Date Night: Madison Square Eats - Flatiron, NY, Wednesday 9/17/2014

Her Take: I had heard about Mad Sq. Eats from two fellow classmates and I've also seen tons of Instagram posts about it, so I KNEW we had to go. Mad Sq Eats takes place in Madison Square Park in Flatiron and there are a BUNCH of food vendors there so you can basically have it all! Finally on a Wednesday, we didn't know what to do so I suggested Mad Sq. Eats after work. It was really a great time; Nicky and I met up around 7:30 and we walked together to Madison Square Park, we saw lights and a bunch of stands and we walked right in. First stand I saw was Roberta's Pizza. PIZZA! I WANTED. so we got that first, a small margherita pie split between the two of us. Then we moved to the next stand, we got Korean tacos. I got the pork taco and Nicky the beef taco. Next I got a pork bun and then a mini rice ball. Yes, I ate more than Nicky.. Then we both got tortas from a Mexican stand, torta means sandwich by the way. Then we walked around and stopped to buy some chocolate to take home and then we saw an empanada stand. WE HAD TO GET THEM. I got the pulled pork empanada and Nicky the Queso empanada. Both were very good but mine was the best ;)
We went around again and decided to spilt a crepe- nutella and banana crepe! it was reallyyyy good. And then I got a Thai Iced Tea Bubble Tea. Afterwards, Nicky got a cinnamon pretzel and we left and sat on a park bench and chatted.
Yea, so I ate like a fat. But I thought it was a fun time! I have to say the best thing I ate was my Pulled Pork Empanada. All the food was different and fun to try and taste! I highly recommend going to Mad Sq Eats! Unfortunately the Mad Sq Eats location was only until October 2nd :(! (sorry it too k so long to get this post up) But Urban Space, the company that runs these park food vendor events, has different locations as well that you should try out! The Garment District Market is running until October 17th!! CHECK IT OUT
It was something different! A different take on date night, and I loved it!

His Take: If you do not know by now, Ariana and I love to eat.  Seriously, we blogged about plenty of food places, so food is our expertise.  Ariana and I were looking for something different, something to really quench our appetites, just one thing would not cut it!  I believe it was Instagram and classmates that led Ariana to Madison Square Eats, and am I glad it did!

So Madison Square Eats, to sum up, was a group of different food vendors kind enough to assemble in Madison Square Park for your eating pleasure!  Perfect thing to satisfy our appetites, all different things!

We started with a personal pie from Roberta's, as expected it was delicious.  Pizza is Ariana's favorite food so we had to start there!  Next up, Korean Tacos, from Soul Lee Korean BBQ.  I got a beef taco and Ariana a pork taco.  The beef itself was good, but the soft taco shell was bluish-purple and was falling apart, a little disappointing but solid.  Ariana's pork taco seemed the same.  On to another Korean place, were we order just a pork bun, which is, you guessed it a slab of park in a bun. Really disappointed in this pork bun, because our last korean pork bun, from Bann (see blog) was amazing, this one could not shine the other bun's shoes!  Next stop, Mexicue, which sounds like heaven, a combination of Mexican and BBQ food.  Ordered 1 of each, the chicken sandwich and the braised beef.  These things were really messy and like sloppy joes, but they were good.  Not great, but good.  Arincini Brother's glad you were up next.  We grabbed an original rice ball, small of course, which I regret, and it was amazing.  Very good.  Finally we reached around the bend, walk passed some stands and found an empanada stand.  I wish I could remember what the name of this stand was because it was by far the best stand we tried.  We got a cheese empanada which wass great but pretty simple, and a spicy pulled pork empanada which was the best thing we had all night.  This pulled pork empanada was absolutely delicious.  We walked around some more and ended up at a Crepe place.  After much debate on which crepe to order, we settled on a nutella bananas, an excellent choice.  Good dessert after the rest of the food.  Next I got a a cinnamon pretzel, glad I did, great pretzel.  We tried to see what else we wanted to try, but ultimately we ended up taking some chocolate babka home and some home made chocolate.  Babka was ok, I tried a bit we brought to my parents, the choclate was really rich and dark.  Oh and they shorted us on some flavors!!!!  Ohh and Ariana got a Thai Iced Tea Bubble Tea, which I do not like, because I do not like those little taro balls.

Madison Square Eats, great job!  The food was all good to great, and I loved the desserts!  Ariana gets the credit for this date, great choice.  Next "pop up" food mart that comes up, I would definitely like to attend, why not try a bunch of different restaurants!

Roberta's Pizza Oven

Korean Tacos

Mexicue Tortas

Arancini Bros

Empandas

Fat

Nutella & Banana Crepe

Thai Iced Tea Bubble Tea & Nicky

Greatest City in the World

Date Night: La Boqueria - Flatiron District, NY - Thursday, 8/28/2014

Her Take: August 29th is my birthday, so Nicky said he wanted to surprise me with a place to take me out to dinner! :) :) :) He always does a good job at picking places so I was excited!
Thursday, I rush home from school, get ready and meet Nicky and then hop right back on the train to the mystery place. Turns out he had TWO options so he said left or right?? We decided to go left but sadly saw that the first place, La Bota, was closed down, so we walked to the other option, (thankfully they were near each other!) La Boqueria. Both places Nicky had in mind were Spanish Tapas bars/restaurants which, if you've never had tapas, means that its basically a whole menu of appetizer sized dishes, so you would order a bunch to pick on!  We got to La Boqueria and saw that there was a wait, we went in and the hostess told us there would be a 30-45 minute wait, we said "sure!" and waited outside on a bench. Luckily, we only waited about 20 minutes, which wasn't bad at all! We walked in, the restaurant is quite small, no wonder it gets packed so quickly and believe me when I say packed, I mean PACKED! We were lead to a cute two-top towards the back of the spot and I took the "booth" side (for once!)
What I liked about La Boqueria, right off the bat, was that there were allll types of people in there. It wasn't just a restaurant for a younger scene, or just hipsters, or just older people; the crowd was very diverse and I think that's what makes the place welcoming! There are people of all kinds, from all different places and couples ranging from first dates, to married dates- and there were we, right in the middle. :)
My only complaint about La Boqueria would be that the noise level is a BIT too loud, hey I'm no grumpy old man complaining about noise, believe me I like noise, but in a nice place like this that has a great "date" atmosphere, you want to be able to hear/speak to your date! I felt like Nicky and I didn't speak, we had to scream over the din and music just to have a conversation. If it was just a little less loud in there it would have been perfect!
We looked over the drinks first and I saw they had Sangria de Mora, Blackberry Sangria, and we were sold, we got a pitcher of it and not only was the pitcher was bigger than we expected, the sangria was delicious, probably one of the best we've had!! We had picked out 7 things that really caught our eyes, so we got them all! Remember, tapas are like appetizers, so we aren't just really fat and eating the whole menu! (but we probably could have done that anyway..) We ordered the Maiz Rustido, a special that night, which was roasted corn, lime segments, with smoked pimenton oil and manchego cheese melted on top! It was AMAZING! Nicky's favorite dish! We ordered chorizo and Idiazabal cheese which is made out of sheeps milk, is semi-hard, buttery and lightly smoked. The cheese was really, really good and the chorizo was cut thinly, like sopressata, I liked it but Nicky didn't "enjoy" it. I'm proud of him for trying it though! We also order Pan Tostado: which was basically toasted bread rubbed with tomato and garlic, Patatas Bravas: diced potatoes, fried and atop a spicy tomato sauce and drizzled with fresh cream, Bombas de Barceloneta: potato and beef croquettes that also came with that same "salsa brava" (spicy tomato sauce) and fresh cream, and last but not least we ordered the hanger steak which came with their version of chimichurri salsa! Everything was excellent, literally everything, I couldn't decide which dish was my favorite! They were all so tasty and full of different flavors, textures, spices! We loved it all, I loved it all, it was the perfect birthday dinner! After eating 7 dishes, that were pretty good portions, we decided NO dessert for us because we were full and satisfied! Our waitress was sweet and she didn't seem pushy, she didn't come over too frequently (which I like, especially if you're on a date and holding hands at the table) or rush us being there were people waiting for a table. The food came out perfectly timed - not all at once, it was two dishes at a time and when we finished on they brought the other a few minutes later; so it didn't seem like they were throwing food at us, it gave us time to digest a bit between dishes!
I really really enjoyed La Boqueria, it was a great place with great food, great service, a great atmosphere and I had a great date to take me ;) Really, Nicky, you did a great job!!
I highly recommend it to everyone! As I said, mixed crowd, so anyone fits in! I told my mom about it and she wants to go! I will definitely go back!!! And can't wait to!

His Take: Happy Birthday to my dearest Ariana!  Ariana’s birthday is here and I wanted to take her somewhere special, somewhere different, and most of all somewhere I knew (or hoped?) she would like.  I know Ariana loves Mexican, South American, and Latin food.  I did my homework and looked up places, trying to find the perfect one.  I stumbled across, La Boqueria, a tapas bar located on W. 19^th street, in the Flatiron district.  Boy am I glad I stumbled across this place, but well get to that in a second!  Tapas bars for those who do not know, are places that basically serve only small dishes, roughly the size of an appetizer.  The point is to share these dishes, and as you probably guessed it, Ariana and I ordered quite a things to share!

 

La Boqueria is a nice little place that the entrance starts narrow, and the place widens up in the back.  I called to make a reservation and was told that they only accept reservations for parties of 6 or more.  Ariana and I may eat for 6 people, but unfortunately we do not count as 6 people.  The lady over the phone told me every one else is first come first serve.  Ariana and I arrived to La Boqueria and walked in to see the hostess.  Great sign already was EVERY seat was full.  This included all the tables, as well as all the seats at the bar, La Boqueria was full to capacity of people eating and drinking.  The Hostess told us it was be about a half hour wait, so Ariana and I went outside and sat on the little bench right in front.  About 15-20 minutes later the Hostess came and got us.  Not bad of a wait at all!

 

La Boqueria’s menu was full of things Ariana and I wanted to try.  I think if we could have eaten everything, we would have ordered 1 of everything!  We decided to order a pitcher of Blackberry Sangria to start while we looked over the menu.  We finally settled on 7, yes SEVEN things to order.  We ordered the Idiazabal cheese (goat’s milk), a type of chorizo, bread with tomato paste and garlic oil, patatas bravas (fried potato pieces with crema fresca and a mildly spicey sauce), hangar steak over peppers, maiz rustido (corn with manchego cheese and lime), and bombas de barceloneta (meat and cheese croquettes with that same mild spicey sauce from before).  Sounds like a lot? Well it was, we had a tough time finishing everything because the portions were a very good size!  Let me tell you, everything we ordered was excellent.  Except for maybe the chorizo, I never had chorizo before, and I did not enjoy it, so that is just me personally.  La Boqueria’s food was delicious, and I could have eaten 50 plates of the maiz rustido, I absolutely loved it.  The service was great as well.

 

Ariana did not want me to tell the waitress that it was her birthday, BORING, so she got away with it.  La Boqueria you will be seeing me again, the tapas and the service were excellent.  Our waitress brought us a little of our food at a time so we got to eat and enjoy it.  We finished our pitcher of sangria and enjoyed an amazing dinner to celebrate Ariana’s birthday!  I hope you go to La Boqueria and enjoy it as much as I did!

 

Day Date: Popbar - West Village, NY - Sunday 8/17/2014

His Take:  I was watching the Food Network one day, and what I was watching did what the Food Network always does, MAKE ME HUNGRY.  This time they were showing a place called Pop Bar, which serves different flavors of frozen gelato on a popsicle stick.  MMMMMMMMMMM, I mean who does not like gelato?  Lo and behold, PopBar is in New York!  I immediately looked up the location of Pop Bar (Carmine Street in the West Village) and took a screen shot of the place in my phone so that I would 1) remember to tell Ariana and 2) remember where it is when we were going to go.

 

Here we are, Sunday afternoon after a wonderful Sunday dinner (side note: big thing for us Italians!) I met up with Ariana and we decided we wanted to head out for a bit and enjoy the day.  During the week Ariana had remembered that we still had not gone to Pop Bar, so on Sunday I suggested that we did.  And were off to Pop Bar.

 

I have to say I was a little fooled by the show on the Food Network, I thought the place would be much bigger!  But let me tell you, size does not matter, especially when it comes to Pop Bar.  As we were walking in a family was walking out and the Father saw us peeking in and said “it is delicious, you should definitely get one.”  Walking in staring at the display off all the flavors my eyes were immediately drawn to one, PEANUT BUTTER.  Peanut Butter gelato, I never had it before but it sounds perfect to me, I love peanut butter.  Off to the dipping station, where they can dip your frozen gelato in, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate amongst other things, me I prefer white chocolate to it all, so peanut butter dipped in white chocolate is already two for two in my book.  Now onto the toppings, they have various toppings they will coat your frozen gelato in, mostly nuts, but caramel corn is the one I chose.  Thankfully I did because it was heavenly and my frozen peanut butter gelato, dipped in white chocolate, coated in caramel corn, tasted absolutely amazing.  Just reread that again, my mouth is watering thinking about it.  Ariana got pistachio gelato, dipped in white chocolate, covered with hazelnuts, good yes, but it could not hold a candle to mine!  We sat on the bench right outside and I marveled over how delicious my pop was from Pop Bar.

 

Cannot wait to take another leisurely trip to Pop Bar.  Walk right in pick from one of the many flavors of frozen gelato, but don’t stop there, dip it in something and finish it off with a topping!  Incredibly delicious and who knows maybe next time I will grab two different flavors because pop bar is DELICIOUS!  I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

 

Her Take: On Sundays I like to go out. Do nice day things, take walks, go to the city and take in the scenery. I like to enjoy the day because on Sundays, we eat dinner at 1:30, so I have the rest of the day free! This Sunday, like every Sunday, Nicky was coming over, but this time he was in the mood to do something so we said POPBAR! 

We've been wanting to go and never got the chance to, so Sunday was the perfect day, it was beautiful out and what else goes hand in hand with a sunny day better than handcrafted GELATO (on a stick)? So we hopped on the train towards the West Village and we must have gotten out of the perfect stairwell cause Pop bar was just up the block on Carmine Street. 

I was surprised at how tiny this spot is, but then again do they need that much space? No! They have a glass "showcase" of all the different flavors of gelato pops and on the side they have 6 dips, 2 batches of each: dark chocolate, milk chocolate, white chocolate, and a handful of toppings. I picked pistachio pop dipped in white chocolate and topped with hazel nuts. It was yummy but Nicky's was DEFINITELY yummier! The caramel corn on his peanut butter pop topped it off, I don't know why I didn't get caramel corn, I LOVE CARAMEL CORN! 

But I digress, I do wish Popbar had more toppings that weren't just nuts, I was expecting crazy or diverse toppings! What if I wanted, I don't know, crushed chocolate-covered cone or something weird! They had crushed nuts and chocolate sprinkles, that was it! I think that is the only thing Popbar should update, but other than that, this place is delicious! The gelato is creamy and the taste it on point. Plus when you dip it in chocolate.. MMMM.. so good!!! The size of the pops are just the right amount of gelato, not too little, not too much (is there a such thing as too much gelato??)

I really loved it here, they have 4 little stools to sit at and a bench outside, we sat on the bench, for 3.4 seconds because we inhaled our gelato because it was that good! 

Definitely going back to Popbar soon soon soon! I've been craving it every day since. 

 

 

Date Night: The Chester - Meatpacking District, NY - Saturday 6/28/2014

Her Take: I love the Meatpacking District. I have to say that right from the start. It's beautiful and hip and the new fashion spot and so different from the rest of the city. So I go there a lot and I walk around, and one night I went with two of my friends and we passed this cute corner bar/restaurant while walking. What caught our attention was the outdoor patio they have framing the corner of the block and the cool, funky music they were playing. This spot was The Chester, located in the Gansevoort Hotel.

I thought to myself that I had to go to this place! (to write you guys a blog on it :)) So I kept it in the back of my mind and decided to plan out a Date Night. Lee and Dan wanted to go out before Lee left for Florida so I suggested we all do dinner in Meatpacking .. ;)
I picked a couple of places, one of which being The Chester, and left it up to them to decide where they wanted to go. They picked The Chester!! (obviously) It was meant to be, we had to try that place out.
I made the reservation for 4 at 7:00 on a Saturday night and we were all excited. That's when things started to go awry Lee told me that Dan was fixing up his car and didn't think they would be done in time to come meet us, but she would let me know. Hm..
I had to go visit my newborn baby cousin and everyone knows that when you visit family, you're gonna be there till late! So I decided to change our reservation to 7:30 (just incase) Then while at my cousin's house, Lee told me they wouldn't be able to make it so I went ahead and changed the reservation again to 2 people instead and for 8 o'clock because it was already 6 and we were all still there!!
Anyway, turns out I changed the reservation ONE MORE TIME (3 times!!) to 8:15 because at 7:45 I was still on my way home. I rushed home changed and Nicky and I jumped on the train. Luckily, Meatpacking is only 6 stops away on the L and we get there in max 10 mins! And that we did. We walked to the hostess outside and I told her we were here and if there was no available outdoor seating, it was ok. But she was very nice and said that they had reserved a table for us right outside. We took a corner two-top and the night, the view, the place was all perfect. We looked at the drink menu and they has special cocktails for the World Cup which I thought was very cute! We both order caipirihnas ! I love those, but these weren't the best. They were very strong and not sweet enough.
We ordered right away (which is a first) We started with the cheese plate; the cheese plate came so beautifully decorated with cut up apples and plated to be shaped like flowers, that I didn't wanna eat it! Just kidding, I DEFINITELY did. It came with about 4 different cheeses (brie, parmigiano, and I wasn't sure of the other two..), honey, jam, apples and crackers! It was SO good, great starter!
For entrees we both got steaks; Nicky ordered the NY Strip with a side of Truffle Fries and I the Marinated Skirt Steak in mango sauce and on a bed of chorizo. Now normally I'm not crazy about skirt steak because of the after taste, but this steak was GREAT, I couldn't taste any aftertaste, they cooked it perfectly! And the mango sauce was soo good! Only thing is I couldn't really taste the chorizo. Nicky didn't let me try any of his steak so I assume that meant that it was really good!! He said he liked it!

After slowly finishing our dinner, we hung out outside and watched the sunset; it was amazing. We had great conversations and had a wonderful night. We were there for a few hours and the waitress didn't bother us! We ordered another round of drinks and sat there soaking in the scenery, the people, the music and each other. A man walked by and dropped off two roses on the table and said "for the beautiful lady" and walked away, I was flattered until he walked right back and said "1 for $10 2 for $20 for the homeless! LOL At first Nicky was like I don't want it... ok i'll take one!! :) We left happy and satisfied with our meal and we decided to take a walk because it was such a beautiful night, we walked under the highline (must do a highline post) and walked past the stores and bars until we reached the train station. We figured "lets walk to Union Square" because it was that nice of a night! And we did! we walked and finally took the train home to meet up with Nicky's cousins for a few more drinks.. :)

GO TO MEATPACKING!!!! And try The Chester, I promise you, you will love it, not only for the food, but the scenery as well! The restaurant itself is really nicely set up! Plus, you get to dress up a little bit and look great while eating great food and feeling great!
I'll see ya there!

His Take: So Ariana loves, LOVES, the Meat Packing District in NYC!  She has been suggesting that we find a place here to go because she always has a good time in the Meat Packing District.  After looking over some menus, we settled on The Chester.  The Chester is located right underneath the Gansevoort hotel.  We made a reservation for 8:15, to enjoy a nice late dinner and a drink or two.  We dressed really nice, Ariana looked great by the way, and we hopped on the train and headed over!

The Chester is a really nice place!  Since it was a beautiful summer evening, we decided to sit outside rather than inside.  This was the perfect choice, as the weather was absolutely perfect outside!  We sat at a corner table outside just the two of us and got right into the drink menu!  We started with some caipirinhas.  I did not like mine, it was a little too strong (go on call me a whimp, but this drink was wayyyyyy too strong for a dinner drink) and there was not enough sweetener added to it, so it was too sour!  I have had caipirinhas before, and I really enjoy them, they are a good summery drink!  Ariana and I decided to start off with a cheese plate for appetizers.  We did not want to make the mistake this time of ordered too may appetizers and not enjoying our main course.  The cheese plate was displayed beautifully, and it was excellent.  The plate came with three different cheeses, which were all great, I knew one was parmigiano, I was not sure which the other two were, as the menu says it is the "chef's selection."  Not only did the dish come with cheeses, it had crackers as well as apples, blueberries, and raspberries, plus a like dipping jam!  I ate an entire apple along with my cheeses!  On to the entree, Ariana ordered the skirt steak that was marinated in a mango sauce on top of chorizo hash, and I ordered the strip steak with a side of truffle fries for Ariana and I to split!  Ariana enjoyed her steak, and mine was great as well.  The portion was a nice size and the steak and fries were tastey!  After eating Ariana and I decided to order another drink and just hang out and chat.  This time I went with a red sangria which was much much better!  We sat and drank and talked and as we did the sun began to set.  I know I know it sounds really cliche but this added to the mood as the sky is really nice while the sun sets.  A random street peddler came over and put two roses on our table and walked away.  He goes "for the pretty lady" and then a minute later he came back and said " 1 for $5 2 for $10!"  This man knows how to hustle! But he was right, of course I had to get a rose for the pretty lady, so I took one!

The Chester was really busy but they were nice enough to let us take our time with our food and drinks and let Ariana and I sit there without feeling rush or pressured to order more!  The set up was really nice and I suggest you check it out! Be warned, the Chester,and the Meat Packing District as a whole is a little more expensive than your average dinner and drinks in the city!  But it was very well worth it, especially if you had a great time like I did.  After dinner we walked around a bit and continued our great date! We plotted our next move and headed back to our neighborhood to meet some friends for drinks!  What more can you ask for? A great night out in the city, then enjoying afterwards with some friends, this is what date night is all about!  Ariana and I will head back to the Meat Packing district again, so if you are at the Chester after reading this, look out for us!

Handsome Nicky

Caipirinha

Cheese Plate beautiful Presentation

 NY Strip and Truffle Fries

Mango Marinated Skirt Steak

Double Date Night: Escape the Room NYC - Midtown, NY - Thursday 6/5/2014

His Take:  A while back I had mentioned something to Ariana that I had seen on Facebook called “Escape the Room.”  The brief description of the place basically said, you are locked in a room, 10 people total, and you have one hour to get out.  Everything in the room is or can be a clue to get you out of the room.  At that point the record of the day was 52 minutes.  I was incredibly intrigued by this and really wanted to do it.  Ariana and I kind of brushed it aside, but Escape the Room came back up during our date to Panna II (see that post as well!).  Dan, the boyfriend of Lee, the other couple we were with, had brought it up, and we decided to buy the tickets!  Long story short, we finally decided to do Escape the Room and I could not wait!

We finally were here, Ariana, her brother, Dan, Lee and I, were set to do “The Office” which was the original game made for Escape the Room.  They now have two other rooms, which I PROMISE you I am going back to do.  That’s how good this experience was, without telling you anything, I already told you I was going back!  We were put together with 2 other couples, totaling 9 players.  The employee there assured us that having 9 of us was better than just us 5. I am going to try not to give anything away here, because you really need to do everything on your own to enjoy it!  Off we went into the Office.  We were locked in!  There is a computer count down that helps with some hints and tells you the remaining time.  Literally everything in the room was a clue or led to another clue.  We were like scavengers hunting for clues or shouting thoughts out loud because in Escape the Room, you never know, anything might help.  I truly felt like Sherlock Holmes!  Escape the Room was absolutely so much fun, for one hour we searched and pulled clues from any conceivable way, one clue leading to the next and finally, WE SOLVED IT!!!  It was such an awesome experience to crack the code and Escape the Room.  Afterwards, our helper/employee came in the room and explained everything we had just solved in an nice organized order, also she told us that 85% of those who play, DO NOT escape the room, which made us feel even better!  We took our winners photo, which they posted on their Facebook account.

Escape the Room, I am hooked and next up is the Agency, which is the 8 person Escape the Room challenge!  Hopefully we will see you there!

PS: this place is now incredibly popular, and the person who runs Escape the Room told us it is best to book the tickets at least 3 weeks in advance!

Her Take: Remember in our last double date blog I said that we planned our next one? Well here it is! We planned to go to Escape the Room NYC!
Escape the Room is basically: you and your teammates are locked inside a room with a specific theme and you have 1 hour to get out using clues that are scattered all around and with hints you are given. IT IS AWESOME! Nicky had mentioned this place to me a while ago and then we forgot all about it, then Dan brought it up and that's when we were like "YES BOOK IT!!"

So Nicky, Dan, Lee, my brother Dominic (which I invited to come) and I went on June 5th, a Thursday night! We had bought tickets (which are $28 per person) for the office room. There are three rooms; The office, which was the original one and holds 10 people, the Agency, which is a spy themed room which holds 8 people and the Home which is a Victorian themed room that holds 6 people.

Being that it was only 5 of us, we shared the room with 4 other people who were very nice and helped a lot! We were a team after-all!

I have to say we had a lot of fun! I love mysteries and riddles and all that good stuff and I'd like to think i'm pretty good at them ;) I diddddd solve quite a few clues! (ehem ehem) And WE GOT OUT! the lady told us only 15% of teams get out, and we made it! Woo hoo in 53 minutes!

This post is pretty short because I don't want to ruin the experience for you if you go, which I really think you should!!! You will LOVE it, I know you will! So you'll have to find out for yourself and see if you can make it out in time!!

Escape the Room is located in Midtown on 31st between 5th and 6th and is in an apartment building up on the 11th floor, so when you go don't be confused (like we were.)
I just found out that they have a Lower East Side location too!!

I highly recommend going here! Its a different kind of date; a mystery game date and who wouldn't love one of those?? WE TOTALLY DID! And we can't wait to go back to try a different room!