Ethnic Eats
On the eastside of town is a great little Venezuelan storefront that serves up tasty, filling, cheap meals. While Flor's Kitchen serves basic chicken and rice dishes, there are a variety of interesting dishes to try such as the house special cachapas, pancakes made from fresh corn kernels pureed with both salt and sugar; or homemade soups like chupe, which consists of shredded chicken in broth with chopped potatoes, corn, white cheese and milk. Most popular at Flor's though are the arepas, baked corn cakes filled with a choice of everything from ham to avocado to tuna to tofu. The fact that Flor's only has six tables and is BYOB also makes for a romantic and cheap spot. Check out the menu at www.florskitchen.com.
If you like Indian food then do what any smart New Yorker does and head to First Avenue and Sixth Street where men stand in the street urging you to come into their restaurant. Because the whole area is lined with Indian Restaurants prices are cheap and you are offered deals galore. To make it an even better deal, most of the restaurants are BYOB, which will bring your bill down drastically. Some places give you appetizer, meal and desert for under $8. My favorite section is 93 First Avenue where two identical restaurants both as wide as train cars, decorated with Christmas tinsel and chili pepper lights, sit above the Royal Indian Cuisine. If you like funky atmosphere, don't mind receiving your desert before you are even finished with your meal and the sounds of Indian House music take a chance on either of the places upstairs. But if you want a relaxed atmosphere with a more elegant décor then ask the hostess at Royal Indian to seat you in its garden. Royal Indian offers traditional tandoori, masalas, and tikkas, but it also serves other dishes like rongojous - lamb in a cream sauce with almonds and mild spices for $6.75. Each meal comes with stewed cabbage and lentil soup.
Katz's is THE classic New York kosher deli, serving up sandwiches bigger than most New York apartments. Located on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, Katz's Deli doesn't look like much, but then again you are not there for the décor. You are also not there
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