Apologize greatly for the lack of updates. Been extremely busy with work and such but found this deal that is too hard to pass. Especially since the original spot was my second review.
Head on over to Scoutmob for this deal, I’m going to try it out personally tomorrow.
http://scoutmob.com/new-york/today/2011-12-06
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27 Sunshine
46 Bowery
New York, NY 10013
212-374-1319
Waiters: patient and welcoming.
We had to wait for my brother to park his car, so we took a long time to order and decide what to eat, and we weren’t rushed.
Food was excellent. We had to ask the waiter for recommendations, and he was happy to describe the dishes. A little fact: Traditional Chinese like to order 6 or 8 dishes, not 7 when ordering family style. Why? for luck.
Dishes:
Fried tofu with sliced conch and green vegetables: Dip the conch either in shrimp paste or soy sauce (shrimp paste is a little more salty). Dip tofu in sauce. Conch was the perfect texture, not overcooked. Tofu could have been a little more golden/crispy.
Sunshine Restaurant famous fried rice: It was pretty tasty. Many bits of foods in here, or shall I say leftover scrap. I usually don’t like to order fried rice because someone who worked in the kitchen said, its just soy sauce and leftover scrap meat and rice. The little crunchies, however, did make the rice tasty, but definitely not worth $13.
Dou Miao (Snow pea shoots): Waiter will ask if you want to stir fry with garlic or boiled with flavored soup. We usually do the soup.
Deep fried spare ribs: Tasty, crunchy. Too salty, and too much fat.
Ja Jee Gai: Crispy fried chicken filled with garlic and soy sauce flavor. Skin is paper thin. DELICIOUS! This dish can go wrong if the meat is too hard, but it was tender!
Deep fried Sea bass: As you can tell, we love unhealthy fried food. I normally don’t like to order fish because it is expensive, by the pound, and a fish can end up to be $45. However, our parents love fish. The outside crunch is nothing but delicious saltiness. The bones are very long, so sucking the meat in between the bones is the best part because it tastes like fat. I’m sure there’s some healthy omega-3 there.
And there you have it. The oranges were Americanized because they skinned it and sliced it and laid out with pretty toothpicks, so that you won’t have to use our hands. Either way works for me.
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Should have posted this in the summer but the lovely Banh Mi Saigon has moved right around the corner to 198 Grand St. New York NY.
Same great sandwich but at a more roomier place. The jewelery store moved as well.
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Tasty Hand Pull Noodles Inc.
1 Doyers St.
New York, NY 10013
212-791-1817
Noodles are my favorite Chinese dish, whether it be in broth, pan fried or even rice crepes. I had high expectations heading in to this place. A fellow reader told me about it last summer! Sorry I never had a chance to try them out (Pat).
The restaurant is located on a famous block in Chinatown with historical significance. Several scenes from Chow Yun Fat’s The Corruptor was filmed there. Okay, back to noodles. The restaurant is not very big, but for a hand pulled noodle place, its quite large because I’m used to real hole in the wall joints.
My noodles were quite bouncy and tasty, the broth was not overly salty which was a major plus. There are too many places where the broth is just MSG and water. I love how they give cilantro on the side so you can have as much as you want because often I feel that there’s not enough cilantro.
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Buddha Bodai
5 Mott St.
New York, NY 10013
212-566-8388
http://www.buddha-bodai.com
I’m not a vegetarian, in fact, I’m probably the furthest from one. I love a thick steak or juicy burger anytime. But this place had some really good fake meats.
This is my first experience at a vegetarian restaurant. I’ve tried vegetarian dishes before but always crave meats after consumption. I guess its the lack of enough protein in my meal, however at Buddha Bodai I came out very full and satisfied.
Started off with the corn soup. It is made in the style of the ying yang where the dark portion is spinach. I felt the soup was kind of bland in taste but low sodium is what’s in right?
I wasn’t as impressed by the “char siu” meat. The texture did not feel like real meat nor tasted like char siu. The fried tofu was fantastic. Its a must order.
Finally, my favorite was the stir fried noodles with beef slices. The noodles had very nice texture and for a second I thought the beef slices were real.
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