This street hasn't changed much over the years except for some new shops that opened up here and there, some have lasted and others disappeared into night like the hookers of yesteryear. There's no doubt those creastures of the night ate a lot of wieners back in the day but in the present day there's a relative newcomer that is bringing wacky Japanese style hot weenies to this hood.
Let's go check it out and fill our mouths with some hot Asian tubesteak...
It's an interesting specimen. They don't skimp on the bonito flakes... Nor the bread. I mean there is more than enough bread to fit 2 dogs in there. The pork tube was pretty good but the bonito flakes just kinda gets in the way... But adding a little wasabi mayo helped a bit. Definitely a filling snack if you're in between meals.
Leave it to the Japas to concoct fucked up weird eats... Ok, the Chinos may be weirder, eating brown noodles out of a bowl in the shape of a toilet. But anyways, this red-headed step child of a mess was actually decent. The fried bun coated with sugar is reminiscent of a zeppoli. The sesame ice cream didn't really look like the black balls on the wall... What a shame because I really wanted to lick some black balls to go with my wiener. The sesame ice cream was passable (didn't really have a strong sesame taste to it) and the bun woulda been great if it was a bit less thick. It's an interesting specimen but with a little tweaking this could be really good.
This Vancouver based chain/franchise thinger is cute and trendy but if the food isn't a fit in this hood, these trendy little places with high rent ain't staying around long. I hope they stay for a bit because it's something different and the list of Japadogs they offer are actually decent quality... I'm kinda tired of the $1 slices at 2 Bros. Pizza... Yeah, I said it. But I'll recant if you buy me a few drinks and a plate of KFC at Mono+Mono.
1 Star.
30 Saint Marks Place
New York, NY 10003
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