Ho Won on Forsyth - Google Maps Page
Ho Won used to be on Hester St but are now on Forsyth St in a larger space with some seating. They’ve been a Chinatown mainstay since 1980.
Both rice noodle rolls (cheung fun) were great and well worth it.
The hakka one is rolled and layered with bits of dried shrimp and pork. The curry fish balls with rice noodle rolls were especially good with the added sauce mix of soy, hoisin, peanut, and chili.
Pata Market - Google Maps Page
Warm, fragrant, and coconutty sticky rice with perfectly ripe and juicy mango for $12.
They also have great ready to-go foods ranging around $5-14 like pad thai for $12 and curries for $14.
Cash or Zelle only.
Antojitos Charly - Google Maps Page with exact location
As more tacos creep past (and some way past) $5, I appreciate places holding on to $3-ish.
Antojitos Charly is a great cart that checks the right boxes for me: tasty, lower priced with good quantity, quick, no-frills, and no long lines.
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One of newer food courts in Flushing is 99 Ranch’s EatUp! Food Court. It’s more modern looking than New World Mall Food Court and New York Food Court. And for now, less crowded than the former.
The meal I had from Master Hong was very good. Lots of tender pork belly in the rice bowl. Rice soaked up the flavors from the sauce.
The beef noodle soup broth was rich and flavorful. Noodles are made in-house which I got the spinach noodles, but there were options like wheat and buckwheat noodles.
The dumplings were also excellent and had a nice combo of shrimp, chives, and pork.
Will be back to try more vendors.
Couldn’t find a Google Maps link, but they’re across from White Bear (Google Maps link). This also looks to be their Fan Tuan page. Have seen them called Old Yang or Lao Yang’s Oyster Cake.
Oyster cakes are a popular Fuzhou street food snack. This was delicious. Fried fresh and very crispy, it’s filled with cabbage, seaweed, dried shrimp, carrots, Chinese chives, pork, oysters, and peanuts. There was actually a decent amount of oysters.
I continue to be impressed by the regional food that can be found in NYC.
Edit: good tip from houj530 in the comments -
>He’s not consistently there and sometimes by boa on maple, would recommend calling ahead 3474480007. thats the number found on the side of his cart
Q Halal Cart - Google Maps Page
Great lamb and chicken over rice. If I remember correctly, think it was $11? Love all the fixings included. Very nice guys. Don’t miss the amazing green sauce.
Great neighborhood spot that’s almost always busy with people in and out. My go-to order is one regular and one Sicilian.
The regular has a good balance of tomato sauce and cheese. The sauce is slightly sweet and tangy while the crust is nicely crispy.
Meanwhile, the Sicilian has a thicker crust, but still airy and chewy. It’s topped with a good amount of cheese with some crisp edges.
$3.50 a slice.
Xiao Xiao Fish Ball - Google Maps
The noodles and dumplings were both great! The dumplings were especially plump and filling. You can eat well here for <$10.
Jinsang Gukbap - Google Maps Page (Bayside, Queens)
Galbitang / Galbi-tang / Korean beef short rib soup
Enjoyed this meal. The beef short ribs were tender. And the soup was nourishing and hearty while still being clean and light tasting. The accompanied banchan were also great with it.
They closed their Queens Center Mall location, but are back with their own restaurant in Astoria.
Soft opening starts 7/20. Schedule is Mon-Sat 5pm-9pm
Coba Pizzeria - Google Maps Page
This was delicious and actually works really well to have al pastor in pizza form. Not pictured is the guacamole sauce that you can drizzle on top or dip into.
Aside from the toppings, the pizza crust itself was very good. Apparently, the dough is fermented for 32-48 hrs for a deeper flavor and better texture.
They have the typical pizzas like margherita and pepperoni and other Mexican-influenced ones like elote and refried beans or mole poblano as the base.
It’s delivery or take-out only. There’s a park next door so you can eat it fresh.
Yun Nan Flavour Garden - Google Maps Page
On the menu the Cold Rice Noodle is listed rather nondescriptly, so it can be easy to miss, but it’s one of my favorite dishes on the menu.
It’s rice noodles with black vinegar, sugar, soy & chile oil and topped with ground pork, roasted peanuts, and cilantro.
It’s cool, a bit spicy, savory, tangy, and refreshing. The noodles have a satisfying springy texture.
Also great are their dumplings in hot and sour sauce.
Very refreshing. Noodles are chilled and served with bean sprouts, cucumber, cilantro, and spongy cubes of seitan. Tastes even better if you add more soy sauce-black vinegar. It’s also vegan for those interested.
And of course, still have to get my spicy cumin lamb fix with their lamb burger.
Saltfish Shack - Bajan fish cakes and bake combo
The fish cakes are blended with herbs, peppers, and spices which I got with the sweet and tangy tamarind sauce. Lots of flavor packed in that cake.
As for the bake, it’s light, fluffy, not-too-sweet and even better with the caramelized rum sauce.
Buffalo Jump - Native American frybread with wojapi
It might “just” be fried bread, but for me it’s deliciously crispy on the outside and super fluffy on the inside. It serves as a perfect pillowy vessel for the sweet and tart blueberry sauce.
Bevo’s Kitchen - St Lucian rice pelau
Very comforting like a one pot cooking situation that soaks up all the flavors of what’s thrown in.
The hot sauce was very good and I wished I had asked for more.
Also, all their dishes are vegan.
Muahchee Alley - Fujianese muahchee (mochi) and peanut noodles
The peanut noodles are more commonly found at Fujianese spots, but I don’t see muahchee often, if at all.
The muahchee was satisfying chewy and so good combined with the crunchiness of the sweet crushed roasted peanuts.
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Reminder that this is the last year of the $6 price cap. After that, there will be a new price cap, which I haven’t seen what it will be yet.
They’re playing the World Cup on a big screen, if you’re interested.
Lastly, would recommend going early to avoid lines. And if there are vendors you want to check out, double check the weekly vendor list to see if they will be there.
4 Choices and a Soup or Water Bottle a.k.a 4 Choice & A Soup - Google Maps Page
Chinese hot bar with a good variety of mostly traditional Chinese dishes and some Chinese-American classics like sesame chicken.
You get 4 choices/entrees plus rice and a soup or water bottle for $10. Very good value for the price. Cash only.