Monday, November 7, 2016

Wowfulls bringing Hong Kong egg waffles to East Houston Street



A coming soon sign has arrived in the now-closed East Houston location of Gem Pawnbrokers (27 locations in NYC/Long Island!).

The space here between Clinton and Attorney will be the first permanent storefront for Wowfulls...



Here's more about them via the Wowfulls website:

We serve 1950’s-style Hong Kong egg waffles also known as Gai Dàn Jai. The taste and texture of our Gai Dàn Jai — crispy on the outside, soft and sweet on the inside, was once only found in the streets of Hong Kong.

The proprietors of Wowfulls have been vending at the various Smorgasburgs this past year.

A photo posted by W O W F U L L S (@wowfulls) on

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

There is an increasing element of "Dollywood" in the East Village these days.

Anonymous said...

I grew up near a trashy amusement park that I worked very hard to get away from; now the neighborhood is a trashy amusement park from which I cannot escape. How much friggin' ice cream can one neighborhood support? Next: The cotton candy creations, right? How about spin a wheel for a month of free rent?

Anonymous said...

Is there a sugar-free version of these?

Scott said...

It won't be full Dollywood until there's a store that sells nothing but funnel cakes.

Anonymous said...

What the EV needs is a restie that specializes in state fair fried foods. They could stay in business forever by doing a different item each week. Deep fried Oreos, deep fried Jello, etc. Use social media: 'Next week, Mars bars hot chocolate'.

Glenn said...

Marshmallows and waffled ice cream: the East Village food scene is looking like a 5-year old's birthday party.

Gojira said...

This is an abomination, just more empty calories for the kiddies. True Hong Kong egg cakes are a delight in and of themselves, they don't need to be tarted up with ice cream and food coloring and whatever else these people glop onto them. Oh for the days of the little HK cake lady who operated out of a tiny stand on the corner of Mosco and Mott Streets in Chinatown; she was the only game in town for the things in the 1980s-early 1990s, and people would stand on line to get 20 for a buck, but got to watch her make them, which made the wait bearable. 'Twas a black day indeed when she shuttered the place, which still stands there giving those of us who remember a cold blast of longing as we pass by!

Anonymous said...

Gross.

Anonymous said...

12:49 there's an old gentleman who makes them at the corner of grand and bowery, usually on wednesdays and sundays, and it's 15 for $1.25, still great!

Anonymous said...

I think it looks good. Even if I didn't think so, it hardly seems to be something worth getting so bent out of shape about. Maybe some of you guys should reexamine whether your lives are just too small.

Anonymous said...

Again I'll ask: is there any food around here I can eat and still retain a sense of dignity.

Anonymous said...

@Scott

You're right about the funnel cakes. I wen to Dollywood as part of a road trip to honor the 10 anniversary of Elvis' death (that was 1987). Dollywood had just opened months earlier I believe and the whole thing was a "culture" shock since it was my first trip below the Mason and Dickson jar.

Anonymous said...

I'm sorry but that concoction is just WRONG on so many levels. Why ruin a great waffle that way? And I'm sure it's only got a half-billion calories, mostly from sugar.

@3:27pm: I am bent out of shape! My life may or may not be small, but my waistline definitely is NOT small.

Anonymous said...

gross