Giving In to the Pull of Chinatown Express’ Sidewalk Cart
There is only a certain number of times a guy like me can walk past a place like this without stopping. I have a special place in my heart for Chinatown Express, the pay-by-the-pound cheap Chinese place on 7th Avenue btw. 33+34th (right next to Gyro II). Long before I lived in NY, I used to visit from Boston- and Chinatown Express was usually my first stop after leaving Penn Station or even Port Authority. What can I say? I’ve been addicted to cheap Chinese food for a long long time (in fact, General Tso’s chicken put me in the hospital in college… *allegedly*). Of course my early flirtation with Chinatown Express was long before they set up the satellite stand on the sidewalk selling cheap chicken wings, egg rolls, fried chicken and lo mean. And, after walking by this sidewalk “cart” more times than I can count on my hands, I finally succumbed to the pressure of the easy access super cheap Chinese food.
What I got (who am I kidding, I ordered everything), and how it was (who am I kidding, you know I loved it) after the jump.
Posted by Zach Brooks at 11:57 am, November 20th, 2008 under *7th Ave. btw. 33+34th, Buffet by lb., Chinese.