We eat there when we're in the neighborhood, we eat there when we get a craving for the kind of food only they can provide. We eat there every chance we get.
It's a go-to spot for cheap filling food.
It's a go-to spot to be alone.
It's a go-to spot to bring friends.
We share. We love.
Here's one of my hole-in-the-wall spots. (of course I have several, duhhh)
Bliss Bakery. It's not on any review sites, and it's hard to find. So I'll give you the address. 1412 Avenue U, Brooklyn, NY. It's right next to an awesome market.
Located in the heart of Brooklyn's Avenue U Chinatown, this little bakery offers more than the standard Asian bakery. In addition to the obligatory buns and rolls, this little gem boasts noodles, snacks and various goodies.
I went recently for lunch.
All three of these items cost a total of $4.75
Lo mei gai, my favorite handy snack is a touch different here. Instead of two layers of rice with chopped pork and mushrooms in the middle, everything is mixed together with the rice. This means more than one piece of Chinese Sausage! Yes!
Studded with shittakes and sausage, this sticky rice concoction is cheap, delicious and portable. Like so many good things are.
Tea eggs. 3 for a dollar or something like that. Maybe 25 cents each.
Hard boiled eggs cracked and steeped in a dark broth. The broth should impart a grassy tea flavor in addition to salt, spice and sweetness (everybody has their own recipe). Want to make them yourself? Try Saveur's recipe. Bliss certainly nails the salty and grassy elements of the egg, but the spices (usually 5-spice) are missing in this equation.
The other item on the plate is a small container filled to the brim with hand rolled noodles and pork.
They literally fill both sides of the Styrofoam clam shell and snap it shut. They cut the extra noodles poking out the sides with a pair of scissors. $2.50 each. What!?
They've got thick noodles, thin noodles, long flat noodles, rice noodles, etc. etc. So, go nuts. Two for $5!
They've got thick noodles, thin noodles, long flat noodles, rice noodles, etc. etc. So, go nuts. Two for $5!
Oh, did I mention that all their baked goods are pretty good for a Chinese bakery? Aptly priced for sure.
They have some interesting sweets and some interesting savory baked goods (four-eye hot dog bun anyone?) but in general I come here for the noodle bar.
They have some interesting sweets and some interesting savory baked goods (four-eye hot dog bun anyone?) but in general I come here for the noodle bar.
Where is your favorite hole-in-the-wall spot?
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