The Napoleon-style caesar salad, crisscrossed with asparagus spears, is a winner. While it's less expensive than many other Midtown options, keep in mind that it's not as cheap as it was a few years back, and that you get what you pay for. It's always packed at lunch, but squeeze in at the bar and order the salmon and a glass of tropical iced tea. The roast beef hash, served with poached egg or hollandaise sauce if you want, is to die for. Though both of these branches of a Chinese restaurant chain differ slightly in menu and atmosphere, they each specialize in lively, robust Sichuan dishes, notable for their meticulous preparation.
Sliced conch is one of their more unusual dishes, firm, chewy and nutty, served with spicy red oil.