One thing I love about being in New York City is that there are some wonderful restaurants in the outer boroughs. Chachawan, in Ridgewood Queens, is one of those restaurants. After having some good, but bland, Korean food the week before, it was a pleasure to go to this local joint for a Saturday evening dinner.
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When I'm with RQS, we try to find local restaurants in her neighborhood which have promise. This restaurant is quickly becoming one of one of our favorites. She had a curry while I had the Three Flavors Duck. Compared with the duck we had last weekend, this was wonderful. I'd make the effort to go to this restaurant even if RQS weren't in the picture - it is that good.
A nice thing about New York City is that each neighborhood has at least one "go to" restaurant. Ridgewood has several - including one of my favorites, Zum Stammtisch. This restaurant has been in the neighborhood for 50 years, and I have been going there for 40 of those years. When RQS and I finally get there, we will be taking a bus to reach the restaurant - it doesn't make sense to give up a good parking spot once you have found one.
Obviously, with easy access to Manhattan, it will be a while before we have completed our Ridgewood food safari. This is good, as there are no nearby Dim Sum joints like the Nom Wah Tea Parlor. But then, New York City is known for being a dining oasis....
