Sautéed halibut was pleasant, with tender slivers of eggplant beneath the fish, but I was distracted by my friend's filet mignon sandwich.
Cod cakes, however, were a pleasant revelation: tender, egg-shaped puffs, delicately fried and served neat, needing not one drop of goopy dipping sauce.
This pleasant coffeehouse serves a tender and beefy steak sandwich with the right amount of grilled onions and peppers; a decent rendition of pork barbecue, thin-sliced, smoky and flavorful; a thick bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich; and other sandwiches, each with a small salad or French fries.
But under the immensely pleasant surface and the tender, teasing touches of popular music, things go a little awry: the harmony slips and slides, the soloist gets left behind or jumps ahead, and the music has a slightly disturbing inner life.
12. Toast +++ (212) 662-1144 3157 Broadway, near Tiemann Place Morningside Heights $ Visa and Mastercard This pleasant coffeehouse serves a tender and beefy steak sandwich with just the right amount of grilled onions and peppers; a decent rendition of pork barbecue, thin-sliced, smoky and flavorful; a thick bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich; and other soups, salads and sandwiches.
Such increases correlated with the intensity of emotions of pleasant nature, characterized by tender and calm feelings, but also with Sadness that entails more negative feelings.
Mayer Nissim of Digital Spy commended "the pleasant mix of cascading piano and tender strings", but criticized the drum sounds for their hollowness.
A vinegary marinade seasoned a pleasant-tasting jumble of surf crab, tender octopus and cooked shrimp in a salad called sunomono.
At the Esquire party, a dinners-worth of tuna sashimi tacos, followed by skewers of the tender beef and some very pleasant salmon rolls came rolling out.
Sea cucumber with scallion ($18.99) was tender and so meaty it had a pleasant murkiness.
