Spicy & Tasty
(718) 359-1601
39-07 Prince St
Flushing,
NY
11354
40.7596
-73.8322
Neighborhood: Flushing
What People Are Saying About Spicy & Tasty
The Editor
Kathleen Squires
Citysearch
The Scene
Gilded columns, plush chairs, faux marble table tops and frames on the wall sporting Chinese relics, diorama-style, set the scene for Flushing's Chinatown families. Lunchtime diners are treated to an aromatic show at the large table in the back, as staff preps fresh vegetables for dinner rush.
The Food
The dizzying choice of 200 dishes satisfy palates ordinary (shrimp and broccoli, chicken with cashew) to adventurous (jelly fish in sesame oil, rabbit tendons in red chili). Szechuan specialties especially stand out, such as cold sesame noodles with the perfect salty, nutty, spicy balance and satiny tofu dressed in fiery pork chili sauce. Even the messy dishes are worth exploring--diners gladly weather tiny bones for succulent, chili-tinged frog meat and suffer the shells for delicate ginger and garlic-infused crab. All of the flavoring is so clean and unmuddled that fans return often hoping to conquer the entire menu.
User Reviews
Anonymous
December 09, 2008
The food here is pretty good and reasonably priced. A dish could probably feed about 2, but I say you try different plates and take the rest to go. This place is special in that they have many lamb dishes. Basically everything is in Chinese, but there are small translations on the menus. The service is alright, but the food is definitely spicy and tasty.
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daeviydt
June 21, 2008
the beef tendon here is very good, OH SO GOOD (better than momofuku ssam!). the sliced conch is seriously phenomenal, spectacular. cold jelly chengdu style was super delicious and neat/different. the pork blod cake pork intestine and bean sprout in hot sauce kind of pushed it with me at first -- i love black sausage (not that these two things are similar at all), but the pork blod cake rubbed me the wrong way (i've never had it before, and it's not necessarily something i said "where has this been all my life?!?!?!" about) but the intestines were good and the dish was over all very very good. i've had other dishes but can't remember them at this time. i will write more reviews... an aside, of authentic Sichuan/Szechuan eateries/dishes i like Spicy Tasty's "braised" (which basically means a bowl of soup, different oils and vegetables) the best. i want to know this place better, I am not Chinese and don't speak Chinese, and nobody here speaks English (thankfully, pointing and nodding and smiling gets the job done) fyi, citysearch wouldn't let me type two Os in "blod" -sorry
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favita109
November 15, 2007
We went there late Tuesday night. The steamed flouder was just awful! I didn't take a second bite. The Veg dishes were good, But I wont go back.
read full reviewThe Details on Spicy & Tasty
Lunch:
The lunch special features 30 entree options for $5.95, each served with rice, soup and special appetizers.
The Extras:
The kitchen is happy to alter spice according to taste.
Buffet:
A small buffet at the front of the restaurant is convenient for grab-and-go dining.
Know Before You Go:
Alcohol options are limited to Bud and Tsing-Tao.
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Payment Methods:
Restaurant Special Features:
Local Favorite, Private Rooms, Lunch Spot, Family Style Dining, Buffet, Group Dining, Food Delivery, Cheap Eats
