Comments on: Thumbs up to the Astoria Invasion! http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/ Rego Park, Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Briarwood Tue, 18 Nov 2008 09:39:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Steve http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-498 Steve Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:24:29 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-498 I actually had a very frustrating experience with them. I tried to call them up to get an idea of how long delivery takes and the woman who answered could not understand me. I finally get an answer after about 5 minutes of repeated questions, etc. I call back later and the phone was busy for 1/2 hour! When I finally got through, the food I wanted was out. I just hung up. If they can't meet the demand, I don't think this place will last. Frustrated potential customers like myself will just go to another place and let others know about the poor experience. I actually had a very frustrating experience with them. I tried to call them up to get an idea of how long delivery takes and the woman who answered could not understand me. I finally get an answer after about 5 minutes of repeated questions, etc. I call back later and the phone was busy for 1/2 hour! When I finally got through, the food I wanted was out. I just hung up.

If they can’t meet the demand, I don’t think this place will last. Frustrated potential customers like myself will just go to another place and let others know about the poor experience.

]]> By: Mary Jane http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-398 Mary Jane Tue, 12 Jun 2007 02:21:01 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-398 Nick's and AJ's are far too overrated. (Nick's = brunt crust and fawning hipsters, AJ's = acidic sauce and overpriced pies.) And Pizza Classico -- a Bayside transplant located in the Stop and Shop shopping center on Union Turnpike -- is just plain awful. Nick’s and AJ’s are far too overrated. (Nick’s = brunt crust and fawning hipsters, AJ’s = acidic sauce and overpriced pies.) And Pizza Classico — a Bayside transplant located in the Stop and Shop shopping center on Union Turnpike — is just plain awful.

]]> By: Steve http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-143 Steve Thu, 17 May 2007 15:20:10 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-143 True, but baby steps, baby steps! True, but baby steps, baby steps!

]]> By: David http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-142 David Thu, 17 May 2007 15:16:28 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-142 Latin Cabana fills an unmet need in FH - inexpensive take-out - but Cuban food doesn't satisfy the nutritional requirements I generally prefer (read: too fatty and greasy). I'll try it soon enough but it won't become a staple for me. In the end, I just can't get too thrilled about the arrival of Martha's. Its fine to have a second quality bakery (+ Bonnelle), but its not a place I'm going to frequent all that much. How many cupcakes can one eat? Forest Hills needs a quality bar and casual American bistro much, much more than it needs another bakery. Latin Cabana fills an unmet need in FH - inexpensive take-out - but Cuban food doesn’t satisfy the nutritional requirements I generally prefer (read: too fatty and greasy). I’ll try it soon enough but it won’t become a staple for me.

In the end, I just can’t get too thrilled about the arrival of Martha’s. Its fine to have a second quality bakery (+ Bonnelle), but its not a place I’m going to frequent all that much. How many cupcakes can one eat?

Forest Hills needs a quality bar and casual American bistro much, much more than it needs another bakery.

]]> By: Dudley http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-137 Dudley Thu, 17 May 2007 12:34:10 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-137 I recently moved from Astoria to FH (thank God) and can tell you Martha's Bakery has a crappy track record. It started out strong in Astoria but then started selling items that weren't fresh. It became disappointing and is now just a convenient alternative to a Starbucks. Don't get those hopes up too high. Its true though, Astoria has much better food selections than FH. The pizza in Astoria isn't that great unless you go to the no name Ditmars Brick Oven Pizza on Ditmars and 46th Street. That beats Nicks and Dees hands down. Tratorria L'Incontro is so not authentic and overrated. 718 is very good, but you're deflated when you go there on a Friday night for a nice dinner and people start walking in with shorts and t-shirts. That's so Astoria. I recently moved from Astoria to FH (thank God) and can tell you Martha’s Bakery has a crappy track record. It started out strong in Astoria but then started selling items that weren’t fresh. It became disappointing and is now just a convenient alternative to a Starbucks. Don’t get those hopes up too high.

Its true though, Astoria has much better food selections than FH. The pizza in Astoria isn’t that great unless you go to the no name Ditmars Brick Oven Pizza on Ditmars and 46th Street. That beats Nicks and Dees hands down. Tratorria L’Incontro is so not authentic and overrated. 718 is very good, but you’re deflated when you go there on a Friday night for a nice dinner and people start walking in with shorts and t-shirts. That’s so Astoria.

]]> By: DaveS http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-132 DaveS Wed, 16 May 2007 21:31:46 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-132 I wouldn't mind <a href="http://www.trattorialincontro.com/" rel="nofollow">Trattoria L'Incontro</a> opening an outpost over here. I went there recently not expecting much, but the food was actually really good. It was really crowded, we had to wait way past our reservation time to be seated and the service was only ok, but the food won me over. I wouldn’t mind Trattoria L’Incontro opening an outpost over here. I went there recently not expecting much, but the food was actually really good. It was really crowded, we had to wait way past our reservation time to be seated and the service was only ok, but the food won me over.

]]> By: Steve http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-131 Steve Wed, 16 May 2007 21:16:28 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-131 No good pizza?! I thought they had a fairly significant Italian population over there. No good pizza?! I thought they had a fairly significant Italian population over there.

]]> By: Anthony http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-130 Anthony Wed, 16 May 2007 21:13:48 +0000 http://www.queenscentral.com/2007/05/16/thumbs-up-to-the-astoria-invasion/#comment-130 Astoria doesn't have any good pizza. We have Nicks and Dee's. Astoria doesn’t have any good pizza. We have Nicks and Dee’s.

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