The Road to Delicious

Growing up with a physical disability has taught me a lot about life. Like: appreciate what you have, because you never know when you’ll lose it; or, one man’s molehill is another’s mountain; or, kids can be so cruel. Just kidding! I’m not disabled, I’m just lazy. And yet somehow, I find the inner strength to take the subway (over an hour) to Flushing, Queens, for the Sesame Noodles at Spicy and Tasty. Why the fixation? They’re not at all what you think. Toothsome and fresh; tossed in a light, lovely sauce (no peanut butter here!); served at room temperature with a sprinkle of sesame seeds. Oh baby, you keep me coming back for more…

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Restaurants • Flushing

Gum Fung

One of Flushing’s most popular dim sum palaces, Gum Fung succeeds because although the dining experience is never mind-blowing, it never blows. Plus, out in Queens, they don’t run out of the good stuff by mid-morning. The friendly cart ladies are on a constant loop during prime brunch hours, with better than two dozens items in rotation. Be judicious stocking the table lest you fill up before the above-average lotus buns and egg custard cups appear. All the dumplings tend to be good, especially the chive and pork, sweet pork, and corn varieties. Squid in brown sauce is never overcooked, and the fried taro buns are always perfectly crisp. Take your ticket over to the cooking table to procure an assortment of items ill-suited to sitting on a cart, but no less tasty: freshly fried noodles, delicate dumplings, and several types of pancakes. Take that, hangover!

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A Fan Ti

When the first thing on the menu is “testicle with hot pepper sauce,” you know the restaurant is not messing around. Flushing’s Northern Chinese outpost A Fan Ti serves lamb every way you can imagine...and a few ways you probably don’t want to. The osso buco-esque “lamb home style” and the fragrant lamb soup are hearty, delicious, and big enough to share. Cryptic names like “lamb tight meat” or “lamb heat meat” invite curiosity. Could they be titles lifted from sheep porn? Wither “salteed hunch”? A little mystery doesn’t hurt, but they do have one unambiguous item this dedicated omnivore cannot bring herself to try: “lamb eye in brown sauce.” Let me know how it is.

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The Mets

If you follow New York's other baseball team, you should know that they're still in with a shot at the wild card. The final few games in the season are going to be crucial, so get out to Shea to support our home teamÉ If nothing else, the food is better at Shea than Yankee Stadium. The 7 train goes out there from 42nd Street and the LIRR to Port Washington makes a stop at Shea on game days. The Mets have 12 home games in Sep-tember and 2 in October. As with the Yankees, if the Mets are sucking, head for the subway before the end of the game. Many Mets fans drive in from Long Island, but the 7 platform still gets jammed after games.

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Landmarks • Flushing