Cibao Cuban Sandwich
Check out this funky little Cuban restaurant in the Lower East Side. I ordered the Cuban sandwich ($4.50) from the lady behind the counter. Then she said something in Spanish to her co-worker and they both laug...
Yuen Yuen Restaurant
This little Chinese restaurant on Bayard St is very local friendly. The people dining looked like they've hung out there for years, if not decades. The Chinese mailman was jabbing with the old white man with a...
Fava Mediterranean
I spent about an hour walking around because I was so indecisive for lunch. Yeah, check me out trying to pick out a toothpaste. I'm getting better though. I ended up at Fava where they have falafel pita type sa...
Tony’s Pizza
I was talking to this girl on the train about pizza in the neighborhood. I've always wondered why you'd go to Tony's Pizza on Graham Ave when there's the awesome Carmine's Pizza right across the street, which s...
Fast Food Banh Mi
I met my sister at Macondo and it turns out she already ate with her friend. So I said let's have a drink then. Three hours and a few cocktails go by and I get so hungry watching everyone eat all around me whil...
Tai Sheng Meat Market
I was trying to find that Duk Cheung Meat Market on Mott St. that a commenter mentioned for lunch boxes. Unsuccessful. David, you there? Where? I did find a Cheung Kee Meat Market, but didn't see any steam tray...
Wah Mei Pork Chop
Tried this hole in the wall for a fried pork chop over rice with some cabbage, pickled greens and brown pork sauce combination. $4.50 and hard boiled egg is 45cents. I was trying to decide if the trip was worth...
Lunch Box Buffet 5 – Combinations
Huge line of Chinese steam trays for you to point and pick. The awning says 5 - combinations for $4. But it is really 5 for $4.50. But if you take out it is $3.50. But rice counts as 1, so you really get 4. Yo...