The Chinese Couple Vendor aka The Dollar Cart!
“They also have Fried Chicken, Fish Balls on a Skewer, and Spring Rolls each for $1.”
“$1.50 for a nice serving of Veg fried rice, lo mein or mei fun.”
“I love coming here and ordering the the Lo Mein when I'm in a hurry.”
The Chinese Couple Vendor aka The Dollar Cart!
Take-out: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Price range.
$ Price range Under $10
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Apparently back in 2008, they had everything for $1. Crazy!
Now it's a modest $1.50 each for a "small" container of Fried Rice, Lo Mein, and Fried Mei Fun and $3 each for a large container. The containers are pretty big. One small would definitely be enough for a girl with average appetite. Maybe two smalls or a large for a guy with average appetite. A large with a small or two larges can fill ANYONE.
As for the taste, it is delicious, albeit a little greasy, around the same level as the average Chinatown restaurant. A great little trick would be to bring it home and cook it briefly with some plain rice or lo mein or add some other ingredients to balance the greasiness.
They also have Fried Chicken, Fish Balls on a Skewer, and Spring Rolls each for $1. I haven't tried these yet, but I'm excited for the next time I'm in the neighborhood!
Good food, cheap. hi5.
Everything about this place is great! Sometimes you'd encounter a line waiting for their delicious food.
I find their noodles to be a bit on the salty side but it still tastes oh so amazing. I always come here to buy their chicken meat and chicken leg. Recently I've been getting the fish balls as well. So yummy!
Ain't no thang like having to wait on line to get some $1.75 vegetable Lo Mein in a Styrofoam box off a cart on the street. I'm actually surprised to still see them around. I would think the city of New York would have a tougher enforcement on licensing to street vendors or at least I thought there was a higher crack down on street vendors in Chinatown. Glad they are still there, though, not a dollar for noodles any more, which is expected.
It's been aged since I've stopped by but, again, glad they are still there dishing out fish balls on a stick, fried chicken and the two kinds of noodles.
I made a mistake of adding a pack of soy sauce and too much sauce from the sauce bottle. Made my Lo Mein too soy sauced up. Anyway, a tip: get there early in the afternoon because around 5-6pm the noodles get too soft.
The mi-fun was pretty good. It was a simple dish packaged in a small styrofoam box, rice noodles with a little bit of scrambled egg, a little bit of inexpensive chopped cabbage.
What's not to love about lo mein for $1.75? The low, low price may be a little off putting at first, but the food is solid. It's mainly noodles, not too many vegetables. I ended up going home and adding some more stuff to it, but I also crave a lot of vegetables in my meals. I can't personally speak for the chicken, but my boyfriend said it was delicious and I trust his tastebuds.
I'll be happy to come back when I want to not cook and eat cheaply. Chinatown can easily become a poor man's feast.
Fried chicken legs, fishballs on skewers, chow mai fun, spring rolls… And it's all so tasty and the $1ish price tag just makes it like Christmas. They're very nice here, clean, lighting fast, and clearly have a loyal fan base as evidenced by the constant line snaking away from the cart. It helps to speak Cantonese but pointing at this things will get you the same. Try it all!
So awesomely cheap and consistent. $1.50 for a nice serving of Veg fried rice, lo mein or mei fun. $1.00 for four spring rolls. You can't go wrong here. I always stop here even if I'm on way to eat. Quick service.