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...

Noodle Village

Yes! Yoshie set up a Chinese New Year dinner for Ramen and Friends. I think I was the only Chinese person, so I had to represent. I really wanted try some interesting stuff like the Pig liver, kidneys and stoma...

My Birthday Dinner at Yee Li

I wasn't planning on doing anything for my birthday, but woke up and decided I wanted to try a dungeness crab. So my friends took me to Chinatown. Hsin Wong was packed and we went to Yee Li a few doors down. I ...

Shanghai Gourmet NYC Restaurant

I came across some positive Yelp reviews for this new Chinese Restaurant on Pell Street. All this talk about juicy buns and eel really gave me the craving. They have a couple of Grand Opening deals right now --...

Jing Fong – Dim Sum

Met up with Yoshie, Rob and baby Cormac for some dim sum the day after Thanksgiving. Our theory was that it would be much less crowded since everyone was stuffed from the night before. There were still a lot of...

Grand Bo Ky’s Beef Belly Noodle Soup

I had the perfect meal the other night for this chilly weather --Beef Belly Noodle Soup from Grand Bo Ky. This is the first time I've been to this Bo Ky.  I've always loved the other one on Bayard for their Cu...