Comments on: Restaurant Review: Pure Food and Wine http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/ Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:04:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Queen Elizabeth http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-9139 Queen Elizabeth Sat, 16 Feb 2008 05:58:12 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-9139 I went To PFW on Valentine’s Day. When we first arrived we checked our coats with the friendly hostess. ( both where friendly) We where early so we sat at the bar and ordered drinks.We ordered the $16 Chocolate Cream Tini and the $16 Three Dots SAKE (hot). The hostess came up to us and said would you like to sit in the private dining area or wait for a table in the main dining area. We took the private dining area. We had to walk threw the kitchen to be seated. Private was correct. The space was quiet, warm and only could sit 16 people at a time. The 3 dots Sake was Great but the chocolate Cream tini tasted like chocolate milk. We ordered the $13 Shiitake and Avocado Sushi Roll And the $13 Spicy Thai lettuce Wraps to start. That’s when the Horror began. The problem wasn’t that the Wraps was missing the Spiciness. It was the Sushi that had a Long Straight black hair wrapped tight in one of the pieces. It was dark in the restaurant so I didn’t notice until I started putting wasabi on the roll and the hair was noticeable then. I tried to make excuses for the restaurant because of all the great things I heard of it and how expensive it was. But I have curly tight hair and I tried hard to fight with that hair in my sushi. It just wouldn’t come out. We called the waiter over and my boyfriend looked like he was going to argue with him so I stopped him. He quietly told the Waiter the problem. Even the waiter was disgusted. He said he will get the manager right away. She came over bend down closer to us and softly apologies for what happen. She was sincere and I was looking forward to this place for a long time so we accepted the apology and decided to stay. We ordered next 2 glasses of wine which where $30 and the $24 Zucchini an Roma tomato Lasagna plus the $23 White Corn Tamales. Both good not great. We finished off with the $15 classic sundae and 2 dessert wines. ($15 Auslese and $11 Bonnie doon Framb) very nice. When we received the bill we were surprise that they took care of us for what had happen. I didn’t expect the generosity they showed. It was a good experience minus the hair. Prices should match the dishes. The dishes need more taste in them. They need lessons from RAW SOUL located in Harlem. Dishes are tasty and prices are great and this place is only a hole in the wall. Oh! We did notice that no one had hair nets in the kitchen. Hmmm! I think that was the problem behind the whole hairy sushi roll. By the way, I can not believe the $15 Classic Ice Cream. IT IS to DIE for. I went To PFW on Valentine’s Day. When we first arrived we checked our coats with the friendly hostess. ( both where friendly) We where early so we sat at the bar and ordered drinks.We ordered the $16 Chocolate Cream Tini and the $16 Three Dots SAKE (hot). The hostess came up to us and said would you like to sit in the private dining area or wait for a table in the main dining area. We took the private dining area. We had to walk threw the kitchen to be seated. Private was correct. The space was quiet, warm and only could sit 16 people at a time. The 3 dots Sake was Great but the chocolate Cream tini tasted like chocolate milk. We ordered the $13 Shiitake and Avocado Sushi Roll And the $13 Spicy Thai lettuce Wraps to start. That’s when the Horror began. The problem wasn’t that the Wraps was missing the Spiciness. It was the Sushi that had a Long Straight black hair wrapped tight in one of the pieces. It was dark in the restaurant so I didn’t notice until I started putting wasabi on the roll and the hair was noticeable then. I tried to make excuses for the restaurant because of all the great things I heard of it and how expensive it was. But I have curly tight hair and I tried hard to fight with that hair in my sushi. It just wouldn’t come out. We called the waiter over and my boyfriend looked like he was going to argue with him so I stopped him. He quietly told the Waiter the problem. Even the waiter was disgusted. He said he will get the manager right away. She came over bend down closer to us and softly apologies for what happen. She was sincere and I was looking forward to this place for a long time so we accepted the apology and decided to stay.
We ordered next 2 glasses of wine which where $30 and the $24 Zucchini an Roma tomato Lasagna plus the $23 White Corn Tamales. Both good not great. We finished off with the $15 classic sundae and 2 dessert wines. ($15 Auslese and $11 Bonnie doon Framb) very nice.
When we received the bill we were surprise that they took care of us for what had happen. I didn’t expect the generosity they showed. It was a good experience minus the hair. Prices should match the dishes. The dishes need more taste in them. They need lessons from RAW SOUL located in Harlem. Dishes are tasty and prices are great and this place is only a hole in the wall. Oh! We did notice that no one had hair nets in the kitchen. Hmmm! I think that was the problem behind the whole hairy sushi roll. By the way, I can not believe the $15 Classic Ice Cream. IT IS to DIE for.

]]> By: AnalogKid17 http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-7866 AnalogKid17 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 11:39:07 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-7866 I found this cozy little restaurant by chance. I was looking for a "nice" place to take somebody and this seemed like the right one. It was again by chance that I ended up in a vegan restaurant, but being vegetarian this was a pleasant surprise. Given that I've been vegetarian for years and that I've eaten in 4 other vegan restaurant in NYC, I can safely say that while the food was good it was not excellent at all. I saw people disappointed about strips of nori on their salad, I was disappointed by my lasagna being just a pile veggies with no actual pasta layers, there was no bread or other carbohydrate whatsoever and this is NOT advertised outside. We ordered Pinot Grigio by the glass and the waitress, in a non apologetic way, said they don't serve it "by the glass", she didn't offer an explanation or an alternative. The experience was over all bad enough that I know won't go back or recommend it. Further it was made worse by a painfully slow service and a 3 digit bill for a dinner that left me wanting for more. I found this cozy little restaurant by chance. I was looking for a “nice” place to take somebody and this seemed like the right one. It was again by chance that I ended up in a vegan restaurant, but being vegetarian this was a pleasant surprise. Given that I’ve been vegetarian for years and that I’ve eaten in 4 other vegan restaurant in NYC, I can safely say that while the food was good it was not excellent at all. I saw people disappointed about strips of nori on their salad, I was disappointed by my lasagna being just a pile veggies with no actual pasta layers, there was no bread or other carbohydrate whatsoever and this is NOT advertised outside. We ordered Pinot Grigio by the glass and the waitress, in a non apologetic way, said they don’t serve it “by the glass”, she didn’t offer an explanation or an alternative.

The experience was over all bad enough that I know won’t go back or recommend it. Further it was made worse by a painfully slow service and a 3 digit bill for a dinner that left me wanting for more.

]]> By: helen thurman http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-2798 helen thurman Sat, 27 Jan 2007 00:29:33 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-2798 am going to nyc in may and cannot wait to go to pure food and wine i started raw food a month ago, am losing weight feel great sleep better and enjoying retirement, more than ever!! it is now a way of life for life........ am going to nyc in may and cannot wait to go to pure food and wine i started raw food a month ago, am losing weight feel great sleep better and enjoying retirement, more than ever!! it is now a way of life for life……..

]]> By: Jon Jary http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1846 Jon Jary Wed, 28 Jun 2006 17:16:44 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1846 Pure Food and Wine is amazing. The snacks that we carry in our store are among the most popular of all the snacks we have. A few people have issues with maple syrup (because it is not raw), but they are following 100% raw diet and good for them! If it could be changed to agave, i'm sure the taste would not change and it wouldn't alienate the dedicated followers on the raw food diet, which are the people that are helping get this information out there. But anyway, check out this restaurant if you haven't been! Pure Food and Wine is amazing. The snacks that we carry in our store are among the most popular of all the snacks we have. A few people have issues with maple syrup (because it is not raw), but they are following 100% raw diet and good for them! If it could be changed to agave, i’m sure the taste would not change and it wouldn’t alienate the dedicated followers on the raw food diet, which are the people that are helping get this information out there.
But anyway, check out this restaurant if you haven’t been!

]]> By: Los http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1845 Los Tue, 18 Apr 2006 21:20:47 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1845 My wife and I do indeed take every out of town friend to Pure Food and Wine -- it is an AMAZING restaurant -- we absolutely love it. It isn't cheap, but considering we pretty much don't eat out anywhere else (being raw has some major money-saving advantages) it is worth it every time. The best part is that with their un-cookbook, you too can be a raw food chef extraordinaire. Glad everyone likes it, it's the best. My wife and I do indeed take every out of town friend to Pure Food and Wine — it is an AMAZING restaurant — we absolutely love it. It isn’t cheap, but considering we pretty much don’t eat out anywhere else (being raw has some major money-saving advantages) it is worth it every time. The best part is that with their un-cookbook, you too can be a raw food chef extraordinaire. Glad everyone likes it, it’s the best.

]]> By: carol http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1844 carol Sun, 16 Oct 2005 23:08:00 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1844 went in september to Pure food and Wine unbelievable! have since gotten there book Raw Food Real World. Everything I have tryed has been great. I just wonder what will happen when winter sets in. Do they order fresh fruits from South america?i want to go for Thanksgiving went in september to Pure food and Wine unbelievable! have since gotten there book Raw Food Real World. Everything I have tryed has been great. I just wonder what will happen when winter sets in. Do they order fresh fruits from South america?i want to go for Thanksgiving

]]> By: Ginger http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1843 Ginger Sat, 17 Sep 2005 18:10:18 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1843 Wow - thanks so much for sharing your experience with us! I lived vicariously through your narrative....Now I know where to make my Dad take us next time we're in NYC Wow - thanks so much for sharing your experience with us! I lived vicariously through your narrative….Now I know where to make my Dad take us next time we’re in NYC

]]> By: Cody Brown http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1842 Cody Brown Thu, 14 Jul 2005 20:03:39 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1842 Ha, I'm glad you guys liked it! I worked there for a month and never got tiered of the food, especially the juices (they have a juice bar around back) I strongly recommend an avocolada, it's my favorite juice in the world. I will probably be working there again next summer. Ha, I’m glad you guys liked it! I worked there for a month and never got tiered of the food, especially the juices (they have a juice bar around back) I strongly recommend an avocolada, it’s my favorite juice in the world. I will probably be working there again next summer.

]]> By: chef 'em out http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1841 chef 'em out Tue, 21 Jun 2005 19:59:36 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1841 I've got to hand it to Matthew Kenny: he disappeared off the screen for years and has come back with a great concept. I’ve got to hand it to Matthew Kenny: he disappeared off the screen for years and has come back with a great concept.

]]> By: Isa http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1840 Isa Thu, 12 May 2005 20:29:15 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1840 OK, I'll bite the raw bullet and give it a try. OK, I’ll bite the raw bullet and give it a try.

]]> By: VeganMomma http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1839 VeganMomma Thu, 12 May 2005 17:07:22 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1839 I will have to keep that restaurant in mind on my next trip to New York. My food intake is at least 80% raw. I use a dehydrator, juicer, spice grinder, and food processor. I prefer the flavor of uncooked vegetables/fruits to cooked foods. I will have to keep that restaurant in mind on my next trip to New York.

My food intake is at least 80% raw. I use a dehydrator, juicer, spice grinder, and food processor. I prefer the flavor of uncooked vegetables/fruits to cooked foods.

]]> By: Summer Blues http://www.vegblog.org/archive/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1838 Summer Blues Thu, 12 May 2005 16:13:54 +0000 http://new.vegblog.org/2005/05/12/restaurant-review-pure-food-and-wine/#comment-1838 They probably need hot water over a certain temp. to wash dishes. The health inspectors insist. They probably need hot water over a certain temp. to wash dishes. The health inspectors insist.

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