Max Brenner, Chocolate by the Bald Man (New York, NY)

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JS and I met up with our younger cousin for lunch while we were at New York. She took us to Max Brenner at Union Square.


Max Brenner, Chocolate by the Bald Man

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Apparently, this Max is a bald man.

Although JS and I were trying to save stomach space for more eating after lunch, I couldn't help but get something chocolate during the meal. I decided a drink should do the trick.



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I was tempted by the hot chocolate just because it was served in what they called a "hug mug", but decided on their SUCKAO, a "Do-It-Yourself" Concentrated Hot Chocolate Shot.



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It came like so. There's some milk above a tealight, some chopped chocolate, extra milk, and their metal straw for "sucking" the chocolate. One is supposed to melt the chocolate in the milk oneself.



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As you can see, it was a messy affair for me. The chocolate was nice, but it took so long to melt and become smooth!



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If you feel so inclined, check out their menu, as they do have a lot of these flairs (hug mug, suckao straw, Alice cup, etc.).



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As for the food, JS ordered the Asian Chicken and Soba Noodle Salad with Sesame Peanut Dressing. Look at that big pile of fried wonton skins!



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I ordered a dish under the "Food on a Stick" category, the Thai-style Chicken Satays.

I don't know why we went "Asian" all of a sudden. Maybe it was because they seemed to be the lighter dishes on the menu. As I mentioned, we were saving stomach space for more food after lunch!

The food was actually not bad; they were done well, considering we chose the "Asian" dishes. ;) JS and I figure that a place serving horrible food won't last very long in NYC.



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The restaurant space was huge. There was a long counter with various dessert/snack items on display (cookies, cakes, etc.), and there was a separate retail section as well.



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Although I was a bit full, I decided I had to get their "Dark Cookie" (chocolate cookie with chocolate chunks) because it looked so thick and chewy!

I bought it to-go, and ate it the next day.
(I was so full during the rest of this day that I didn't get to eat the cookie!)



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It didn't seem to suffer from being a day old.



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Ooooh, chocolate-y!


Max Brenner
New York, NY
http://www.maxbrenner.com/
Visited in August 2009

We ate all the food below -- and more -- in 4 days! Insane. See how: NYC Eating Extravaganza (August 2009)

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Max Brenner, Chocolate by the Bald Man
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