[WHAT YOU SHOULD ORDER AT...] Press 195

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WHAT YOU SHOULD ORDER AT... is a recurring column designed in kind for your opinionated asses and our lazy asses.  We're going to pick one Park Slope resto a week and recommend our favorite dish at each.  Are we right?  Are we wrong?  YOU KNOW YOU WANNA WEIGH IN.  

Much like calling a drink a "Frappucino" instead of a "goddamned coffee," referring to a plain old sandwich as a "panini" makes everything a whole lot fancier.  A sandwich is BORING.  That's what the masses eat, packed in their metal lunchboxes by their overweight wives.  A panini has PIZAZZ.  It's flat and it burns your mouth!  What fun!

Press 195 (195 Fifth Ave at Berkeley Pl, 718-857-1950) literally has 40 panini combinations (all for around $10) to choose from, as well as a shit ton of salads and "cold press" sandwiches.  With so many options, how the eff do you choose?

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[WHAT YOU SHOULD ORDER AT...] ROSE WATER

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So maybe you've found yourself walking by Rose Water (787 Union St at Sixth Ave, 718-783-3800) and thinking, "Hey, that's an awful fancy flower shop!"

Naw man, it's just a fancy restaurant that specializes in seasonal, local foods. 

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[WHAT YOU SHOULD ORDER AT...] Perch Cafe

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WHAT YOU SHOULD ORDER AT... is a recurring column designed in kind for your opinionated asses and our lazy asses.  We're going to pick one Park Slope resto a week and recommend our favorite dish at each.  Are we right?  Are we wrong?  YOU KNOW YOU WANNA WEIGH IN.  

Fun fact: did you know that one of the owners of Perch Cafe (365 5th Ave between 5th and 6th Sts, 718-788-2830) is named Bjork?  But don't worry, there's nobody dressed in a swan dress up in here, and I'm pretty confident that any photographer or journalist can enjoy their meal without getting smacked upside the head. 

No Icelandic drama, all good food.

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[WHAT YOU SHOULD ORDER AT...] Miriam

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Chickpeas! Schwarmamamama! Tahini!

Amid all of the pizza places and Thai joints in this neighborhood, Miriam (79 Fifth Ave at Prospect Pl, 718-622-2250) is a solid choice for good Middle Eastern food. 

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[WHAT YOU SHOULD ORDER AT...] Juventino

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WHAT YOU SHOULD ORDER AT... is a recurring column designed in kind for your opinionated asses and our lazy asses.  We're going to pick one Park Slope resto a week and recommend our favorite dish at each.  Are we right?  Are we wrong?  YOU KNOW YOU WANNA WEIGH IN.  

What I like so much about Juventino (370 5th Ave, between 5th and 6th Sts, 718-360-8469) is that they manage to pull off that organic, farm-to-table bullshit without being snobby about it.  They really care about the ingredients that they're serving.  It manages to be both delightful and delicious, and THAT is the first time I've ever said the word "delightful" in my life.

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