Best Cheap/ Fairly priced Eats in NYC that Youve been to or heard of...

ghulkhan · Dec 7, 2007

yea theyre in nyc, I like them more than shake shack which has declined over the years.

In N Out is still on the top of my list though....

feynmix · Dec 8, 2007

any of you guys heard of platters, its basically a cart and are out selling lebanese food of sorts on 52nd and 6th, I think? Its crazy popular among the drunkards after the bars close.

andyw · Dec 8, 2007

Malecon
in Washington Heights B'way @ 175th St; signature dish is rotiserrie chicken, make sure you get the garlic spice sauce
http://menupages.com/screenmenu.asp?...C6&taglineid=0

Roti Roll Bombay Frankie
Upper Westside 109th St & Amsterdam for Indian street fast food
http://menupages.com/screenmenu.asp?...02&taglineid=0

Sajis
Japanese 109th st & Broadway
http://menupages.com/screenmenu.asp?...F4&taglineid=0

amlai · Dec 11, 2007

Originally Posted by andyw

Malecon
in Washington Heights B'way @ 175th St; signature dish is rotiserrie chicken, make sure you get the garlic spice sauce

Their Fried Chicken Chunks Boneless is really good.

romafan · Dec 11, 2007

Has anyone tried the Dosa cart (south end of Washington Sq. @ the top of Sullivan)?

LesterSnodgrass · Dec 12, 2007

Wo Hop.

Sartorian · Dec 13, 2007

Originally Posted by romafan

Has anyone tried the Dosa cart (south end of Washington Sq. @ the top of Sullivan)?

Good stuff. He was voted Street Food of the year. He's an institution. I like it spicy, and you have to really push him to make it that way, however. Berekat also has a great kebab plate--the salad is delicious and goes perfectly with the meat and rice. Only decent Mexican in the city are street types--there's a good cart on 96th and Broadway on the UWS; they come out at night for all the delivery guys. Besides that, the Mexican food in Spanish Harlem is pretty good, and I've had some great tamales in Jackson Heights. Chinatown, you really can't beat New Green Bo, esp. for the price. Sripraphai in Jackson Heights has phenomenal Thai food. They've also managed to expand without compromising their quality. Dimple on 30th betw. Broadway and 5th Ave. seems to have gone the way of best-kept-secret-turned major business, sadly. sigh

Sartorian · Dec 13, 2007

Originally Posted by Roland Loden of Germany

I must warm against eating from the carts in Central Park as I was informed by an American friend that the meat used is from rodents collected in the subway system.

Sounds like an urban myth. Those carts are, however, all owned and leased out by the same guy...

Omar1223 · Dec 14, 2007

Originally Posted by feynmix

any of you guys heard of platters, its basically a cart and are out selling lebanese food of sorts on 52nd and 6th, I think? Its crazy popular among the drunkards after the bars close.

i live in dc and whenever my friends go to nyc, they always make it a point to go to platters. i have heard many many people say it is great but i personally have never been.

ghulkhan · Dec 14, 2007

If you are standing in the line for platters on 53rd and 6th (usually 20min-1hour) then you are an idiot. The cart across the street is owned by the same people and there is no one in line there....

ghulkhan · Dec 14, 2007

I personally like Kebab Gardens kebab plates much better than Bereket. Bereket was good the first time I went there but now I realize that it sucks. The meat is tasteless and the place is too expensive. 12 bucks for kebab on plate half the size of a normal plate?

Kebab Garden is on 1st and Saint Marks Place....

8 dollars for two skewers and much more rice, and a bigger plate. The lentil soup is also half the price then Bereket. The meat tastes better. And the 1 dollar Snapple bottles are much better than 1.50 Poland spring bottles.

JRM · Dec 14, 2007

I have tried the Dosa Cart - it was decent enough. IMO, the dosas at Saravannas(26th and Lex, NE corner) are better - paper thin and with really spicy chutneys/sides. They also have a dosa that is made to be thicker with really hot peppers mixed in.

ChicagoRon · Dec 22, 2007

Can't believe I forgot the Aaron Sanchez place around the corner from Katz's. I can't remember the name right now, but it's a great value.

underwearer · Dec 22, 2007

Originally Posted by Beckwith

Lil Frankie's

Nutella foccacino!

MrDaniels · Dec 22, 2007

Nyonya-Malaysian place inexplicably in Little Italy. Absolutely amazing if you are an adventurous eater-the Crispy Golden Fried Squid is one of the best dishes I have ever eaten; especially when washed down with their fresh cocconut or watermelon juice. Watch out though-no credit cards.

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