85-03 Whitney Ave. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-424-4999
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 Challenging the culinary hegemony of Sripraphai, Chao Thai offers dishes from several regions. From the north comes the fiery salad yum nam sod, featuring ground pork, purple onions, the basil called horapha, and fiery fresh chiles; from Isaan a catfish salad and a sour pork sausage served with... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Thai |
Delivery, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible |
$$ |
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94-20 Roosevelt Ave. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-651-5002
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 Punning on the name of Peru's capital, Lima Limon offers a greatest hits of Andean cuisine, plus a few obscure dishes rarely seen in Queens. Among them are ocopa (a dark green sauce flavored with an herb called huacatay that's poured over potatoes and garnished with eggs) and olluquito (a beef... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Peruvian |
Takeout |
$$ |
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86-10 Whitney Ave. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-429-8207
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 This new off-price Sumatran café has helped to rewrite the book on Indonesian food, beginning with the signature island dish of beef rendang. Though not made with water buffalo, the meat is still unspeakably rich and coconut-sodden. Satays, too, are a revelation. The helter-skelter pile... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Indonesian |
Delivery, Wheelchair Accessible |
$ |
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77-08 Woodside Ave. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-424-0844
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 Ayada presents the food of Thailand?s glittering capital, and much of it is not like the Thai you?re used to. Take the raw shrimp appetizer??eight gray beauties pinwheeled around the plate and mobbed with a green cilantro-and-chile relish, clearly influenced by Japanese cuisine. The curries... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Thai |
Delivery, Takeout |
$$ |
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81-08 Queens Blvd. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-429-2077
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 The walls are painted blue and yellowthe team colorsand videos rerun team triumphs, while the windows are etched with the beaming visage of the star player, Diego Maradona. Boca Junior is the name of an Argentine soccer club and a Queens Boulevard restaurant obsessed with the team.... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Argentine |
Private Party |
$$ |
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82-74 Broadway : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-460-8258
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 Here's the place to sample the celebrated soup dumplings of Shanghai (called "steamed buns" on the menu)hefty pouches of dough filled with crab or pork in a savory brown gravy. Nip off the top and decant the gravy into your spoon, then eat the dumpling between sips of sauce. Or develop... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Chinese |
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$$ |
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94-67 Corona Ave. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-699-5579
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 This gleaming Uruguayan-Argentinean outpost is the best cut-rate steak house in town, expertly grilling cuts like bife de chorizo (something like porterhouse), skirt steak, and churrascoa thin-sliced sirloin that flops over the sides of the plate. Fried yuca replaces french fries as the... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Argentine |
Delivery, Takeout |
$$ |
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80-32 Baxter Ave. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-458-7747
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 Skip the mixed grill at this queen of Argentine meateries, unless you relish its heavy component of sweetbreads and blood sausage. Instead, order individual meats, all cooked over charcoal and loaded with flavor. Especially recommended are the beef short ribs or any of the vast selection of... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Argentine, Steakhouse |
Delivery, Takeout |
$$ |
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86-08 Whitney Ave. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-639-3996
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 A little dumpling shack specializing in northern-style fried dumplings, which have a thick doughy outside and a juicy pork and chive filling inside. It is pricier than some, at four for a dollar rather than five, but these are generously filled. Another standout standby is the sesame pancake... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Chinese |
Delivery, Takeout |
$ |
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75-19 Broadway : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-424-9054
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 Only steps away from the Jackson Heights train stop, this Malaysian eatery excels at popiah??refreshing summer rolls stuffed with tempeh, crisp fried onions, and greenery, then topped with a pair of sauces??and rendang, cubes of beef shank slow-cooked in a coconut sauce laden with sweet spices... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Malaysian |
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$ |
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83-47 Dongan Ave. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-476-6743
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 The larb is the best we've ever tasted: Served warm, this ground-pork salad is sharply seasoned with lime, mint, green onions, and a touch of fish sauce, and served on a bed of onions and greenery. Other salads and stir-fries display the same potent and well-balanced spicing, including pad prik... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Thai |
Delivery, Takeout |
$ |
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89-08 Queens Blvd. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-426-8080
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 What better introduction to this parrillada, or South American barbecue, than the mixed grill for one? Demonstrating a love of variety meats that puts even the French to shame, it features grainy blood sausage, flattened and slightly charred sweetbreads, tripe, allspice-scented chorizo, and... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Argentine, Barbecue |
Delivery |
$$ |
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82-80 Broadway : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-898-7996
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 Nusara is located in what might be the most delicious strip mall outside of Flushingit sits alongside a Malaysian restaurant, a Cantonese roast meat spot, and two Vietnamese pho places. The menu is large and runs from expertly done familiars like green papaya salad, to the sorts of dishes... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Thai |
Delivery, Takeout |
$ |
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77-17 Queens Blvd. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-476-2828
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The yellow facade of Play lures passersby in with a frosted-glass sign that reads aEat Drink Smoke Bowl Shoot.a Once inside the 10,000-square-foot space, pick up a game of pool at one of 17 tables or strike out at one of four bowling lanes. If this is too athletic, thereas plenty of sideline... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
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Coat Check, Patio-Sidewalk Dining |
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40-10 74th St. : Flushing, NY 11373 : 718-476-6805
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 In spite of the confusing name, this serviceable new restaurant offers a broad-ranging Vietnamese menu with some Chinese elements thrown in. While the food is not fantastic, it is edible and sometimes even memorable. Though we're not a fan of the broth used in the beef-noodle soups called... More >> |
| Elmhurst |
Chinese, Vietnamese |
Delivery, Takeout |
$$ |
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