After expressing a craving for bubble tea to my podmate Arnold, he passed on a recommendation that definitely requires following. XO Kitchen (148 Hester St. btwn Elizabeth St & Bowery) has a great deal: for $20 you can get unlimited shabu shabu and bubble tea. There's a two hour time limit, but that only seems fair. Not a big fan of bubble tea himself, Arnold did attest to the quality of the shabu shabu (which is similar to but not the same as sukiyaki). Can an office field trip be far behind?
I can vouch for the other items on XO's menu, although the variety of stuff they carry is almost overwhelming. You don't even need to look at a menu - just glance up at the multitude of signs on the walls. Apparently, XO is in the style of eateries in Hong Kong, but I really wouldn't know. Guess that calls for a trip to HK in my near future.
2012 update: it's now a Popeyes! I still don't understand why no one adds fried chicken to the list of Asian stereotypes. I guess stereotypes have to be mutually exclusive to be stereotypes.
Posted by: Arnold | January 27, 2012 at 06:55 PM