>> Stefanos Chen, The New York Times
Published: 16 Feb 2021 01:38 PM BdST
Updated: 16 Feb 2021 01:42 PM BdST
Located inside Landmark Quest Mall in Flushing Queens, Jan 10, 2021, Yukun Shaobing’s stuffed flatbreads have become a hit. The New York Times
As several restaurants in Flushing, Queens, one of the largest Chinatowns in New York City, shut down amid the pandemic, Yukun Shaobing quietly opened inside a nondescript mini-mall last September — a seemingly inauspicious start.
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Still, the cramped food stall of about 100 square feet, with no English-language name or advertising, has become a hit in a neighbourhood beleaguered by COVID-19 and high rents.
The key to that success is an extensive menu of warm and flaky Shandong-style shaobing, baked flatbreads stuffed with savoury and sweet fillings that have locals, some of the most exacting critics of Chinese fare, coming back for more.