Recharger The Dog » ethnic eats http://www.rechargerthedog.com Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:36:12 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Madras Café http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2009/07/28/madras-cafe/ http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2009/07/28/madras-cafe/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:25:47 +0000 Recharger http://www.rechargerthedog.com/?p=466 Madras Cafe3A calm place, with an ethnic look, that never gets crowded. We expected the all-Indian, all-vegetarian food to suck because one of is not a big fan of Indian food and likes meat; but it was actually really good.  Fast … Continue reading →]]> Madras Cafe3A calm place, with an ethnic look, that never gets crowded. We expected the all-Indian, all-vegetarian food to suck because one of is not a big fan of Indian food and likes meat; but it was actually really good.  Fast service.

]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2009/07/28/madras-cafe/feed/ 520 Super cheap, super tasty Chinatown food walk. http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2007/02/15/super-cheap-super-tasty-chinatown-food-walk/ http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2007/02/15/super-cheap-super-tasty-chinatown-food-walk/#comments Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:46:42 +0000 Recharger http://rechargerthedog.com/?p=394 vietnamese sandwich.jpgChinese Lunar New Year coming up this Sunday. Year of the pig, or “DingHai.” Chinatown is not how it was. In the old, pre-Giuliani days — we’re talking 1988 — we stupidly wandered down Mott Street during the absolute climax … Continue reading →]]> vietnamese sandwich.jpgChinese Lunar New Year coming up this Sunday. Year of the pig, or “DingHai.” Chinatown is not how it was. In the old, pre-Giuliani days — we’re talking 1988 — we stupidly wandered down Mott Street during the absolute climax of the celebration (the climax, in contrast to our one-second toaster pops, lasted a mind-blowing 48 hours), bottle rockets, cherry bombs, M-80s missing our eyes by nano-meters--total lawlessness. More perilous than the old July 4ths (again, pre-Giuliani). These days, we’re lucky to catch a dragon dance team from the local senior citizens center. Still, Chinatown food is better — and cheaper — than ever. We took the following walk, never spending more than a buck on any item. Bring a friend and gorge.

Chinatown super cheap, super tasty walk: (map of the food-walk area).

1. start at Mulberry Street pedestrian mall @ Broome Street
2. Jazz Wok, 176 Mott: Hong Kong style
3. Viet-Nam Banh Mi: 369 Broome, Vietnamese sandwiches
4. Nyonya, 194 Grand: Chinese-influenced Malaysian
5. Sun Dou, 214 Grand: dumplings, red-bean pancakes
6. Malaysian beef jerky, 95 Elizabeth
7. Food court/market, 79 Elizabeth: peanut soup
8. Tu Quynh, 230 Grand: Vietnamese snacks
9. Grand Street fish markets, Bowery/Christie
10. Dumpling house, 118 Eldridge: sesame beef pancake
11. Congee Village, 100 Allen: Cantonese porridge and more
12. Super Taste, 26 Eldridge: hand-pulled noodles
13. Skyway, 11 Allen: Malaysian
14. Taipei Noodle House, 7 Allen: Taiwanese dumplings
15. Sunkiss Market, 160 East Broadway: mustard-green sandwich
16. Fuzhon Good Taste Grocery, 75 East Broadway
17. New York Supermarket, 75 East Broadway
18. Yi Mei, 51 Division: four items plus rice and soup, $3!!!
19. Sanur, 18 Doyers: Malaysian snacks
20. Doyers Vietnamese Restaurant, 11 Doyers
21. Chinatown Ice Cream Factory, 65 Bayard
22 Yeah Shanghai Deluxe, 65 Bayard
23. Bangkok Center Grocery, 104 Mosco

]]> http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2007/02/15/super-cheap-super-tasty-chinatown-food-walk/feed/ 0 Cheap date http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2007/01/20/cheap-date/ http://www.rechargerthedog.com/2007/01/20/cheap-date/#comments Sat, 20 Jan 2007 03:33:45 +0000 Recharger http://rechargerthedog.com/?p=324 Krystals Cafe2.jpgThe Horn & Hordart commercials used to claim “you can’t eat atmosphere,” probably why fancy million-dollar interiors never impressed us, also probably why we did Krystal’s Cafe, the best Filipino restaurant in Manhattan. It wasn’t just the tokwat baboy and … Continue reading →]]> Krystals Cafe2.jpgThe Horn & Hordart commercials used to claim “you can’t eat atmosphere,” probably why fancy million-dollar interiors never impressed us, also probably why we did Krystal’s Cafe, the best Filipino restaurant in Manhattan. It wasn’t just the tokwat baboy and the Kare kare that filled our gut and took our breath, it was also place. Simple tables, nice waiters, cheap food. We spent $40 for two, and no way could we finish. Went home with four doggy bags.

de robertis.jpgWe weren’t done. We crossed First Avenue for coffee at below-street-level De Robertis’s Caffe.  We love that below-street-level Italian stuff. So checkered table cloth. We walked past glass canoli cases that, had we not overeaten, would have stopped us, till we reached the back room. To our dismay, the booths were gone, replaced by tables. We love booths because they make everything taste better. When we die, we know heaven will be a diner with booths. Manhattan is losing booths.

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