Trini Paki Boys Get Official Sign & Menu on Their Cart

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CHX & Rice Cart, 43rd & 6th Ave.

For years the chicken and rice cart on 43rd just East of 6th Avenue has towed the line of relative annoynymity and street meat fame. Often referred to as the “Trini Pak Boys” the cart has always served up a popular Indian/Pakistani tasting version of chicken over rice, but their sign has always been pretty crap-tastic. Hand scrawled, with no real indication of what they wanted to be called, the original sign has finally been replaced. The cart is now officially known as the Trini Paki Boys Halal Food, and the full menu is layed out in an easy to read format.

In our Street Meat Palooza post, the cart scored surprisingly low- but we were criticized for getting the yellow rice instead of the white basmati rice. I’ll make sure they get their fair shake in Street Meat Palooza 2!

51 Comments

  • $5 for veg on pita? Are they doing truffle shavings?

  • OOoh, strawberry lassi!

  • Is there a date yet for Street Meat Palooza the 2nd yet?

  • what’s “vivacious v. seamoss”?

  • You know it really bothers me when people knowingly or unknowingly use ethnic slurs…because it shows a great depth of ingnorance.

    I am referring to the use of “Paki” not only by the owners of said cart but by Zach in the post. If memory serves a few months ago someone had pointed out why “Paki” is the equivalent of the N word and other ethnic slurs along those lines.

    I for one am disappointed in Zach who should have learned something from the last time and I will not patronize said cart.

    For those who think I am being overly sensitive how would one feel about patronizing the Jaminican Dutchy “N” or Mosihe’s “K” falafel…I doubt we would have many takers.

  • You definitely have to get Basmati. They are without a doubt the spiciest of the carts.

  • I patronize estblishments that spell and punctuate correctly.

    Not that I would ever consider eating from a vermin-infested food truck.

  • “Paki” is an ethnic slur in the UK for sure (didn’t one of the royals cause a scandal by using it in public in the last few years?), but largely unheard-of in the US. Possibly not intentionally offensive on the cart’s part, especially since (presumably) the owners are Pakistani.

  • Yes,Sarah, it was Prince Philip(who else?) refering to(former) President Musharraf.

    jk

  • Apparently Sarah you did not read the post that someone wrote serveral months ago. “Paki” was a slur coined by the British(colonial raj) who found the natives to be inferior. Try calling someone from India or any other south asian nation besides Pakistan… don’t expect to be greeted with open arms. So the whole argument that ethnic peoples can use slurs which in many cases were made up by their opressors is BS. I hate the so called “reclaiming’ argument.

    Again ignorance is no excuse for using these words…whether you are one of the tribe or non tribe.

  • Well done, Abrain. As your moniker suggests, you have a brain.

  • Hey, I’m heading over to Trini-Paki right now, got my iPod all loaded up with Niggaz With Attitude. Gonna get a dog with kraut on the way with a Bud nip chaser and maybe a box of Spic N Span on the way back to clean my frog tank and guinea pig cage. Sure some people say my bad attitude is a chink in my armor but I say “Shut up before I put my foot up your fanny”

  • You aren’t offended by the fact that they have no access to toilets/running water? If they are indeed trinidadian pakistani’s, it’s like when black people use the N word amongst themselves..

  • ugh. stop giving words so much power. as i taught my little brother, a slur is hurtful because of the sentiment behind it, not the word itself. that’s why in different contexts, the same word can be either a terrible slur or a term of endearment. obviously in this context, the people at this cart are not using “paki” in a way that’s meant to be hurtful to themselves or others, and i think most people get that. and when we refer to it by its name, we don’t mean to be mean either. pls no more pc police.

  • Tuh.

    Bloody touchy Colonials.

  • Did someone say Spic?

  • Who are you calling a colonial?

  • Trust me MFC I get your reasoning and am not trying to be the PC police…hehe just look at some of the posts on this forum.

    Just as you might not find this post offensive…I do for a host of reasons. For example when the surpeme court was trying to determine what was pornography/obsence. One of the justices famously said, “I know it when I see it”. I think this what it all boils down to…and I have every right to express my feelings because to me they are valid.

    Oh Rudy you should never assume mate!

  • Things white people like #101: Being offended.

    To be offended is usually a rather unpleasant experience, one that can expose a person to intolerance, cultural misunderstandings, and even evoke the scars of the past. This is such an unpleasant experience that many people develop a thick skin and try to only be offended in the most egregious and awful situations. In many circumstances, they can allow smaller offenses to slip by as fighting them is a waste of time and energy. But white people, blessed with both time and energy, are not these kind of people. In fact there are few things white people love more than being offended.

    Naturally, white people do not get offended by statements directed at white people. In fact, they don’t even have a problem making offensive statements about other white people (ask a white person about “flyover states”). As a rule, white people strongly prefer to get offended on behalf of other people.

    It is also valuable to know that white people spend a significant portion of their time preparing for the moment when they will be offended. They read magazines, books, and watch documentaries all in hopes that one day they will encounter a person who will say something offensive. When this happens, they can leap into action with quotes, statistics, and historical examples. Once they have finished lecturing another white person about how it’s wrong to use the term “black” instead of “African-American,” they can sit back and relax in the knowledge that they have made a difference.

  • Hey Mike, how many Phds to you have?

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