BOWLING AND FINE DINING

Over the weekend, I took a trip to "Houston's Restaurant," located on Park Avenue, to find out, that they've changed their name to, "Hillstone Restaurant." This name change also, took place at the Boston location and other locations. I'm not a fan of the new name, but the food remains with the same excellent taste. The beau ordered me the Halibut fish, stuffed with crab meat and served with a side of wilted spinach. I really enjoyed it, the fish and the crab meat were fresh and the spinach was well-seasoned, it was very light, but filling. The beau, ordered his favorite, "The Classic French Dip, " which is, shaved prime rib on a toasted French roll served with au jus. Of course, we ordered "The Rockefeller," which is, the Spinach Artichoke Dip, as an appetizers. If you ever been to Houston's, I think you would agree that they have the BEST, Spinach Artichoke Dip. They also, added Sushi to their menu and I believe soups. The decor is the same, with the exception of a neon "Sushi" sign and for the first time, the wait was literally forty-five minutes. It was worth the wait, Houston's is one of my favorite restaurants, it's classy, not too pricey and they have good wine selection.

This weekend was a busy weekend, It was the beau and I anniversary, as well as, his Birthday. Friday, we went to Bowlmor Lanes, located at 110 University Place between 12th and 13th street; it was a good time. I brought a cake, we had one too many drinks and they also, had an adult carnival with "alcohol snowcones" upstairs from the bowling alley. It was really a good time, the beau and I really enjoyed ourselves. Prior to looking into Bowlmor Lanes, I was interested in Lucky Strikes, which is, another bowling alley. That interest quickly changed, when they explained to me, that there was a $30 service charge to cut the cake. WTF, really ?! It's already $18 to bowl and there is a dress code, how dare they add an extra fee to cut a cake ? I wouldn't recommend Lucky Strikes, as a first choice. Bowlmor Lanes, was just as fun and the staff is extremely nice and helpful.

If you're a New Yorker or plan on visiting, I highly recommend that you check out both places. "Hillstone Restaurant," formally known as, "Houston's," http://www.hillstone.com/ and Bowlmor Lanes and Strike at http://www.bowlmor.com/.

Stayed tuned for more hot spots......

Signing off,

A.