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Kopitiam

Kopitiam

151 E Broadway, New York, NY 10002, City of New York, United States

Asian • Coffee • Catering • Malaysian


"What a fun! Find here below. Chinatown.Looking for a late night bite, but wanted to get something more unique, we found this place after a search in a long walk. I've had Malaysian food many times and love it. But you never know what you're going to get out of your place.I walked in to its simple decor and surroundings. Nothing especially concerning, but yet nothing especially alluring. There was a cute little light on the sidewalk outside that showed the restaurant name.Ordering is at the counter instead of at the table. That was unexpected. But that's typically a sign of just a simple place. And the New York City I can do with some simple places.Haven't eaten Malaysian food before even in Malaysia on several occasions, I didn't recognize a single item on the menu. I was a little surprised and concerned but read descriptions carefully and picked a few dishes.It's open seating, so I picked a seat at the end of a large table with a number and waited for my food. They quickly prepared it and brought it out. We had some stir fry beans, we had a soup dish with noodles and anchovies and some other wonderful vegetables, I may have a rice dish also with some stir fried anchovies and some wonderful seasonings I forget.First bite of the beans, incredible. I soon begin gorging on these wonderful beans sauteed in a fish sauce/ anchovy sauce/ some of the yumminess. It was divine.I moved to the rice and cucumber stir fry dish. The cucumbers were chilled, the stir fry was in the middle, with a couple sliced eggs and a coconut flavored rice. Mix it up and just again excellent.Then I moved to my suit that had noodles, spinach, some stir-fried anchovies I believe in some other deliciousness. How can a simple looking food be so amazing.In the end, I left wanting more. I was actually completely stuffed but almost ordered a second bowl of a three bean stir fry. That was how good this obscure dish was for me.In the end, I always ask myself one question. Would I go back again? The answer is absolutely. I would love to go back again and again and again. Unfortunately this is far from my place, but Malaysian food once again absolutely is divine.PSUnfortunately I forgot to grab pictures before we ate because I was so hungry. But you can see we thoroughly enjoyed it. I do have a picture of the dessert which was different and fun. The main dish was better than the dessert by the way."

Kyoto Sushi

Kyoto Sushi

161 Nassau Avenue, City Of New York, 11222, United States Of America

Sushi • Casual • Japanese • Catering


"I wanted to like this place, the sushi/roll was fine and the tempura was okay as well (nothing special but alright for the price) but I ordered an oyakodon and got something that was totally not that.Oyakodon is one of my favorite rice bowl orders at a Japanese restaurant so I know it is usually a breaded cutlet or katsu sitting on a saucy scrambled egg with onion scallion. They served me a pan-seared boneless chicken thigh with a side of cabbage, carrot and radish and a fried egg on top — no sauce either. I was so confused when I got it that I couldn’t even complain. I thought to myself, maybe this is a different type of oyakodon? But as I was eating I also Googled what an oyakodon is just to confirm and there is NOTHING that looks like what I was served. It honestly did not even taste close to any other oyakodon I’d ever eaten. Truly confused, it felt like they didn’t even know their own menu item and maybe hastily searched what an oyakodon was. It would hVe been alright with me if the meal was flavorful but it just didn’t taste like much else than barely seasoned grilled chicken and veggies. I personally hate food waste so I took 2 bites and packed the rest because from the first strange bite I decided I would just turn it into a fried rice at home.On top of that, the service was pretty lackluster. I’m not asking for much but no one ever refilled our waters despite eating there for at least 30-40 mins (this is a big service industry no-no) and it was difficult to get anyone’s attention at all for even asking for the check. I have experience in both a professional kitchen setting and the food service industry and was honestly disappointed."