Outer Boro Best Bites

[daffyduck]

The title says it all. I would love to hear all your thoughts especially underground flushing places, but anything goes here as long as it's in the boros (excluding manhattan).
Here are a few of mine
Delhi Heights (Jackson heights)-Chicken Makhani
Zenon Taverna (Astoria)-Pastichio
Sanford's Restaurant (Astoria)-Banana Caramel Cheesecake Xangos
A Taste of Shanghai (Flushing)-Pork Shoulder with Brown Sauce
Patacon Pisao (Elmhurst)-Pernil Patacon
Xtasis(Corona)-Cholado Super Xtasis con Helado
Pies n Thigh (Williamsburg)s-Chicken Biscuit

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Pies 'n' Thighs
166 S 4th St, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Zenon
34-10 31st Ave, Queens, NY 11106

Sanford's
30-13 Broadway, Queens, NY 11106

Xtasis
82-12 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY 11372

A Taste of Shanghai
39-07 Prince St, Queens, NY 11354

Delhi Heights
37-66 74th St, Queens, NY 11372

Patacon Pisao
85-22 Grand Ave, Queens, NY 11373

[bklynsausage]

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/769875

[CitySpoonful]

My favs -- with the catch that they are all veg.-friendly and in Queens (represent!):

Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan, Flushing (hot & spicy; dishes I've never seen elsewhere; a Chinese colleague took me here just before the Times' review came out)

Arepas Cafe, Astoria (don't miss their guasacaca, aka green crack sauce!)

Zenon Taverna, Astoria 31st Ave. (one of the few veg.-friendly Greek/Cypriot places in the 'hood -- esp. during Lent: http://www.cityspoonful.com/zenon-tav...

)

Maharaja, Jax Heights (best Indian sweets in the 'hood -- huge selection; decent chaat, but greasy food)

Ornella Trattoria, Astoria Ditmars (inventive Italian dishes you don't see elsehwere -- e.g., chickpea flour pasta, a dedicated veg. menu, and a great owner!)

Ploy Thai, Elmhurst (light, flavorful, authentic Thai food & they get the "no fish sauce" thing for vegetarians)

Ganesh Temple Canteen, Flushing (still some of the tastiest, most authentic Indian cuisine in the city -- and extremely cheap too!)

Linn (Japanese), Astoria (beautiful, amazing food -- if you're veg, don't miss the tofu made at your table; you will wonder if you're really still in Astoria!)

Cheburechnaya, Rego Park (Bukharian/Tajiki/Russian -- lots of salads and fried/baked pastries for veg. eaters; delicious skewered meats, dumplings, and noodle soups for meat eaters)

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Ganesh Temple Canteen
45-57 Bowne St, Queens, NY 11355

Arepas Cafe
33-07 36th Ave, Queens, NY 11106

Cheburechnaya
92-09 63rd Dr, Queens, NY 11374

Zenon
34-10 31st Ave, Queens, NY 11106

Ploy Thai
81-40 Broadway, Queens, NY 11373

Linn
29-13 Broadway, Queens, NY 11106

Maharaja Sweets and Snacks
7310 37th Ave, Queens, NY 11372

Ornella
29-17 23rd Ave, Queens, NY 11105

Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan
42-47 Main St, Queens, NY 11355

[Glendale is hungry]

Hi CitySpoonful,

Although I am not a vegetarian, some of my favorites in Queens happen to have remarkably delicious vegetarian options and I highly recommend them.

First, if you haven't been, go to Wafa's in Forest Hills on Metropolitan Avenue. You can get a full-on Lebanese vegetarian sample-fest here and not feel the least bit deprived. There's a LOT that is wonderful though my personal favorites include the fattoush, the okra, the hummus and the mousakaha. Here is their website:

http://www.wafasfood.com/

Also, once they reopen on April 26th (following a short vacation) I recommend the all-vegan, all-raw, all the time Organic Village on Cooper Avenue in Glendale. There, my absolute favorites include the Thai coconut "noodles," the "burrito," and be sure to save room for the truly amazing raw chocolate mousse. Wow. Here is their website:

http://organicvillagenyc.com

Both of these options are a little off the beaten path. Wafa's is about a 15-block walk from the 71st/Continental Avenue stop off of the E, F, M, or R trains. Organic Village is best reached either by car or by bus (the Q45, Q54, and Q29 all stop nearby according the the MTA map).

Hope you'll check these places out. They're both worth the trip!

Ciao,

Glendale is hungry...

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Wafa's
100-05 Metropolitan Ave, Queens, NY 11375

Organic Village
79-15 Cooper Ave, Queens, NY 11385

[daffyduck]

glad this thread is picking up a little. would also like to add the muslim lamb chops at Fu Run

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Fu Run
40-09 Prince St, Queens, NY 11354

[bklynsausage]

Hold on City I gotta get my passport...

[EM23]

I'll add a few for Queens.
Pizza:
New Park Pizza (Howard Beach)
Rosa's (Middle Village)
Fresh Meadows Pizza - everything is good there
Centre Pizza (Little Neck)

Italian Restaurants:
Trattoria L'Incontro (Astoria)
Piccola Venezia (Astoria) - old school style & decor

Bagels:
Bagel Oasis (Fresh Meadows)

Kebabs:
Fontana's Famous Pizza & Gyro (Flushing)

Bakery:
Cannelle Patissserie (Jackson Heights) - French OMG!
Sugar Bun (Howard Beach) - Italian
Buttercooky (Franklin Square) - Italian just over the border in Nassau

Irish stuff:
Butcher Block in Sunnyside for all things Irish - boiling bacon, Irish sausages, cheese, bread...

Ice Cream:
Eddie's Sweet Shop (Forest Hills) - old fashioned ice cream shop

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Piccola Venezia
42-01 28th Ave, Queens, NY 11103

Trattoria L'Incontro
21-76 31st St, Queens, NY 11105

New Park Pizza
156-71 Cross Bay Blvd, Queens, NY 11414

Rosa's Pizza
75-59 Metropolitan Ave, Queens, NY 11379

Eddie's Sweet Shop
105-29 Metropolitan Ave, Queens, NY 11375

Bagel Oasis
183-12 Horace Harding Expy, Queens, NY 11365

Butcher Block
43-46 41st St, Queens, NY 11104

Cannelle Patisserie
75-59 31st Ave, Queens, NY 11370

Fontana Famous Pizza & Gyro
20002 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY 11361

Sugar Bun Bake Shop
156-22 Cross Bay Blvd, Queens, NY 11414

Centre Pizza
254-25 Horace Harding Expy, Queens, NY 11362

Bagel Oasis
18312 Horace Harding Expy, Fresh Meadows, NY 11365

Fresh Meadows Pizzeria
195-09 69th Ave, Queens, NY 11365

[daffyduck]

Would like to add the chicken and rice at the Falafel King of Astoria. I recently saw a top 5 eats in brooklyn. hope this thread picks up i'd love to know more good eats throughout the boros.

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King of Falafel & Shawarma
Broadway 30th St, Queens, NY 11106

[Jeffsayyes]

I think this has already been covered
http://chowhound.chow.com/boards/19?t...

[daffyduck]

when i click on your link it just brings me back to the outer boros home page.

[BigV]

We need to do what they do on the LA board- get users to vote and come out with an annual Ultimate Outer Boroughs (instead of Ultimate LA) list. We need a champion to lead this effort!

[Jeffsayyes]

exactly

[janie]

Spicy and Tasty (flushing)-cold sesame noodles and shrimp w/turnips
Wafa's (Forest Hills)-tabouleh, spinach pie, hummos, falafel, stuffed cabbage, bulgher
Full Moon Pizzaria (Bronx) long stemmed artichoke slice--so many great slices...
Timmy's Frozen Custard (Corona) Best Vanilla Milkshake, ever.
Mama's Empanada Cafe (Corona-Van Duren) Madura Cheese Empanada w/hot sauce
Sripiphrai (Woodside) Shrimp w/Green Curry--no eggplant just bamboo shoots and peppers
Shrimp w/garlic and pepper and coconut rice--with iced tea
De Mole (sunnyside)-best coconut flan, and orange flan, ever
Pio Pio (Woodhaven or Jackson Heights) chicken and killer green sauce
Titan (astoria)best Melamakarona cookies
Utopia Bagels (whitestone) best bagels and bialys
too tired to think of any more at the moment....

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Utopia Bagels
19-09 Utopia Pkwy, Queens, NY 11357

Pio Pio
84-02 Northern Blvd, Queens, NY 11372

Pio Pio
62-30 Woodhaven Blvd, Queens, NY 11374

Spicy & Tasty
39-07 Prince St, Queens, NY 11354

Titan Foods
25-56 31st St, Queens, NY 11102

SriPraPhai
64-13 39th Ave, Queens, NY 11377

Full Moon Pizzeria
600 E 187th St, Bronx, NY 10458

Empanadas Cafe
56-27 Van Doren St, Queens, NY 11368

De Mole
45-02 48th Ave, Queens, NY 11377

Mama's Empanadas
42-18 Greenpoint Ave, Queens, NY 11104

Timmy O's
49-07 104th St, Queens, NY 11368

Wafa's
100-05 Metropolitan Ave, Queens, NY 11375