69 Bayard Restaurant

In the heart of Chinatown, a restaurant located at 69 Bayard Street, bearing the same name, is papered with dollar bills.  From wall to wall, dolla dolla bills, y’all, cover every square inch of the restaurant.  Customers, visiting tourists or local New Yorkers, leave their mark by plastering a George Washington (or Abe Lincoln) on the wall or the ceiling and write something, a declaration of love, a Greek affiliation, a gang motto, or a simple “________ was here.”

The food served at the restaurant is simple enough:  meat and/or vegetables over rice with an abundant amount of source and flavor for around $4.75.  I always get the same thing when I come here, tofu and beef over rice.  And take out always comes with a free cup of soup.

In sum, give this restaurant a try; the food is simple Chinese fare, cheap and filling.  And the interior of the place is in itself worth seeing.