noodles Archive
10 Dec 2012
Tsukemen Ramen At Minca
How do you feel about dipping ramen? The kind of ramen that you eat like cold soba. That’s what I had at my most recent trip to Minca. The spicy tsukemen ramen was the kind of spicy that gave you a little bit of sweat, the refreshing kind. For an extra kick, it came with
15 Oct 2012
No Name Bar Now Serving Thai Food
Last time I went to No Name Bar in Greenpoint for dinner, I was still enjoying the chili sesame noodles made by Lindsay Salminen. Though just a short two months later I found out she was no longer there and that the kitchen in the downstairs area is now serving Thai food. Obviously I was
20 Sep 2012
Vegetarian At Tasty Hand Pulled Noodles
After attending the Dirt Candy book release party our friend Melissa joined us for dinner at Tasty Hand Pulled Noodles in Chinatown. (As I mentioned, we didn’t get much to eat at the party.) On the way over we kept going back and forth between going there or to Great New York Noodletown, and by
11 Jun 2012
No Name Bar
No Name Bar in Greenpoint is one of those rare bars that I just really liked after one visit. Happy hour drinks till 8pm, cool crowd, cool bartenders, backyard, locals only and most importantly the noodle bar downstairs. Last week I met up with Howard at Allswell for some happy hour food and then we
29 Feb 2012
SriPraPhai
Our 2012 Eat More in Queens mission started with a group dinner with my friends at SriPraPhai. It seemed like I was the last in the whole wide world to eat at SriPraPhai and I’m glad I did even if that meant riding the 7 train during rush hour. There’s no reason why I shouldn’t
12 Aug 2011
Mee Sum Cafe
Whenever I’m in Chinatown and walk by Mee Sum Cafe, I always tell myself “one of these days.” But they close rather early so I have never been able to go. Also I have never had the feeling of rushing to try this place. Even after having ate lunch there, Mee Sum Cafe isn’t a
01 Jun 2011
Noodle Village
There has been much chatter over the internet about finding the best wontons in the city. This is how I found about Noodle Village in Chinatown. I sat down and ordered the wonton and fishball with lai fun. Next to wide/flat noodles, lai fun is my next favorite. It is more smooth and silky than