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Chinatown, Restaurants
Noodling at HK Wonton Garden – NYC
10.19.11 | Permalink | 5 Comments

As the story goes, the owners of Wonton Garden on Mott decided to split and one group left to open HK Wonton Garden on Mulberry, and the other stayed and reopened in the same location as New Wonton Garden. If I had to pick a side, I’m Team HK Wonton Garden all the way. Here’s why… MORE »
Chinatown, Restaurants
Duck Noodle Soup at Red Square Cafe – NYC
09.26.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Some time earlier this year, Wah Kee Fast Food & Cafe, your typical Chinese restaurant in Chinatown with bubble tea and roasted meats hanging from the window, closed. Despite a really bad ventilation problem which made it quite apparent you ate a Chinese restaurant even hours later, the roast duck and roast pig was very good. Also, very cheap. This summer, Red Square Cafe opened in the former Wah Kee space. The ventilation has somewhat improved, and the bubble tea is still blending away, but the roasted meats are now gone from the window. Usually, if I don’t see any meats on display, I order something else, but last week I was hopeful. Did my optimism pan out? MORE »
Chinatown, Small Shops
Spicy Noodles and Pancakes at Henan Flavor – NYC
09.14.11 | Permalink | 4 Comments

I’ve been going to Henan Flavor, the Manhattan outpost to Henan Feng Wei in Flushing, since they opened earlier this year. Why haven’t I written about it? Well, I like the place so much I’ve been doing lots of “research.” Months and months of research. So far (because more research is inevitable), these are my favorites… MORE »
Chinatown, Small Shops
Hua Ji Has the Most Excellent Pork Chops – NYC
08.17.11 | Permalink | 8 Comments

There’s many places to get Taiwanese pork chop over rice in New York. If you recall, there’s even a place called Excellent Pork Chop House on Doyers. Well, forget that place (at least for pork chops) because Hua Ji Pork Chop Fast Food is the MOST EXCELLENT pork chop house. MORE »
Chinatown, Small Shops
Fried Vegetable Dumplings at Prosperity – NYC
05.13.11 | Permalink | 3 Comments

Quite frequently, I’m in the company of vegetarians. (Not sure why. ‘Tis my fate.) This past weekend, I was specifically in the company of one who wanted vegetarian dumplings in Chinatown. I didn’t think we’d have much luck at the usual Chinatown dumpling shops so we ended up at Buddha Bodai. Days later, I thought of looking at Prosperity Dumpling‘s menu online, and lo and behold, they make Vegetable Boiled Dumplings (8 for $2.50). Today, a little recon was in order. MORE »

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