(4 out of 5 hot dogs)

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Yum Yum Too
622 9^th Ave (at 45^th)
Time: Monday-Friday, 11-4
Price: Noodle dish and two sides, $6.95

9^th Avenue has about six Thai restaurants, all in a row, all called Yum Yum (I suppose a better name than Yuck Yuck).  I saw a lunch special advertised outside (!), so a friend I went in and were seated by the hostess. A couple minutes later, she came back and said, “You no eat heel go other Yum Yum same food!”   And with that, we were shooed outside and into another restaurant with the same lunch special and slightly different décor.  It was empty, except for an angry theatre-producer type who was complaining that his meal was undercooked and he was NOT going to pay (Pre-Tony jitters?) I ordered some sort of noodle dish with vegetables (luckily not undercooked), and had dumplings and a Thai iced tea for my sides.  Other side options included soup, salad and spring rolls.  It was a good value, and everything tasted fine, although if I were in the restaurant naming business, I probably would have just called it Yum, not sure if it deserves the second Yum.

Note: As there are approximately six Yum Yums on 9^th Avenue called Yum Yum, I was unable to figure out which Yum Yum I ate at (Yum Yum Too seemed a solid guess) but since they all apparently have the same menu, I’d recommend going to whichever one doesn’t kick you out.