This past weekend, I was once again in New York. We were there to see Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and also to do a few other things. Charlie was not as fabulous as I had hoped, but I still haven't decided what I didn't like about it, so I won't be writing about it quite yet. And the fleet week fun we had planned to have down at Pier 86 also didn't exactly work out as planned. So I won't be writing about that either.
What I will say is that we had the cheapest, and one of the best meals I've ever had in the city, thanks to one tiny discovery. I'm not sure why I never realized this, but on 46th street between 8th and 9th Avenues, lies Restaurant Row. The block is chock full of all types of restaurants. There's even a big light-up sign that says Restaurant Row, so I've decided I've been fairly blind this whole time.
Anyway, after ruling out Italian - thought I'll be back for Becco soon, we decided to have Dim Sum. Now I love the idea of Dim Sum, but I've never found a place near me that had it. After chatting with the waitress, we ordered everything she told us too. Honestly, I'm still not sure what we ate, but every last piece - other than the thing that may or may not have been tofu - was positively delicious! The only embarassing part was that I needed to use a fork unlike my friends who were capable of using chopsticks. Once I got razzed about that, I enjoyed the rest of the meal fully.
On top of this amazing meal, when we received the check, we were told that it was happy hour, which meant everything we ordered, including the beer one friend drank, was half price. For 3 of us to stuff ourselves on dumplings was a grand total of $33! How great is that!? The moral of the story is branching out of the comfort zone can be delicious and opening your eyes a little more can be quite helpful!
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