NVM Review

Best of the US II: New York Egg Cream - Top Notch

By Warren Rojas

Celebrity has the whole Gotham deli thing—Pithy quotes? Plastered everywhere. Jewish soul food? Ess a bisel eppis—down pat. And their by-the-numbers egg cream is no exception.

Syrup: prolonged squirt of Fox’s u-bet syrup keeps the chocolate coming

Solution: splash of whole milk followed by plenty of fizzy, soda water

Bonus: protruding silver spoon allows for easy retrieval of any chocolate syrup that may have settled at the bottom

By Warren Rojas

Indecisive salad lovers, rejoice! The Linden ($10.99) summons healthy scoops of fresh tuna (delicious), minced chicken (filling) and homemade pasta salad (sprinkled with grated cheese and chopped vegetables), accompanied by a mound of understated coleslaw (more cabbage than mayonnaise) and four, thick-as-can-be toast slices.