Try the Curious George ($6.95), which includes three fried eggs, French fries in the sandwich (Yay!), 3 strips of bacon, 2 slices of melted cheese, and two pieces of boiled luncheon meat ham. Подробнее.
A Robert Sietsema's top cheap eat: ask for your falafel "all the way" and Casablanca throws carrots, cucumbers, and beet-dyed radishes in the sandwich, doubling the volume and tripling the flavor. Подробнее.
One of Robert Sietsema's top cheap eats: the wings ($7.81 for six pieces, or sometimes seven) are big and meaty and glazed, and constitute perfect stoner food. Подробнее.
Robert Sietsema dined on mafe, a Senegalese lamb stew in a creamy peanut sauce, served with white rice topped with a steamed Scotch bonnet pepper, for extra spiciness. Not hot enough? Ask for "pima." Подробнее.
Robert Sietsema suggest the pork roast: "The meat is fragrant and tender, and runs from a medium gray-brown to darker patches and streaks, and comes accompanied by crisp pieces of skin." Подробнее.
This cozy new Astoria Japanese restaurant serves 14 varieties of ramen, plus rice bowls, salads, and snacks. Several Yelpers and Foursquare users recommend the cold ramen dishes.
One of Robert Sietsema's top cheap eats: Try the steam roast chicken. There's nothing roasted about it—the bird is simply steamed with a spice paste that might remind you of tandoori chicken Подробнее.
A Robert Sietsema Top Cheap Eat: One of the best dishes was pork pozole that came with 2 tostados on the side. For an inexpensive group dinner with friends, there's no better place in Ridgewood. Подробнее.
A Robert Sietsema top cheap eat: the regular red tandoori chicken is probably a shade better than any other version you've tried. Подробнее.
A Robert Sietsema cheap eat: Vegetarians especially will appreciate the "de papa" taco, which comes stuffed with stewed potatoes. Подробнее.
They make great sandwiches, and turn out 35 types of tortas, many with wacky themes. Most are $7 or $8 and would feed an army. Подробнее.
Get the Crossing the Bridge Noodles, featuring a steaming bowl of plain broth in which you cook thin-sliced pork, black medicinal chicken, quail eggs, garlic, chives, sprouts, and soft noodles. Подробнее.
Try the "tripe special"—a Sicilian stew of potatoes and tripe in a wonderfully oily red broth, for a total of $41, including tax. Restaurant food doesn't get much cheaper than that. Подробнее.
