(This venue is closed.) Poon Kee's menu of Hong Kong-style snacks is even more terse than when this takeout joint was championed by Lauhound. Though the tiny crustaceans in dried shrimp cheung fun ($1.75) were nowhere in sight, it's possible they were simply lost in a swamp of hot, sesame, and soy sauces. The noodles themselves were very fresh-tasting, as were the fish balls ($1.75). These seemed so springy that they might have bounced, if I'd been willing to part with one for the experiment.
Poon Kee
39 Monroe St. (Catherine-Market Sts.), Manhattan
212-267-7977
