Minni’s Shabu Shabu

Sometimes I plan to be active, but it doesn’t work out. Yes, mini-golf counts as being active! and we tried very hard to hit two different courses near me, but it just didn’t work out as one was closed because the season hasn’t started yet, and the other one… it was too late (ahem, and that is why I said 4pm is too late!).  Anyway, despite our non-exercise of driving around in frustration, we decided to grab dinner in Flushing since we were nearby … sort of … before heading into Manhattan to meet friends for dessert at Spot Dessert [...]

Satay

As I mentioned, I have been on a real Malaysian kick lately. I suggested one night that we head to Satay, where I’d been once very many years ago, and DLS was game for the quick drive from my place to the East Flushing location. Our meal started with an order of roti canai, a thin, crepe-like pancake that, when done well, is chewy, soft, but crispy in spots. This was definitely a very good roti, served with a side of slightly spicy curry for dipping.For veggies, we ordered green beans with belacan, a dried shrimp paste that is extremely [...]

Canton Gourmet

As it is every January, Snorlax’s birthday came and like the good big brother he is, he arranged for his birthday dinner to be the day after I returned from Montreal instead of while I was there (his birthday is suspiciously close to MLK weekend every year…).  To my surprise and delight – you’ll find out why in a few days – instead of choosing his usual go-to, High Pearl, he chose Canton Gourmet, where I’d been a few times but rarely for dinner. Per usual when dining at a Cantonese restaurant with my brother, he chose to start with soup. I forget [...]

Joe’s Shanghai (Flushing)

As I mentioned in my post about Joe’s Shanghai in Chinatown, DLS had remarked that he’d liked the soup dumplings at Joe’s Shanghai in Flushing.  For completeness’ sake, I decided to visit the one in Flushing and compare myself.  Unfortunately, due to schedules being what they are, I had to visit alone – and therefore only ordered the soup dumplings.  At least they look okay, unlike the ones at Joe’s Shanghai in Chinatown.  Unfortunately, though these were marginally better than Joe’s Shanghai in Chinatown, they still weren’t all that good.  Gummy, thick, and not quite as flavorful soup as one [...]

All You Can Eat Hot Pot (Flushing)

One rainy, chilly night, Hungry, TC, DLS and I headed out for all you can eat hot pot in Flushing.  We’d already done Shanghai Tide last year, so Hungry went to the internets and found this place with no English name on the sign outside, though a pretty modern looking inside.  We took our place at the table and asked about the all you can eat.  Individual pots – hallelujah!  That’s my preference.  These took a long time to get hot for some reason, strangely – induction is supposed to be really fast.  While we waited for our pots… for [...]

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