I went to New York on Wednesday with some friends just for the day to hang out, see the sights, and of course eat. While I've been to New York before, they've been short trips in and out and I've never really had the chance to have an entire day to enjoy it.
Now, I love food -- especially brunch -- so it was important to me to plan out our meals along the way. One of my co-workers suggested Pies 'n' Thighs, a restaurant that specializes in pies and fried chicken (which are two of my favorite things) among other things. It was also featured on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives so that should be enough to testify to its tastiness.
They have two locations -- one in Brooklyn and the other in the Lower East Side. Since most of our plans involved places in Manhattan, we decided to go for the LES location.
First of all the place was SO. CUTE. Look at it! Its adorable. And its really tiny so we nearly walked past it.
Once we finally got inside we ordered a round of mimosas. (Which I downed at light speed.) It took us no time at all to figure out what we wanted to eat (obviously everyone read the menu beforehand in extreme anticipation). Three of us chose the Chicken Biscuit (pictured above) which is far superior to Chick-fil-A's. The breading on the chicken cutlet was super crispy and the meat was juicy, the biscuit was clearly made from scratch, and hot sauce and honey go extremely well together.
Another winner was the fried Brussels sprouts and squash salad. It was a warm salad so it was kind of weird on the palate, but ended up being a winner.
Overall I give Pies 'n' Thighs a 10/10. I would definitely eat there again. Plus bonus points for not being crowded AT ALL. Although I guess it was a Wednesday after all.
BONUS: We went to Laduree on Madison Avenue which is probably a totally touristy thing to do, but I love Laduree and I love macarons and they're just so pretty. And they're delicious too of course!
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