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Author Topic: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread  (Read 680418 times)

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2420 on: December 26, 2019, 10:44:17 AM »
Agreed, They have upped their game big time. Don't know about the buffet, but the regular menu has improved.

Upped their prices too

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2421 on: December 26, 2019, 10:50:08 AM »
Upped their prices too

I didn't notice that. I'm pretty sure that their lunch specials actually dropped in price.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2422 on: December 29, 2019, 06:31:25 PM »
Anybody know of any 7:30 ish Maarivs in Far Rockaway/Lawrence area?

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2423 on: December 29, 2019, 06:54:52 PM »
I didn't notice that. I'm pretty sure that their lunch specials actually dropped in price.
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2424 on: January 02, 2020, 07:09:41 PM »
Anyone with a good reliable HVAC repair guy?

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2425 on: January 02, 2020, 07:17:11 PM »
Speaking of restaurants, I highly recommend the all-you-can-eat Wok Tov deal on Monday nights. If you order to go, they give you a very large container for the food and sides, and smaller container for sushi, and then a pint container for soup. All for $18.99. I have been known to reverse the plates (which is permissible), and essentially stuff 6 rolls of sushi into the large container, plus a generous serving of meat into the smaller container.

PS: I have no connection to Wok Tov other than liking greasy Chinese food.
I was there Monday and was unimpressed. The Chinese is very limited. The sesame chicken was decent but ran out quickly and it takes time to be refilled. They had fried and white rice. Chicken w garlic sauce but the chicken looked strange. Beef w garlic sauce and the beef was raw. The egg rolls were good but they ran out of that quickly too. The sushi was good for those who like fish but I don’t eat fish.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2426 on: January 03, 2020, 10:29:48 AM »
does anyone have a good waterproofing company?

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2427 on: January 03, 2020, 10:34:28 AM »
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2428 on: January 03, 2020, 10:35:36 AM »
I was there Monday and was unimpressed. The Chinese is very limited. The sesame chicken was decent but ran out quickly and it takes time to be refilled. They had fried and white rice. Chicken w garlic sauce but the chicken looked strange. Beef w garlic sauce and the beef was raw. The egg rolls were good but they ran out of that quickly too. The sushi was good for those who like fish but I don’t eat fish.

reach out to the owner and tell him. I was there Monday as well and told him after that they were not replenishing quickly. He apologized and thanked me for the feedback.

I happen to eat my $19 worth of Sushi so I was ok :)

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2429 on: January 03, 2020, 10:37:08 AM »
reach out to the owner and tell him. I was there Monday as well and told him after that they were not replenishing quickly. He apologized and thanked me for the feedback.

I happen to eat my $19 worth of Sushi so I was ok :)
I have no idea who the owner is you can send him my feedback if you want

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2430 on: January 03, 2020, 10:37:28 AM »
I was there Monday and was unimpressed. The Chinese is very limited. The sesame chicken was decent but ran out quickly and it takes time to be refilled. They had fried and white rice. Chicken w garlic sauce but the chicken looked strange. Beef w garlic sauce and the beef was raw. The egg rolls were good but they ran out of that quickly too. The sushi was good for those who like fish but I don’t eat fish.

I agree that they could be a little faster in refilling the food once it runs out. It seems like they only start making the new batch when the food runs out, but they should always a batch ready to go. I didn't taste the beef w. garlic cause, but maybe it was raw because they were rushing it out. Still, for $18.95 including sushi and soup, it's the best deal on Central I think.

And as to the lower pricing, I checked it out last time I was there, and only the lunch specials for students went down in price (to $8!), I think that the regular lunch specials stayed the same. My bad.

PS: I was also there on Monday (looks like we could have had a DO!) and kept filling up my to-go plate whenever fresh chicken came out, so I may be a little bit responsible for all the delays... :P
 

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2431 on: January 03, 2020, 10:41:58 AM »
I agree that they could be a little faster in refilling the food once it runs out. It seems like they only start making the new batch when the food runs out, but they should always a batch ready to go. I didn't taste the beef w. garlic cause, but maybe it was raw because they were rushing it out. Still, for $18.95 including sushi and soup, it's the best deal on Central I think.

And as to the lower pricing, I checked it out last time I was there, and only the lunch specials for students went down in price (to $8!), I think that the regular lunch specials stayed the same. My bad.

PS: I was also there on Monday (looks like we could have had a DO!) and kept filling up my to-go plate whenever fresh chicken came out, so I may be a little bit responsible for all the delays... :P
 
They refill the Buffet with single portions. The soup was not good at all. The sushi was good but only if you eat fish

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2432 on: January 03, 2020, 12:25:20 PM »
Anybody have good and inexpensive driver? Looking to get to airport on 1/19 and back from airport 1/26.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2433 on: January 04, 2020, 07:49:24 PM »
They refill the Buffet with single portions. The soup was not good at all. The sushi was good but only if you eat fish
yeah i agree on the soup (they only had egg drop when i was there), sushi made it well worth it for me.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2434 on: January 13, 2020, 02:03:20 PM »
Is there a Plag Maariv in Far Rockaway / Queens in February?
Where?

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2435 on: January 13, 2020, 02:15:05 PM »
I believe there is on in the white shul. You can pm me for a number to be added to the plag WhatsApp group
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2436 on: January 13, 2020, 02:25:18 PM »
Is there a Plag Maariv in Far Rockaway / Queens in February?
Where?
Yes, at the White shul. Mincha is always 10 minutes before plag.

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2437 on: January 18, 2020, 09:29:43 PM »
What are my fleishig options for food tonight here? And anything open late?

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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2438 on: January 18, 2020, 09:45:46 PM »
What are my fleishig options for food tonight here? And anything open late?
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Re: 5 Towns/Rockaway Master Thread
« Reply #2439 on: January 22, 2020, 11:54:11 AM »
Staples last day is Friday
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