From the New York Times comes word that Mission Chinese, the beloved S.F. institution co-owned by The Bay Citizen's very own Karen Leibowitz, will be opening an outpost in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. 

From the Diner's Journal blog post:

“We could have opened another one here in San Francisco, but I love New York, the way it pushes you.” Mr. Bowien said. “It inspires me so I wanted to come to New York.” 

He said the menu would be similar to that in the original restaurant, where the food is recognizably Chinese and reasonably priced ($3 to $12) but decidedly eclectic. Smoked beef brisket soup noodles, ma po tofu,salt cod fried rice with escolar confit and Chinese sausage, Shanghainese chow mein, and chilled buckwheat noodles with ham broth and salted trout roe give you some idea. Mr. Bowien said the menu was most influenced by the food of the North and Northwest of China.

“We’re creative with it as long as the price point is right,” he said.

Also, the NYC location, which is expected to open over the summer, will continue Mission Chinese's practice of giving $.75 of the price of every dish to charity —in the new restaurant's case, it's a charity yet-to-be-determined.