My 17 y/o daughter is meeting me at JFK after a long flight from TA with a stopover in Rome. She's landing at 6:45, but I figure 7:15 prolly before she clears customs. I think better that we just have a simple meal near the airport that night, because the next night we are making a serious journey for food to Drew's Bayshore Bistro, which I've been wanting to do for some time..
(Hi Drew!)
Anyway anyone who knows Queens a bit, any tips would be appreciated.
Diner food, Asian, (Ramen in particular, so noodle bar or Japanese...), Greek, even just a good burger joint would be fine.
This.
That diner is closed and is actually no where near JFK airport.
In fact, it’s not really close to anything besides industrial parks.
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That diner is closed and is actually no where near JFK airport.
In fact, it’s not really close to anything besides industrial parks.
That diner is not closed it is called Jackson Hole and it has the best burgers in the city. You are right it’s not near JFK but is near LaGuardia airport which is a 10 minute ride from JFK if you don’t hit traffic
I grew up in Howard Beach 1965-1980
Went to 207
Goddard
John Adams HS
Best pizza is New Park
And the Bow Wow was the best
Also to be honest, the huge menu at Don Pepe is a turn off to me.
Don't see how anyone can do a 50+ items menu really well.
I see the place is incredibly popular and well respected, but of the two menus Uncle Peter's is more appealing simply because it's smaller.
Thanks ID. That's exactly what I was thinking. Her flight itinerary says she's got a 16 plus hour journey all told, including the Rome layover. A diner is prolly the best bet...
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That’s my neighborhood. Best Italian food in the city. They do not accept credit cards tho. Also you can always find a place in Howard beach on cross bay blvd I recommend Divinos on Crossbay
I grew up in Howard Beach 1965-1980
Went to 207
Goddard
John Adams HS
Best pizza is New Park
And the Bow Wow was the best
I went to 207 in 1990 for 1 year the year the giants won the super bowl. I agree new park the best pizza. I I remember the big bow wow also that location became a fudruckers.
Thanks again for all the details ID. It's been a long time since she and I have spent time together; I've missed her 15th, 16th, and recently 17th birthdays, for reasons not ripe for discussion. And we were always close since she was very little and mom woke me up to lullaby her back to sleep in my arms as an infant. It's been hard on me, our sparation, but even harder on her I am afraid.
Well, the time has come to try as best I can to patch things up, and the next night we are making a pilgrimage to a great restaurant owned by our very own BBIer chef...
This first night is gonna be much more talking, and perhaps yawning on her side after that arduous schlep. I am in the process of finding the right fit with Airbnb for a Hoboken or Jersey city apartment. The next morning she'll have papa's frittata. I'll pop into Zabar's for some wicked cheeses and maybe some grocery-produce stores I recall on the UWS for some primo mushrooms, peppers, greens and little potatoes in between when I touch down and her flight arrives. My brother wants us to catch a matinee on Weds in between the two arrivals, and we should be able to cover it all.
Of my two daughters, she was always the more curious one food wise, and would eat things along with me that her mom and little sister wouldn't touch - goat and sheep's milk sharp cheeses, Blue cheeses like Gorgonzola, Bresse, D'auvergne, aged goudas or gruyere.
I'll have a small international bazar of cheeses she might recall from our trips to France and Italy when she was young. It'll be fun to watch her poke around inside the Zabar's bag. I'd better take notes from that bagel thread, too.
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Diner moved to 80-26 Queens Blvd. Elmhurst NY 11373. Georgia took over Nevada Diner Spot. Still in same area. Take Van Wyck north and get off at Queens Blvd. and drive past Forest Hills and Rego Park and Woodhaven Blvd. Should be an easy find. Diner is open 24 hours. Good Luck Lou
Thanks again for all the details ID. It's been a long time since she and I have spent time together; I've missed her 15th, 16th, and recently 17th birthdays, for reasons not ripe for discussion. And we were always close since she was very little and mom woke me up to lullaby her back to sleep in my arms as an infant. It's been hard on me, our sparation, but even harder on her I am afraid.
Well, the time has come to try as best I can to patch things up, and the next night we are making a pilgrimage to a great restaurant owned by our very own BBIer chef...
This first night is gonna be much more talking, and perhaps yawning on her side after that arduous schlep. I am in the process of finding the right fit with Airbnb for a Hoboken or Jersey city apartment. The next morning she'll have papa's frittata. I'll pop into Zabar's for some wicked cheeses and maybe some grocery-produce stores I recall on the UWS for some primo mushrooms, peppers, greens and little potatoes in between when I touch down and her flight arrives. My brother wants us to catch a matinee on Weds in between the two arrivals, and we should be able to cover it all.
Of my two daughters, she was always the more curious one food wise, and would eat things along with me that her mom and little sister wouldn't touch - goat and sheep's milk sharp cheeses, Blue cheeses like Gorgonzola, Bresse, D'auvergne, aged goudas or gruyere.
I'll have a small international bazar of cheeses she might recall from our trips to France and Italy when she was young. It'll be fun to watch her poke around inside the Zabar's bag. I'd better take notes from that bagel thread, too.
Blue, this is a very important touching post and I wish you the best. On the food front, There is a Tal's bagel on Broadway and 90th. If you're in that area, go to Motorino on Amsterdam Ave for some pizza. Best, DQ
I worked in Queens all day from 11:45 until 6:45 pm, and had no chance to do any food shopping unfortunately, like I imagined on the UWS. Instead I was pitching wine...
The "fun" really began at about 6:45 PM, when my brother and I arrived at JFK'S Terminal 4 to meet my gal. Even though I'd checked on line earlier in the same day, after a careful review of the Arrivals Board in T4, it became obvious her flight wasn't coming in to T4 like it typically did in good weather. Quickly enough I asked an airport employee about the Alitalia arrival flight from Rome due in 6:45 and she said only Delta Code share Alitalia flights came in at T4 and that true Alitalia flights arrived in T1. So I booked it back to the car where my bro was supposed to be waiting, and he was gone...
In either case we viewed disturbing information that the flight had actually arrived at 6:00 PM sharp, 45 min ahead of schedule and my daughter was nowhere to be found, nor had she texted me. The time was now approaching and past 7:30 - only 45 min post arrival, but late enough for me to start to get nervous, even to really worry.
I saw what looked like an Italian flight crew come through, but still not my daughter. The time marched on until well after 8 PM, two full hours and plus from landing and still no sign of my daughter. I discovered where the Alitalia "lost luggage" office was, manned by a single middle aged man, and engaged him about the topic...
Around 9 pm she waltzed in to the Arrivals lounge area, happy to see me, 3 hours after touchdowns.!!!
The schmucks who deseminate information and had displayed the "arrived" notice on the various boards, somehow couldn't tell all of us people waiting for loved ones to arrive in the midst of a winter storm a minor but important fact.
Its passengers waited over two hours IN THE PLANE waiting to actually dock and deboard.
I lost a year of my life worrying sick about what had happened to my daughter that last hour, but everything was fine, totally fine.
Phuckers!!!!
Went to the Georgia diner on the way back to our Airbnb, was just fine for all of us and finished off with a ridiculously large and delicious and fresh slice of chocolate mousse cake.
I had a nice and simple steak salad with Bleu cheese crumbles and by request creamy Bleu cheese dressing, my brother ordered a delicious classic NY area diner specialty, Moussaka, and my daughter nibbled on both our dishes waiting for the desert and a coffee milkshake.
She enjoyed reading the enormous menu and laughed about the American Anomaly that virtually every one of the copious salad selections had "MEAT" as one of its main featured ingredients.
This ain't Israel, Dorothy!
Welcome to Amurica!
Thanks for the reccommendations! I