Gothamist: To the Moon(cake)!

NuYawka

Sun, 23 Jan 2005 10:15:27 -0500

I, too, am one of those in the neighborhood who believed mooncake to be a little secret. However, the true secret is the mooncake lobster sandwich. At $15, it is far and away the priciest menu item, but it towers over all other lobster sandwichs in the city (my apologies to both Pearl and Mary's). There's no mayo, jus big chunks of lobster sauteed in butter and garlic, served with greens on a toasted sesame bun. Perfection! Tip: opt for side salad, rather than the slaw. As for the cheesecake desserts... a correction: they are not made there. Mooncake buys them from Eileen's Special Cheesecake over on Kenmare St. Go for the banana with oreo crust! (My apologies to Dana for giving away our secret.)

I.

Sat, 22 Jan 2005 13:23:50 -0500

Yes, the food is very tasty, and yes, the staff are uncommonly nice--in a seemingly genuine way, not a "Hi! I'm Sally! I'll be your server!" way. At first I thought it was just because they'd newly opened, but it's been consistent every time I've gone there--and even when I've called for delivery. In other words, I'm with Meghan: Please, spare yourself a horrible meal by not going there.

Meghan

Fri, 21 Jan 2005 14:10:01 -0500

Dammit. I thought I was the only one who had heard of Mooncakes! It is my hands down favorite neighborhood restaurant and I urge everyone to not go there. :)

K. Thor Jensen

Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:52:02 -0500

Mooncake's been a little secret of me and some friends for a year or so now, it's really wonderfulffordable.