Pre-Mets Alternatives - Preferences or New Ideas?
Every year, we trek out to a number of Mets games and hit up our favorite places along the #7 train. Now that it is a new season, anybody have new ideas to sample? We were thinking steak and when it comes to Argentinean steakhouses, we seem to have centered in on La Portena and La Fusta. We are open to any cuisines, though. We have gone to, among others, Donovans, El Sitio, Sripraphai, Spicy and Tasty, Little Pepper, Criolla Esquina, tacos at coatzingo (the truck Tia Julia at 96th is my favorite, though), Spicy Mina. etc. Thanks and go Mets (although it is a new season, it seems like its the same old bad team....)
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La Fusta
80-32 Baxter Ave, Queens, NY 11373
Spicy Mina
64-23 Broadway, Queens, NY 11377
Little Pepper
133-43 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11354
SriPraPhai
64-13 39th Ave, Queens, NY 11377
El Sitio
6828 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11377
La Portena
74-25 37th Ave, Queens, NY 11372
Tia Julia
91st St and Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11372
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Aside from Spicy and Tasty and Little Pepper, what else have you done in terms of Chinese food? I'd hit up Xian Famous Foods/Chengdu Heaven or gorge on soup dumplings at Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao. Or do a dumpling crawl: Best North, Zhu Ji, White Bear, topped off with some duck buns.
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White Bear
135-02 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11354Little Pepper
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el jefe
Apr 23, 2010 07:32 AM
Renee's Kitchenette or Ihawan for Filipino food at 69th Street.
Upi Jaya for indonesian, one very long block from 74th Street.
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Ihawan
40-06 70th St, Queens, NY 11377Renee's Kitchenette
69-14 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11377Upi Jaya
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Bob Martinez
Apr 23, 2010 06:18 AM
"though a bit of a walk(for some)from the train stop."
Google maps says it's a mile.
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EJC
Apr 22, 2010 12:37 PM
Agreed, this is a pretty great list. Last year I introduced my brother to Korean Fried Chicken at Unidentified Flying Chicken, so that's where we returned after opening day.
I love baseball season, as it gives me an excuse to be in Queens much more often.
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Unidentified Flying Chickens
71-22 Roosevelt Ave, Queens, NY 11372›1 Reply-
re: EJC
EJC, Citi Field actually has its own Korean Fried Chicken at the World's Fare Market. I have not had it yet, but it is on my list.
Billy Bob, don't forget Mama's of Corona, if you are near Nixtamal. And Tournesol on the last stop of the 7 before Manhattan is one of my favorite restaurants. At that stop, also, there is Manducatis Rustica, and Manducatis and Manettas. I hope I am spelling everything correctly.
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Tournesol
50-12 Vernon Blvd, Queens, NY 11101Manducatis
13-27 Jackson Ave, Queens, NY 11101Manetta's
10-76 Jackson Ave, Queens, NY 11101Manducatis Rustica
46-31 Vernon Blvd, Queens, NY 11101Citi Field
Roosevelt Ave and 126th St, Queens, NY 11368
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Bob Martinez
Apr 22, 2010 08:59 AM
That's a great list. Sometimes when you've got a great rotation the thing to do when you get to the end is to start at the beginning all over again. But if you're really looking to branch out, I recommend La Fusta over La Portena by a small margin. I liked the atmosphere at LF just a little bit better and the overall meal was better.
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La Fusta
80-32 Baxter Ave, Queens, NY 11373La Portena
74-25 37th Ave, Queens, NY 11372
