aem wrote:
> On Aug 1, 6:43 am, George > wrote:
>> http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/30/di...l?pagewanted=2...
>>
>> Flushing has some great quality/neighborhood/mom & pop Chinese food
>> places. Easy access since most are within a few blocks of the 7 train
>> Main St. terminal.
>>
>> Xiao La Tiao is a great Sichuan place I like that is mentioned in the
>> article. Also lots of great mom & pop shops in the Golden Mall where the
>> owners strive to make a super quality product.
>
> Excellent. As in an earlier article I cited a little while ago, when
> the Chinese immigrant population reaches sufficient mass you get a
> qualitative shift in the foods offered. They begin offering the food
> the immigrants want rather than what the Americans expect, and
> everything changes for the better. This seems to have happened in
> Flushing and probably bypassed the Chinatown in NYC, much as the waves
> of influxes to the San Gabriel Valley bypassed the downtown L.A.
> Chinatown. We have had a blast for the last 10-15 years exploring the
> widely varying regions of Chinese food. The only place where the food
> surprised us when we traveled around China was Xian, where we found
> some Muslim dishes. They're now available here, too. Having grown up
> with Cantonese style it's been eye-opening, tongue-tingling fun. -
> aem

The other thing in play is that rents are now more expensive in
Manhattan so a couple places moved to Flushing from there and the new
places seem to appear in Flushing and recently in Brooklyn.

Its a definite treat being able to get good quality and varied Chinese
food so easily.