So true. Sephy's friend needs to learn reality. She clearly doesn't live in it.
Good Chinese places include Imperial Garden and Ichiban Sichuan. Good Japanese places include Takara, Muramoto, and Tavernakaya (Wisco-Japanese fusion, but still good). Italian places include Cento (expensive AF, though), Naples 15 and, Benvenuto's. There is EXCELLENT culinary diversity here - just as much as New York. I know of a good Indonesia place, a good Afghani place, a good Brazilian place.........
Tavernakaya is one of my favorite places to go ---