So while the snow continues to fall and get swirled around by the crazy winds outside my hotel window in Dulles (see tweets), I thought I’d talk a little about my trip to New York.
The one thing I was super excited about (and I know few people can relate to when they think about New York City) was–CHINATOWN! You see, D.C. doesn’t have a proper Chinatown and if you want some of those all important supplies from home (mine is mainly Milo), you’ve got to drive out to the suburbs in Virginia and I don’t have a car. I also wanted to get some Singaporean/Malaysian food at Nonya on Grand Street and even planned what I was going to order days ahead of the trip.
Unfortunately, I was sorely disappointed at Nonya. For those of you familiar with Singaporean/Malaysian food, I ordered Popiah, Prawn Mee and Bakuteh. All of them were TER-RI-BLE!! Too sweet and the Bakuteh left a weird herbally taste on the tongue. That meal cost a fortune as well cos’ my dinner partner ordered a whole fish. I could hear my wallet whine all night from the pain.
So the next day, to cure my craving for good, cheap, comfort food, I looked up ramen on Yelp and found Menkui Teh in Midtown East. It’s a little hole-in-the-wall place that’s a great escape from 5th Ave shopping (not that I did any). It was warm and cozy and just what I needed on a super cold day. I ordered the ramen in their Menkui house special broth and it was gorgeous. Probably the best meal I had on the trip apart from the amazing tapas and sangria at Yuca Bar and Restaurant in East Village. For dinner here, definitely try the Taquitos de Pollo and the Churrasco.
