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Flushing Golden Mall

The last place I took my family was the Golden Mall in Flushing. We pretty much ate all the same great food I had with Brian and Jimmy. Beef Tripe with Hot Pepper Sauce and the best Dumplings in Chili Sauce from the Cheng Du Tian Fu stall, Lamb Burger and Qi Noodles from Xian Famous Foods and a bowl of Hand-pulled noodles from the Lan Zhou stall.

I think this was a winner with my family, even though I don’t think we were supposed to feed my parents so much spicy food.

Oh and we took one of those Chinatown to Chinatown busses. Only $2.75 per person. The trip was around 20-30mins from Manhattan Chinatown to Flushing. Sure beats the long ass train.

Golden Mall – 41-28 Main St. Flushing, NY 11355

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Beef Tripe and Noodles from the Chinese Cart Man

I was walking around trying to find a quick bite near the Bowery Ballroom before Darren’s show. This was really the only thing I could find –the Chinese cart guy on Grand and Bowery. The menu is written all in Chinese. I wasn’t sure he spoke English, but he did and showed me what he had left –Beef Tripe, Stewed Pork Skin, Fish Balls and Rice Crepe Noodles. I got the Beef Tripe with Noodles ($2.50). He topped it off with different juices and spicy cock sauce.

There were different textures going on here. Bits of beef attached to crunchy/snappy & chewy tendons, stuff that’s like a coral reef (stomach lining) and spongy pieces that squirted out liver-flavored juices at every bite. It was definitely the most interesting beef tripe I’ve eaten. Maybe second best to the tripe I had in the Flushing Golden Mall. I didn’t expect myself to swallow this whole tripe, but somehow managed to finish it all. It’s best not to think about it.

Chinese Cart Man – North East corner of Grand St & Bowery. NYC 10002