Eat Cheap, Go Native

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26 July 2007

It sure seems like it’s getting harder to eat for cheap these days: even a slice of pizza costs more! (Side note: remember to be tactful when you’re on line at a pizzeria. Don’t grumble about the new price. It’s not the fault of the people who work in the pizzeria that the price of milk–and thus cheese, and thus pizza–went up). You can still eat for pretty darn cheap in this town if you know where to go, and that’s nothing to grumble about. One of the best ways to eat cheap is to go ethnic. Ethnic eateries have the best ratio of cheap and well prepared (well, most of the time). Here are a few you shouldn’t miss.
Pho Sho’

Vietnamese cuisine is among the best there is. It’s flavorful, healthy, satisfying, and usually quite cheap. At Pho Bang in Chinatown, you can get a scrumptious bowl of pho–rice noodle soup–$4.95. There are 13 different versions of the soup to be had here, so bring friends so you can try them all. 157 Mott Street between Broome and Grand.

Cheap Chicken

No one serves chicken like Pollos a la Brasa Mario (or Pollos Mario, as locals call it). This Colombian joint serves up delicious rotisserie chicken at an unbeatable price–$4.25 for half a chicken. That’s enough for two, maybe three meals, but at that price you don’t have to ration. They also serve Colombian specialties like camarones a la plancha, avocado salad, oxtail soup and more. The seafood soup is believed to have curative powers, so if you have a bad sore throat, order up a bowl. There are several locations in Queens, all conveniently located and easily accessible by subway: 81-01 Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights; 82-03 37th Avenue, Jackson Heights; 40-19 Broadway, Astoria.

Uzbek? U bet!

Uzbek cuisine might not inspire much in your imagination, if anything, but Uzbekistan’s national cuisine can hold its own in a fight. Head to Vostok (wich means “east” in Russian) and try lamb pilaf for $6.50 or delicious beef kebabs for only $2.� 5507 13th Avenue at 55th Street, Borough Park, Brooklyn.

Curry Me

They love baseball at Go!Go! Curry, so it should come as no surprise that the food is a homerun. Fill up on shrimp, chicken, pork or sausage curry with white rice while you watch the game. 273 W 38th Street.�


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