Dumpling Cafe Restaurant

A reader of mine alerted me to the opening of Dumpling Cafe in Forest Hills about a year ago, and I’ve been meaning to go check it out for a while.  I was a lil disappointed when I finally got over there and discovered it appeared to be little more than a take out Chinese place… with a few items of interest on the menu.  Unfortunately, being the silly girl I am, I didn’t manage to try those this first time.  Being called the Dumpling Cafe, I of course ordered pork dumplings (fried).  This order of 8 was $4.95.  They [...]

Ramen Setagaya

Of course I’ve posted about Ramen Setagaya in the past – it is my favorite ramen place! – but recently revisited… mmm, cold weather is great for ramen.  I opted to get a set dinner, so I started off with pork gyoza… Which were juicy and tasty, but could have been fried a lil more properly to attain a good crust and a bit more pillowy softness.  Or, as HB said, “delicate and soft like the inner thighs of a lady?” to which I had to respond, no, not at all.  And of course the shio ramen, which was, as [...]

Nomado

After a few drinks recently in Midtown, I headed over to meet up with HB and her BF for some quick sushi bites.  They introduced me to their neighborhood spot, a local place with some decent bites… Nomado.  We started off with some tataki appetizers.  This was a special so unfortunately I don’t recall the exact name, but it was only alright.  Tuna tataki – again, alright, nothing special but neither horrible, either.  We opted to split a bunch of rolls – Christmas roll on the left, pressed rice with tuna, salmon, eel, avocado… was really good.  I liked the [...]

BonChon on John

I’ve tried BonChon a bunch of times but always at parties or get togethers where I haven’t taken photographs and haven’t had to deal with the idiocy I’ve heard is involved with ordering from BonChon.  Besides, I was never so in love with the chicken anyway.  Blurry photograph of the menu.  It was super packed on the 2nd day it was open and the line was moving super slowly.  In fact, when I was 3rd on line, I realized why it was moving so slowly: the man at the cash register was answering the phone and taking those orders before [...]

Paris Sandwich – New Combo

I recently went back to Paris to grab lunch and discovered, happily, a $5 combo they now offer.  $5 gets you a green tea waffle, a coffee or tea (I think it’s milk-tea or the Asian coffee thing, which is great), and a smaller banh mi, chosen from the same selection.  The green tea waffle has a very subtle green tea flavor, but has some crisp, chewy parts that are great, and other parts that fall flat.  Overall, not bad for a green tea waffle (these usually are $1 by themselves).  It’s a slightly sweet treat to go with your [...]

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