Saturday night we drove to Bushwick to see Bad Teeth at Good Bye Blue Monday.

At the recommendation of City Council member-elect Steve Levin we tried Northeast Kingdom at 81 Wyckoff Street. Our Google directions were quite good and we made the somewhat complicated route to the restaurant without any problems. We now think we could figure out an easier route on our own.

The restaurant was wonderful. You know when you have the feeling that you're making a great discovery of something wonderful and unknown in a neighborhood you've never been to.

Well, that's how I felt except the restaurant was packed and it's been open since 2005. So I'm a latecomer to the Northeast Kingdom thing.

Clearly the cozy, New England style tavern with wooden booths and tables has loyal fans and the food is fantastic. The menu runs the gamut from hamburgers (made with natural beef) to a specialty Chicken Pot Pie. A vegetarian entree with rolled collard greens was so good my mother-in-law asked the chef for the recipe.

And guess what? He obliged

Our waitress  was extremely nice and attentive, the service was fast and they've got a great wine and drink list plus a large list of beers of liquors (and a lounge downstairs).

Afterwards we drove over to Good Bye Blue Monday, a funky cafe/bar/club with a main stage and a backroom/backyard for rock shows. Bad Teeth and Mother Courage were great.