Comments on: Giving In to the Pull of Chinatown Express’ Sidewalk Cart

By: tacorific

tacorific — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:22:38 +0000

How did they come up with the amazing price of $3.75?
That’s probably the best deal in midtown…no?

By: Dubbininbklyn

Dubbininbklyn — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:10:24 +0000

The fried chicken that they sell looks picture perfect. They are also the only non gourmet place that offers free samples during warm months.

By: Yvo

Yvo — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 20:04:51 +0000

@ samwich – Chinatown on that little triangle on Canal, no? The ‘curry’ (slightly yellow) noodles with shrimp…? Oh wait, I might be thinking of something else, nm, I’m not really up on what stuff is really supposed to be called.
@ Zach – I know exactly what you mean by the “Chinese [fried] food’ taste. And I don’t think the oil gets changed ever – added to, but not changed =X I’ll ask my mom, but I’m pretty sure no one wants to know the answer, lol. I do enjoy that taste but only once in a long while, or … just … not good.
(Also, love the nod to AMERICANIZED Chinese food… bwahahaha)
BTW, I think I’ve decided where you “should” work – Flushing. There are tons of these little holes in the wall with cheap Chinese food for $1. Not the best of anything you’ll get, but filling and cheap, and I think even you couldn’t eat $10 worth of stuff from some of these places. (One specific place comes to mind, it’s like 4 fried dumplings for $1, a jam packed container of lo mein for $1 – the size of ummm a big mac container, packed both sides, then forced shut with a rubber band around it, and other goodies but I didn’t look too much around cuz the bus was coming, lol.)

By: JustNancy

JustNancy — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:17:10 +0000

HungryAnon! You are so right on. Pow Wok or PoWok, whatever…it’s awesome ghetto wok. Their lo mein is damn tasty and has a good ratio of vegetable-to-noodle. There’s even cabbage, which I really dig in lo mein. Love their garlic shrimp, too. Just be sure to pick up a pack of Trident on your way back to the office or skip the garlic shrimp entirely if it’s a meeting day. Trust me.

By: Danny

Danny — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:52:02 +0000

i’m a little bit jealous and scared all at the same time.

By: HungryAnon

HungryAnon — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:34:20 +0000

I used to come here when I was in h.s. b/c the food in their cart was cheap, a lot cheaper than it is now. Though, in essence, the Chinese food in here is pretty terrible and I mean in the way it tastes. That is, unless they’ve changed recipes/chefs the last time I went there.

The Americanized chinese food @ Pow Wok tastes a lot better and for a little less imho.

By: samwich

samwich — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:31:16 +0000

Where do they have good cheap singapore noodles? !!

By: Sir Eatalot

Sir Eatalot — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:26:45 +0000

I so feel your love for bad chinese food. I too love nothing more than the badness of say, a sweet-and-sour pork, an egg roll with copious amounts of duck sauce, and fried rice with peas and carrots.