I came here for a bite with one of my friends after a morning workout class and it wasn't a bad…read morespot! Located just on the outskirts of central LIC, it's a bit out of the way, but not hard to get to. They have some bar/window seating, but no tables. It's much more of a casual pick-up spot, if anything. Service was fairly quick. Their menu contains banh mi, spring rolls, vermicelli bowls, and a variety of drinks (as well as baked goods in their displays). I got their grilled chicken and pork banh mi and my friend got their pork banh mi. Overall, it was better than I thought and not bad at all! The bread was crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside, and super warm. They were generous with the portions and gave lots of veggies, which I loved (I wish their pickled carrots and radish were just a bit crunchier though). The marinade for the meats was also well done! I would note that they used American mayo (as opposed to Vietnamese mayo) for the banh mi, which was super noticeable to me. Overall, not a bad spot for Vietnamese banh mi in LIC.

I ordered a grilled pork banh mi and summer rolls delivered to my workplace. Unfortunately, it was…read morea very disappointing experience. The banh mi was cold, greasy, and tasted old. I couldn't even finish half before feeling unwell and had to run to the bathroom. It also lacked flavor and wasn't spicy at all. The summer rolls were not authentic. They were filled mostly with lettuce and radish--no proper ingredients like traditional Vietnamese rolls should have. Charging $9 for a roll like that is not worth it. Overall, I won't be ordering again. Please improve the quality and authenticity.

Blink and you'll miss it. Order from the kiosk or wait until you're asked to be seated right when…read moreyou walk in. You're gonna want all the things. The cupcakes and egg tarts looked banging. Fully regret not getting one. They also had onigiri. Will try next time too. Got some passionfruit green tea with 30% sugar and lychee jelly. Lychee jelly just hits different summer I feel and from HAO it hit just as hard with these last couple of hot days. Finally, the place is tiny and a bit chaotic, but it adds to the charm. Attached to the Japanese bbq spot, be sure to stop in for dessert after a Japanese feast for sure.

3.5 stars So much potential. Great location right by subway…read moreentrance, and the price is good. Cute little casual spot to grab quick breakfast or snacks. I got onigiri combo, 2 tea eggs, 2 egg tarts (bye and original? And my total is around $12. The server is nice and friendly. My favorite pick are the tea eggs and the ube egg tarts. The cons The coffee is cold, not warm, but cold. I noticed after i ordered, everything is already packed. To save time maybe, but the store is empty when I walked in. The onigiri is big, but less flavor, you can find better one steps away.

This cute little bakery is located in the same space as Koufuku Market, on the corner of Hunter St…read moreand 42nd Road. It can be a little confusing to find since it's a stand inside the market, not a separate store front. They carry a pretty wide variety of Asian flavor-inspired breads, pastries, cakes and cookies, including buns and some more dessert-type items. I checked out Progreso for an event this past weekend and ended up buying a few items to go: - matcha marble sponge cake $4.49: was fluffy, light and moist, good flavor of matcha and a light schmear of whipped cream in the middle. Would get this again! - taro cream puff $6.50: this was taro paste (? not sure if that's fully accurate though it felt more consistency of soft whipped taro than a traditional pastry cream) with whipped cream on top sandwiched by what I believe was choux pastry with craquelin. I think maybe because the this was sitting chilled/refrigerated for a while the top craquelin layer wasn't quite crispy anymore, though it looked nice. Personally it was a bit too much regular whipped cream, would've preferred more of a taro pastry cream. - mango pudding with fresh mango $6.50 mango flavor in the pudding was light though it was a nice tease of flavor. The texture was on the firmer side for puddings. The mangos were a bit oxidized though tasted ok, maybe glaze them or do something to maintain the color? Since this is a pretty new spot hope they could make a few improvements and blow it out of the park! I appreciated the owners' enthusiasm for sharing about their shop.

I'm so happy I got to try progreso cafe. I generally love cafe's, so whenever I try another cafe I…read morecan't wait to review it. I'm definitely happy i visited Progreso cafe it is an amazing little cafe which was a little tricky to find because it's inside a market. The cafe was awesome, the food looked delicious the service was fast. The workers were extremely friendly, it was a great experience. I got the strawberry dragon it was absolutely fantastic and so so delicious. I have recently started getting into matcha and the drink had matcha with like strawberries in it. My first ever experience with a matcha strawberry combination. I'm definitely going to go to progreso cafe very soon again. I'm definitely going to try out more of the pastries. On top of pastries looking so good I'm also very curious about the meat buns. They have so many choices in progreso and I can't wait to try everything. All the drinks look so so good but Im definitely happy I got the strawberry dragon as my first but it won't be my last. If you like cafe pastries and meats buns please go and support progreso. For the people who will have a hard time finding it, it's located inside a market called koufuku market

it was very cool to be able to grab a Jianbing at this street cart. It was just as good as the ones…read moreI've had in Flushing. I got the jig style that has the cilantro and all the other stuff on it. I added pork floss. I really wish I would've added another egg, but I realized too late. It was super yummy. I highly recommend.

Despite LIC being the newest Chinatown in the city, there are remarkably few breakfast options from…read morethe Orient. Cantonese staples like Cheong fun appear confined to the older enclaves in the city like Elmhurst and Manhattan's Chinatown. That leaves Corgi Jianbing as the lone option for an early bird in Court Square. These are perhaps not life changing pancakes, and I always prefer Taiwanese Dan-bings with their lighter crust. But they're pretty decent, with a nice bit of crunch, a solid sweet hoisin sauce, and a healthy portion of scallion and eggs.

On the last day of a recent visit to NYC I was looking for the entrance to the Court Square subway…read morestation and I found Cafe Coco first (it's across the street.) I had originally planned to get breakfast somewhere else but I'm glad I stopped here. I need coffee in the morning to feel alert and human so I got some. I ordered the French breakfast croissant and a scone from the bakery case to eat on the train later. There was a fair amount of seating available and there were outlets, which I am always looking for. Because I had my suitcase I noticed right away that the space is very narrow. They also have a time limit on seating due to space concerns which is not uncommon for NYC. I didn't run into any issues, just a consideration. My coffee and breakfast croissant were delicious. The croissant was flaky and buttery and the eggs and mushrooms complemented the flavor, and the little salad on the side added some freshness. The space was sunny and there was art on display with an explanatory plaque. The bathroom was papered with newsprint including French recipes I wanted to write down. Long Island City was a convenient place to stay when I was visiting and I wanted to explore the neighborhood more than I did, so I'm glad I found Cafe Coco before I left.

Tucked away behind quite a bit of construction scaffolding on the quieter side of court sq right…read moreunder the train tracks is a cute little cafe called Cafe coco. I noticed them a while back but never went in but since I was already on the corner and saw the sign I decided to pop in and check it out. On a weekday afternoon around 3pm it was relatively quiet and fairly cool inside which is nice. There were a lot of interested pieces are artwork adorning the walls and tables and I absolutely loved that part of the ambiance. It's a narrow small cafe but has a fair amount of seating for solo cafe trips or perhaps meeting someone. No large groups indoors. But they did have a backyard outdoor seating which with the summer heat smelled like a dry wood sauna in a really good way. It was a cozy feeling. They had some fans running outdoor too which was considerate. Now for food, my friend got the white chocolate latte while I grabbed the lemon tart (almond flour cake) and a sea salt chocolate chip cookie. CC cookie: maybe around a 3.7-4 out of 5. The texture was surprisingly soft and chewy. Like REALLY chewy. It looked like it would have some crunch or crisp to the edges but it was all soft and chewy. If that's your thing you'll love it. I thought the flavor itself is not bad but definitely like my cookies a bit more crispy on the edges. Would go good with milk tart: 4/5 good lemon flavor, more dense than I expected but very moist and delicious. I would definitely get it again because I am biased towards almond flour cakes. Would go great with coffee or tea and is imo a perfect summer treat. Especially slightly chilled. White chocolate coffee: not strong white chocolate flavor, just a standard avg coffee. Not a deal breaker but would not seal the deal as a 5 star cafe unfortunately. I haven't tried the breakfast options so I'll definitely come back for that.

Always have seen this food stall whenever I'm in New York Food Court. Never thought of stopping by…read moreto try until now. No ambience since it's inside the food court. They have both savory and sweet types of flatbreads. I would usually go for the savory than the sweet version. However, I was looking for a dessert after eating a huge bowl of noodles just 15 mins before. Influenced by the YouTube Channel of @WorldWideWu, I made it to Fat Cat Flatbread 30 min before closing time. They mainly accept cash although Venmo + Zelle are also other payment options. Freshly served as a quick snack or a light meal. Popular Flavors/Fillings * Savory: Spicy Pork, Black Pepper Beef, Preserved Veggies with Pork, Curry Beef, BBQ Chicken, Salted Egg Yolk + Pork Floss. * Sweet: Red Bean Paste, Maple Sugar, Brown Sugar, Black Milk Tea. Ordered a Black Milk Tea Flatbread since it sounded interesting. Should've gone with something familiar like the Red Bean Paste instead. Couldn't taste any milk tea or any tea flavor at all. In my book, it defeated the purpose of calling something black milk tea when there wasn't even a hint of it (kinda a fail smh). The taste of black sugar was visible as the filling though, just not around the edges as it was rather dry/plain/bland. Definitely eat it while it's hot because the texture would be totally different once it's cold. I think these flatbreads really need to include some sort of dipping sauce (e.g. ketchup/mustard/honey mustard/spicy mayo/bbq sauce etc). Overall, the flatbread was light and crispy. Surprisingly, it didn't feel/taste greasy when I started devouring it unlike I had originally thought it might be. Did I mention that it happened to be triple the size of my face? Basically, I could hide behind it lol. That's the fun part. But maybe next time, I would just go back and stick with the savory versions. Seems like the Black Pepper Beef and/or BBQ Chicken would be more reliable (aka a safer option) for flatbread in general. I don't think you can go too wrong with meat options, right? Service from staff = fast and friendly. Very affordable too since the whole menu is under $10. There's a *daily* buy three get one deal if you happen to have a huge appetite or if you wanna try different flavors at once.... The Black Milk Tea Flatbread is $5. Would I get it again? No! Would I try other flavors? Yup. Good thing it's not expensive....

Flatbread is really good. Curry beef is just curry flavor. There's no meat. Best to eat it on the…read morespot. $7. Cash only. Venmo and zelle also accepted.

Such a cute cafe! I like the diverse menu. I tried the braised pork over rice (new menu) and I was…read moresurprised by how good it was! I also had a very refreshing yuzu green tea. The staff were very kind and attentive.

Drinks: 3/5 Service: 3/5…read more Ambiance: 3/5 A cute little coffee shop by a Target and the train station. I've passed by here multiple times but never really had a chance to try it. Me and my girl was looking for a coffee shop that was laptop friendly and closed late since we came after work. I was a bit disappointed that they did not serve any alcoholic beverages as I saw a lot of good reviews on that portion. We came, we sat down on a Saturday night. There was only one person at the front and it seemed she was also managing the serving part so it did get pretty hectic at some point. We decided to order the Budae Jigae (Hot Pot), there is no way to alter the spicy level so for those who love spicy spicy, this is for you. Me and my friend was really disturbed by the fact that we were treated some type of way. Maybe it's because we weren't Korean or? Service was slow asf. It took a really long time for them to serve me my iced strawberry matcha drink. And even longer for the food. It was also hard to tag her down, and she seemed pretty annoyed that we had to ask her for multiple items. We were a party of 2 and she only gave us one set of items. I went again by myself the next day to see if it was better service and it was pretty packed. There was actually 3-4 people at the front but even then it was so hard to get someone to take my order, ask for napkins, for the check, etc. While there was no time limit on Saturday, there was a time limit of 1 hour and 30 minutes on Sunday. would I go again? Maybe, but it's def veering towards the no side.

In one week, this is my third time at this place. And each time it gets better. Today we started…read morewith the Burrata and prosciutto. So fresh and cold. The special was the pork chop with Gorgonzola cheese and mashed sweet potatoes. I had the grilled steak beef with rice, plantains and lentils. The lentils tasted like my summers in Ecuador. What a walk down memory lane. This paired with a mango juice (fresh mango juice with water and less than a tablespoon of sugar). It was chilled and perfect. Not too thick. Not too watery. And finally the orange cake. So good. Thank you Francesca for a wonderful warm time. It feels like I'm at my aunts house each time I come. Family!!

Floribella is an Italian, Ecuadorian, and American fusion restaurant. It has been on my bookmark…read morelist for quite some time. I was glad to have tried it out with a friend. We ordered the Bolon Mixto and the Carne A la Plancha. Both dishes were flavorful especially with their housemade spicy sauce. The restaurant itself is quite small, with limited seating and only a handful of tables and chair. It's not best to go with a large group. One thing to note is that there isn't a restroom available for diners. While the food was great, the service left room for improvement. The staff wasn't that attentive and it didn't feel as welcoming as I hope it would be for a family restaurant. Overall, I was glad to have finally try it out. The food was the highlight.