Cheap and tasty rice noodle rolls from Sun Hing Lung Co

Cheong fun is a dish associated with dim sum. It’s normally found side-by-side with some of the more popular dim sum dishes like har gow, sui mai and char su bao. Continue reading “Cheap and tasty rice noodle rolls from Sun Hing Lung Co”

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Get an eye exam and eyeglass lenses for $50 at Optical 88 in Chinatown

Just when you’ve resigned yourself to spending a pile of cash on something you expect to spend a pretty penny on, Chinatown comes through for you again. Continue reading “Get an eye exam and eyeglass lenses for $50 at Optical 88 in Chinatown”

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Review: Chinatown’s Good Luck (Lucky Express) Car Service

It’s comforting when you get to a point where you can trust a service to consistently deliver (whether a haircut, laundry service, or fried yuca); it allows one to put energy into more important things in life.  Continue reading “Review: Chinatown’s Good Luck (Lucky Express) Car Service”

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Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles (What’s in a name?)

What’s in the name?  When in Chinatown, the names of stores and restaurants can be nonsensical, include random numbers, and state ridiculous claims Continue reading “Tasty Hand-Pulled Noodles (What’s in a name?)”

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Noodle Village: Clay pot of gold, crispy rice in Chinatown

I rarely write up a review after just one visit, but I’m confident that I’m going back to Noodle Village again (and again and again). Continue reading “Noodle Village: Clay pot of gold, crispy rice in Chinatown”

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MOCA: A must-visit museum for Chinese-Americans

When I recently discovered that there was a museum dedicated to the Chinese American experience, I immediately placed it on my shortlist of places to go: museum, YMCA, Zara for their bi-yearly sale, and Prosperity Dumpling. Continue reading “MOCA: A must-visit museum for Chinese-Americans”

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