Lunch Break: Tea, Bo Ky, Or Fried Chicken
We know, it's Tuesday. Here at CBSNewYork, it's Fry-Day. Try a tranquil tea spot, cheap Chinese in Chinatown, or fried chicken in today's Lunch Break. By Yvo Sin.
Cha An
230 E 9th St
New York, NY 10079
(212) 228-8030
chaanteahouse.com
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Cha An, the Japanese teahouse, is a fantastic place for a cup of tea on a rainy day; it's also a great place to take a moment and reflect upon the week ahead of you. How would you like it to go? You can ponder these questions and more while you soak in your tranquil surroundings; choose a tea from the extensive list, but the best deal is the lunch set. For $10, you get genmaicha (roasted rice green tea), a side and the special of the day. If that doesn't strike your fancy, there are other tea seats on the menu that surely will win you over to the tea drinkers' side with tea-scented baked goods, and other wonderful delights.
Bo Ky
80 Bayard St
New York, NY 10013
(212) 406-2292
Bo Ky offers authentic Chinese food at super reasonable prices; pass a five to the person behind the counter and you'll likely get enough food to easily feed you for two meals. Try the pork chop over rice, or the duck leg over rice, both juicy enough to sustain you through the plain white rice underneath. Barring those, just about any of the noodle soups are sure to please - pictured, the curry noodle soup with wontons, just another one of the many delicious noodle soups. Try them all!
Hill Country Chicken
1123 Broadway
New York, NY 10010
(212) 257-6446
hillcountrychicken.com
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Around the corner from Hill Country Barbecue Market sits Hill Country Chicken, with its major focus being chicken - fried chicken, that is. Served cafeteria style from warming bins, choose from a plethora of southern delights as your sides for a good ol' fry-up of food. There are even grilled pimento cheese sandwiches on the menu. Do yourself a favor, though, and don't miss the fire&ice pickles, which are deliciously spicy and cooling at the same time... and finish the meal with one of their mini-pies, sure to satisfy even the sweetest of teeth.
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Yvo Sin is the founder and head writer of The Feisty Foodie.
