During summer I am often on LIE traveling east to Manhattan. Have tried the dumpling place on the corner of Springfield Blvd and Kung fu Ramen… and last week tried Shanghai Eats, north on Kissena Blvd @ #44-10. Some other interesting spots on that block… We like any Chinese–Shanghai, Dong Bei, Sichuan, and Cantonese, especially rice rolls.
Most important is nearby parking…
If you were heading to 59th St Bridge on the LiE, where would you stop for eat in or take out Chinese in the Flushing area but not downtown (tough parking there)?
For Cantonese (with a little Sichuan), try Secret Kitchen, 185-20 Horace Harding Expy. This was lunch for seven … https://www.instagram.com/p/CoU0hisO_jJ/?img_index=1
… at which I was alone in arriving by public transportation (and foot). I can’t provide details on parking, but it shouldn’t be a problem.
Dave: Much appreciate your response, and recommendation for SECRET KITCHEN. If we get there, I will post some comments!
As far as SHANGHAI EATS, which we tried last week, eat in, it was ok but nothing would draw me back. XLB had skins thicker than I ever remember eating. Pork with bamboo shoots and dried tofu was the best of our dishes…good. Scallion noodles very plain…just a heap of boiled noodles with little flavor of scallions or anything else. Had recently tried this at GRANDMA’S KITCHEN in Flatiron and the SHANGHAI EATS rendition paled almost to non-visibility compared with those and Grandma’s. To be fair, ordering at SHANGHAI EATS, and everywhere else, was limited due to partners disdain for anything remotely spicy. But on that same block there is a DongBei place whose name I neglected to jot down on paper.
I think you know GOLDEN PALACE on Cherry Street. Liked that a lot but it’s been at least 4 years…any recent opinions on GOLDEN PALACE?
One more since I may have your attention: Good rice rolls along the LIE, or off of the highway but not in downtown Flushing??? I’m no connoisseur, but loved the ones in that market on Canal street; I think it is a branch of JOE’S RICE ROLLS. What a breakfast!!!
Always enjoy your comments and reports and I thank you for those, and for your help on this most recent query.
With my regular Wednesday lunch group (with whom I went to Secret Kitchen), I’ve also been to Shanghai Eats, once. We haven’t returned. The group has returned several times, however, to Dong Bei Da Pai Dong, on that same block. We like it almost as much as Golden Palace, where we’ve also lunched multiple times in the past couple of years; it’s still solid.
Yes, that’s a branch of Joe’s Rice Rolls in the Canal Street Market. I don’t have firsthand knowledge of anything similar along the LIE, but I note a cluster of Chinese restaurants in Oakland Gardens. Perhaps Taste of Canton, 61-42 Springfield Blvd., will do the trick. From what I see on Google Maps, they certainly have plenty of parking.
Satay Malaysian for next time we go west on LIE–yes!!!
Embarrassed cause I’ve been to Malaysia a few times long ago, mostly to Penang, only once or twice to KL…but remember very little; any recommendations would be great. I love spice but partner cannot take any spice. I don’t think Malay food is spicy in any case…yes???
Love beef rending but have had this only in Sumatra…again, long time ago…is beef tender?
Anyone who has time…please give me a few ideas…anything sweet is good…and some spice of for men but not important…I’ve passed that place so many times and now excited to try…
The yellow awning!!! Looks like parking is ok, too…
Just want to say a brief thank you to all who HO people who recommended SATAY MALAYSIAN on Kissena. (look for yellow awning on east side of Kissena)
Stopped by last night (after 3.5 hours drive from North Fork!) By that time we were whipped, so I ordered only two take out dishes and both superb!
CHOW KEUH TOW ($11.95) and a superb BBQ Roasted Pork Lo Mein ($10.95…whoah…big chunks of charred pork alongside those semi-fried noodles…).
Also grabbed a container of the kaya desserts… Remember my fixation with kaya and how I brought home jars from Penang and then sought them out in Manhattan C’Town…these were good enough to even satisfy the less-ethnic-food-happy partner…in fact, I hope he left me one for tonight!!
Many thanks to all… let’s get this site going…with more contributors!
I have nothing much to add save Spain and Italy…would love to read more NY posts…how can we get more contributors of the Steve R. , Dave Cook, Jen Kalb and all others who at my old age cannot recall off top of my head.
But I LOVED that Malaysian…not sure I have ever had Malaysian food outside my younger days when I spent some time there…need MUCH more education on what to try…
Why no roti, you say??? Did not think it would survive the drive to Manhattan…not sure I have ever tried that in my entire life! Some parking, although scant…will make a big trip next time…
Again, many thanks to all…talk to me about Sicily or much of Spain, I know a little…Queens Asian…I am a newcomer so bear with me…what would I do without you guys???
Another take out at Satay…no kaya desserts–all finished by 7:30 but all three dishes were great plus the pineapple pastry. And what a great street cart scene along Kissena on a Saturday night!
I am going to follow the NYC forums more often now!!! And this will be my stop each time I drive the LIE from North Fork to home in Manhattan!!!
Saregama, you know this: This is overseas Chinese from southern Chinese (from where??) who settled in then-Malaya, right??? It’s Chinese food, not Malay…yes??? I need to read up more…my college geography prof eventually left for a position in Singapore and it was his invite that first brought me to the wonders of SE Asia! Long time ago…when it was the “old” Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew…we were working to preserve a smidgen of the old Singapore “Chinatown.” Not sure I can bear to return but I do adore Penang/Gerorgetown…(oh my dear"Swiss Hotel"…all of the long gone now…) On my future list but even so I fear the change will sadden me although likely better for local folks…or not…I do not know.
Dave…jusst to the south of the Malaysian Satay place is a big supermarket with a large parking lot. All along the lot, on Kissena, were cart after cart announcing great sounding. stuff…“Spicy Squid” was the one I noticed. But parking was difficult and since we were wiped from the driving I could not get out and investigate. None of those carts were there on a Wednesday night a few weeks ago. It looks fantastic!!! And I must say the the service at the Malay place is the fastest I’ve ver experienced in NYC…less than 5 minutes…maybe less than 3 minutes and the dishes are all bagged up and ready to carry out…my new fave place! Very kind ladies behind the register…I sure missed that kaya, though! But I do not try anything remotely spicy or “unusual” due to partner’s tastes…next time I take train or bus solo and explore!
