We were in Queens for the day and famished after a lot of running around. When we were on our way home, we decided to look for a spot that we could grab some take out to bring with us. We happened upon TLP and the menu looked promising. We tried to order from their website but it was down so we ordered in person. When I inquired about the website, the guy at the front said that it was down all morning but right as I was ordering in person, they got it back up. I was a little bummed because having to order in person meant we had to wait for our food AND we missed out on the 10% incentive to order off their website. Luckily, I always look at the positive: the opportunity to order some soju lemonade while we waited.
The decor is cool. They have an eclectic assortment of Funko POPs. I recognized Game Of Thrones and Star Wars bobble heads. It was pretty empty but they have plenty of seating, both indoor and out. The outdoor seating is covered and they have a cute green wall backdrop for brunch pics. They have one bathroom which is pretty spacious and very clean.
We did have to wait long. They packed up everything we ordered very neatly and it was all still warm once we got back home to the Bx. Everyone was happy with their order but I did have one issue with something I got, as I will explain below...
GRUB RUNDOWN
Shrimp Tempura - these were amazeballs! They're huge and they survived the trip. Tempura-fried Jumbo shrimp with spicy may, tempura sauce (tasted like hoisin) and scallions. I wish I had two orders because they were that good.
Soup Bowl - they had New England clam and Chicken & Corn. I opted for the Chicken and Corn. It was ok, thick and not watery at all, but lacked a bit in flavor.
Beer Battered Fish & Chips - these were less than ok in my opinion. I got onion rings instead which were very good but the fish was bland. They are small strips of fish so they were somewhat dry as well. I was also missing the tartar sauce they were supposed to come with so I was bummed about that also. I ended up just making some tartar sauce for it myself since I had all of the ingredients to make some. These were truly disappointing, considering I was thinking about getting their lamb burger instead.
The Local Press Burger - hubby got this burger and they were very cognizant about maintaining the integrity of the food. It's a basic burger with cheddar, bacon, lettuce, onion, pickles and tomato. They kept the sauce on the side and the truffle parm fries were really good. The "secret" sauce tastes like any other burger house sauce but it does the job.
Roadside Burger - my son opted for this one. It has American cheese, caramelized onion, lettuce, tomato, pickles and their secret sauce. He also added a fried egg and liked it.
Loaded Fries - my son got these fries with his burger. They were definitely loaded with cheese, bacon, scallions and sauce. He liked them as well.
Chicken Tenders - we got these for our toddler. The chicken pieces were pretty big a really crispy. I think they were a littlt too crispy for her but she ate some of it and I tasted them also. They were good. We got her BBQ sauce and fries to go with them and she liked it. Again though, we were missing the coleslaw that was supposed to come with the meal. read more