exploring spicy Chinese lunchtime food in Queens?

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I'm on leave this year and want to go from Manhattan at least once a week to Queens to explore the cuisine. I have been to nothing in Queens so all suggestions are welcome. Here are my criteria:

1. I prefer Chinese food (with a bit of a nod to Vietnam) to other ethnic cuisines;

2. I love spicy

3. I love tripe and beef tongue.

4. I need an English-language menu or some waiter guidance

5. I will be by myself so ordering lots of different dishes to share won't be an option (but bringing leftovers back home could be).

6. this will probably sound like a weird requirement but I am a non-stop reader so I'd love places where I can read while dining. Noise level is not an issue but lighting and being able to sit down and read for a while without interruption are (so traveling an hour each way just to eat at a stand or cart is not my top choice).

7. I am on a limited budget so prefer holes-in-the-wall to upscale.

8. I need something not too far from a subway line that is direct or one or so changes from downtown Manhattan.

I'm open to all suggestions.

[scoopG]

Fu Run – Manchurian
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/572882
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/750625

Henan Fengwei:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/728696

Hunan Kitchen of Grand Sichuan:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/708325
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/dining/reviews/09rest.html?scp=2&sq=hunan%20kitchend%20of%20grand%20sichuan&st=cse

Hunan House:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/612697

Jiang Li – Northern/Manchurian:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/714292

Red Chopsticks:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/781817

Rifu (Chinese-Korean):
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/730210

Rural - Manchurian
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/711399

Spicy & Tasty:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/755009

Yi Lan Halal Chinese:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/771124

Golden Mall:
http://newyork.seriouseats.com/2010/08/guide-to-flushing-golden-shopping-mall-queens-chinese-food-courts.html

New World Mall Food Court:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/785435

Kathryn’s Excellent Flushing Food Tour:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/7654...

[AubWah]

that should get you started

[wew]

And then he rested

[micheal]

Spicy and Tasty is excellent and inexpensive for lunch.

The fish fillet gung bao style is delicious.

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