"What It Is: An all-American dinner spot from the people behind Perfect For: First/Early In the Game Dates, Eating At The Bar, Casual Weeknight Dinner When you walk into Bernie’s, you step into an alternate reality that’s certainly not Greenpoint in 2018. There are red-checkered tablecloths, crayons on every table, shiny red booths, and stained-glass light fixtures that will make you feel nostalgic for a time and place you’ve maybe never experienced. This is the new restaurant from the people behind Frankel’s, who make some of the best bagel sandwiches in NYC, and we just went back for a second visit involving cheeseburgers, caesar salad, baby back ribs, mozzarella sticks, and a giant brownie sundae. Bernie’s could have easily ended up being an embarrassing theme restaurant, but the attention to detail is what makes it a place where we’ll now send you for a great night out. That, and the fact that you will leave here feeling extremely satisfied for a very reasonable price. The Verdict: Go to Bernie’s when you want a dinner that’s simultaneously easy and fun. We’re putting it on the Hit List." - hannah albertine, bryan kim, katherine lewin, hillary reinsberg, chris stang, matt tervooren
