Kobma - Hong Kong in NY

Restaurant: Kobma
Location: Doyers Street, New York
Price: Average $5-7 a dish
Overall: Hefty portions, hot food, delicious, and fairly accurate replication of Hong Kong style eateries

JP and I were strolling down Doyers Street (wincing painfully in remembrance of a bad eating experience at the "Excellent" Pork Chop House) when we happened across a bright orange door and a new sign for "Kobma." Peering at the menu behind the window, we're excited to see a new Hong Kong style eatery tucked away in this nondescript area of touristy Chinatown. You've got everything from the classic beef and egg on rice, spaghetti dishes, spam sandwiches, and of course - condensed milk and butter on toast.

This place doesn't seem to be listed anywhere (and no ratings exist yet, not even on Yelp (gasp!)). So we decided to venture in to give it a whirl.

The inside looks like it got hit by a highligher bomb - pink, yellow, green walls with blue booths. You get to sit down and watch Hong Kong tv shows (warning: which could mean you end up listening to Chinese rap while you wolf down your fish balls on skewers).

JP and I canvass the menu and settle on 1) condensed milk and butter on toast 2) Portugese chicken and rice 3) Komba special spaghetti. The toast arrives and the toast is thinner than expected and not enough condensed milk. Yummy all the same but you might find better at Chinatown tea spots. Kobma special spaghetti arrives and it's a monstrous plate of spaghetti with a fried pork chop, fried chicken, and a hot dog, slathered in the special Komba sauce - which has just a hint of tomato but tastes more like an interesting gravy. Needless to say, it was delicious and well worth the $6 for a plate of hot, freshly cooked food.

The Portugese chicken and rice dish arrived sizzling in a ceramic plate. It was a hot (literally) blend of chicken, potatoes, in a yellow curry and cheese sauce. It was a bit heavy for my taste and JP started to look fatigued halfway through eating it. It was yummy but could've used some more chicken.

Overally - definitely worth trying and despite the $1-2 greater price than typical places like Big Wong, it's worth the trip.

I'm looking forward to ordering beef and egg next time!