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Dan Logcher
 
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slim wrote:
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> "Jean B." wrote:
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>>Dan Logcher wrote:
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>>>I asked about dim sum in Manhattan back in 2001 when I went for a wedding.
>>>Someone mention something like Golden Unicorn I think. I never got a
>>>chance to go..

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>>Yup. I have a big list of places to try (most with variable
>>comments, so it is hard to figure out the ranking).
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>>>Be sure to pick up some Char Sui Bao from the bakery near all the
>>>statues (kind of like the Boston Chinatown gate).
>>>

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>>I'll put this in my notes. Thanks!
>>
>>Boy, is that place overwhelming! One needs a lot of time to
>>explore there and to sift the wheat from the chaff.

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> Forget Golden Unicorn!
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> They adhere to the unspoken racist policy of charging non-Chinese
> "Tax" on lunches. Quite a few places in Chinatown do this. The
> Chinese patrons don't get "tax" added onto thier bills, but the
> non-Chinese do.


Is there a meal tax in NY? There is in MA, so I wouldn't notice
the difference.

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Dan