# NYC Doper Dinners **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 30, 2001, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599 "2001-10-30T21:01:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/1 "2001-10-30T21:01:30Z")
Is it every other week yet? Or is that next week? Wanna do somethin’ Thursday? Anyone got any ideas? I’ve got one or two but I’ll hold back so as not to get trumped by a better idea. DaLovin’ Dj ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/2 "2001-10-30T21:11:42Z")
I do believe it’s been an “every other week” since the last one. And I don’t got no suggestions as of now… ---
**Author:** ![TruePisces](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/truepisces/32/13628_2.png) [@TruePisces](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TruePisces)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2001, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/3 "2001-10-30T23:08:02Z")
Is there _any_ way we can do this next Thursday instead? I’m actually off on the 9th, and it makes it a lot easier for me to make them if I don’t have to drag my but up at 5:45 the next morning. ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/4 "2001-10-31T01:36:54Z")
Next week is cool with me. I’m always down for someplace new, but that pizza place we went to a few weeks ago was great. DaLovin’ Dj ---
**Author:** ![friedo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8edcca/32.png) [@friedo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/friedo)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/5 "2001-10-31T01:58:52Z")
Next thursday would be better for me as well. (Already had my expensive-eating-out-episode this week.) My suggestion was used last time so I shall refrain from suggesting places. ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/6 "2001-10-31T17:01:41Z")
As I mentioned in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?postid=1773588#post1773588), I will be in NYC Thursday Nov. 8th- Nov. 13th. I’d love to scarf down some local fair with some local Dopers. (thanks for pointing me towards this thread, **dj** ) ---
**Author:** ![SuaSponte](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/7 "2001-10-31T22:51:05Z")
Mark me down for the 8th. Sua ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2001, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/8 "2001-10-31T23:50:20Z")
Welcome **tevya**! If I come I’ll be sure to bring my cootie spray. [sup]I’m not being mean. I just read her(?) thread. ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/9 "2001-11-01T12:03:25Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Biggirl \* > \*\*Welcome **tevya**! If I come I’ll be sure to bring my cootie spray. > > [sup]I’m not being mean. I just read her(?) thread. \*\* That darn Bobby Stevens! 😉 Mr. Tevya and I are looking forward to our trip and to the Doper Dinner. (Well, I’m sure he’ll be looking forward to the dinner as soon as I tell him about it.) ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/10 "2001-11-01T17:38:53Z")
All right folks let’s start naming names here or I’m gonna start talking about Brooklyn again. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/11 "2001-11-01T17:45:53Z")
I assume dalovindj meant John’s Pizza. I’d be up for that again. (It wasn’t too expensive, which is kinda important to me at the moment!) ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/12 "2001-11-01T17:46:52Z")
IANANNY (I Am Not A Native New Yorker), but maybe we can try one of the places listed on [this site](http://www.nyu.edu/infocenter/village/food.html#Japanese). ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/13 "2001-11-01T17:48:15Z")
I think I had dinner at **Khyber Pass** last time I was in NYC. It was pretty good. It’s listed on the site in my last post. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/14 "2001-11-01T18:22:43Z")
Well, I’m talkin’ Brooklyn any way! [200 5th](http://www.brooklynscene.com/barlounge/36.htm) has the advantage of being about a block away from me. The bar menu is reasonably priced. It can get crowded. [Loki Lounge](http://www.timeoutny.com/features/234/234.ft.bars.html) does not have food, but the livingrooms in the back are a great place to argue creation vs evolution. It also has the advantage of being about 4 blocks away from me. (The review is in the middle of the page. The list is in alphabetical order.) [utl=“[http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/11484105](http://newyork.citysearch.com/profile/11484105)”]The Chip Shop has got good eats and Murphy’s. It’s small though. It has the added luxury of being about 10 blocks away from me. [Coco Roco](http://www.imdiversity.com/villages/hispanic/article_detail.asp?Article_ID=6369'%5B/url) has the best Peruvian food outside of Machu Picchu. No seating problems if we make reservations. The chicken is cheap. In addition to the great food, it has the fact that it’s across the street from The Chip Shop going for it. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/15 "2001-11-01T18:26:17Z")
Well, hell! The Chip Shop > **[Village Chip Shop Llc Brooklyn](http://www.citysearch.com/profile/11484105/brooklyn_ny/village_chip_shop_llc.html)** Coco Roco > **[IMDiversity – Careers, Opportunities, and Diversity Connect](https://imdiversity.com)** > > Careers, Opportunities, and Diversity Connect ---
**Author:** ![tevya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@tevya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tevya)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/16 "2001-11-01T18:54:11Z")
Coco Roco sounds good to me! I’ve never had Peruvian food but it sounds delicious. The Chip Shop sounds good, but it looks like it contains all high cholesterol food. Unfortunately that is a no-no for Mr. Tevya. ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/17 "2001-11-01T19:01:57Z")
The batter-dipped, deep-fried Mars bar is a bit too much. My son ordered that thing. It’s dusted with powdered sugar. It is a heart attack on a plate. ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/18 "2001-11-01T19:08:23Z")
I didn’t go to the pizza place (think that was the week of \*\* TP’s \*\* sister’s wedding. Someone also mentioned someplace in Alphabet City, didn’t they? Was it \*\*Cajun Man? \*\* Think it was Paul’s, or some other guy’s name? ---
**Author:** ![Pucette](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@Pucette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pucette)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/19 "2001-11-01T19:30:52Z")
Paul’s is in the East Village. Yummy yummy burgers for cheap. Paul’s has the added benefit of being nowhere NEAR where I live. But then again, so’s Brooklyn. And so’s John’s Pizzeria. Shall we vote? If it’s a rather large gathering, John’s would probably be best. But if not, I’m gonna vote for Paul’s. And now biggirl’s gonna get mad at me for not addressing the Brooklyn issue… ---
**Author:** ![dalovindj](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/65b543/32.png) [@dalovindj](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalovindj)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2001, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599/20 "2001-11-01T20:03:13Z")
I think Manhattan works better for getting alot of people their easily. John’s has cheap pizza, pitchers, and a beautiful mural of Manhattan (insert mod joke). I think that’s my vote, with a second choice of Pauls. Perhaps not this time (it can be a bit pricey), but eventually, I think a great place is Carmines. It’s a family style place. You order for the table, a big salad, a big pasta dish, a big chicken dish, a seafood dish, and everyone takes a little bit. there is one in the Times Square area, and one on the upper East (I think) side. Great place. DaLovin’ Dj [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nyc-doper-dinners/90599.md?page=2)