restaurant page for visitors to Thomas Krichel Why go to Manhattan to pay big bucks to eat with the snobs? Try the following ethnic outposts in my area: name avenue street comment sripraphai 39 64-13 As an NYT restaurant critic noted: "the best Thai in NY", "My friend treated me like a culinary Columbus who has discovered a new world", "The bang for the buck is atomic". arunee roosevelt 79 scrummy Thai food that is close by cositas ricas roosevelt 79 order the especial cositas ricas, one dish will fill two if washed down with 2 liquados de maracuja con leche taste good 45 82 very fine Malaysian place al naimat 37 74 pretty authentic Pakistani buffet, for those who like it hot los arieros roosevelt 76 Colombian, have the soup and the batidos, stay away from the dry meats hornado equadoriano roosevelt 77 Ecuadorian home style food, have the soups (varying), the morocho and the humita, and try the chicha de jora renée's kitchen roosevelt 72? tiny Phillipino place, for the culinary curious taqueria coatzinga roosevelt 76 good Mexican, probably the best of the local bunch. ask the waitress for the best of the special menu el sitio roosevelt 69 find out why Fidel has such a big belly kabab king broadway 73 good Pakistani fare, open 24 hours a day, ideal to get a breakfast curry before venturing out on a Winter day gustaso 37 77 decent pizza