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Chinatown, Small Shops
Happy Star Makes Me Happy – NYC
12.30.12 | Permalink | 2 Comments
Rice rolls (cheung fun) are always good, but fresh rice rolls are another story. A wonderful delicious story. At Happy Star Bakery, formerly Sun Light Bakery, rice rolls (or rice noodles as they’re called there) are steamed fresh to order for $2.50 a serving or less. MORE »
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Bite vs. Bite, Chinatown, Restaurants
Fried Flounder in Chinatown – NYC
Everyone loves lobster in Chinatown, but I still haven’t found a great lobster spot. My recent favorite was the house special baked lobster with cheese at Danny Ng’s Place, which sounds weird, but was really tender with a thin, salty cheese crust. Unfortunately, that restaurant recently folded. According to Danny at Food in Mouth, it was due to asbestos (the secret menu featured cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis), but according to Bowery Boogie, a mixed-use building being built in its place may be the cause. In any case, while the perfect lobster in Chinatown is yet to be found, good fried flounder is easier to find. A few months ago, I had a flounder at Fuleen Seafood, and last month at Oriental Garden. Both were good, but one was much better. MORE »
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Chinatown, Restaurants
Congee at Hing Huang – NYC
12.11.12 | Permalink | 5 Comments
I’m recovering from slight food poisoning. All fingers point to momos from a street cart in Queens as the culprit since that’s the one thing my BF didn’t eat and I did last week, but of course, I can’t be hundred percent sure. For scientific purposes, I tried to get David to eat a leftover momo in the fridge after I got sick to verify the source of contamination, but he strangely refused. I guess love has its limits. Fortunately, my case of food poisoning is pretty mild, and I’m coping by eating plain foods that don’t exacerbate my constant nausea. Yesterday, that came in the form of congee at Hing Huang. MORE »
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Atlantic City, Restaurants
More Reckless Spending & Eating – Atlantic City
10.18.12 | Permalink | 2 Comments
It’s funny what happens to people in casinos. I’m not even talking about Prince Harry, but it’s probably related. It’s like all reason goes out the window as soon as you step onto the casino floor. Like me, for instance. I’ve written about The Rim in the Trump Taj Mahal before, and it wasn’t favorable. However, once again, I ended up at The Rim contemplating my losses over a bowl of noodles. MORE »
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Chinatown, Restaurants
Beef Tendon Noodle Soup at Hing Huang – NYC
Incomprehensibly, Hing Huang (formerly Wing Wong, Wing Huang, and variations thereof with “New” in the name) was a favorite of my coworker’s for a long time. Yes, their congee is excellent, but it’s rare, unless I’m sick, I ever crave congee. Sure, it’s also conveniently close to the N/Q/R, and the food is cheap and fast, but when most of the food is mediocre at best, I rather go elsewhere. Recently, though, I’ve had a change of heart about Hing Huang. Most of their food still remains average, but I discovered their beef tendon noodle soup, which is by far the best I’ve ever had in Chinatown. MORE »
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