As far as I can tell, it’s pretty hit or miss with roast meat. I’ll bring home a haul from big wong but won’t tell anyone where it’s from until we’re done eating and my family will say “this is the best!” Next time I’ll go to big wong, again won’t tell anyone where its from, and everyone will say “why didn’t you go to big wong?” So I’ll go to ny noodletown next time and everyone will say “this is from big wong, right?” and so on.
I think deluxe is good but the soy sauce chicken from big wong this time was better than usual, just incredibly juicy and flavorful. I’ve been going there for so many years (I want to say 25), that some of the people know me (also one of my ex-clients knew the owner so I arranged a lot of team meals there) and the cashier once claimed he was charging me “chinese people prices”
The meat does seem better when the cashier recognizes me, either he’s telling the chopping guy to pick out a good bird or it’s some sort of placebo effect, probably the latter.
I’d like to try hay hay, have you been. Actually, many years ago, I was told that most of the bbq meat in chinatown comes out of New Kam Man, not sure if it’s true, we tried it once and weren’t impressed.
best,
ps I didn’t mention in my bbq meat post that I stopped at tai pan for a pastei de nata and a dan tat. They were both hot out of the oven and incredible!
The area of Greenpoint around Franlin and Greenpont ave is doing a great Nolita impersonation. Between Oxomoco, Paulie Gee’s, Di An Di, Taqueria Ramirez, Chez Ma Tante you got a heck of a food crawl. A very long and tiring one. We went to potentially try Taqueria Ramirez but ended up at Chez Ma Tante for some of the best pancakes Ive had in a while.
Pancakes - Crispy, thick, fluffy, on the sweeter side, but insanely addictive.
Gigante beans, turmeric, Salva Cremasco cheese, egg - Really grew on me. Lovely zesty broth
Country pâté, pork, foie gras, pistachio - Nicely done. Hard, not spreadable but enjoyed it
Bloody Mary - Bloody awesome.
This is the closest I got to trying Taqueria Ramirez. A good size line, but seemed to be moving fast. I followed someone with a plate full of tacos he was carrying to his family (perfectly normal. For me) and they looked and smelled amazing. Soon!
Can’t blame them, I go back & forth on all the favorites too.
Shopped there often, but never picked up ready food back then. Hong Kong supermarket and New York mart (or whatever it’s called now) also have decent takeaway counters (like Deluxe), but they close much earlier, which is often a challenge for me.
sounds like the right thing to do - but Id also like to see more specialized threads like say pizza or chinatown. wouldnt some of this stuff we are sharing get more attention that way?
Anyone been lately to the food court at the New World mall? I’m looking for a maximalist experience for a group of colleagues and myself. I’ve never been to this place, but it’s got the kind of infinite choice I’m looking for…so everyone can choose their own adventure, as it were.
I was there just this afternoon. If you’ll be a group of any size, you’ll have an easier time finding a good place to sit, and perhaps shorter waits for your food, if you arrive in late morning. From midafternoon through early dinnertime, it can be a zoo.
Fish Cheeks steamed fish with garlic, herbs, and lime. Aroy mak!!! Very interesting observation a lot of these Thai places have Thai owners and cooks but the wait staff is super diverse young people. In contrast to Thai Town in Hollywood. These are super authentic dishes. Young NY’ers seem more open minded than young Angelenos from what I seen. Pretty cool I guess.
These table side chile sauces. I wish there was picked garlic. Skip the nuoc cham my friends. I am going to pass on the broth here tbh for the hu tieu. Get yourself a plate of duck or a mixed plate with offal over rice and dump those sauces on top.
Pork chop rice at Taiwan Pork Chop. It’s fine for the low price point, really you are here for the rice that gets soaked with pork drippings/ground pork with pickled mustard greens.
We started this thread to have a single NYC discussion we could keep going for the year.
Part of the point (imo anyway) was to boost (and consolidate) sharing from the occasional post or group meal writeup to an ongoing conversation (which seems to be working so far, though maybe it’s more posting and lurking than discussion just yet).
Re splitting off topics, anyone who really wants a specific thread can start one (there are old ones for dim sum and Chinatown already, Bk pizza, probably others I’m forgetting — but that’s also worth considering: the more threads, the more splintered the discussion becomes again, unless there is cross-posting discipline).
If this gets unwieldy at some point, we can certainly create a new thread, but WFD gets to 500+ in some months, so 150 doesn’t seem like we are there yet.
One of the nice things about HO is that the search is actually functional vs Chowhound, plus there are filter and summary features, so it’s easier to find something even on a longer thread.
(And all that said, if folks still really want to break this up monthly or quarterly, of course we can do it. )
I liked it but I even like the cheap stuff so I am not the one to ask. Haven’t tried Eileens or Mah-Ze-Dahr which I hear have some of the best cheesecakes in the city. Never had Juniors but I would go to Juniors soley because I was a Notorious BIG fan as a teenager lol
There are several momo carts now in the main Jackson Heights stretch. If you want more than momos (like thukpa), last restaurant I ate them at was Khampa, time before was Phayul. Lot of variance in fillings, thickness of dough, tibetan vs nepali, and so on. The chutney is important.
Also a word in favor of New York Food Court. A little scruffier than NWM, it boasts a number of great stands with new ones opening regularly. Not as large and not as crowded. Would be happy to give a few specific recs.
