270577 Tue Jun 24 14:49:42 -0700 2003 5 17 What's My Craving? 0 1425560 I am planning a short trip to NYC devoted to street food. I would love to hear about favorite spots serving things like pizza, hot dogs, corned beef, gyros, ice cream, etc. Tue Jun 24 14:49:42 -0700 2003 0 mary dumont 1 1425561 My favorite are the Fujianese(?), Fouzou(?), stands right under the Manhattan Bridge, on East Broadway. I make a beeline for them as soon as I get off the Chinatown bus...Besides the mustard green sandwich, made famous by Calvin Trillin, there is a very boring looking, deep-fried flat item,...Boring, except when you see them being made, the woman takes a scoop of stir-fried vegetables, kindof dips up a little egg-white heavy batter, than somehow covers it, and seals in the juicy, wll-seasoned, still crisp vegetables...I think there's a single peanut on the top...The stands all seem to duplicate each other, and everything seems to be 2 or 3 for a dollar, so you can sample fearlessly. If you include the Outer Boroughs, then the Octupus Man (search the OB board for many posts) reigns! Tue Jun 24 16:28:17 -0700 2003 1425560 0 galleygirl 2 1425570 Wow!! Having read your message, the first thing that hit me was going to Flushing and walking around starting with the Octopus man. How amazing that the second response to you mentioned his stand. Flushing will also find great dumplings for grazing. Jackson Heights (Roosevelt Ave.) and Astoria (Steinway St.)might be other great grazing locations. For Pizza, there is no place in this world better than DiFara's on Avenue J in Brooklyn. And you can walk around the neighborhood for Kosher grazing treats. All of the above can be found by a search on the Outer Boroughs Board. If you want to stay in Manhattan, Chinatown: dumplings, pork buns, peking duck roll, Vietnamese banh mi sandwich. All great grazing food. You can't go wrong. Tue Jun 24 22:20:57 -0700 2003 1425561 0 bobjbkln 1 1425566 CONES for ice cream KATZ'S for pastrami/corned beef/hot dogs NY DOSAS cart at washington square park is the best report back and let us know what you did, ok? Tue Jun 24 20:43:00 -0700 2003 1425560 0 mrnyc 2 1425595 I definetely will. I am only there for three days and between scanning chowhound posts, the Times and earlier visits have a pretty full agenda. thanks for your suggestion mary Thu Jun 26 10:20:20 -0700 2003 1425566 0 mrnyc 2 1425969 I waited a very long time to follow-up. I am sorry. I also don't know that you will ever get this since it is such an old thread. Finally, although I kept a notebook with details, I can't find it so the following is somewhat stream of conciousnes. I stayed on 107th because it happened to be very cheap. I found I was in a very Hispanic area which made me happy as I have a great fondness for Puerto Rican food. I did not, however, have any culinary experiences that are worth reporting beyond atomosphere. Both offered a lot of that. One was a place around 98th and Amersterdam which has a name but the thing that caught my eye was that it was packed at midnight with Spanish people and the sign said Spanish Seafood. I went there one evening for an early dinner. It was packed then as well. I can't resist roast chicken so I had it with rice and beans. It didn't rock my boat but I would go again because I loved the feeling of the place. Also tried a Domincan place on Columbus and 107th. Again, loads of atmosphere if you like people shouting in Spanish and watching boxing on T.V. but the fried chicken was not impressive. O.K. my chowhound reportable research: hot dogs. In the ballpark in San Francisco you can now get an outstanding Chicago style hot dog. I was intrigued enough by the big write up in the NY Times about the hot dogs in Madison Sqaure Park to take two subways and walk nine blocks to try them. Shame on the the reviewers. Shame on the restaurant putting these things out. The bun was too big and dry and the toppings just didn't work to create a messy, delicious dog. Adding to that hot dog research: I also had a Chicago dog in the Indianpolis airport that was quite respectable. Way better than the ones in Madison Park. I also had a Chicago dog at the Midway airport in Chicago and that was a great dog. In fact, I had to have a second and wished I could have had a third and tried the variants. In honor of this experience, I have convinced my 16 year old son to spend three days in Chicago to do thorough research (and see the Cubs which might be a worthy spot in itself). Oh yeah. I had an excellent dog off the cart on 8th aveneue at about 43rd. NY style and absolutely perfect: right size bun, nicely steamed dog, light ketchup and mustard. In NYC, I also ate at Carne on 105th and the Boathouse in the Park (my rich sister took me to both). Pretty much a yawn for both. I have been to Boathouse many times with her and always feel the same. I didn't make it to any of the posts offered to me but am in NY frequently and will. Thanks. Fri Aug 01 23:26:51 -0700 2003 1425566 0 mrnyc