Tuck Shop – Egg and Bacon Pie
MAN $4.00 Our friends at Tuck Shop manage to defy the laws of physics by somehow cramming an Australian lumberjack breakfast into a fist-size pie. The crust is wonderfully flaky, and the eggs are...
View ArticleTiny’s Giant Sandwich Shop – Spicy Rizzak
MAN $9.00 SPICY Tiny’s Giant Sandwich Shop offers over 20 sandwiches (and lots of vegetarian options). One of the best menu options is the Spicy Rizzak, a neat stack of sliced turkey, crispy bacon...
View ArticleThe Meatball Shop – Spicy Pork Meatballs with Parmesan Cream (Naked)
MAN BK $7.00 What could be better than a big bowl of classic comfort—spicy pork meatballs topped with a deliciously creamy Parmesan cream sauce? Look no further than the Meatball Shop, which boasts...
View ArticleTaqueria LES – Fish Taco
MAN $3.00 One foot inside the unassuming Taqueria LES, and you know they mean business about Southern Californian food. You won’t find battered, overwhelming fish tacos here, just simple, fresh,...
View ArticleTangxia Wang Fu Zhou Cuisine – Wonton Soup
MAN $2.00 Photograph by James Boo Looking for ultra-cheap Chinese food in a spartan setting? Tangxia Wang Fu Zhou Cuisine on Eldridge St. has you covered. Little English is spoken, so point at the...
View ArticleSun Light Bakery – Cheung Fun
MAN $2.50 At Sun Light Bakery in Manhattan Chinatown, you can get baked goods and your regular ham-and-egg sandwiches, but what you really want is the cheung fun (rice roll). A popular dim sum dish,...
View ArticleSpicy Village – Pork Pancake
MAN $2.50 Photograph by Nicholas Chen This regional Chinese restaurant (formerly known as Henan Flavor) is known for its handmade noodle soups and massive “big dish chicken,” but the various pancake...
View ArticleSigmund Pretzelshop – Garlic Parsley Pretzel
MAN $3.00 VEG While they offer the giant, Bavarian-style pretzels we’re used to seeing, Sigmund Pretzelshop also makes sweet and savory mini pretzels. Warm, airy and tasty, these mini pretzels make...
View ArticleNoodle Village – Hot Pot Rice
MAN $10.62 Editor’s Note: Since this dish was added to Real Cheap Eats, its price has risen past $10.00. It’s still a part of the guide as a part of our “grandfather” policy. Hong Kong-style bo zai...
View ArticleLam Zhou Handmade Noodles – Fried Pork & Chive Dumplings
MAN $3.00 Though Lam Zhou’s marquee dish is its hand pulled noodles, the fried dumplings are no slouch either. Thin skins, fried perfectly crisp, yield to your bite to reveal juicy nuggets of pork and...
View ArticleHappy Garden Palace – Salted Fish and Chicken Fried Rice
MAN $4.95 Photograph by James Boo Happy Garden Palace is a nondescript little restaurant on Chinatown’s East Broadway that offers Fujianese immigrants inexpensive, generously portioned cooking from...
View ArticleCongee Chinese Restaurant – Salt Baked Shredded Squid With Cashews
MAN $9.95 Congee offers much more than just the humble rice porridge that’s its namesake. Don’t miss their salt baked squid, featuring a mountainous pile of lightly battered and tender chunks of...
View ArticleCocoron – Natto Soba
MAN $8.50 VEG Natto is a fermented soybean with a strong taste, but is ultimately not something most people would object to. On cold soba mixed with egg, soy, onions and crushed sesame seeds, this...
View ArticleChinese Snacks Table – Sweet Potato and Peanut Pastries
MAN $1.50 VEG A Fujianese lady curates this stoop-line stand; many of her wares likewise have roots in southeastern China. Perhaps the most intriguing, sold by the pair, are pastries filled with sweet...
View ArticleCheeky Sandwiches – Oyster Po’ Boy
MAN $8.50 The shop itself is too dressed down to bother with a sign, unless you count the picket fence out front. By contrast, Cheeky’s oyster po’ boy is fully “dressed,” which on a New Orleans...
View ArticleCheeky Sandwiches – Chicken Biscuit
MAN $6.50 (Photo by James Boo) This New-Orleans-style sandwich shop takes an expertly-fried chicken cutlet, adds lightly-dressed coleslaw and finishes it with cream gravy before putting it all inside...
View ArticleCafe Himalaya – Chili Dofu
MAN $7.99 VEG SPICY Photograph by James Boo Some Tibetan food is light on the spice, but the chili dofu from Cafe Himalaya is not one of those dishes. One wrong bite of the bright red, pepper-laden...
View ArticleM Star Cafe – Baked Chicken Portuguese Style
MAN $6.50 Don’t let the name deceive you; this “baked chicken” is actually a casserole of rice, chicken, potatoes and egg. The creamy yellow sauce that brings everything together is difficult to...
View ArticleCha Chan Tang – Egg Sandwich
MAN $2.25 VEG Like American diners, Hong Kong-style tea restaurants (cha chaan teng in Cantonese) offer food that’s mostly cheap, fast and comforting. But unlike American spots, the Hong Kong-style...
View ArticleKossar’s Bialys – Bialy
MAN $0.90 VEG Kossar’s has been a brand name in New York City for decades, but it wasn’t until the classic Jewish bakery was turned over to new owners in 2013 that its eponymous bialy was restored to...
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