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89th And Broke

We're young professionals residing in Murray Hill and Upper East Side who are always looking for something fun to do or the best place to grab a drink and dinner at an affordable price around the city. Have a suggestion? Email us at Laura AT 89thandbroke DOT com or Caryn AT 89thandbroke DOT com.
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The Chinese Combination Dinner: An Endangered Species

The Chinese combination dinner is a rare find here in the city. While these types of takeout dinners - entree, egg roll and rice - run rampant in the ‘burbs, sometimes I feel like its an endangered species. That’s why when my roommate Al and I pass a restaurant with this special offering, that [...]

Drinks And Dumplings For The Truly Broke

Guest Post by Elle Kross, Roosevelt Island Correspondent

I love this blog - it has helped me in many “shit, where should I eat” moments, but as I get more and more broke, and the writers of 89th and Broke get more successful (hint hint, their “guest dinner” opportunities). I thought it was [...]

Deal Alert! LUCKYRICE Restaurant Week Starts Today!

Today marks the beginning of a special kind of Restaurant Week - LUCKYRICE, sponsored by the LUCKYRICE Culinary Council. From May 3 - 9th, you can check out some Asian restaurants (and some “not-so-Asian” restaurants, according to the site) to sample some Asian-inspired dishes at a reduced price. The prices really range, so you’ll have to [...]

Chinese and Unlimited Wine at the Cottage

Guest Post by Jenni Maier, Editor of the Post Grad Blog

I am probably the stingiest person I’ve ever met. I’m also probably the hungriest. I could eat 24 hours a day and I rarely turn down an offer to grab dinner. In order to avoid shelling out $20 for these dinners, I’m constantly [...]

New Apartment, New Chinese Spot

I like to think it was a sign from God. As my roommate Alex and I opened the door to our new apartment in Murray Hill, a flurry of take-out menus attacked us. One, however, stood out - a Chinese take-out menu that offered combination dinners for under $7.

Now, I love a good [...]

The Divine Chinese Brasserie

By Rob Longert, Health Conscious Correspondent

New York is as famous for good “Chinese” food as it is for good pizza in my book, and I grew up on it. I am used to the standard General Tso (how do you say this one anyway? Chow T-so Tow, Tao? An American mystery if you [...]

Chinese, Thai, Japanese, BYOB? This Place Has It All

Once again inspired by Laura, I was in the mood for Thai food. I thought of going uptown to try Osha after reading her review (the BYOB was particularly appealing), but much to my delight I stumbled across a new Thai place of my own to try. While walking around the neighborhood the other [...]

Cheap Combination Chinese Dinners on the UES

After a good weekend with a great crew up in Saratoga for a Dave Matthews Band concert, my roommates and I decided that a relaxing evening of takeout and tv was in order. We recently received a menu for the grand opening of Guang Ming, a Chinese takeout restaurant on 1st between 91st and [...]

Chef Ho’s Cooks Up Great Chinese

My roommates love Chinese food, and while I prefer Thai, I decided to accompany them for Chinese for my roommate Justin’s birthday at Chef Ho’s.

Chef Ho’s isn’t your typical grungy Chinese takeout place. Instead it’s a nice looking upscale restaurant with the whole white table clothes and China. I was a little afraid [...]

Sometimes Being Inexpensive Just Isn’t Enough

Okay, maybe it’s not the most authentic sounding name for a Chinatown dumpling restaurant, but after reading several reviews about how about how Vanessa’s Dumpling House served up some of the best tasting and least expensive dumplings in town, I had to check it out. So after wandering through the East Village and LES [...]

Food For A Fraction Of The Cost