Sheng Jian Muslim Little Kitchen

This snack vendor, whose previous home was the shuttered J&L Mall, now does business at the back of what might be a former luncheonette (and that now bears the monikers Oriental Express Food" and "Lucky L & LWC").

Indoors, two other vendors occupy spaces closer to the street. I know the name Sheng Jian Muslim Little Kitchen from an old business card, translated for me by a native Mandarin speaker. Since that name appears nowhere in English, however, you'll have to recognize it by its wares; the ones shown here cost no more than a couple of bucks each. They include baozi (roughly, Bow-dsuh, or often just bow as in bowdlerize), fluffy steamed buns with fillings such as chive, egg, and vermicelli; griddled pancakes with much the same filling; scallion pancake slices; and something akin to a scone, firm-shelled but replete with dried fruit, nuts, and sesame seeds.

Sheng Jian Muslim Little Kitchen
41-40 Main St. (41st Rd.-Sanford Ave., inside "Oriental Express Food"), Flushing, Queens

Comments

[surly]

dave, this is the qing zhen muslim bread stall which we saw at oriental express food (41-40 main st), right? the guys from tianjin?

[soopling]

I love the sesame-covered bings from here!

http://saltysavorysweet.blogspot.com/2008/02/feast-delivered-from-flushing.html

[The Faux Gourmet]

I want to eat this NOW. Can you please invent a transport machine that will drop me in Flushing ASAP? :)

[Suzanne]

wow, these dishes look amazing!