Restaurant openings in Hunters Point: BANY’s open, and SHI’s on the way

Go to Blend(they’re between Communitea and Lounge 47). They serve Latin fusion cuisine. I ate there a couple of weeks ago. Surprisingly good. I had their seafood ceviche and yucca fries. If you want tostones or mofongo, it’s available in LIC.

Why not? It’s nice to see a fancy, upscale place coming in.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m happy to have the addition, it would just be nice if everything wasn’t and Asian themed.

I’m still having a hard time figuring out Lucky Mojo. Stickes me as the type of place trying to do too much. What is it? Japan? BBQ? Tex Mex? Menu is all over the place and everything is mediocre. Would be better to focus on one thing and do it well than try to be all things to all people. Blend is not Tex Mex, its pure Latin.

I happened to meet the brothers when I was coming home from work since I live in the building– at first i was skeptical of another asian/fusion place, but it looks pretty cool, they gave me a tour of the ongoing construction inside. nice guys. I don’t know much about construction but the layout seems nice so far.

Be careful if you eat at that place. In Japanese, “ono” means hatchet or ax. “Shi,” among other definitions, means death.

Hey Brandon. Maybe like me, you are not from New York. At first I found the multitude of baffling acronyms annoying, but now they are just amusing. LIQCity is one of my personal faves….

I’ve actually eaten here before and the food is pretty amazing. The restaurant itself is also pretty nice. It’s spacious and modern looking. The prices on food are reasonable and it has a gorgeous view of the Manhattan skyline. Food is also served outside in a garden like area that is only a couple of hundred feet from the water during nice days. The only real downside is that part of the skyline is blocked by the Pepsi Cola sign. Other than that Shi is a classy place to have dinner. The food is also more of a fusion of Japanese, Korean, and Chinese traditional dishes mixed in with more Americanized ingredients though, so if you’re expecting something like Chinese takeout you won’t find that here.

I went to many Asian restaurant in Queens…but Shi as new resto is the best after all. Atmosfere is killing :) u ( Decor, Lighting and View…wow). You must love it. Food are excellent ( steak cubes, Black Cod entree is a must try, sashimi is very fresh). Drinks are made by proffesional bartender (compare than UES Manhattan bar), Servers are very attentive and friendly. The owner is awesome, he really treat customers like his own family. One thing that’s bother me only the menu letter is so small and hard to read.
Absolutely I love this resto and will suggest all my friend to come and try. I believe in the future you have to make reservation in advance to get a table.