Gothamist
A non-profit newsroom, powered by WNYC.
Gothamist
Listen Live
Food
Take A Midnight Tour Of Roosevelt Ave Street Eats
By
Jamie Feldmar
Published Oct 10, 2011
Modified Oct 10, 2011
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
Never miss a story
Email address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .
By
Jamie Feldmar
Published Oct 10, 2011
Modified Oct 10, 2011
Share
FacebookTwitterRedditEmail
We rely on your support to make local news available to all
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2026. Donate today
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
While street vendors have had a rough go of things lately in Manhattan, over in Queens they're doing just fine, as evidenced by the throngs of carts and trucks lining Roosevelt Avenue in Jackson Heights, Elmhurst and Corona. There are hundreds of carts, serving up everything from tacos to ceviche to paan. Don't know where to start? That's where "Queens Qustodian" Jeff Orlick comes in.
Orlick has been organizing popular midnight street crawls of Roosevelt Avenue for a few years now, and he recently began offering private tours of Queens for smaller groups. "It's become apparent that somehow I'm the foremost expert on the food here —how this happened, I don't know!" he says. "Well, I guess it's because of my everlasting quest to learn more about where I live, combined with my strange schedule which keeps me up at 1 a.m."
His previous tours have uncovered little-known delights like the gut-busting Dominican Yaroa and Ecuadorian fish soup, but he promises that each private tour will be catered specifically to the ticket-holder's tastes. "The places I go to are well beyond the Arepa Lady. I start out at 90th Street and move east deep into Corona, but every one is different based on eating preferences of the group," he says. Sign up for your very own customized street food tour, at midnight or a more decent hour, right this way.
Tagged
food tour
food truck
food vendor
jeff orlick
queens
roosevelt avenue
street food
Jamie Feldmar
Read more
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
Gothamist is funded by sponsors and member donations
MORE food
10 dishes that demonstrate the delicious diversity of curry in New York City
The global dish is shapeshifting and ubiquitous.
By
Robert Sietsema
Published Sep 12, 2026
Frozen yogurt is back in New York City. So are the super long lines.
Is it worth the high price and ridiculous wait? Gothamist needed to find out.
By
Sonia Rao
Food
Frozen yogurt is back in New York City. So are the super long lines.
Is it worth the high price and ridiculous wait? Gothamist needed to find out.
By
Sonia Rao
5 NYC banana puddings as good as Magnolia's
By
Hannah Frishberg
Where to eat in Greenpoint, Brooklyn right now, from Polish to Sichuan to Iberian
By
Robert Sietsema
Can a congressional candidate's dumpling diplomacy win over Queens’ immigrant communities?
By
Caroline Shin
Never miss a story
Catch up on the most important headlines with a roundup of essential NYC stories, delivered to your inbox daily.
Sign upEmail address
By submitting your information, you're agreeing to receive communications from New York Public Radio in accordance with our Terms .