NYC XYZ wrote:
> Y'all will want to check out the Flushing Mall in Flushing, Queens,
> too. They have Taiwan Ice, a nice little dessert. But there's the
> sizzling platter steak, and good stinky tofu, and "ai-tsong mein
> hsien," and pork chop over rice (with a tea egg, cabbage, and mustard
> greens), as well as "salty fried chicken" and ground pork over rice
> (with tea egg and mustard greens), and "Taitung noodle soup" and "dry
> noodles"...very nice Taiwan taste. There is also a "mala stinky tofu"
> there that's real stinky but very good, too, if you're into pungent
> fermented chili and garlic. For breakfast there's, what, Northern
> Capital which serves traditional Chinese breakfast fare -- very
> interesting.

I tried stinky tofu again today after a 12 year hiatus. Maybe again in
12 more ;-)

> There's also Eighth Avenue in Brooklyn, the third Chinatown in NYC.
> The great thing about Chinatowns is that you can just walk around and
> look in the windows. Speaking of Chinatown, the original one in
> Manhattan has got a nice dim sum place called Go Go Dim Sum. It's
> touristy, almost always packed, full of white people, but the stuff is
> good...make sure to go before noontime so you can get the full menu
> (after that time things get sold out, it seems).
>
> In Elmhurst there's David's Gourmet Taiwanese...they do a decent stinky
> tofu and an adequate beef noodle soup, but their beef with chili pepper
> over rice is EXCELLENT! There's also a Thai restaurant next to an
> Indian (as in, South Asian) pizzeria that makes the spiciest soup I've
> ever had...I forget its name, but it looks and almost tastes like a
> bowl of heated hot sauce! My tears were just streaming all on their
> own, constantly...the only comparable experience is the gas chamber in
> basic training when you go into the military.
>
> But yeah, while you're checking out the kosher Chinese joints in
> Midwood, Brooklyn, also stop by Maspeth, Queens, or Astoria, Queens,
> for the halaal Chinese food. Just for curiosity's sake -- the stuff's
> just typical take-out flavor, the equivalent of veal parmesan at a
> pizzeria.
>
> Astoria's got good Thai food -- the aforementioned Jaiya restaurant is
> good (they're Thai Chinese, it turns out, hehehe). There's also Ubol's
> Kitchen on my block; I like Spicy Pork in the Garden and the seafood
> sampler. There's also, what, Jenny's, which is Asian fusion and real
> "hipster"....
>
> And I just have to plug Ariyoshi in Sunnyside, a friendly Japanese
> restaurant with good food and good prices. I really like their
> desserts, too, especially desserts-of-the-day!
>
> At most of these places, $20 will get a person a very good meal, and
> $40 buys you a grand feast!
>
>
>
> Darrin wrote:
> > austx wrote:
> >
> > > Will be in NYC for a few days later this month. Would appreciate
> > > restaurant recommendations, especially for chinese and thai food.
> > > Some of the restaurants I have been reading abt are ; Jaiya for thai,
> > > Grand Sichuan for chinese, Penang for Malaysian. And for an upscale
> > > pan-asian experience- Tao.> Would appreciate your insight and recommendations about these and other> restaurants.> Thanks in advance,>>
> >
> > Have been frequenting The Cottage (at Irving Place) as of recent, near
> > the famous Irving Plaza in Manhattan. The food is stinkin' delish! eh
> > BTW, when in the cuisine capital of the world, do try our Kosher
> > Chinese! eh Another hint: the measuring stick to good Asian food, is
> > finding Asians patroning the establishment. As is the case with The
> > Cottage and a gazillion other restaurants in the most diverse Asian
> > cuisine on earth! In the meantime, do peruse the rest of my work in
> > this newsgroup, for its breadth is unsurpassed!eheheh D, NYC "Jews
> > always know two things: suffering and where to find great Chinese
> > food!" eh - MY FAVORITE YEAR, 1982.."I thank God I was born on the
> > banks of the Hudson" - WASHINGTON IRVING, 1809, author, poet.."New
> > Yorkers spend $11 billion a year eating out, making NY the restaurant
> > capital of the world" - JANE'S NY: RESTAURANTS (NBC 4 NY at NBC World
> > Headquarters - Rockefeller Center, Manhattan: center of the
> > universe/hub of broadcasting: home to Nightly News with Brian Williams,
> > The Today Show, SNL, Dateline, and Late Night with Conan O'Brien).."If
> > food were a competitive sport, New York City would have more gold
> > medals than anywhere else in the world" - TRACY NEIPORENT, Myriad
> > Restaurant Group/NYC & Company Restaurant Committee Chair.."You know,
> > the more they knock New York - the bigger it gets!" - WILL
> > ROGERS.."From New York - the greatest city in the world!" - LATE SHOW
> > WITH DAVID LETTERMAN (Ed Sullivan theatre - placed The Beatles on the
> > musical map).."New York City is the central home for this entire
> > planet. The Olympics draws contestants from all countries. Wherever
> > they come from we've got a family for them, a neighborhood for them, a
> > group who speak their language, cook their food, support their
> > religion, understand their needs. We have someone for everyone" - JUDGE
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> > trend for the rest of the world. There's no other place that has the
> > diversity and the experience of the chefs and restaurants that NYC has"
> > - STEPHEN P. HANSON, P.R. Guest Restaurants.."I am constantly impressed
> > by the number of restaurants that open in NY in a year..even a month's
> > time. The quality..the fact that there's such a huge community that
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> > - 8 million or so people..5 boroughs..international mix of people..it
> > has been the hubbub of nightlife activity and restaurants for 50-100
> > years" - JAMES OLIVER CURY, Time Out Magazine.."Stay home. Marry the
> > girl next door. Open a restaurant there. New York doesn't need any more
> > restaurants. America does" - SHELLEY FIREMAN (sweet), NYC Restaurateur,
> > owner of Cafe' Fiorello, Tratoria Dell'Arte, Shelly's, Brooklyn Diner,
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