Will Bike for Food: Queens

Surprisingly, riding to Queens from Brooklyn actually isnt that hard.

Hop on to the scrawny Pulaski Bridge and in 5 minutes...youre in a new borough!  The only tricky thing I could find is that you have to ride against traffic to get on to Pulaski Bridge--but just get on the side walk and youll be fine!

Our main goal was to get some Greek gyros from BZ Grill in Queens. But along the way we also visited:

Socrates Sculpture Park off Vernon Blvd.

Definitely worth a stop if you can appreciate art!

Then ate at BZ Grill for gyros. Clean, friendly, takes credit cards.

But most importantly the pork gyros were seriously succulent and massive. I could give it 5 stars, except that the pita isnt made fresh in-house. The meat was worth the trek, but in all honestly I dont crave gyros that much.

And then to explore more (because how often do we really visit Queens?) we stopped by the HUGE Calvary Cemetery which was eerily beautiful. For your reference, thats the cemetery you pass by coming back from JFK/LGA on the BQE. Its one of the oldest and largest cemeteries in the United States; its history goes way back to 1847's cholera epidemic!

Then just take Greenpoint Av back into Brooklyn and youre home!

Flushing, Queens: Golden Mall

Score! So after the interesting experience at GuangZhou Restaurant, Don showed us (music please) the Golden Mall. Yes, redemption.

Through these sketchy doors you go down a flight of steps and enter into a basement of food stalls ranging from lamb burgers, dan dan noodles, dumplings, lan zhou noodles, and my pride and joy-- Taiwanese food.

Be warned, there are no English menus. Seating is sparse and crowded. But you gotta love eating next to a table of old men and huge 40's of Budweiser.

Stall #29 holds my 2 favorite foods if all time--

1. Oyster Pancakes 2. Stinky Tofu

(I know, here I am complaining about GuangZhou Restaurant-- all the while eating other crazy shit that people wouldnt even touch with a stick).

Oyster Pancake-- made from flour, egg and oyster to this sticky, gooey consistency-- nothing like a green onion pancake or American pancake. Topped with some green veggies and a sweet sauce. Yes it is slimey, but I love it.

Stinky tofu. Obviously fermented with a deadly odor. But I dont care. Deep fried and pungent is how I like it. The stink stays in your mouth despite gum or brushing your teeth. It is heaven on earth. Topped with pickled cabbage and hot sauce. No other way to eat it.

Very acquired taste, I know. But if you can stand it, you will be very happy like me!

Golden Mall
41-28 Main St, Flushing
7 Train to Main St