Lucky Cheng’s 24 1st Ave. (1st & 2nd Sts.)
East Village
212.995.5500
Lucky Cheng’s:
Forget the fortune cookie—just keep your eyes sharp around the “ladies” of Lucky Cheng’s, or a guest appearance on the Maury Show could be in your future. Peddling Pan-Asian food, cleverly named cocktails (Tobell’s Ebony and Ivortini, $9), karaoke, and some fierce queens, Lucky Cheng’s has been entertaining locals and tourists alike for over a decade. The restaurant, outfitted in full Asian regalia (paper lanterns and gold stenciling), resembles a backwards (in more ways than one) geisha house. This mainstay ups the ante on Fridays and Saturdays with The Savage Men: Male Model Revue. Bachelorettes not satisfied with just a lap dance can take some of the action home…in the shape of an erotic cake ($75; order three days in advance). And for those wanting to relieve tension, make a dash for karaoke and Bingo on “Blingo Bingo” Mondays. “Dude Looks Like a Lady,” anyone?
