Queens Eats: Restaurants
June 2006
Serving an array of Lima specialties in a warm, cozy dining room, Inti Raymi is a great place to kick back and enjoy a meal with friends. The restaurant serves up a veritable survey of Peruvian cuisine, including meaty stews, grilled seafood, and even a few dishes representing the Peruvian-Chinese fusion food known as chifa. [more]
May 2006
Eating at this bustling Greek restaurant feels like stepping into Europe. The location is sublime, with a view onto the park from a shady outdoor terrace. At closely placed tables, families and fashionable couples snack shoulder-to-shoulder on grilled seafood and refreshing salads. [more]
May 2006
Pho Bang shares a parking lot in Elmhurst with a handful of other Southeast Asian restaurants, behind the sublime Elmhurst Grocery. The prices are low — a copious dinner for two with (nonalcoholic) drinks will cost around $25, including tax and tip — and the food is fresh and delicious. [more]
May 2006
The unpronounceable Sripraphai used to be a dive. Which was part of the whole appeal, of course. The fluorescent lighting and formica table tops were pure Queens, and the menu of incredible Thai curries, noodles and chili-spiced salads was pure delight. The good news is: Sripraphai has changed, but the food (and prices) haven't. [more]
King Five Noodle (Elmhurst)
February 2006
King Five Noodle specializes in spicy Sichuan cooking, served in a pleasantly bustling noodle-shop atmosphere. The portions are huge, with a main dish usually enough for two, and the prices a serious bargain. [more]
January 2006
This venerable Jackson Heights institution has lost its edge. Not only can you can get a better meal at many newer J.H. restaurants, not least the tiny but formidable Dosa Diner up the street, but you also have to contend with Manhattan day trippers. This doesn't mean that you should abandon ship, however. [more]
January 2006
I cannot speak highly enough of this Jackson Heights gem. It opened only a year ago, but it has quickly become my favorite place in the neighborhood for small-menu, regional Indian food. Come on a weekend at 2 pm, when the seats start filling up with happy South Asian families, and you'll be in for a treat. [more]
