After Bai Cha comes...?

The spot that formerly housed Thai street food purveyor Bai Cha didn't stay unoccupied for long. Today I spotted a new awning up, just over a week after noticing Bai Cha's departure. And so, with very little ado at all, it's (almost) time to welcome to the Hell's Kitchen dining scene...Out Latin Food!

Huh.

Could this be what its name seems to suggest it is? Speculation could lead us astray here, so instead I merely wait patiently for the spot to unveil itself officially...

Bai Cha gone?!

I walked down Ninth Avenue this afternoon and saw a curious sight between 48th and 49th: a missing awning and shuttered storefront where recently there wasn't one. A quick racking of my brain reminded me that this was Bai Cha, that Thai-ish street food offshoot of Chili Thai a few doors down. Gone already, when it only opened in August?! Sad!

Bye bye, Bai Cha

More happenings on Ninth Avenue

Coming to Ninth Avenue between 48th and 49th Streets:

Turkish cuisine, you say?

This replaces another Middle Eastern restaurant, so no big changes here. Since it's situated a couple of doors down from Bai Cha, home of several satays, looks like this little block is becoming quite the street food alley (or at least meat-on-a-stick alley)...

Asian street food market is open...

A new presence on Ninth Avenue between 48th and 49th has emerged, and it's an interesting one. Not just your typical Hell's Kitchen Thai, this is Bai Cha, a "South East Asian Street Food & Market." Hmm. Check out the facade and the menu below... looks like a whole lot of satay.

"Grand Opening"

Satay, comin' your way