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Sripraphai
6413 39th Ave.
b/w 64th & 65th St.

$$$$$

3

12

If this crispy catfish salad doesn't convince you to head out to Woodside, maybe you just don't like Thai... >

Harry's at Water Taxi Beach
Water Taxi Beach, 2 Borden Ave.
at 2nd St.

$$$$$

3.1

7

It's no Cozumel or Costa Rica or wherever you kids are spending Spring Break these days, but this is a sight for sore eyes for New Yorkers..... >

Fay Da Bakery
3711 Main St.

$$$$$

3

6

Fay Da Bakery, a popular Chinese Bakery with locations in Flushing and Chinatown, has now opened it's doors in Forest Hills Fay Da Bakery. This makes me extremely happy because I h.. >

Bohemian Hall and Park
29-19 24th Ave.
b/w 29th & 31st St.

$$$$$

3

5

Step Back In Time, and Eat Like a (Czech) King If I wouldn't have gone for myself, I would have never believed it. It was only a week ago... and there I was. Sitting under the .. >

Spicy & Tasty
39-07 Prince St., 1H
b/w Roosevelt Ave. & 39th Ave.

$$$$$

3.2

5

Apparently, I didn’t get my fill of Sichuan food in China because last weekend I couldn’t stop thinking about tracking more down. Little Pepper was my first choice, but it was full.. >

White Castle
6901 34th Ave.

$$$$$

3.3

5

Editor’s Note: Here’s one of our first posts on Off The Broiler, resurrected for Valentine’s Day weekend. I realize this blog is named after a Burger King-ism, but anyone who rea.. >

Kabab Cafe
2512 Steinway St.

$$$$$

3

4

Conspicuously absent from Peter Meehan's perceptive, thoughtful review of the Kabab Cafe was any mention of one of the original chowhounds, Jim Leff, who championed the restaurant'.. >

Spicy Mina
6423 Broadway
b/w 64th & 65th St.

$$$$$

3.6

3

I think that’s the most articulate review of Spicy Mina anyone has ever been able to muster, because the place is so delicious and so spicy that it just slams through the language .. >

Donovan's Pub
5724 Roosevelt Ave.
b/w 57th & 58th St.

$$$$$

3

3

At least that's what they say on bathroom walls...No they don't (as far as I know). But I have to admit that my Metrocard and I got quite a workout this weekend. First stop, Woodsi.. >

Joe's Best Burger
39-11 Main St.
corner of Roosevelt Ave.

$$$$$

3.3

3

I know, I know – more burgers. But Joe’s Best Burger in Flushing is also worthy of your consideration for a visit, though I must admit that it’s not exactly going to replace the Si.. >

Tai Pan Bakery
3725 Main St.

$$$$$

3.7

3

One of the larger, more commercial bakeries in both the Manhattan and Flushing Chinatowns. It's always bustling, always a line. The highlights: glutinous sugar rice cake, 'yummy br.. >

Ihawan
4006 70th St.

$$$$$

2.8

2

At this starkly lit but amiable Filipino restaurant, meat is at the center of the action... >

Nick's Pizza
10826 Ascan Ave.
b/w Austin St. & Queens Blvd.

$$$$$

3.3

2

On Sunday I found myself in Forest Hills, Queens, on a typography tour led by Paul Shaw, a calligrapher, typographer, and lettering instructor at Parsons. Forest Hills? I had no id.. >

Picnic Garden
14742 Northern Blvd.

$$$$$

2.8

2

Picnic Garden - Korean BBQ Kalbi Buffet Flushing Picnic Garden 147-42 Northern Blvd Flushing Queens NY 718 886 5050 Person #1: Dude, No Way. Person #2: Way, Dude. Picnic Garden K.. >

Pop Diner
80-26 Queens Blvd.
at 51st Ave.

$$$$$

3

2

The menu seems to round up the usual suspects plus a handful of international adventurers, but it's hard to be sure; you try reading small orange lettering against a glossy turquoi.. >

Zabb
7218 Roosevelt Ave.

$$$$$

3

2

A PSA for you because I love you -- Sripraphai is closed for vacation through January 15.  So don't invite seven of your buddies to take the train to Queens only to find the place .. >

Buenos Aires Bakery
9009 Roosevelt Ave.

$$$$$

3

2

I like Manhattan. It's kind of small (I'm from suburban NJ; it's spread out, yeah), but within its vicinity contains innumerable ways for you to blow your money on stuff you don't .. >

Tangra Masala
8709 Grand Ave.

$$$$$

3.3

2

Hot and sour soup, chicken pakoras, shrimp pakoras, Chili goat (dry), Tangra Masala fish (with gravy).. >

Dosa Hut
11602 101st Ave.

$$$$$

2.7

2

It's not Google Earth, but I did need a wide-angle setting for the overhead view... >

Sentosa
3907 Prince St.

$$$$$

3

2

Okay, so I cheated a bit on this one.  After a company-sponsored Mets day game, I took the 7 train to Flushing (conveniently located one stop from Shea) and grabbed takeout from Se.. >

Plaka Cafe
3402 Broadway

$$$$$

3

1

The last time I went to Queens I actually took the wrong subway so I ended up in Jackson Heights instead of where I wanted to go. No big deal, I still found a couple of bars, but B.. >

Q Bistro
108-25 Ascan Ave.
b/w Austin & Burns St.

$$$$$

2.8

1

When I was thinking about writing about our visit to Q, A Thai Bistro, I realized the two dishes I really wanted to mention, Todd's whole roasted sea bass and the cabernet-pear tar.. >

Hickey’s
6108 Flushing Ave.

$$$$$

2.8

1

I headed back to Madison Square Garden and then just took a short stroll west on 33rd. I didn’t have to stroll far because I found four bars within the space of a block. Three of t.. >

King Yum Chinese Restaurant
18108 Union Tpke

$$$$$

2.8

1

I was at Belmont Park this weekend hanging out at the Grill Kings BBQ competition so I wasn’t going to pass up the opportunity to visit nearby King Yum restaurant in the Flushing v.. >

Ovidios Sport Bar
6419 39th Ave.

$$$$$

3

1

Queens is the borough just adjacent to Brooklyn with a bit of a non-specific boundary. At least few people seem able to agree on exactly where the boundary between Queens and Brook.. >

Minangasli
86-10 Whitney Av

$$$$$

3.3

1

Since I’ve been back in NYC, I’ve had a relatively low workload and a fresh appreciation of all the nifty things to do here. So when I got really, really hungry the other night, I .. >

Cami
68-60 Austin St.

$$$$$

3

1

I went to a new place here in Forest Hills today, and it should have been a nice lunch with the in-laws. But the place was Cami's, which apparently doesn't keep the ingredients sto.. >

Tournesol
5012 Vernon Blvd.
b/w 50th & 51st St.

$$$$$

3

1

Steak frites au poivre, absinthe, a glass of Jurancon Sec Chateau Jolys.. >

La Pequena Colombia
8327 Roosevelt Ave.

$$$$$

3.2

1

I like Manhattan. It's kind of small (I'm from suburban NJ; it's spread out, yeah), but within its vicinity contains innumerable ways for you to blow your money on stuff you don't .. >

Delhi Palace
3733 74th St.
b/w 37th & Roosevelt Ave.

$$$$$

3.2

1

Last night I had a pair of hazel eyes on my mind. And to be honest, I wasn't sure if continuing to think about them was a good idea. I needed a distraction right quick... >

Gibney's
3201 Broadway
at 32nd St.

$$$$$

2.8

1

The last time I went to Queens I actually took the wrong subway so I ended up in Jackson Heights instead of where I wanted to go. No big deal, I still found a couple of bars, but B.. >

Taverna Kyclades
3307 Ditmars Blvd.

$$$$$

3

1

Steamed vegetable dumplings, minced pork buns, rice cooked with chicken and black mushroom in bamboo pot.. >

Philoxenia
26-18 23rd Ave.

$$$$$

3

1

Taramosalata (roe dip), Feta cheese special, Spanakopitakia (spinach pies), Traditional Greek-style meatballs with garlic and cumin in tomato sauce, Greek yogurt with grapes and ho.. >

Pho Bac
8278 Broadway

$$$$$

3

1

So what's the story with Banh Mi in Queens? Nothing great, gentle reader, nothing great. And I say this after a 14-month research mission using the latest G.I.S. technology, two St.. >

Rey Azteca
6229 Roosevelt Ave.

$$$$$

2

1

Queens is the borough just adjacent to Brooklyn with a bit of a non-specific boundary. At least few people seem able to agree on exactly where the boundary between Queens and Brook.. >

Shin Chon Kalbi
43-01 Queens Blvd.

$$$$$

3

1

Who could resist the multiple sensory pleasures of Korean barbecue: the spicy, salty flavors and the combination of textures and temperatures (crisp lettuce juxtaposed with succule.. >

MomBar
2522 Steinway St.

$$$$$

3.1

1

Treasure the restauranteur who follows his own muse. While Zagat gives the River Café the nod for best decor, I vote for Moustafa Rahman's Mombar, a Southern Egyptian restaurant in.. >

Broadway Meat Market
3007 Broadway

$$$$$

3

1

Meet Dimitri Tsiavos, standing under his hand-made sausage, which The Schnapps and I dutifully took home from his shop in Astoria Queens... >

Cevabdzinica Sarajevo
3718 34th St.
b/w 37th & 38th Ave.

$$$$$

2.9

1

I am eternally grateful that my girlfriend comes along with me on these food excursions, and I’m even more grateful that she’s flexible and patient – for instance, last night’s exc.. >

Gum Fung
13628 39th Ave.

$$$$$

2.7

1

Har gow (Shrimp dumplings), Sui my (pork dumplings), Vegetable dumplings, Seafood dumpling in soup, Squid with seaweed salad, Salt-baked shrimp, Clams in brown sauce, Fried dough c.. >

Christos Steak House
4108 23rd Ave.
at 41st St.

$$$$$

3.3

1

The last time I had dinner in Astoria was about six years ago. (I know—inexcusable.) I was dating the former love of my life, a guy who is second generation Egyptian. We had been t.. >

Patel Brothers
3727 74th St.

$$$$$

3

1

Oh, Montréal! It seemed so full of promise. Look! (said we) Cheap tickets! We'll fly for the New Year's holiday! There will be fun! There will be bistros! There will be cafés! They.. >

Scorpio
3515 Broadway

$$$$$

3

1

The last time I went to Queens I actually took the wrong subway so I ended up in Jackson Heights instead of where I wanted to go. No big deal, I still found a couple of bars, but B.. >

Unidentified Flying Chickens
71-22 Roosevelt Ave.

$$$$$

3.3

1

A recent article in the New York Times by Julia Moskin on a wave of new Korean fried chicken spots in New York City inspired a serious craving to taste the chicken for ourselves. W.. >

Canton Gourmet
38-08 Prince St.

$$$$$

3.3

1

I generally don't go to Chinese restaurants.  It's not that they're beneath me, it's because the ones I go to are my go-to, favorite, I've been going there for years and years.. >

Waterfront International
40-09 Prince St.
near Roosevelt Ave.

$$$$$

3.3

1

"Liaoning cuisine," according to the Chinese Ministry of Culture, "originated from Shenyang City and developed on the basis of Shandong cuisine, and was later strongly influenced.. >

Arby's
7202 Northern Blvd

$$$$$

3.3

1

If you are a fan of the blog, you know I don’t write about generic fast food chains too often.  Nobody needs to read about Burger King or Wendy’s, and I have a special hatred in my.. >

Listo el Pollo
8602 37th Ave

$$$$$

3.2

1

1/2 I would be talking out of my ass if I called Listo el Pollo the Colombian Hooters because I’ve never been to a Hooters. But I’d like to imagine that this Jackson Heights oddity.. >

McLoughlin’s, Queens
3106 Broadway

$$$$$

3

La Nueva Bakery
8502 37th Ave.

$$$$$

3.6

Mundo, Queens
31-18 E Broadway

$$$$$

3.5