{"id":26823,"date":"2022-10-24T16:23:19","date_gmt":"2022-10-24T16:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=26823"},"modified":"2024-07-30T16:37:51","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T16:37:51","slug":"spiciest-foods-in-new-york","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/spiciest-foods-in-new-york\/","title":{"rendered":"A Local&#8217;s Guide to the Spiciest Foods in New York City"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Attempting to actually ingest the spiciest dishes in New York City is like drinking a bottle of Everclear, the famously potent 190-proof grain alcohol. And expect not to have a raging hangover in the morning. New York City has over 20,000 restaurants and some of these eateries harbor dishes that are face-meltingly hot. And so if you&rsquo;re up for all that, here are the <strong>spiciest foods in New York Cit<\/strong>y that will melt-your-insides, in a food way, of course.&nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span><figure id=\"attachment_26839\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.devourtours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-momo-king-spicy-food.jpg\" alt=\"spicy food sprinkled with chopped leaves\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1680\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-momo-king-spicy-food.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-momo-king-spicy-food-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-momo-king-spicy-food-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-momo-king-spicy-food-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-momo-king-spicy-food-1097x1536.jpg 1097w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">These crazy-spicy dishes come from every part of the world and can all be found in the heart of New York. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/a-spicy-mouth-watering-food-sprinkled-with-chopped-leaves-5409012\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Momo King<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_69_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">What's Included<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-67696482eb12e\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #1fc2de;color:#1fc2de\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #1fc2de;color:#1fc2de\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-67696482eb12e\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/spiciest-foods-in-new-york\/#Hot_Pot_Beef_Noodle_Soup_at_Hao_Noodle\" title=\"Hot Pot Beef Noodle Soup at Hao Noodle&nbsp;\">Hot Pot Beef Noodle Soup at Hao Noodle&nbsp;<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/spiciest-foods-in-new-york\/#Phaal_at_Brick_Lane_Curry_House\" title=\"Phaal at Brick Lane Curry House\">Phaal at Brick Lane Curry House<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/spiciest-foods-in-new-york\/#Chickenporkbeef_Curry_at_Sigiri\" title=\"Chicken\/pork\/beef Curry at Sigiri\">Chicken\/pork\/beef Curry at Sigiri<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/spiciest-foods-in-new-york\/#Slow-cooked_Pork_Ribs_at_Noods_%E2%80%98n_Chill\" title=\"Slow-cooked Pork Ribs at Noods &lsquo;n&rsquo; Chill\">Slow-cooked Pork Ribs at Noods &lsquo;n&rsquo; Chill<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/spiciest-foods-in-new-york\/#Kookmul_Topokki_at_Yupdduk\" title=\"Kookmul Topokki at Yupdduk\">Kookmul Topokki at Yupdduk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/spiciest-foods-in-new-york\/#Kua_Kling_at_Ugly_Baby\" title=\"Kua Kling at Ugly Baby\">Kua Kling at Ugly Baby<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/spiciest-foods-in-new-york\/#Fried_Chicken_at_Peaches_Hothouse\" title=\"Fried Chicken at Peaches Hothouse\">Fried Chicken at Peaches Hothouse<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/spiciest-foods-in-new-york\/#Braised_Beef_at_Birds_of_a_Feather\" title=\"Braised Beef at Birds of a Feather\">Braised Beef at Birds of a Feather<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hot_Pot_Beef_Noodle_Soup_at_Hao_Noodle\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hot Pot Beef Noodle Soup at Hao Noodle&nbsp;<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/haonoodle.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hao Noodle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, or the mouthful that it&rsquo;s officially called Hao Noodle and Tea by Madam Zhu&rsquo;s Kitchen, is located in the West Village and is set in a spacious, high-ceilinged dining room. The menu offers various dumplings, rice dishes, and noodle soups.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But it&rsquo;s the hot pot beef noodle soup that one should be aware of. The bowl is filled with tender deboned beef ribs, cabbage, and thin flat noodles. Sounds innocent enough, right? But it&rsquo;s the atomic m&aacute;l&agrave; beef bone broth that gives the diner a swift kick on the palate. The soup is excellent and if you like sweating right into your bowl, you&rsquo;ll love this one. Just ask for extra napkins to keep wiping your brow while slurping up the soup.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><strong>Related Reading:<\/strong> Check out our picks for the <a href=\"https:\/\/devourtours.com\/blog\/best-dumplings-nyc\">best dumplings in NYC<\/a>!<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_26825\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.devourtours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/food-vietnam-asia-asian-vietnamese-meat-1594929-pxhere.com_.jpg\" alt=\"spicy noodle beef soup in New York\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/food-vietnam-asia-asian-vietnamese-meat-1594929-pxhere.com_.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/food-vietnam-asia-asian-vietnamese-meat-1594929-pxhere.com_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/food-vietnam-asia-asian-vietnamese-meat-1594929-pxhere.com_-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/food-vietnam-asia-asian-vietnamese-meat-1594929-pxhere.com_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/food-vietnam-asia-asian-vietnamese-meat-1594929-pxhere.com_-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Madam Zhu, the woman behind this spicy beef noodle soup, has been serving it in her restaurant in China since 2008. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/pxhere.com\/en\/photo\/1594929\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PxHere<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Phaal_at_Brick_Lane_Curry_House\"><\/span>Phaal at Brick Lane Curry House<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bricklanecurryhouse.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brick Lane Curry House<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is in the East Village around the corner from East Sixth Street, historic home to a long row of Indian restaurants where New Yorkers would joke that they all use the identical underground kitchens.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can&rsquo;t make that claim at Brick Lane Curry House, however. That&rsquo;s because they have phaal on the menu, a curry-and-chili-laden beast that is so dangerously spicy, they actually make you state a verbal disclaimer that you&rsquo;re not going to sue the restaurant because of physical or emotional damage from the dish. If you finish it all, they reward you with a free beer or a yogurt-based lassi. If you&rsquo;re human, you&rsquo;ll need it.&nbsp; It seems little reward for the fact that you just slid an edible Satan down your throat and you may well be possessed.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you finish it, they also take your photo and put it in the restaurant&rsquo;s (p)haal of fame&mdash;put <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">that<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on your resume and make your parents proud. If you&rsquo;ve ever wondered what <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">regret<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tastes like, try the phaal at Brick Lane Curry House.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Chickenporkbeef_Curry_at_Sigiri\"><\/span>Chicken\/pork\/beef Curry at Sigiri<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pretty much everything is dragon&rsquo;s-fire-hot at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sigiriny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sigiri<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a Sri Lankan restaurant in the East Village. The black pork curry, for example, is legendary for taking down a few dining daredevils. But it&rsquo;s the curry listed under the menu in the category &ldquo;Deviled Specialties&rdquo; that may be the spiciest thing on the menu (and the hottest dish in New York City). Choose your meat, either pork, chicken, or beef, and then get prepared for a self-inflicted burn injury in your mouth. They&rsquo;ll ask for your desired spice level, but still, it&rsquo;s the non-trivial amount of capsicum chili peppers in this edible napalm dish that will fulfill your spicy desires.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_26826\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.devourtours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-prabal-pratap-singh-curry.jpg\" alt=\"spicy curry in tin plate\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-prabal-pratap-singh-curry.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-prabal-pratap-singh-curry-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-prabal-pratap-singh-curry-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-prabal-pratap-singh-curry-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/pexels-prabal-pratap-singh-curry-640x480.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Sigiri also has plenty of spicy vegan-friendly and gluten-free options. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/cooked-food-in-a-bowl-9609846\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Prabal Pratap Singh<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Slow-cooked_Pork_Ribs_at_Noods_%E2%80%98n_Chill\"><\/span>Slow-cooked Pork Ribs at Noods &lsquo;n&rsquo; Chill<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&rsquo;s a perplexing name but <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.plantlovehouse.com\/noods-n-chill-williamsburg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Noods &lsquo;n&rsquo; Chill<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a serious spice-head&rsquo;s HQ for excellent Thai food in Williamsburg. Like most Thai spots, they&rsquo;ll ask for your desired level of spiciness, from mild to &ldquo;Thai spicy&rdquo; and everything in between. The rub is that even saying &ldquo;medium&rdquo; here will singe your taste buds. This is one of those places where almost everything that comes out of the kitchen is fiery hot. Especially if you&rsquo;re nuts and request &ldquo;spicy&rdquo; or &ldquo;Thai spicy&rdquo;. But the slow-cooked pork ribs in a noodle soup is sure to clear out a burgeoning cold or make your stomach swollen for the rest of the day.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kookmul_Topokki_at_Yupdduk\"><\/span>Kookmul Topokki at Yupdduk<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yup-dduk.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yupdduk<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a great Korean restaurant that only specializes in the street snack <em>topokki.<\/em>&nbsp; It used to have an outpost in Koreatown in Manhattan but it closed. So now risk-taking epicureans have to venture to the Murray Hill section of Flushing, Queens where there&rsquo;s a huge Koreantown and an outpost of Yupdduk.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <em>kookmul topokki<\/em> is made of rice cakes, cabbage, and fish cakes. It&rsquo;s also slathered in a garlicky melt-your-innards red chili sauce that might make you feel like you&rsquo;ve met your match. If the spicest foods in New York is what your heard desires, <\/span>Kookmul Topokki at Yupdduk is a must.<\/p><figure id=\"attachment_26827\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.devourtours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tteokbokki-wikimedia-commons.jpg\" alt=\"topokki korean street food\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tteokbokki-wikimedia-commons.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tteokbokki-wikimedia-commons-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tteokbokki-wikimedia-commons-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tteokbokki-wikimedia-commons-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Tteokbokki-wikimedia-commons-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Yupdduk serves their delicious (and hot) Korean street food 7 days a week.<\/figcaption><\/figure><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Kua_Kling_at_Ugly_Baby\"><\/span>Kua Kling at Ugly Baby<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uglybabynyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ugly Baby<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is named for the Thai belief that malignant spirits will avoid harming unattractive infants. Or perhaps it&rsquo;s because the northern Thai fare here is so spicy, it will alter your DNA and you may end up producing a very ugly baby. Whatever the case, they don&rsquo;t always ask diners their preferred heat level here. They just unforgivingly drop &ldquo;Thai spicy&rdquo;-level dishes on your table and walk away. Leaving some diners unaware they&rsquo;re about to have a life-changing eating experience&mdash;and maybe not a particularly pleasant one. You eat it, sweat, blow your nose, fan your mouth, pound glasses of ice water, hope for the best, and maybe later that night, question your life choices.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Kua kling<\/em> is one of those dishes. It&rsquo;s a beef curry that&rsquo;s stir-fried long enough that it is dry when finished and is laced with ample amounts of burn-victim-level chilis. The restaurant should have a BYOM&mdash;bring your own milk&mdash;policy for trying to put out the fire in your mouth.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Fried_Chicken_at_Peaches_Hothouse\"><\/span>Fried Chicken at Peaches Hothouse<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcrestaurantgroup.com\/location\/peaches-hot-house-bed-stuy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Peaches Hothouse<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, located in Brooklyn&rsquo;s Bed-Stuy neighborhood, specializes in Nashville-style hot fried chicken. And if you order it &ldquo;extra spicy,&rdquo; one winged devil is going to appear on a plate in front of you. And you&rsquo;re going to enjoy the crunchy texture of the skin and the moist, juicy meat. But when the message from your tongue is delivered to your brain, you might feel like there&rsquo;s suddenly molten lava spewing from all of your orifices. This is hot chicken, Southern style, and is loaded with infamous ghost peppers. Enjoy!&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_26838\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"width: 1210px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-responsive\" src=\"https:\/\/assets2.devourtours.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fried-chicken-unsplash.jpg\" alt=\"fried chicken with chili\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fried-chicken-unsplash.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fried-chicken-unsplash-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fried-chicken-unsplash-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fried-chicken-unsplash-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wordpress-assets-devourtours.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/fried-chicken-unsplash-330x220.jpg 330w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">You can find Peaches Hothouse in four locations across NYC. Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/nwmZhwOSVnM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ke Vin<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure><h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Braised_Beef_at_Birds_of_a_Feather\"><\/span>Braised Beef at Birds of a Feather<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the menu at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/birdsofafeatherny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birds of a Feather<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a Chinese restaurant in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn, there are a handful of items with the red flag indicator of three chili peppers. One of those is the braised beef, a fiery hot stew that may have beef in it, as the name suggests, but the atomic chilis and peppercorns will spread across your taste buds the way that lava marches down the side of a volcano.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attempting to actually ingest the spiciest dishes in New York City is like drinking a bottle of Everclear, the famously potent 190-proof grain alcohol. And expect not to have a raging hangover in the morning. New York City has over 20,000 restaurants and some of these eateries harbor dishes that are face-meltingly hot. 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