559233 Sun Sep 21 18:14:51 -0700 2008 4 18 Manhattan 0 4051600 My boyfriend keeps talking about the pu pu platters he used to order as a kid in Connecticut. Where can I take him for a good pu pu platter? Any neighborhood will do. Sun Sep 21 18:14:51 -0700 2008 13570 lisabnyc 1 4051919 One of the Blue Ribbon restaurants? http://blueribbonrestaurants.com/restaurants.asp?nav=ln_rests_brass_man&content=rests_brass_man_menu Sun Sep 21 21:20:06 -0700 2008 4051600 10936 kathryn 1 4052119 He probably is refering to the type of platters seen mostly in the suburbs at Chinese restaurants that is like a lazy susan surrounded by teriaki sticks, fried shrimp, ribs , egg rolls etc. Very nostaligic espicially if you grew up in a town that served Chinese and had the name Polynesian whatever associated with it. These were great to have especially after a night of drinking and you could get all the grease from the fried food to soak up the booze.I have never seen them in NYC Chinese restaurants. Mon Sep 22 04:01:10 -0700 2008 4051600 105205 UES Mayor 2 4052136 actually, they used to be pretty easy to find when i moved here back in the '80s -- bamboo house, in the e vill, which closed recently, did the trick for me back in the day. about the best i've had in ny, however, is king yum on union turnpike in fresh meadows -- the decor and overall menu will definitely sate your BF. http://www.bridgeandtunnelclub.com/bigmap/queens/flushing/kingyum/index.htm Mon Sep 22 04:28:11 -0700 2008 4052119 12064 david sprague 1 4052203 You can do a "find a food" search on menupages.com. Here's a list of UWS Chinese restaurants with pu pu platters on the menu: http://www.menupages.com/restaurants.asp?foodsearch=yes&areaid=3 Mon Sep 22 05:36:32 -0700 2008 4051600 13722 small h