Chinese food

A giant gaping maw of mediocre Chinese food

adamg — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:54:03 -0500

David runs down all the Chinese restaurants within three miles of Out of Town News, finds all of them lacking. Mary Chung, he notes, is just outside his Circle of Desolation:

It's 3.2 miles along Mass Ave - give or take – between Mary Chung and Qing Dao Garden, and as far as I'm concerned, there’s not much to eat Chinese-wise along that strip, which encompasses three of the major squares of Cambridge. Sort of disgraceful, don't you think? ...

If you want to see Chinese takeout at 2 a.m. on Harvard Ave., you better get yourself to a meeting next week

adamg — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 12:46:37 -0400

Boston Licensing Board Chairman Daniel Pokaski said today he would oppose a request to extend the hours of a new Chinese take-out place on Harvard Avenue from midnight to 3 a.m. unless he hears support from nearby residents.

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Surprisingly, she didn't ask where to get New York-style bagels

adamg — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:58:22 -0400

Lawn Guylander who finds herself stuck in Boston seeks help getting Italian and Chinese food in Boston of the sort that can only be found in New York because the water's different or something (oh, wait, that's bagels).

And one other thing: "I need some advice from other New Yorkers ONLY."

Late-night Chinese food on Harvard Avenue, anyone?

adamg — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:56:26 -0400

The owner of Unique Chinese, where Dragon Wok used to be, 145 Harvard Ave., goes before the Boston Licensing Board next week to seek permission to extend its closing hours from midnight to 3 a.m.

The hearing starts at 10 a.m. on Weds., Oct. 14 in City Hall Room 809A.

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Roslindale to get Taiwanese food

adamg — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 17:21:00 -0400

Look what's hanging from the front of one of Rozzie's gazillion nondescript Chinese take-out places (on Belgrade Avenue near Walworth):

So could be cool, although that's what I said when Roslindale's only Vietnamese take-out place opened at that location, too.

Just yesterday:
Roslindale to get jazz cafe.

Dim sum consumption graphed

adamg — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:24:48 -0400

NaturalBlog presents the unified law of dim sum consumption:

... As you can see, the target for consumption is $10 per person, though that's tough to aim for since no one knows what anything costs. The standard deviation is $1. If you eat $14 worth as I did some time ago, you are four standard deviations away, meaning you must skip four meals for your body to feel normal again. ...

Rozzie Chinese take-out place wants to serve a later crowd

adamg — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:48:00 -0400

The Boston Licensing Board holds a hearing on Wednesday, July 29 to decide whether to let Mandarin House, 633 Hyde Park Ave. stay open until 1 a.m., Monday through Saturday (currently, it closes at 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday and midnight on Friday and Saturday).

Has anybody ever tried it? I have to admit we don't tend to stray from Golden House on Washington Street.

Dim sum with kids in tow

adamg — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 10:09:58 -0400

FoodieMommy puts in a vote for Green Tea off Rte. 9 and Eliot Street in Newton:

... Rather than ordering dim sum from carts, at Green Tea you choose off of an extensive menu. Although you don't get the instant gratification of eating what you pointed as, as you do at Chau Chow City or China Pearl, the food is made to order. This means that the chicken wings (my 3 year old's favorite) were piping hot, crisp and moist. ...

Southeast Asian street food in the South End

adamg — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 07:11:03 -0400

Richard Auffrey much enjoyed the food at Myers and Chang:

... After my initial visit, which went very well, I returned again yesterday afternoon for lunch, to try some more dishes. That second visit was as pleasing as the first time. There will certainly be a third visit, and a fourth, fifth, etc. ...

With six you get knife fight

adamg — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:05:22 -0500

Boston Police report a violent food fight at Chau Chow Restaurant, 83 Essex St., left three people with stab wounds and one guy with a large gash from the plate that came flying into his head while he was trying to eat, shortly before 3 a.m.

Upon arrival, officers observed a large group of people exiting the establishment. Officers entered the building and found it to be in disarray. Numerous tables and chairs were turned over and food was covering the floors. Restaurant employees informed officers that a large fight had occurred within the restaurant.

Earlier:
Kung Pow on Edinboro Street.