BRIAN'S 100 Best '18

100 BEST ’18: CRISPY CUCUMBER ROLL at DAXI

I’m counting down the 100 best dishes I tasted in 2018…

There is something so perfect about cold marinated cucumbers at Chinese restaurants that gets me every time. Although Daxi in Flushing just might take the cake for this innovative approach. They curl the cucumber into rolls and then mix it with so much garlic, vinegar, and chiles that it becomes as addicting as a bag of chips. Sweet, spicy, fresh, cold, crispy. The flavors just kept coming. Price: $7.99

DAXI
136-2O Roosevelt Avenue (between Main and Union Street),
Inside New World Mall
Flushing, Queens
(718) 621-9999
daxiflushing.com

AboutBrian Hoffman

Brian Hoffman is a classically trained actor who is now a full-time tour guide, blogger, and food obsessive. He leads food and drink tours around New York City, which not only introduce tour-goers to delicious food, but gives them a historical context. He has written food articles for Gothamist and Midtown Lunch in addition to overseeing this blog and a few food video series, including Eat This, Locals Know, and Around the World in One City. His latest series is an international cooking show with his son which can be found on this site.