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“Brooklyn Wok Shop by Dara Pollak”

Occasion:	Cuisine:	Area:	Cost:	Rating:
Night Out	Asian	Brooklyn	Cheap Eats	Good

s made with homemade stock and filled with handmade thin noodles (think lo mein style), and meaty wontons. It might run you more than you usually pay for wonton soup, but the portion is entrée size. When I hear the term “warm up with a hot bowl of soup”, this is now what I would picture. The braised short rib soup was a surprise – the meat just falls apart when you poke at it with your spoon, and the stock was very meaty, you can tell it’s not of the mass produced variety.

Take a delicious dish like General Tso’s chicken; now use antibiotic and hormone-free chicken, coat it in a light, crispy breading, then deep fry it and toss it with a sweet and tangy sauce. Ginger, soy sauce, chilies…probably one of the best versions of General Tso’s I’ve had in a long time, you can really taste the flavors here. The food might look very similar to what you’re used to, but it tastes different, in a good way.

One of my favorite things to do with Chinese food is make it spicy with a hit or two of sriracha sauce. You know the big red bottle with the green cap commonly known as Rooster Sauce? Well, Chef Har makes a hot chili sauce that kicks sriracha’s ass. Seriously. This hot sauce has been two years in the making and let me just say, time well spent! Chilies, garlic, anchovies, oil, and a few other secret ingredients make this an amazing topping for your chicken, dumplings, or basically anything. Melissa was kind enough to send me home with a small jar and told me to try it on my eggs, but I didn’t stop there. I have been using it on burgers, eggs, pasta, and soup. A few drops in hot wonton soup will be sure to clear up those sinuses in time for cold season.

Dessert at a Chinese takeout restaurant normally comes mass-produced in a plastic wrapper with a piece of paper inside displaying a “fortune”. At Brooklyn Wok Shop, you don’t need good fortune; you just need $3 for the Egg Tart. It’s so easy to pass up because it doesn’t look or sound like anything special, but don’t let the unassuming nature fool you, because it is great. The buttery, flaky pate sucre crust is filled with a creamy, thick custard that’s not too sweet, and the crust is like a buttery sugar cookie. It’s a perfect size for sharing too.

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Posted: February 18, 2012

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