After another day of some serious tramping about, we wanted a fun night spot for dinner. Jeri recommended Soho for the cool restaurants and people watching. Our taxi dropped us in the heart of Chinatown in Soho and we enjoyed some of the best Chinese food I've tasted.
Jeri ordered egg and chive dumplings. I was in the mood for some tried and true Chinese (yup, i passed up the opportunity for fried pig intestines and duck tongues in a Manchurian sauce) and ordered sweet and sour pork. We also got crispy duck moo shu for appetizer and some almond bubble tea.
The pork was tender slices of pork in a perfect tempura, lightly dressed with shaved green onion, shaved carrots, cilantro, and a lightly sweet ginger garlic sauce with mild sourness. Really incredible. The duck was a bit dry, but good enough for moo shu, and Jeri said her dumplings were tops.
We went for a walk in Chinatown afterwards. We saw some really cool cakes in a local bakery and lots of places I could have popped into for an Asian massage. Leaving Chinatown, we entered the red-light district ripe with cool bars, late-night coffee places, sex shops, and a very open-minded population. We had cocktails outdoors and enjoyed an awesome evening of crisp autumn air and people watching.
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