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Address:
142 Sullivan St, New York,
NY 10012 (b/t Houston St & Prince St)
in South Village

It's a very cute little cafe that me and Dave stumbled upon for lunch one afternoon. The place is a little on the smaller scale, so I wouldn't recommend large groups. One of the server there was extremely sweet and nice. We decided to try "The Jerk" sandwich,  which is known to be one of their more popular sandwiches. It consists of shredded chicken with a kick of spice to it. We also ordered the BBQ Chicken Nachos which I thought was interesting, as well as the Fresh Cut Fries. The fries could be some of the best that I've ever had. It was just a perfect combination of saltiness and crisp. Like I told my fellow Yelpers, I would definitely like to revisit one day and maybe try some of their other sandwiches as well as other items on the menu such as their breakfast, burgers and Smoothies.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Recommend: Yes, give this place a try if you're by the neighborhood !

Address:
136-11 38th Ave,
Flushing, NY 11354

Whoa, I've been to the bar here before but for some reason I was not aware that they also have a little hot pot section to the left of the place. I love the seating; there are regulars seats but then there's also seat along the counter. I felt very cozy and comfortable. The food appears very fresh, I ordered the Lamb meat, and Dave ordered the Beef. You can also get other side orders with the meat such as extra fish balls, tofu, and even noodles. We got the udon noodles. I must add that I was very satisfied with the sauce I created at the little sauce bar. I thought it taste amazing. It's basically a lot of spicy chili oil, peanut sauce, sesame oil, and scallions. The sauce is very important! Also, the server was very attentive and friendly! I would definitely come back and visit this hot pot spot again in the future.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Recommend: Yes!

Address:
136-28 39th  Ave,
Flushing, NY 11355

Allow me to keep this review short and simple: This is one of my TO-GO Dim Sum places in Flushing. Must I add that the service here is just very attentive and appreciated. The dim sums are just great here. One of my favorite dim sum dish is the Marinated chicken feet. A new one I had tried west the shrimp balls fried with Bacon and dipped in mayonnaise sauce..boy was it amazing.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Recommend: YES!

Address:
41-28 Main St,
Flushing, NY 11355

The Golden Shopping Mall is one of my favorite quick-lunch-on-the-go areas to dine in. One of my favorite and most frequently visited restaurant in the mall is the one the serves the dry peanuts noodles, wontons, dumplings, and so forth. This place is always packed with hungry people, and most of them will order the peanut noodles.

The peanuts noodles are so simple but yet..so amazingly delicious! I very often find myself craving them. I go way back with these noodles; I recall my very first time trying them when I was younger in China, and ever since then..I was in love. I remember a couple of years ago when I visited China, I would look forward to eating them there. Every time I eat them, I think of old memories and my grandma because she knows how much I love the noodles, as she would often try to make them herself for me. I love her very much!

Prices are very decent as well, although prices for most items on the menu have now increased by a quarter. Its called inflation! The last time I was there, I heard quite some people talking about it like it was the end of the world. Nonetheless, food is still on blast and I will continue to come by here!

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★

Recommend: Yes

Address:
248 E 52nd St,
New York, NY 10022
(b/t 3rd Ave & 2nd Ave)
in Midtown East

 This Ramen restaurant opens from noon to 3, and 5:30-11:30pm on a weekday. The servers were really friendly. As appetizers, me and Dave ordered the Char Siu Pork Buns, which are one piece for $3.25, and two for $6. You must try them! The buns are simply amazing, I could probably eat three.  I ordered the Miso Ramen with Chicken, while Dave ordered the Mega Ramen with Char Siu Pork . The Ramen includes bean sprouts, scallions, and onions. The broth for the Ramen soup was great. I would say this place would be my favorite Ramen plus thus far.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Recommend: YES!

Address:
40-24 College Point Blvd,
Flushing, NY 11354
(Inside the Skyview Mall)

I've always wanted to give this place a try since I heard of the grand opening, and today I got a chance to finally try this place with Dave. I read mixed reviews on Yelp, but nonetheless I wanted to see for myself. The interior looks great but seems a bit tight as with the seatings.

Upon looking at the menu, a lot of dishes did really pop up to us. Such as the roasted duck, (which you can order the whole or half) for a very decent price. Although, at about 8pm on a weekday, it was sold out. Me and Dave ordered the Tofu with stewed Chicken over Casserole, Lamb Chops, and the Grandma's style special Fried Rice. (Which is not on the menu) My favorite dish would have to be the lamp chops..they were amazing. The sauce has a sweet tingly favor to it that will just win your heart. Me and Dave definitely plan on coming backing here and trying the whole duck, as well as the delicious looking crab dish they have on the menu.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★
Recommend:  Yes

Address:
53 W 35th St, Basement,
New York, NY 10001

Ran into this place with Dave, while on Yelp checking for near-by Japanese restaurants on the phone. This place was crowded with people and people waiting for seats. Although, the wait wasn't too long for a weekday out in the city for two. (30 minutes)

We ordered the Aged Tofu, which is deep fried tofu in a very tasteful sweet soy sauce. The tofu is very soft, and was one of my favorite dishes. We also order the New Special Roll, which consists of Spicy Tuna with Avocado wrapped with Salmon, and the Spam Oshizushi, which is pressed spam sushi. Both the rolls were delicious, but it was my first time hearing about the spam rolls..and they were delicious! I kind of had a feeling they would be though, because afterall..spam tastes great with everything, right? Along with that, we also ordered the Yakitori Set A and B, which consists on meats and vegetables such as a meat ball, chicken wing, asparagus, thigh meat, baby onion, zucchini, and tomatoes. My favorites would have to be the meatball and chicken with, particularly because of it's flavor, which has a savory sweet taste to it. Lastly for dessert, we ordered 2 orders of the Ice Mochas, in which they have almost every in every flavor! 

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Recommend: Yes, if you're looking for a great Japanese cuisine and you love Japanese food...Check it out!

Address: 
38-13 Union St,
Flushing, NY 11354

One of my favorite Korean restaurants..and I LOVE Korean food! This particular Korean restaurant has a great interior and is pretty spacious. The appetizers are always great. Me and Dave ordered Spicy Seafood Jigae. Let me tell you, that is by far my favorite Korean dish! I love everything about it, the spice, the tofu, the broth...it's great. Along with that, we also ordered the Seafood Pancakes..which was also great! But do yourself a favor, and eat the pancakes while they're hot because they taste so much more amazing when it's warm.

Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Recommend: Yes! (If you're into great Korean food?)

Address:
4107 Kissena Blvd,
Flushing, NY 11355

This is a Vietnamese restaurant located in Kissena right next to another Vietnamese restaurant along the busy streets of Flushing. It was super busy inside, but the waiters were very quick. In fact, the waiter asked us of we're ready to order before we even got a chance to open the menu.

Me and Dave ordered the Cho Gio, which is Vietnamese spring roll deep-fried with pork, craft meat and mushroom. (As listed on the menu.) The eggrolls were among our favorites. They had just the right amount of crisp and went really well with some lettuce wrapped around it, as well as some sauce. We also order The Chicken Lemongrass, which is mixed with plenty of onions and some peppers to give it that extra flavor. Along with that, were also ordered the Bun Thit Heo Nuong, which translates to grilled pork on rice vermicelli. Overall, the food was just decent. Although, I would complain that even though they were quick with trying to get our orders in as soon as possible when we sat down, it took literally half an hour for them to get us just a cup of coffee and coke.

Rating: ★ ★ ★
Recommend: Sure

Address:
133-35 Roosevelt Ave,
Flushing, NY 11354

Dumplings. Who does not love them? Fu Zi Dumplings is among the two handmade dumpling stalls in the New York Food Court. Upon ordering the Pork Dumplings, me and Dave waited for about 15 minutes for our Dumplings as for I couldn't understand Why because we were the only customers. Okay, so the dumplings had to be amazing then..that's What I was thinking. The Dumplings were place in a nice steam bowl plate, and Yes it was steamy! Looks delicious! I took one bite and notice something very, very strange. Why was the dumpling skin so thick and soggy and why did the pork meat taste so soft..I've had Dumplings many times before, and never had I had Dumplings like the one I had here. I concluded that also, the pork meat inside the dumpling should of taste harder and be separated from the skin when you bite into it. Obviously, they were not cooked very well..at all! Me and Dave, just decided to eat them..but you should always give it back to them and complain! This pisses me off, but we'll just remember to never come back. Take a look at the second picture and judge for yourself.

Rating: ★
Recommend: No!
For goodness sake, for the well-being for yourself, it's not healthy to eat almost raw dumpling dough skin, and pork meat