"Yet another restaurant joins the spate of hyper-specific East Village Chinese restaurants: Silky Kitchen, located at 137 East 13th St. closer to Union Square, has opened, specializing in Hunan cuisine. The menu includes a tight selection of appetizers like pig ear or beef tripe salad and dumplings, but the centerpiece is a variety of mifen dishes. Choose from options like stewed beef or hot and sour vegetables, all of which can be piled on top of dry noodles, soup noodles, or rice. Spice levels, too, are customizable, and everything clocks in under $14." - Serena Dai
