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My contribution to the general good. Good luck!

For a good time on a Wednesday night, check out Croxleys Ale House on Ave. B between 2nd & 3rd st. in the LES. What makes it a good time? Well, the 10 cent chicken wings, for one. Yeah, 10 cent wings. That means you get 20 wings for $2 (you have to order at least 20). There is a $4 drink minimum per person, but still, it’s a steal. Croxleys also happens to be a pretty good sports bar. How are the wings? They aren’t bad. The sauce is good, the meat is….well, it’s not that good. So if you like bone-sucking, mouthwatering, vinegary hot wings that will leave the scent of sour cayenne pepper on your fingers for days – this is the place for you. Or if you’re just a cheap bastard like myself.

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Churrascaria’s are what I hope heaven will be like. Since I probably won’t enter the gates upstairs, I’ll have to continue to visit this carnivore’s paradise on Park Avenue and 25th street. The only reason I had been trying to go to Porcão in NYC is because Malik, the Firefighter and I had gone to the one in Rio two summers ago. I was curious as to how the food at the NYC location would fare compared to the mother ship in Rio. Some of the reviews I had read online didn’t give Porcão much of a chance. Well, I did. And I’m glad I did – it was a fantastic experience. (continue reading…)

Just had to get that out there.

Even though Tony the Tiger hooked me up with a shackburger last night, the events of the evening ended up being very costly. I lost the one set of keys that I own to my car. The worst part is, I knew exactly when it happened too – I just didn’t realize it. The seats at the shack were tugging on my keychain (no double entendre intended), and at one point, the key-ring with my car keys must have snapped off without my realizing it. I have a call into the Shake Shack management about any found keys, but I am not expecting much.

This morning, I had to call several dealerships to ask about getting replacement keys made for a car that has none. I tried my best to not sound suspicious, but I had no luck. What I have to do is get the car towed to the dealer and they can then program a new key. In doing some research I’ve learned that the keys have RFID’s in them (even keys that look like normal keys) so that when you insert the key into the ignition, it matches up in radio frequency and then starts the car. That’s apparently what makes it near impossible to hotwire the car. It also makes a key cost $140 (add $50 to get the car towed to the dealer, tax and voila – $200+). Good times.