Szechuan Mountain House – Manhattan December 19, 2023It’s been a minute since I’ve hung out on St. Mark’s. But I was happy to see the...
King Wok October 19, 2020King Wok, king of the junky Chinese lunch special. Well, not so much king as like second cousin...
Hunan Slurp May 9, 2019Generally you like your restaurants to have appetizing names. You know, names that evoke velvety richness, or hominess....
RedFarm February 18, 2013This joint was probably dreamt up by our commie, pinko president who wants to take away all my...
Rising Dragon January 11, 2009[CLOSED] And, no, I didn’t put the wrong picture up here. I know it says ‘Fuji’ on the...
T.S. Ma December 24, 2007[CLOSED] This is the Chinese restaurant that ushered in my first foray into healthy living Chinese cuisine. Was...
Chef Yu December 24, 2007Discerning one Chinese restaurant from another is a tough. Especially, that is, if the place is nothing special...
Joe’s Shanghai – Uptown June 30, 2007[CLOSED] While Chinese food may be the draw at this midtown eatery, it is Joe’s miraculous optical illusion...
Manchu Wok May 15, 2006[CLOSED] I’ve had some bad Chinese food in my life. I’ve had some really, really awful Chinese food,...
The Original Yip’s Oriental Express March 23, 2006[CLOSED] One should not eat this way hitting thirty. A bowl full of fetid cholesterol and saturated fat...
Evergreen Shanghai January 14, 2006This place is deceptively large. From the outside it seems like a dinky Chinese joint, but the doors...
West Side Cottage II June 10, 2004[CLOSED] West Side Cottage Too? Haha, very clever–now clean up the damn roach that’s sitting by my new...
BOS Noodle Shop February 5, 2004[CLOSED] So now we know what that darned blonde Duke boy is up to: he’s given up his...
Wok & Roll February 5, 2004[CLOSED] Straight from the malls of middle America and into your home comes Wok & Roll. This food...
Mee Noodle Shop – Hell’s Kitchen August 6, 2003[CLOSED] Mee Noodle is a big sweaty house of noodley fun. Chinese guys with rusty strainers perspire over...
Kingdom 48 June 9, 2002[CLOSED] Oh the monotony! Seriously, what is the deal with mediocre Chinese food? What’s with the half-assed attempt...
Wu Liang Ye June 9, 2002What can we say about Midtown Chinese restaurants that hasn’t already been said? They’re fancy. They’re packed with...
The Green’s Vegetarian Restaurant June 9, 2002[CLOSED] Imagine yourself at a kosher, vegan, Chinese restaurant. Now, imagine the food having any hint of flavor–‘cuz...
