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Share Delicious Food With Loved Ones at Pounds & Ounces NYC Pub

by Ryan Shea

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As someone who frequents the Chelsea area of New York City quite often, I am thoroughly impressed as time goes by with the new restaurants that open up in the area.  Most notably the ones between 14th and 23rd, on 8th avenue.  I was lucky enough to review the fabulous Pounds & Ounces NYC Pub two years ago, when they were test driving their “Late Night” menu for the masses to enjoy.  Now two years later, the restaurant is thriving and busier than ever, with a trendy crowd, spacious room and delicious treats for you to enjoy.

Recently, a friend and I went and experienced their fantastic dinner menu and all that it encompassed.  What is great about Pounds & Ounces NYC Pub is that this particular menu encourages you and your friends to try dishes together in an effort to build the community within the restaurant itself.  I find this to be a fantastic concept as it gets people to put away their annoying iPhones and just appreciate the people they are with, on top of the delicious food they are about to devour.  All the plates are sharable and plentiful enough to be enjoyed by at least two people, and with how great everything tastes, the options are limitless in what you can devour.

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Some of the highlights from the dinner menu read as follows.  I for one am a huge fan of meatballs.  I rarely have had a meatball that I would deem not good enough for my taste, buds, and their Moroccan Meatballs are to die for.  The meatballs are ground beef based with onions, garlic and basil and cooked in a tomato-harissa sauce with parmesan on top.  Absolutely delicious and hearty.  As someone who is still new to Octopus, I was delighted that one of the top notch dishes that they had are their Lemon Oregano Grilled Octopus with toasted sourdough bread.  Octopus can tend to be rubbery if not cooked properly, and this couldn’t be further from the case.

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Credit to: Pounds & Ounces

Two others that me and my friend really enjoyed were the Oyster Deviled Eggs and Waffle Battered Chicken Pops.  I for one never associated a seafood type of dish being paired with a deviled egg, however the two of them combined beautiful into one satisfying bite (or two).  Also, it has candied bacon on top.  Bacon.  I know the bacon trend can be annoying to certain people, but I don’t care.  It really added something unique to the dish and made it one of the standouts.  The chicken pops as well were tasty as can be, as the chicken itself was soaked in maple syrup and served with a guava BBQ sauce on the side.  Might be a bit sweet for other people’s palettes, but I really enjoyed all of the flavors put together.

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Credit to: Pounds & Ounces

You can’t have a dinner like this and not finish off with something decadent and sweet for dessert.  My recommendations would be the Triple Chocolate Pretzel Parfait, Lavender Sandwiches and Meyer Lemon Guava Cheesecake.  All outstanding ways to finish the meal, in particular the tart and sweet cheesecake that we were served.  The best part about this meal is that we didn’t leave feeling over-stuffed, regardless of all the dishes we were served.  Most of the meals were a couple of bites per serving, so it left us feeling satisfied and not feeling like we needed assistance to get us back to Penn Station.  Overall, a 10 out of 10 in my book!

For more information on Pounds & Ounces NYC Pub, including all their menus, check out their official site here.  Happy eating everyone! 

Filed Under: FOODIE, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: chelsea, Manhattan, manhattan digest, pounds & ounces, pounds and ounces, ryan shea

Late Night Food & Fun at Pounds & Ounces

by Ryan Shea

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Credit to: Pounds and Ounces NYC

 

We all have those late nights.  Whether it is hanging out with your friends at a great party until the end of the evening, or cramming for that upcoming final that we have, us Manhattanites know what it feels like to pull an all nighter in so many kinds of ways.  Luckily, there is a great restaurant you can go to that will ease your hangover or that last minute cram session with tasty treats and yummy drinks.  This of course, is Pounds and Ounces, located in the heart of Chelsea in New York City.  Since opening two years ago, P&O has earned the coveted title of neighborhood favorite thanks to its innovative cuisine, captivating cocktails, hip music and one of the liveliest ambiances in all of Chelsea.

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For the first time, the P&O Chelsea kitchen will be open daily until 3 AM and offer a night owl menu starting at 11 PM. Hard-core party people know that keeping the festivities going requires serious sustenance and P&O’s new late night menu delivers. In addition to signature items from their regular menu, they have added Disco Fries featuring melted cheeses and homemade chicken gravy; spicy Jalapeno Poppers with Buttermilk Ranch dipping sauce; Angus Beef Sliders served on a pretzel bun with chipotle ketchup all for $7 or the Corned Beef Reuben starring the house-cured corn beef, braised Napa cabbage, Swiss cheese and thousand island dressing for $9. 

The bar also rocks the night away with a special cocktail menu of boozy, adults only ice cream shakes like the No.1 with chocolate ice cream, bourbon, whipped cream and chocolate sauce; the No. 2 with vanilla ice cream blended with Baileys, Frangelico and butterscotch sauce and the No. 4 with vanilla ice cream, Pinnacle Strawberry Shortcake vodka and whipped cream.  And for those with fortitude and a sweet tooth, the house signature “Jacked” Banana Split featuring banana bread, your choice of ice cream, candy crusted and chocolate-dipped banana lollipops and a ton of whip cream is a gut-busting must!

I was lucky enough to try out the new menu with a friend of mine the other night, and needless to say- they do not disappoint.  We opted for two tasty appetizers on the late night menu- the mac and cheese with bacon on top (Bacon is life people) and the super delicious Tuna Tartare.  Both of them had sharp contrasts in tastes and textures, one of course being hot and the other one on the cold side, but both had an insane amount of flavor and kept our stomachs satisfied until the next course.

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Moving onto the entree portion of the meal, my friend and I kept within the same speed of going after different types of foods that are designed for this kind of menu.  He went more on a brunch side with their Steak and Eggs, and I chose one of my favorite sandwiches in the world, the Reuben.  The steak was cooked perfectly and blended really well with the scrambled eggs that they provided.  The Reuben was chock full of yumminess, packed with a ton of corned beef and thousand island dressing which were just delicious.  The fries that came with both meals were tasty and salted to perfection.  We each finished off with two of their boozy ice cream shakes, I took the number two (not literally people), and he took the number four as listed above.  Both were creamy and great, but could’ve been a little more on the thicker side in my honest opinion.  Overall I would give this menu a 9 out of 10 for taste, 8 out of 10 for creativity, and 10 out of 10 for customer service and ambiance.

Definitely stop by Pounds and Ounces no matter what time of day it is.  You surely won’t be disappointed while you are there.  Check out the website for more information.  Happy Eating!

Pounds and Ounces

160 Eighth Avenue

New York, NY 10011

646-499-8150

 

 

Filed Under: FOODIE, LIFESTYLE Tagged With: chelsea, food, Foodie, Manhattan, manhattan digest, New York City, NYC, pounds and ounces, reuben

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