chinese

Steamed Pork Bun @ Lunch Box Buffet

Today, I grabbed a Steam Roast Pork Bun on the run at Lunch Box Buffet. I was headed to the AES convention to check out the latest audio nerd gear. I was surprised how good the bun was. Very pillowy bread. I wo...

Boston Pork Buns Adventure

I got into Boston for John's wedding a little early. So I walked around Chinatown and ended up getting a Big Bun ($1.60) at Maxim Coffee Shop. It's filled with ground pork, hard boiled egg, Chinese sausage, wat...

Kien Tuong’s Bitter Melon and Congee

I had extra time to kill until the next Chinatown bus to Boston (for my buddy John's wedding). I sat down at Kien Tuong (also known as New Kim Tuong). The pick 3 items with rice and soup is still $3.50. I or...

Nom Wah Tea Parlor – Dim Sum Dinner

Yoshie's Ramen and Friends took this outing to Nom Wah Tea Parlor (claims to be the oldest dim sum parlor in NY). Renovated earlier this year and now under the management of the family's younger generation. ...

Cha Chan Tang

For this Ramen & Friends dinner, Yoshie took us to Cha Chan Tang --a Hong Kong style diner in Chinatown. They had cheap shark fins soup for $2.50. It was imitation shark fin using cellophane noodles. Tasted...

J’s Wong Chinese Restaurant

Finishing up our our Lefferts Garden/Prospect Heights adventure (see De Hot Pot, The Islands), we stopped by J's Wong. It's a standard Chinese take out spot. The employees all wore paper hats that said "J's W."...