Need a source for great Char Siu Pork

[iprobeattoomuch]

I'm making buns from Andrea Nguyen's superb cookbook Asian Dumplings. I've had great success with her other recipes... The ONLY issue I have is that her recipe for char siu pork -- while delicious -- simply isnt the same as in Chinatown.

So rather than mess around with the recipes, I figure I'd just pick up some of the real thing, hanging in the windows in Chinatown. Anybody know which shop has the best stuff?

As a bonus, if you have a recipe for the char siu bao filling (the sauce/cornstarch mix that you combine with the chopped char siu to make the filling for the buns) I'm all ears.

Immensely grateful for any help!

[kathryn]

Now that Hsin Wong has closed, I think the top contenders are probably Great New York Noodletown and Big Wong for roast pork.
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/782183

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Great New York Noodletown
28 Bowery, New York, NY 10013

Big Wong
67 Mott St, New York, NY 10013

[AubWah]

go for Noodletown