New Arping — Restaurant in New York

Found this gem Friday night when I really wanted to try the 4 dish and a soup place next door because it was closed. Came here at 8pm on a Friday night and there were no other customers besides my friend and I, just some togo orders being made.

This is a cash only joint which is not surprising in Chinatown. Wanting to eat gluten free, I got a stir fried rice noodles which was recommended by the manager saying it's one of their super popular dishes. No wonder, because it was surprisingly delicious! My friend got a large wonton soup, where the wontons were so thin and didn't have much fillings but the broth was superb. At $3 a bowl, we couldn't really complain. I also wanted to try a stewed meat and chose the pork ribs, which were a bit dry but again the broth was delicious. Beers are $2 each which means it's the best happy hour deal all day.

Definitely open to coming back and trying their...

Very authentic Fuzhou comfort food served in basic settings. Everything is served in dsiposable plates or cups, but everything we have tried is so delicious! The stir fried snow pea shoots were very tender and full of flavor. Fish ball soup was piping hot and had about ten fish balls (for only $3). The Fuzhou style spare ribs were deep fried with chunks of taro in a sweet and sour sauce. The veggies in the pork fried rice noodles ($5) were just a tad bitter, which was perfect for the dish. For sure this food has more subtle flavor than say sichuan cuisine, but still outstanding in its own...

Great Fujian restaurant tucked away on Division street. As I understand it, cuisine from this particular region is in the decline within the area but this remains as one of the great shining beacons of the food they enjoy. I had the lychee pork (amazing) and Fuzhou noodles. Both were great and it was entirely too much food that I happily devoured. I think the "over rice" food typically comes with some steamed veggies so that would be more than enough food but it's so cheap that i didn't mind indulging and supporting a...