August 28, 2009
One day in NYC = Megu MIdtown and Michael Jordan's Steakhouse
I didn't remember this post about restaurants in NYC until just now, but yesterday my wife and I spend the day in NYC and squeezed our activities between two very good meals.
I'll start with an outline of the day's schedule:
Megu MIdtown - I think we arrived around 2:00 for lunch. This was a really nice experience for $60 (2 lunch sets, 1 cappucino, tax) and I'll write a review soon.
We then spent some time in the UN building right across from Megu Midtown. They had a photo gallery called "Women and Water" and another gallery on atomic / nuclear weapons. We didn't do a tour but we did hit the gift shops where a UN charm (or pendant) for my wife's charm bracelet set us back $60. Ouch.
Next we headed to Century 21 Department Store near the World Trade Center Site. I got a Ralph Lauren sport jacket made in Italy for $70 and some Boss sneakers that look kind of like shoes (no laces) for $65. I'm really excited about the sneakers because I like wearing comfortable shoes when I teach.
Next we went to Times Square. The new pedestrian-friendly section is very nice although my father tells me that David Letterman doesn't like it. My wife found NYC charms for $5 each in a gift shop here. Luckily they didn't have a UN charm or I'd have cried.
Then we went back to Grand Central and had dinner in Michael Jordan's steakhouse. I think it was around 10:00 by now. Michael Jordan's Steakhouse cost us about $70 (2 8 oz. fillet mignons for $29 each and a side of asparagus for $9 or something). Not quite as good as Ruth's Chris in our opinion but still very good. And the location is not only convenient when you're taking the train but also great for people watching if you get the right table (which we did).
All in all, we had a wonderful day in NYC. Now we're packing to fly back to Seoul. Our flight (Asiana) leaves at midnight tonight so it'll be a couple days before I blog again.
Posted by James Trotta at August 28, 2009 2:03 AM
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Very nice review.....though dropping $60 for lunch...yikes! For $10 more, you could have had steak at Michael Jordan's Steakhouse. That was a pretty expensive lunch in my opinion. Hopefully you had more then just sandwiches and soup.
It's entertaining that you place food bills higher then what jewlery cost....and think that is the norm. I don't think I have ever seen that before.
Food must really be a high priority for you. If so, good for you! Everyone needs to treat themselves on occasion.
Kudos to your wife as well, for a really neat way to collect souviners that won't just collect dust. She has found her treat as well.
Very nice post. It was interesting to read. :o)
Posted by: Rhonda Peterson at August 29, 2009 11:26 PM