Robin Garr Compared Norton Commons to New York City, But It Was Possibly the Opium Talking

Robin Garr scored Norton Commons's Tea Station an 85 out of ??? for LEO Weekly. But more significant to your interests, the review's intro: "We rolled up to our destination in the gathering darkness, and I found a parking spot at the curb out front. I turned, looked up, and ? wow! This looks just like our old neighborhood in New York City! It's a sturdy, three-story block of brick, not brownstone — visualize Queens, not Greenwich Village — with cozy lights in apartment windows on the upper floors, and busy storefronts opening on the street: a meat market, an Italian gelato shop and a family-run Chinese eatery." Robin, opium don't smoke itself. Anyway, Garr's high wore off and, like many people coming down, he ordered some Chinese. "We started with a pair of egg rolls ($3), shatteringly crisp-fried won-ton pastry, sizzling if not quite grease-free, wrapped around rice noodles, shredded carrots and veggies, served with a dab of sinus-clearing Chinese mustard and a sweet-hot spicy ketchup. Veggie roll sushi ($6.95) was an attractively plated 'inside-out' roll stuffed with tender avocado, crisp cucumber and 'crab,' covered with black and white sesame seeds." [LEO Weekly]

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