Dong Yi Feng

Today we took a chance and got something called Dim Sum (a style of Chinese Food prepared as small bite-sized or individual portions of food traditionally served in small steamer baskets or on small plates - Wikipedia) and it was definitely a new experience. After having a little difficulty actually finding the front door, we were surprised to walk in and see pink tablecloths accompanied by bright yellow chairs. Twenty seconds after arriving, a cart arrived table-side and a woman started offering us small bowls filled with various interesting looking Chinese cuisine. Our Persian hostess in Manhassett, Dree Kavoussi, was not hesitant to say "yes" to just about anything that the woman pulled out of that cart and consequently we were given some very strange dishes. This included shrimp dumplings, mango jelly, and even chicken feet. Many of the dishes I was very happy to try but the chicken feet I just couldn't bring myself to eat. Not many of my eating companions seemed to like it that much either. A lot of the other dishes tasted like nothing I'd ever tasted before. I sometimes didn't even know what I was putting in my mouth but was surprised to find some great flavors. I hadn't tried Dim Sum before but am definitely up to go again.
-Jack

Nothing beats Chinese food from the little white box with thin metal handles when you are really hungry and do not want to cook.  Dim Sum is not this type of Chinese food.  It is actually authentic cuisine and at Dong Yi Feng, most people that dine here speak Chinese.  Located in Flushing in Queens, Asian culture lines the streets.  Getting off the train here feels like arriving at a station in Beijing since there are predominantly Chinese-Americans that inhabit and run restaurants and stores in this area of New York.  There is almost no time between sitting and food arriving at your table.  A waitress tried to serve us a range of items from a cart to which we had to reply yes or no.  We tried many different dishes, many of which I am not able to name or describe the ingredients.  The best items I ate were the shumai with shrimp and some sort of meat, followed by black rice "dumplings."  The shumai meat was sweet and the shrimp added a firm bite to the otherwise chewy dish.  I do not normally eat black rice, but I was impressed with the complex flavor of this grain.  The rice stuck together, and it was sweet with an excellent grain flavor.  We ordered around 18 plates.  To our surprise the total for all of this food was about $45.  This was an affordable and interesting way to spend one of our last meals in New York.

-Nate