Yesterday I went to Flushing, which is fairly close to where I live. It has a reputation for having the best Chinese and Korean food in New York. Flushing also happens to be the home of my friend Ben. I walked all along Main St, which was a vibrant scene, full of Chinese shops, street vendors, restaurants, groceries, and more. I even went in a very nice Chinese restaurant supply store. For food I grabbed a skewer of Xin Jiang-style barbecue (this is the first time I've seen that style), which was full of spices, smoky, and very tasty. Next I went into a small dumpling shop and had some pork and fennel dumplings. They were OK, but not fresh - they were basically reheated frozen dumplings. Cheap, though. I also got some pearl milk tea, which was not as good as California ones. That's a big problem in the New York area, I can't find any decent pearl milk tea places! Finally, I went to Sichuan Dynasty, which got a Village Voice Best of New York award. I tried the mentioned spicy rabbit stew. And it was very, very, spicy. Not to mention delicious. Loved it.
It was a nice trip, I'll have to go back sometime. Ben tells me there is a great xiao long bao place there, so I'm sure I'll be trying that soon.
Posted by ahyatt at June 20, 2004 09:07 AM