NYC restaurants - name your faves!

Blossom, Candle Cafe are two I like (vegan, delicious, but not cheap). But sometimes its fun to just duck in to some place that catches your eye. We had awesome chinese in some little bitty place near the Roseland, cause we were cold and hungry after a show, and it was raining, and the food was made fast, and piping hot. And we both ate for a total of $14 I think. Nothing to look at, about 8 tables, but we're pretty adventurous and like to get a bargain when possible.