5 Ninth

So I started my adventure. I wanted to make sure the number restaurants weren't left out so I started with a single digit number restaurant. 5 Ninth is in the Meat Packing District and has a pretty good atmosphere. I started with the Paloma (tequila, fresh lime juice, grapefruit soda, and salt). It tasted like a margarita but a little smoother, nothing that I would die to go back for though. The truffled mac & cheese was really bland, it needed a kick of something, although the caramelized onions added a little flavor. It was a very filling portion and made me take some time before moving on to dessert. Dessert was pretty good. I had the strawberry, rhubarb, hazelnut crumble with cinnamon ice cream. I don't know that I'd go back for dinner but the lunch menu was really promising and it's definitely a nice place to grab drinks. The bartender and staff were pretty friendly and laid back. All in all I would say I had a pretty good start to my adventure and am looking forward to discovering some more.
Drink: $12
Appetizer: $12
Dessert: $9

My adventure

I've had this idea for a while and have finally decided to act on it. I've found that I always end up in the same areas or going to the same restaurants in the cities I've lived in. I recently moved to NYC and decided that I need to let the foodie in me experience all that NYC has to offer. I'm going to be working my way through the alphabet going to a new restaurant each week. Unfortunately being on a budget means I can't exactly afford a three course meal at expensive restaurants each week. My solution to keeping my adventure affordable is to have an appetizer, dessert, and a drink at each place. The appetizer will give me a sense of the food, no meal is complete without dessert so that is a must, and I have yet to find my signature drink so why not taste a bunch to see what I really like. I'm hoping that my adventure will give me a sense of the NYC restaurant scene and hopefully I'll be able to venture to areas of the city that I probably wouldn't visit normally.
I've never blogged about anything before so I'm just going to give it a go. The real reason I'm writing this online and not just in a journal is because my co-worker thought my adventure would make some interesting reading and maybe give some recommendations of places to try out. I'm always open to suggestions of places to try so let me know of anywhere that's good.