlets, the restaurant has stayed the Upper West Side neighbors’ beloved eatery for over 10 years. Though it recently changed management, long-time customers can still enjoy their favorite dishes and newcomers can learn all about the various Vietnamese food selections.
Some of the menu items that have kept customers coming back include: the pork chops Xuong Nuong, teriyaki steak cubes Bo Luc Lac, noodle dishes, homemade jalapeno sauce, homemade lemon sauce, Thai and ginger iced teas, and Vietnamese hot and iced coffees. Another menu favorite is Bun Xao, stir-fried soft rice noodles with vegetables and choice of shrimp, chicken or beef. The peanut ingredients are optional and can be removed, if necessary.
Furthermore, the restaurant strives to accommodate all different dietary restrictions and food preferences so that there is even a “create your own dish” option for customers to mix their choice of meat, vegetables and sauce.
Once you visit Saigon Grill and try any of their signature dishes, you will understand why its many loyal customers think of eating nowhere else.

Their huge dining space, including two large party rooms and a bar counter, can accommodate 300 people. Parties for more than 30 people can be arranged.

Sautéed Lobster: Lobster served over cannellini bean puree, drizzled with American sauce oil.

Greenwich Grill serves Italian cuisine with an infusion of Japanese flavors. From Dec. 20 to 25,they will offer a Holiday Course for $70. The 7-course dinner includes a starter, hot & cold appetizers, pasta, two main dishes and dessert. The traditional ravioli soup from Toscana, Tortelli in Brodo, should not be missed.

Served in a sizzling hot stone pot, Gobdol Bibimbap is a healthy and tasty option with an abundance of vegetables.

Recommended this winter is seafood hot pot soup, Soon Doo Boo Chi Gae. Featuring plenty of tofu, shrimp, clam and squid, and highlighting the soup's full flavor blend of homemade spices, it warms your body as well as your heart. Han Bat has just opened its second location on 452 Broad Ave. in Palisades Park, New Jersey in October.

Yum Goon-Chieng, a salad of grilled Chinese sausage and vegetables with lime dressing is refreshing on the palate.

Opened 40 years ago and now with 3 branches, Pongsri stays true to authentic, classic Thai cuisine. This popular favorite Pad Key Mao, known as “Drunken Noodle,” consists of stir fried broad rice noodles with herbs and chili paste, giving off a lovely aroma of basil. This spicy dish pairs perfectly with sweet Thai ice tea or Thai beer.