Before Katie arrives at our place on Friday, I wanted to write about how much fun we had with my brother and sister-in-law, Paul and Shreei. For four days, we did the typical touristy New York things, while also finding time to relax and enjoy each other's company. We even threw in a full day of snow and sleet for good measure (they wanted a true New York experience, they got it). We also ate a ton; mostly, we introduced them to our local favorites, but we did try a new place one night and it was truly amazing. There's a hole-in-the-wall resturant on Broadway whose outside eating area is always, always packed whenever Adrian and I walk by. It's called "
Big Nick's Burger and Pizza Joint" and most people we've seen have sided on the burger side. We've seen platters of burgers with fries or stacks of onion rings and we've always said the next time we're craving a burger, we would go there. Unfortunately, we rarely crave burgers. But Paul did one night when he was here, so we headed over. The hole-in-the-wall actually opens up to a sit-down area, though while still small, works fine. Now here's the truly amazing part: I figured their menu would be limited to burgers and pizza, but I was wrong. Their menu is so big, it has an index on the last page! We spent a lot of time looking through it, shouting out page numbers to each other when we came across something good. You don't go to Big Nick's for the "diet" section, that's for sure. The appetizers were good, the entrees even better, and the side of potato salad was delicious. We left completely stuffed, but with the knowledge that we'll be back. I mean, I don't even know if I got past page 11 of their menu.
