I'm thinking the good ethnic food spots have been priced out of the city for a while..

If you have any co-workers you are cool with, tell them that you heard about an (insert nationality) restaurant or take out in Jersey that is supposed to be the best in the tri-state area.

New Yorkers being competitive, that co-worker will tell you about a local spot that is WAY better than the Jersey spot.

Here's the test though..if you walk into the spot and hear little or NO English being spoken...you've got a winner because the clientele is made up of actual people from that culture.