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Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
YES, Sugartoof! I agree with you. I always forget the vendor's name, but will report back. They have CCC's, oatmeal, ginger-molasses (the best ever) and sometimes butterscotch/coconut oatmeal cookies (only 2 per bag). Unfortunately, prices have gone up to $2.50 per bag.
Best Ethiopian Restaurant?
I agree that Ghenet is very good, especially if you like it spicy. Queen of Sheba is also a good choice.
Best Chocolate Chip Cookies
Totally agree on the Jacques Torres CCC's. They are great warm, but even better as ice cream sandwiches (which just became available this week).
Calling all pork bun eaters....
Stopped by Mee Sum last night before I went to my barber on Pell. Gotta tell you that I was not impressed at all. I had one of their steamed specials and was most disappointed- the filling was miniscule as compared to MLW, and the bread was too dense and dry at the ends. I don't know what was up, but I was also surrounded by tray upon tray of siu mei all over the counter and in the refrigerator cases. I can see what people meant by it being kind of a "bizarro" MLW, though. On to the next set of suggestions...
Saigon Grill overrated?
Please elaborate on how it has gone downhill. I used to work on Lafayette and used to go there all the time because it was so good. I changed offices about four years ago and was thinking of stopping by next time I was in C-town. I'd hate to waste my time.
Mei Lai Wah closed by DOH?!?
I'd have to agree with Lau. Too many things in C-town close for various reasons and never re-open. Remember the "pancake lady" at Mosco and Mott, adjacent to Hop Kee? I wonder what ever happened to her.
MLW's proprietors were very surly, and I got into arguments over who was next on line all the time with them, but I still kept going back.
Calling all pork bun eaters....
This was the dialogue I was hoping for! Thanks to you all.
Crowsonguy, where is Sun Sai Kai?
Vvvindaloo, Chatham had very good coconut and cheese buns.
Teresa, my wife hated MLW and Chatham b/c she found them greasy, but she loved the ones from the bakery chains like Fay Da.
Calling all pork bun eaters....
Thanks for the suggestions, and I will definitely try them. I have seen each of these places, so now I just need to stop in. I used to love the 9 Chatham Square (formerly Hop Shing) baked, but found them to be very greasy after being introducecd to MLW's. I also used to love their coconut buns and cheese buns.
MLW closing was just the second blow in several weeks, since I also saw a few weeks ago that 10 Pell, across from Joe Shanghai, is now also closed. I loved their food.
I also loved the crispy honey noodles at MLW. I agree that no one else made them the same way. I called my mother and told her the bad news. News traveled fast because I've now heard from both of my sisters and several other relatives asking me if it was true!
Calling all pork bun eaters....
Mei Lai Wah in Chinatown, makers of probably the best pork buns (steamed and baked) is now closed. Where to now? Any suggestions?
Mei Lai Wah closed by DOH?!?
Well, I guess this means we need to fan out and find the next best thing.
Bronx BBQ on TV
Hey all,
A Food Network show showcased some auto-garage/BBQ joint in da Bronx. I don't remember where it was supposed to be. A little help? Anyone been?
Mei Lai Wah closed by DOH?!?
So? Did you walk by? Is it closed? This would be sooooo disappointing. Inquiring minds need to know.
Pink Berry or Red Mango? [moved from Manhattan board]
I walk by these two competing fro-yo places almost everyday, but have not yet stopped into either. With warm weather looming, which is better for a refreshing cool-down?
Il Cantinori
Yes, was also confused whether you really meant Il Cortile. I would have to agree that it is no longer a go-to spot in Little Italy, especially for the prices. I still like going to D'Amico, though.
Best Old World Italian near Hells Kitchen?
Try Lattanzi Ristorante on 46th or Basilica on 9th b/t 46 and 47th. Lattanzi is the more expensive of the two, wheras Basilica is a much much smaller restaurant.
La Cabana Salvadorena
Well, the last time my wife and I attempted to go to LCS last June(?) for a midafternoon snack, we walked out because it smelled like the place had been fumigated and cloroxed. We wrote it off as necessary maintenance, but haven't been back yet. Friends of ours were there in November and said that place was good. That's as recent as I can get. Sorry.
Can anyone tell me where to get great dim sum in NYC???
The fact that the Thai dim sum experience still lingers with you 33 years later is a very promising sign!
Can anyone tell me where to get great dim sum in NYC???
I've not yet gone to Word Tong or Ocean Port Seafood yet, so I can't give an opinion. I'm sorry to say that I have not explored the Brooklyn Chinese food scene extensively. I've sampled a few leftovers from 8th Ave. Chinatown, but not made it to Bensonhurst yet.
I am saving for a trip to Thailand and the prospect of having Thai dim sum is something to look forward to. Any recommendations?
La Cabana Salvadorena
I haven't been in some time, but I used to go for the papusas and the ceviche.
Best cuban sandwich in Manhattan?
Make the trek northwards, my friends. Most little mom-n-pop stores and Spanish restaurants in Washington Heights or Inwood serve excellent authentic Cubanos. Some of my favorites include La Nueva Espana on 207 St (last stop on the A), there's Caridad on Broadway between Cumming Street and Academy (1 block north of Dyckman St), there's Floridita at 178 and B'way, and there's the Malecon at B'way and 231 in Kingsbridge in the Bx, but just north of Inwood (1 train to 231). You can get a huge Cubano at any of these places for less than $5! Get a side of tostones (fried green bananas) with mojo (garlic oil) or try Yuca fries.
Can anyone tell me where to get great dim sum in NYC???
I've never been, but I'll give it a try soon. I'm always looking for new places. Thanks, michele cindy.
Can anyone tell me where to get great dim sum in NYC???
My friends and I kind of went nuts ordering just to get a sampling of all of the dim sum a few months ago. The good standouts I remember were: the watercress dumplings w/ pork & shrimp and I thing the crunchy veg and peanut dumplings because they were interesting, and the spare rib tips b/c they were tasty.. I didn't care for the deep fried stuff like the taro-root shrimp (normally one of my favorites elsewhere) and the BBQ duck spring roll. I found them very greasy. I love beancurd rolls, but theirs with the mushrooms and ham was very bland. I didn't try them all.
I am not saying not to try CB, at all. Everybody has their own tastes. I just didn't care for it.
Thanks for the heads up on Gum Fung. I hadn't been in a while and was thinking about going because of this post. Is Jade Asian any good?
Can anyone tell me where to get great dim sum in NYC???
If that is true, that would be a shame. I was just there last Thursday and got some of the special steamed buns. I get a haircut around the corner once a month (which always gives me a good excuse to stop in), so I'll have to ask and will report back to this board.
Can anyone tell me where to get great dim sum in NYC???
Sorry, vwqueen, I am also Chinese and have eaten at many of the world's great dim sum houses, but thumbs way down to Chinatown Brasserie for authentic dim sum. Good place if you like "pretentious dim sum" which is an oxymoron. I agree with cubanat's analogy to Olive Garden. Ocean Jewel is a great choice as is Gum Fung, in Flushing. 9 Chatham Square is also a great choice, nothing to look at, but really tasty- great baked pork buns, too. Favorite pork buns, are from Mei Lai Wah on Bayard (both white steamed and brown baked), across from Chinatown Ice Cream factory. The general rule I tell people is to look at the lines of people waiting to enter a restaurant: If you have more "American" tastes, look for the lines with the most Americans or tourists. If you have more authentic tastes, look for the lines of mostly Asians.
On the way to The Cloisters....
I would suggest that you take the A to 181st Street and exit from the northern-most exit. That gets you to approximately 184 and Fort Washington. Walk north on Fort Washington and you will pass 187th Street. You've got a couple of restaurants there, but also Frank's(?) Market, which is very much like a mini-Zabar's or Amish Market. Buy picnic fare there and then continue to walk north on Fort Washington Avenue until you get to Fort Tryon Park (in which the Cloisters are located). You will have no problems finding a beautiful spot to have a picnic before going on into the Cloisters. I would strongly suggest walking through the park because there are various paths and trails you can take, even all the way down to Henry Hudson Parkway, if you choose!
Enjoy!
Garden Cafe or Stone Park Cafe?
Sorry, ginsbera. I live in Inwood (Northern Manhattan) and assumed that you meant the "Garden Cafe" up here. Is there a "Garden Cafe" in Brooklyn? I apologize if it was to a Brooklyn cafe to which you were referring.
