(This venue is closed.) The Chinese flatbreads called xian bing are often lumped together as "meat pies." Indeed, this tiny takeout shop fills them with lamb, pork, chicken, and "juicy" beef — which is aptly named, according to several early cautionary accounts. But xian bing can also denote "sweet pies," filled with red beans or sticky black rice (shown, $1.50). The rice is, in fact, only modestly sweet, and even if you give this xian bing a healthy bite, the filling keeps its place. If time is not pressing, you'll appreciate a fresh, hot bing much more than one off the rack.
E-Pie
135-43 Roosevelt Ave. (Main-Prince Sts.), Flushing, Queens
347-348-7049
