Category Archives: Chinese
Hot Kitchen, New York, NY
Hot Kitchen, is a minimalist canteen in whitewashed brick and red beams, that serves Sichuan and some Northwestern Chinese dishes. The menu has an extensive array of traditional sounding dishes and a small American Chinese Food section; the NYTimes review … Continue reading
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Yaso Tangbao, Brooklyn, NY
I wanted to love Brooklyn’s Yaso Tangbao but their dumplings did not get me there, they were good but not great. When it opened back in October 2015 Yaso Tangbao got a lot of good press (see here). The articles told … Continue reading
Posted in Buns, Chinese, New York City, Pork, Shanghai, Shumai, Soup Dumpling
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Lava Kitchen, New York City, NY
The very recently opened Lava Kitchen is a spare, no design, stripped down casual spot serving Sichuan dishes. The layout of the restaurant is such that every time the door opens a cold wind blows in from Broadway, luckily the … Continue reading
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Szechuan Garden, New York, NY
Each table top at Szechuan Garden has a built in hot plate to power the restaurant’s signature Sichuan hot pots. For the hot pots you choose a stock, including the option of a vegetarian broth, selections from the list of … Continue reading
Posted in Boiled, Chinese, New York City, Potsticker, Sichuan Dumplings, Wontons
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Mr Robot’s Bo Hai Dumpling Town, New York City, NY
The USA TV show Mr. Robot has built a hardcore fan base that obsesses on Reddit about all the details embedded in the show. The main character, Elliot Alderson, lives in the Two Bridges neighborhood of Manhattan above Bo Hai Dumpling Town. Several … Continue reading
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Great Wall Chinese Restaurant, Florence MA
The Great Wall Chinese Restaurant in Florence, MA is a mom and pop Chinese restaurant that has a strong local reputation for its food and is one of the few places in Western MA that has a Saturday Dim Sum … Continue reading
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China Chilcano, Washington, DC
China Chilcano is part of celebrity chef Jose Andres’ ever expanding empire of restaurants. Andres is credited with popularizing small plate tapas-style eating in the U.S. and, with the opening of the original and excellent Jaleo in 1993, transforming the Penn … Continue reading
Posted in Celebrity Chef, Chinese, D.C., Dim Sum, Gyoza, Japanese, Lamb, Pork, Potsticker, Shrimp, Shumai, Washington, Wontons
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Return to The Real Le Anh Chinese Food Cart, Philadelphia, PA
Since my last trip to Philly the diverse ecosystem of food carts and trucks around the University of Pennsylvania seems to have contracted some. The number of carts has gone down and the diversity has diminished, and worse of all … Continue reading
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Return to Kung Fu Steamed Little Buns Ramen, New York, NY
Kung Fu Steamed Little Buns Ramen has probably got the best name in the dumpling making game. I previously reviewed Kung Fu back in June 2014, but one and even two reviews are not enough to cover all of the … Continue reading
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Shanghai Restaurant, Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
The mom, pop and son restaurant Shanghai Restaurant pioneered Chinese food in the late 90’s in Mexico’s Playa Del Carmen. The food is essentially mom’s home cooking with dad cranking out dumpling wrappers and noodles on an old school hand cranked pasta … Continue reading
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