Best Chinese in New York: Hunan Kitchen

Hunan Kitchen

42-47 Main St., Flushing, NY 11355

(718) 389-8100

Not long ago, New York had no authentic restaurants offering the spicy cuisine of Hunan, celebrated as Mao's birthplace. Now we have two, both in Flushing. The better of the two was launched by the Grand Sichuan chain not long ago: Hunan Kitchen is located on lower Main Street, among on the new northern Chinese places. Unusual dishes to be found there include white pepper smoked beef (illustrating the vast range of chili and peppercorn preparations to be found there), liquor-soaked duck, smoked bamboo, and, especially, steamed fish head in pickled chili sauce. 42-47 Main Street, Queens, 718-888-0553, thegrandsichuan.com/flushing

Source: The Village Voice