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Buying things in cash from Chinatown grocers is quite a bit cheaper than buying from the online Asian grocer I use.
Something that costs $9.99 online is $8.50. I can also try different new restaurants as they open. Fave recent new Chinatown spot is Rice Roll Express which has good freshly made cheung fan. Saw a new takeout dimsum spot today that looks better than the one TikTok tells people to go to.
My Chinatown strategy is, if I see a large number of old Chinese aunties in line, I stand in it and get what they get.
It’s never let me down
I also prefer Chinatown to the west side Chinese grocers. It’s just more density of cool things to see.
@skinnylatte
That's a good general strategy: if you want to find the good sushi place, look for the one with lots of Japanese people eating/queuing.
@skinnylatte I used to stay in Chinatown and it induced me to learn some Chinese characters (I can't really speak it). Your strategy is the best 