Diverse Food in Our Neighborhood

By Sabera Alam

This article is about a diverse food restaurants that takes place close to Jamaica, Hillside that is affordable for students

Dim Sum palace-Chinese Cuisine Forest Hills, NY 11375

The cheapest appetizer on the menu is Vegetarian Hot and Sour Soup and Chicken Corn Soup for only $5.00. This restaurant also has vegetarian food on their menu. Such as Scramble Egg & Tomato for $16.95, Sauteed Chinese Seasonal Vegetable w. Garlic, Chinese Broccoli w. Black Olive Sauce, Eggplant & Garlic Sauce, Ma Po Tofu for $17.00 

Sagar- Indo Chinese 168-25B HILLSIDE AVE JAMAICA, NY 11432 

This restaurant has a lot of cheap appetizer options, such as Meat Samosa (1 pc) for only $1.25. There are a lot of different appetizers with the same amount. 

For a heavy meal (Lunch, dinner) you can get Beef Tehari (Small pieces of beef cooked with aromatic rice and a variety of fine spices to perfection.) for only $10. 

Panshi- Bangladeshi restaurant, 168-37 Hillside Ave, Jamaica, NY 11432

This restaurant serves traditional Bengali food with indo-chinese. Fish is a big part of Bengali culture, so they serve about 16 different types of fish items that are made in a traditional way. For their appetizer their prize start from $6.45 to $15.00, they’re rice option their prize start from $5.00 to $18.00 

Shirazi Karahi House- Pakistani restaurant located in 184-02 Horace Harding Expy, Queens, NY 11365.  

The special on their menu is Mis lamb and chicken for $8.99, chicken gyro with salad for $5.99. They have a lot of snacks, such as burgers, mozzarella sticks, kebab rolls, fish sandwiches and all of them are under $10.00. For the appetizers they have a lot of options for less then $8.00, For main dish they serve a lot of traditional Pakistani foods.