Writes of Passage

69 Middle Neck Road
Great Neck, NY 11021

Not an average Chinese restaurant but won’t return.

Saaho  (shahe 沙河) is short for shahe fen or hefen (沙河粉), is rice noodle, which widely used in Cantonese cuisine. I developed my taste during my time in Hong Kong. I like it more than the wheat noodle.

The three of us tried six different kinds of dishes. The seafood noodle is my favorite especially the soup, super yummy, the caviar fish wraps are ok, and the rest are just so so, bland. I know my Peking duck, so finding theirs with crepe a somewhat a joke. Fried okras dish is ok, but the okra is too hard to chew!

They have a full bar, the corkage fee is $10. Street parking, free after 6 pm. A parking lot is half a block away, on either side of the restaurant.

Forest Hills

South of Queens Boulevard is a better neighborhood than the north, which has more apartmentents buildings. This photo is on Continental Avenue (is also the 71st Avenue) @ Bow Street. The LIRR track is under the trees.

108-14 72nd Avenue, 2nd Floor
Forest Hills, NY 11375

Also known escape room/game (haunted house or scavenger hunts) is pretty popular. With locations throughout the city and Long Island. Mostly for a group of people. Each company or location will have multiple scenarios. This Forest Hills one has two. We played at this location, next to Reef.

Forest Hills, in Queens, NY

This bustling road is the main street of Forest Hills in Queens. Near 72ns Avenue there are two Chinese restaurants, a Lanzhou noodle shop and a Sichuan spicy eatery – surprised but not that surprised, to find them there.

108-02 72nd Avenue
Forest Hills, NY 11375

Will return. Don’t come here if you’re in a rush.

The outside tables are kind of turnoff – soaking up the dust. But once inside, it’s a different story. Love their decor: brick walls and wood beams. They’ve two levels, both are inviting.

Food: slow given the fact it’s a Monday before 7 pm. However, all are delicious. I especially like the grilled oyster with sriracha remoulade.

Wine: glasses are not too good, as if they heard my thinking. The second round they served with a more delicate stem. The reason: this handsome kind is being weed-out bec too easy to break. Three 2016 vintage wines: Cab Sauv Edna Valley, Pinot Noir Le Sentier, and Zinfandel 1000 Stories, are very good.

Like their chairs with ears – easy to hang handbag; street parking, could be trying.

2014 Northern Blvd
Manhasset, New York 11030

My first time there, the service wasn’t good at all. Over the times, I stopped by for coffee and tea, the services were ok – not much is needed. Tonight’s dinner is ok. It’s a full house on a Sunday night. The spicy yellowtail roll and the Geisha roll which is wrapped in cucumber, are fine. The martinis are good too.

Hallockville Museum Farm
6038 Sound Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901

Putting a spin on an old concept, -:)
This farm offers the spinning class on weekends, not on a stationary bicycle but the real thing.

Hallockville Museum Farm
6038 Sound Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901

$50 pp, this farm bundles in a cooking lesson of Colonial era and guided tour. I found it interesting and informative. Long Island used to be a major potato producer. And corned beef isn’t really Irish but Jewish.

6038 Sound Ave
Riverhead, NY 11901

This is a museum and working farm in North Fork. It offers spinning, cooking, guided tour and is directly across the street from the Martha Clara Vineyards. Nearby is Iron Pier Beach on Long Island Sound.

June 23, 2018

It’s at end of Pier Ave, Jamesport, NY 11947, near Hallockville Museum Farm.