East Coastin' :)

So this past weekend from the 17th-21st (originally planned to the 20th but oh well) I was in NYC :) I was so excited. I Haven't gone somewhere strictly for leisure in a very, very, long time. Years probably. But So..I think I'm going to chronicle this somewhat a la xppinkx style. Lots of food pictures! Haha I shot a lot of vid footage because you guys know I'm more of a youtuber than a blogger

Broke my right thumb nail right before take off....Lame. I know. Ive only recently been able to figure out how to grow my nails out...that and I wanted my nails to be perfect/pretty. Clearly a great start to the trip! lol *I'm holding the piece that broke off*

Had a Connecting flight in the ATL airport...Look! They were like mini hotel rooms that had a bed, wireless Internet etc and you could nap or work on your stuff in between flights :) The airport also had trashcans that automatically sorted out and compacted recyclables *fancyfancy*

So then I landed. And he already knew I was hungry so...off to be fed! Lol :) I hadn't eaten all day, and for me that's just not acceptable...I eat 4-5x a day. So I was once again...really really hungry.

Joe's Shanghai

13621 37th Ave

Flushing, NY 11354

Yummmyyy :D You bite inside the dumplings and all this soup and beefy goodness comes out. Its amazing when sprinkled with a little bit of Chinese dark vinegar :) Think Din Tai Fung's Juicy pork dumplings but much much bigger!

Went to Ten Ren's (one of my favorite boba chains) in Flushing...This is kind of when I realized NY and Socal boba are NOT the same. Lol...I'm guessing its just different tastes? In socal we only use those rounded tops if you're getting a slushy drink...but everywhere we went they always use those rounded tops..I'm always paranoid that it'll fall off! haha

That and the tea was different, even from the other Ten Rens I've been to...and the boba isn't as chewy or sweet. Hmm :[ haha So then after this I had a hardcore food coma and compensated for all the sleep I hadn't got. Woke up and then off to dinner :)!

Sea Thai Restaurant and Bistro

114 N 6th St

(between Wythe Ave & Berry St)

Brooklyn, ot :)!

Our seat right next to the mini lake inside...It was the last seat and so my seat was to the wall and we had a cute dark corner :) Best seat in the house in my opinion =] Haha even if the wait was 1+ hours

My pad thai and his Drunken Man's Noodle...They were both actually really delicious with generous portions. I ate some the next day! haha :) Some of my favorite food from the weekend

Day 2- Saturday

So all we did was go and eat. We went to Chinatown and had some horrible Chinese food (M cafe or something...his friend rec'd it for late dim sum but it was a total fail LOL) but I actually have a very poor digestive system and had to retire early right as we got to Soho because my stomach was hurting me so badly x.X So I only have pictures from dinner. I have a OOTD video at this restaurant too! Use the bathroom and feel the towels...I remember the first time I went to a Ruth's Chris I wanted to steal all the paper towels. Maybe its my Chinese side *probably* haha but they're seriously amazingly soft and feel like fabric!

So we opted for the prix-fixe menu. Ruth's Chris came out with this...I think three or so years ago? I forget. Maybe 4..regardless ITS SUCH A GOOD DEAL :) They have a 39.99/person and 49.99/person option. You get your choice of starter (soup, salad etc), main course, a personal portion side (which is big enough to share still lol) and dessert. Love love love. Ruth's Chris is one of my FAVORITE steak places, and my favorite chain steakhouse. The steaks are delicious and come out on 400 degree plates (theyll burn you if you touch em!) that keep your steak nice and hot :D

I love hot foods HOT and colds food SUPER cold...Ill re-heat soup 2-3 times when I eat it :x so...Ruths Chris = perfection to me :)

I chose the Cesar's Salad. Nom NOm. I love these :D ill never make them myself though because store-bought dressings are never as good as the restaurant's I feel. And they're so bad for you anyways. haha

My filet mignon with shrimp on top...delicious. Drooling right now thinking about it! Medium rare...just how I like it :D With a side of mashed potatoes (which I also highly recommend...thats what I always eat here with my steals :) )

A petit flan for dessert! So delicious..and I usually dont like flan LOL. But it was so yummy, eat the fruit with it at the same time and it's heaven.

Day 3- Sunday

So sad :[ My supposed-to be last day. On the way to Soho..finally snagged a pic of all those go-kart police carts. Seriously. Id feel less than hardcore with this...o_O But they look fun to drive...hmm...lol

Anyways we got tired of driving around 3+ hours looking for parking, this is kinda when I gave up and was down for public transportation and parked his car at one of those pay parking structures (which amazes me how necessary these are in NY..and expensive x.X) . Secretly Im kind of afraid of it...I just hear a lot of horror stories. And I've never been on the NY subways but after I went on I LOVED it. Because its so freakin efficient! It was my most productive day because we wouldn't spend hours looking for parking :) excellent

Sakura

Cant find the address of this...but it wasn't that great anyways. We just kinda walked in..but the sushi was nicely presented and neat...so eh *shrug*

I got a spicy tuna roll *my faveee!* and a salmon cucumber roll..Thought the salmon was a bit slimy and the spicy tuna kind of underwhelming but oh well. Edible..but forgettable

Took a picture with a cop in the middle of Times Square :) LOL Shoulder taken one with elmo =[

So We were supposed to eat Dinner at Ippudo after a long day of shopping..but the wait was NINETY MINUTES. Holy cow...But tiffany said it was bomb so we decided to run over to St Marks which was nearby for some boba... bubble tea to you east coasters! lol

Probably my favorite boba all weekend :) But Im not gunna lie...I prefer socal boba. Lol..Its just different. In all fairness i'm sure you guys find our boba too sweet and too soft/chewy...hmm. Ill have to ask him when he visits lol :) Make him try it. I almost always get milk tea with boba if its a new place since I feel like milk tea is the staple.

Ippudo NY

65 4th Ave
New York, NY 10003

Tried the spicy pork buns...Its essentially a saucy savory pork slice with some lettuce and a large Chinese Peking Duck bun around it. 8 Dollars for two. Kinda expensive but it was good...but I couldnt help but feel like it was a bootleg version of peking duck! But it WAS yummy...not totally worth it but i'd prob get it again if I went -_- because I like the novelty of things...they had this sliced cucumber with vinagrette drizzled over it that was popular too...Imma get that one next time! :x

I got the Akamaru ramen (since thats another of the highly praised items) it was REALLY good. Way more overpriced than socal ramen (which is good and very cheap) but in all fairness the ambience of this place is nice...and its really hyped up so I guess that kinda helps too. The server was VERY friendly as well :)

The only thing I didn't like about the place...You're seated at these long communal tables. I was next to the wall so I was glad I wasn't sitting next to anyone except the bf but I don't like looking up and seeing someone else facing me 2 ft away...Its just really awkward. However if you have larger groups of 5 ish they do have personal booths which is nice :)

Mmm Green Tea ice cream for dessert! My favorite :) I love green tea ice cream from japanese places, I always get it :x Small touches like cute little spoons make me happy too...*shrugs*

It WAS good but I do think it is a bit overhyped. I'd still probably go back since it was one of the better places we went to all weekend =] I think I just kind of realized at this point socal/east coast don't have the same tastes in food.

Pam's horrible influence -_- LOL
The lashes I bought at the Face Shop I wore the whole weekend. I REALLY loved these :) I had originally planned to do a smokey eye everyday (who else am I going to get done up for?) rather than the normal liner...but girls in the East Coast just dont wear much makeup. So I ditched the idea and kept it how I normally do. But wore these too :) I really really did like these.
Bath bombs! Sigh...gave in to the lush mania..

The Face Shop haulage...Two sets of lashes (the shisem ones are TDF ;_;) face masks, pore strips and those pimple healers that pam got. Which I pretty much had the same results with, it helps enough with inflammation to keep them around. :) I HATED the vita K mask...made my face seriously burn and it was HUGE. Horrible fitting.

Day 4- Last Day...or....was it o_o

1111315 Queens Blvd

Flushing, NY 11375

I had really wanted to get dim sum all weekend...it's a cute cantonese thing to do lol :) It was really good actually. Mmm..tea is healing. Chrysanthemum is my favorite since it doesn't get bitter like how Jasmine tends to because it's made with flowers and not tea leaves

I was fascinated by this...sriracha and hot mustard. o_O Now when you eat dim sum you generally get hot mustard and chinese chili paste/oil stuff...but not sriracha! haha kind of made me laugh...is this an East Coast thing as well or not?

They had a whole station where they had baskets of fresh chinese vegetables waiting to be cooked MM! Chinese broccoli is my personal favorite :) with some oyster sauce...*dies*

So here is supposed to be the end of it all. Long story short..Delta really screwed up that day. I couldn't print my ticket at the kiosk and there were only two tellers working for a 100+ people line. One teller didn't help anyone in the 3 hours I was waiting there because one large family was trying to fly together (parents + seven kids...seven o_o) so it was really only one teller. EVERYONE in line missed their flights. They made me miss my flight, miss the standby and were trying to get me to pay almost 500 dollars for a new ticket. So I cursed a bit sucked it up and went back to hang out with the boo to search up other options. I ended up choosing an American Airlines flight for the next day at a much more reasonable price.

Sago Cafe

39-02 Main Street
Flushing, NY 113

He already figured out the key to my heart. Food and boba <3 style="text-align: center; ">

Snack food...because Im an emotional eater. LOL I liked the calamari best :) but wouldn't go back or recommend it.

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Sigh. And thats it. That took forever...blogspot is seriously evil. Changes your font, deletes your pictures, has a horrible uploading system...Idk how you blog ladies do it! haha...This took much longer than I'd like but oh well. Until next time =]!