more love for mooncake

My love for Mooncake Foods is old news by now, but I figured it wouldn't hurt to once again reiterate the yumminess that is this cozy little joint. We ran over last night, Sauvignon Blanc magnums in hand, for dinner with friends. And while I stuck by my sliced steak with cilantro ginger sauce, we did have a few new dishes 'round the table to try.

To start, we tried out the wings with spicy honey soy glaze. Fantastic! Sweet, spicy, and juicy, this is the only way you can get me to eat chicken wings. Great balance of textures and flavors, we sucked the bones dry.

Lemongrass shrimp vermicelli was beautiful and a generous size, however, poor Sarah was attacked with heat so intense she was silent for a good 15 minutes. Silence mixed with the few words she was able to cough out, smoke slithering its way through her lips. Heads up, Mooncake: unless you're going to advertise a dish as spicy, adding large chunks of jalapenos to a dish is an absolute no no. Especially when there's no milk to offer a near death patron. Not cool!

The shanghai home style short ribs were another winner of the night. Super sweet and tender with a spice blend I couldn't even begin to decipher. Order these. Ok?

Nadina's steak sandwich was so gargantuan she ended up attacking it with a knife and fork but no complaints there. She too, happily chowed down.

If you live or work on the west side or Soho, check this place out. They've got a location on 30th and 8th and the one on Watts and Thompson and have a pretty large delivery zone. Just watch out for the sneak attack 'penos.

mooncake foods update

According to gobyo.com, Mooncake Foods is also BYOB! This most definitely just bumped them up a couple of notches in my book. Will be back sooner than anticipated! Also, a reader commented that on Thursday nights they have $16 lobster tail specials. Who's coming with?

mooncake foods

While talking shop (by shop I mean food) with my friend Megan, we were going back and fourth on places to try in our neighborhood. Mooncake Foods came up, to which she hadn't yet tried, and I thought I'd pass it along to you all as a great cheap eats option. Now, mind you, I ordered the Thai Steak Salad with Basil Lime Dressing ($8.80), and what was delivered was so insanely spicy, my face was a constant expression of pain for a half hour straight. No where in that little description did it list "spicy" or "this will kick your a$$" or "don't even think about it, Kiira" so I thought it was safe decision. Needless to say, the spice did all of the above but the flavors were so delicious and the steak was so amazingly tender and flavorful, that I plowed through the constant pain for the sake of good eats. The entire menu (minus a lobster sandwich and a prawns dish) is well under $10 and is predominantly Asian-inspired. Cash only (hmph, everything is in Soho) too. But for a quick bite to eat that won't diminish your paycheck, I totally recommend this place. Next time you're in one of those "I'm so hungry but have no idea what I'm in the mood for" kind of moods, check out Mooncake Foods. And get plenty of water.

Mooncake Foods

28 Watts St. (nr. Thompson)