Category Archives: Chinese
Winsor Dim Sum Cafe and China Pearl, Boston MA
I have previously given Boston’s top two rated dim sum houses, China Pearl and Winsor Dim Sum Cafe, pretty mediocre reviews. But after a long night of celebrating the holidays in Boston some dumplings seemed like just the thing to … Continue reading
Dumplings & Things, Brooklyn, NY
I have been eating a lot of vegetarian dumplings lately and felt like re-embracing the pork. The guys from East Wind Snack Shop have been messaging me through Instagram to come check out their place and based on their Instagram feed … Continue reading
Cheap Dumpling Battle: Tasty Dumpling vs. Fried Dumplings
Located around the corner from each other Tasty Dumpling and Fried Dumpling are two stalwarts of the Chinatown cheap dumpling scene. Recently I had a work meeting on the edge of Chinatown and decided to do a post meeting, head-to-head … Continue reading
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Peacefood Cafe, New York, NY
Peacefood Cafe serves vegan fair that comes very close to the border that separates tasty vegan food from bad hippie food. The Boca Burger style burger comes topped with a weirdly mashed avocado and is then piled way too high … Continue reading
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M Shanghai Bistro and Garden, Brooklyn, NY
Following on from the East Village, I have been expecting an explosion of dumpling restaurants in Brooklyn’s Williamsburg neighborhood but it hasn’t really happened yet. There is an outpost of Vanessa’s and the nearby M Shanghai Bistro and Garden. While M … Continue reading
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Mom’s Dumpling and Noodle, Amherst, MA
Mom’s Dumpling and Noodle is a little bit of a misnomer, it only sells two varieties of dumplings and three varieties of noodles. The menu lists more rice plates that it does dumplings, and also includes kimchi, braised pork feet … Continue reading
Columbia University’s Chinese Food Cart Strip, NY, NY
Just off Columbia University’s Morningside Heights campus you can find a string of food carts selling Chinese food. These are not hip new food trucks, but old school NYC coffee and falafel carts refurbished to sell Chinese food. They appear … Continue reading
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456 Shanghai Cuisine, New York, NY
456 Shanghai Cuisine is run by the grandson of the owner of the well regarded original 456 that was located in China Town’s Chatham Square in the 1970s. Forty years later the reborn 456 is an unassuming, plate glass fronted … Continue reading
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Chopsticks, Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos
Chopsticks is one of the few Asian restaurants on Turks and Caicos but is essentially an airport terminal food court “Wok and Roll” level Chinese restaurant. They charge a $10 delivery fee and it still took an hour to get … Continue reading
New Big Wong, Washington DC
Usually I am skeptical of restaurants in Washington, DC’s Chinatown but New Big Wong has built a reputation as a spot where chef’s and restaurant staff gather for late night Chinese food – Mike Isabella (of Top Chef fame) and Nick … Continue reading
