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Tung Woo is Soyriffic – NYC
04.26.11 | Permalink | 11 Comments

Soy custard (douhua) is one of my favorite dim sum desserts, so when I read about the soy custard at Tung Woo on Eating in Translation, I knew a visit was in the near future. MORE »
Chinatown, Quickies, Restaurants
Roast Duck Noodle Soup at New Hon Wong – NYC
04.08.11 | Permalink | 3 Comments

Yesterday I was thinking I should stop going to my usual spots in Chinatown and try a new place. I ended up at New Hon Wong, which is convenient because it’s right by the N/Q/R station on Canal. Roast Duck Noodle Soup ($5.50) with ho fun was decent. The duck was okay (it could have been meatier), but the noodles were too broken up, and there were no vegetables save for some sliced scallions. I was in and out of New Hon Fong in less than thirty minutes though, so if you’re in a rush, it’ll do. MORE »
Chinatown, Restaurants
Pho Tom Satee at Xe Lua – NYC
03.06.11 | Permalink | 6 Comments

The Pho Tom Satee ($6) at Xe Lua isn’t the prettiest thing to look at, but it’s got soul; deep and complex. The soup, made with Vietnamese satee sauce (a bright, spicy blend of chili peppers, lemongrass, and fish sauce), is full of flavor; salty, sweet, sour, and spicy, all at the same time. MORE »
Chinatown, Restaurants
Leftover Salted Squid at Hop Kee – NYC
02.15.11 | Permalink | 2 Comments

On Sunday, after a night of cheap booze on the Lower East Side, I woke up with a massive headache and a hankering for Chinese food. (Well drinks are PURE EVIL!) So after I finally crawled out of bed, the BF and I hopped in a cab and ended up at Hop Kee, our usual Chinatown haunt. This time, along with the usual order of fried flounder and chow fun (By the way, DO NOT order vegetable chow fun and expect extra vegetables. It’s basically their meat chow fun minus the meat, in other words, it’s a plate of noodles, mung bean sprouts, and remnant green specks from the wok.), I also ordered Salted Squid with hot pepper ($16.25), a dish recommended by reader nynyjap. MORE »
Chinatown, Restaurants
Wontons & Fried Fish Skin at Noodle Village – NYC
12.15.10 | Permalink | 9 Comments

A few weeks ago, Hannah (my sister-in-law), told me she was coming to the city and wanted to eat shrimp wontons. Unfortunately, I was stumped. I didn’t know of one restaurant that had good wontons. So when in doubt, what do you do? You appeal to the twitterverse and hope someone comes through. In this case, twitter friend Kathryn Yu came to the rescue with the suggestion to go to Noodle Village. Supposedly, it’s the only place her aunt will go for wontons. The following week, I ate wontons every day at a different restaurant in Chinatown. After much “research,” it seemed Kathryn and her aunt were right. For wontons, only Noodle Village warrants repeat visits. MORE »

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