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.

He starts by cutting the cherng fun (wikipedia: cheong fun) with his handy scissor into the little quart tub and tops it off with 9 fishballs. Then comes the sauces first plenty of soy sauce, then sweet sauce, then oil and peanut sauce, then hot sauce, then with sprinkled with a dash of sesame seeds on top. That right there is divine and it only cost me 2 dollars. You can go with a smaller one for a try with the classic little white box for only 1 dollar. It might just be the best 1 dollar spend. He also has curry squid and some cheap congee, if you want some variety. -Arson

The noodle rolls with the multipurpose scissor

The fishballs deriving its flavor from an unknown liquid

The mixture of the sauces

The hot sauce is a must

The finished product is a must try.