I’m a web/graphic designer by trade. That means I design graphics, including logos and identities. Logos are carefully crafted images based on the industry and the particular company. This rip-off of the “RUN DMC” logo by changing the word to “DIM SUM”, a sad example of what one dim sum restaurant has done. True hip-hop heads would be insulted to see this iconography ripped to undeservedly steal your attention.

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MOSCO PIZZA
105 MOSCO ST
11AM-10PM

After treating my family to lunch, Arson was telling me of a place in Chinatown that was actually a pizzeria. What? A pizzeria in Chinatown when Little Italy is merely on the other side of Canal? Would it actually taste like pizza? Well, Arson and I checked it out. It only opened three months ago. It’s right across the street from the other well-known dumpling place by Columbus Park. Rather small — it would be easy to miss it — with a quaint flag billowing in the wind with the words mosco pizza written on it.

Arson ordered the student special — $2.00 for a can of soda and a slice. The slice was fairly large and crunchy. The slice wasn’t truly anything special (it needed some more sauce), but it was edible. If you don’t want greasy, fried dumplings, then why not eat here? (It’s cheaper than Little Italy, I’ll tell you that much …) There’s a cute balcony with a view of, well, the side of the Transfiguration Church, but still, it’s nice decor. The place is small which makes it rather homely.

Considering that this is Chinatown, we say thumbs up for a pizzeria in Chinatown with a Chinese guy making this. If you feel like you just want a slice, and you can’t bring yourself to cross the wide dangerous street of Canal, then your best bet is here.

::edit::  5/08

i’ve been walking around there for the past few weeks, and it seems as though this pizzeria will be closed down indefinitely. Shame, no more pizza in Chinatown.

          -R.sin

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Do not be deceived by its dirty looks

Well first off, this is my usual breakfast on Sunday mornings; this stuff never gets old. Right on Allen St off of East Broadway lies this street vendor. This balding old man works every morning in the same spot till a little past noon. There’s usually a long line of people waiting for the cheap delicious taste of Hong Kong. The fishballs of course are probable his best work, each one is filled with flavor. Also the amount of sauce that he gives is plentiful, which is rather rare for street vendors selling rice noodle rolls with fishballs. Although the location is quite far, I always make the walk back towards Mott St, because they are completely worth it, top it off with a nice 99 cents Arizona ice tea and I am pretty sure you won’t be hungry for a while.

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