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Coney Island Brewery

July 25, 2016 Johnny Prime Leave a comment

My wife and I came in here for a pair of beer flights to cool down and buzz up during our trip to Coney Island one hot Saturday afternoon.

There were eight drafts to choose from, and each flight contained four, so we were able to sample everything on tap.

Our favorites were the Kettle Corn Cream Ale and the Brunch Beer, with the Black Nitro Lager close behind.

It’s always nice to see a good quality brewery here in the NYC area. And with reasonable prices and gracious pours like these, I’m sure to be back again soon. Flights are $8, tours are free, and tasting tours are just $5. There’s a lot of fun merch too.

CONEY ISLAND BREWING COMPANY
1904 Surf Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224

American, Brooklyn, Restaurant Reviews

Paul’s Daughter

July 25, 2016 Johnny Prime Leave a comment

Paul’s Daughter is a great place to stop for a funnel cake or some fresh clams on the half shell, as you stroll the boardwalk of Coney Island.

Formerly Gregory & Paul’s, this joint has everything you can imagine, from hotdogs and hamburgers, to fried shellfish and ice cream. Shit there’s even pizza, cotton candy and beer.

My wife and I went with some little necks and a funnel cake, keeping it classic and old school.

Both items were a success for me. The clams were fresh and clean, and still nice and cold despite the 90 degree weather that day. The funnel cake was sweet, crisp on the outside and soft on the inside. It was exactly the Coney food fix we were looking for.

PAUL’S DAUGHTER
1001 Boardwalk W
Brooklyn, NY 11224

Brooklyn, Burgers

Wahlburgers

July 25, 2016 Johnny Prime Leave a comment

EDIT: THIS PLACE IS NOW CLOSED

After seeing an episode or two of the show about this burger chain, starring all the famous Wahlbergs and their entourage, I wanted to give their burgers a shot. Lucky for my wife and I, they opened a joint in Coney Island, just diagonally across the side street from Nathan’s.

We went with an “Our Burger,” which is a single patty with cheese, “Wahl Sauce,” lettuce, tomato and onion. We also added some fresh jalapenos.

I liked that the jalapenos were fresh, and the topping quality, including the cheese, was good. The burger, however, was a let down. Despite a good sear and crust, the patty itself was a bit hard and uniform in texture. It reminded me of a direct-from-the-freezer-to-the-grill backyard cookout burger. I wasn’t a fan. The bun wasn’t as soft as I’d like either. The burger price was $7.50.

The tots, however, were golden, crisp and delicious. At just $3, this is a nice add-on.

We also tried their “Fluffanuttah” shake, but since they ran out of vanilla ice cream, we had ours made with chocolate. This is an alcoholic shake, with marshmallow flavored vodka and banana liqueur. This cost $12, and there was about half as much overflow in a second cup, so I feel this was a pretty good price.

Overall I’d say skip this joint, though they do have a nice view from up on the rooftop, where there is also a bar that plays horrible mid-90’s music – and I’m not talking about NKOTB or Marky Mark and the Funky Bunch, unfortunately. Those would have been fun.

WAHLBURGERS
3015 Stillwell Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224

Brooklyn, Other, Restaurant Reviews

Coney’s Cones

July 25, 2016 Johnny Prime Leave a comment

This post is more about ice cream and slushy awareness than an actual review. Coney’s Cones is a nice little gelato shop on the boardwalk in Coney Island.

We picked up a nice red, white and blue slushy to cool off on a hot-ass American ball-sweat Saturday.

As you can see, my wife and I took some assholey photos of the drink with the Wonder Wheel in the background, because Instagram responds to retarded shit like this.

The drink itself was okay. It was refreshing and not over-the-top sweet, so that’s a plus. I’d go with the gelato next time, or maybe some soft serve. This next photo was from 2007 in the off-season:

CONEY’S CONES
1001 Boardwalk W
Brooklyn, NY 11224

Brooklyn, Pizza

Totonno’s

July 25, 2016 Johnny Prime Leave a comment

This place slings one of the best traditional pizza pie’s in the world.

The dough and crust bake up to be simultaneously puffy yet thin and crisp, the sauce is slightly sweet but still deeply savory, and the cheese is top quality, perfectly melted and gorgeously bubbled.

Simplicity is the key when you have such high quality ingredients. Sure, you can get other toppings if you want. But don’t fucking bring that bullshit to my table.

I just want the regular shit, completely un-fucked-with, please…

God damn that’s good pizza. It is well worth the trip out to Coney for this. In fact, I recommend eating a pie there and then ordering one to go if you don’t live nearby, because this stuff holds up great as leftovers, even cold from the fridge.

TOTONNO’S
1524 Neptune Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224

American, Brooklyn, Restaurant Reviews

Nathan’s Famous

July 25, 2016 Johnny Prime 2 Comments

Happy 100 Years to Nathan’s Famous on Coney Island!

This joint has withstood the test of time, has weathered hurricanes and rampant crime, and still stands strong as a historic, symbolic, iconic and national fucking treasure.

It doesn’t matter what you eat here; whether it’s good or bad, or whether some skinny dude is shoving 70 hot dogs into his throat while you stand and watch, when you eat here you are becoming a part of history and a part of NYC. I love it here.

My wife and I celebrated Nathan’s 100 years in style, and actually did some frog legs, along with a standard dog.

Not too bad! The legs were crispy and meaty. The dog, as usual, is legit from end to end.

NATHAN’S FAMOUS
1310 Surf Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11224

Commentary

Coney Island

July 25, 2016 Johnny Prime Leave a comment

Coney Island has come a long way since the bad old days of The Warriors.

Even just nine or ten years ago it was a much seedier place than it is today. Coney is unique in the NY Cityscape. Historically it has been a place for both family fun in the sun, as well as a place where alternative, non-traditional people can express themselves freely.

Some old classics remain as far as the food scene goes, like Grimaldi’s and Totonno’s for some of the best pizza that NYC has to offer, Nathan’s for good old fashioned hot dogs (Happy 100th Birthday), or Paul’s Daughter (the name has changed over the years) for fresh seafood and funnel cakes.