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Go to Jake's - terrific seafood restaurant near Vaseline Alley.

 

Hokie.... I went to a place called Buster's last week.

It was excellent.

I was stunned.

 

Stupid question, but I'm goin to Red Sox-Yankees on Tuesday in the Bronx.

Any good restaurants near Yankee Stadium to check out? Preferably Boston-friendly? ;D

 

You're better off eating in Manhattan (there are Red Sox and SOSH bars), then taking the train to the Urinal.

If you eat in the Bronx, you're taking your life into your hands...

 

there are two sox friendly places i can think of the top of my head.

A - Riveria (sp) - Seventh Avenue south i think near w.4 street, it's the one fox always cut to during the playoffs.

b - the hairy monk - east 25th and third avenue.

As for eating near the stadium, there's the standard fare, mcdonald's, burger king, crown fried chicken on gerard, which is actually pretty good.

For sitting down, there's the court deli, which is up the block on E.161 right across from the courthouse. gets very crowded but decent.

The bars are nothing special, typical stuff near a ballpark but should you venture in one, there are three on river avenue:

Stan's, Billy's and the bar at ballpark lanes. The last one seems to have the most space and is very civilized for the most part.

 

I'm leaving for Seattle on Wed. Going to Mariners game on Wednesday and Sonics-Lakers game on Friday. Where is a good place to eat around KeyArena before the game on Friday night?

 

Forgot the name of it, but hit up the seafood restaurant just down the main strip there. Starts with an S, I think.

 

Can anyone recommend a kickass breakfast spot along Route 13 in DelMarVa? Preferably more DelMar than Va.

 

There's quite a few Dunkin Donuts' in Dover. Or you could try Stuckey's when you get down toward Va.

Sorry, that probably wasn't much help at all. I used to have to do the Route 13 drive years and years ago on vacations from Va. Beach up to New England. All I can say is, I hope you have a nice collection of CDs in your car.

 

Next time you are in New Orleans, do yourself a favor and take $20 and your room key and your ID to the New Orleans Athletic Club downtown.

This is the coolest gym I've ever been to. It was built in the 19th Century at another location and moved to its current spot in 1903 and was renovated competely in 1907 -- and looks to have been left untouched since!

The place has new, modern treadmills and aerobic equipment, slightly older workout machines, then classic free weights. Plus it has a huge pool, spa, sauna, etc. The walls a covered in pictures of classic boxers who trained there and, yes, there's still a real boxing ring for workouts.

Perhaps the coolest place is the basketball gym on the top floor. It's the place Pistol Pete used to practice at, and you can feel his ghost there. The floor remains the same, untouched; the rims are the softest I've ever shot on. In the corner is a 100-year-old workout room, complete with Popeye-type dumbells and barbells. All you need is a beefy guy with a handlebar moustache and you'd be in 1919!

It even has a barber for a shave, a bar for a whiskey or a protein drink staffed by a smokin-hot babe, and a dusty old library complete with a week's worth of papers from all over the world.

I can not say enough about this joint. And if you visit at the right time, I'm told, you'll see several of Bourbon street's finest strippers working out.

It's a throwback kinda joint that is the epitome of Old School.

 

Definitely the place to go in town if you want good seafood or a steak but don't want to go to a chain.

One thing I can say about Flag is that the variety of locally owned restaurants is superb. You can get great food of just about every variety without ever stepping foot into one of those big chain restaurants.