by Michelle K. on A restaurant on a dock that's made to look like a big boat - a cute concept, and perfect on a swelteringly hot day like last Sunday. Unfortunately, everyone else in New York had the same idea, so finding a table took some time. The "eat on a boat! (sort of)" gimmick is Frying Pan's raison d'être, so their menu is pretty simple (burgers, fries, chicken wraps, etc.). Also, overpriced. My burger, fries, and Diet Coke was like $17...yeesh. Everything was just okay, nothing really stood out - you are not paying for the quality of the food, you are paying for the novelty of eating and drinking on a boat. Whether that's worth it or not is up to you. I will say that most of the clientele can be categorized as "People I Hated in College" - very frat boy douchey. A table of Abercrombie-clad gents in their late twenties (sorry, wearing Abercrombie past, like, twenty-two is an automatic fail) was getting DEE-RUNK, having a REAL good time, and wanted ERRRRRYBODY to know about it. Um, please fall into the Hudson, kthx. My friends and I eventually left because it was getting difficult to hold a conversation.
