Cuisine

Inspiration ended at the street sign for Inspiration Wharf.  It pointed in the right direction; it just ended outside the door.  There was little inspiration in the dishes we were served, symbolic of a fallen dynasty.  The facade of a great dynasty was present as the interior was quite spectacular.  A soaring ceiling raised our expectations.  But, alas all those ...

Mandarin Cuisine is the cuisine of Beijing and is also knows as Beijing cuisine. As the Capital city its cuisine is influenced by people from all over China

Hunan is one of the Eight Great Traditions of Chinese cuisine and is well known for its hot spicy flavor, fresh aroma and deep color. Common cooking techniques include stewing, frying, pot-roasting, braising, and smoking. Due to the high agricultural output of the region, ingredients for Hunan dishes are many and varied.  The history of the cooking skills employed in ...

Orient Odyssey is the sister restaurant of The Orient in Bethpage.  Orient Odyssey serves Hong Kong Style Seafood.  After a year’s wait, they finally opened their doors two weeks ago.  The buzz was still going strong (and it eventually turned in to an alarm!  More about that later), when we got there as the restaurant was PACKED!  And it was ...

Badda bing badda boom, The Chinese Quest was in the House.  Fuggeddaboutit!  The Chinese Quest came to Brooklyn, and we left our mark.  Our mark this evening was Pacificana Restaurant in Brooklyn’s Chinatown section (8th Avenue in the Sunset Park area).  Good thing we had a trusty map because even after parking literally right in front of it, we walked right ...

We celebrated Chinese New Year's at Palace of Wong in Rockville Centre. Palace of Wong is a neighborhood staple for nearly 50 years. Read our review!

Last night I had the strangest dream.  I dreamed of the most delicious and authentic Chinese meal.  Some of my closest friends in the world were there.  A world-renowned food reporter was there too.  Jennifer Lopez provided the entertainment.  And even someone I hadn’t seen in over 40 years from my days at Camp Boiberik was there too.  What a ...

The Super Secret Soup Menu at the Great Wall Chinese take-out restaurant in Garden City is where you'll find some delectable meals. But is it the best soup?

On December 23rd, the Quest ended up at Pine Court Chinese Bistro located at 249-32 Horace Harding Expressway, in Little Neck for our 26th restaurant review. I have to say this was our most convenient dinner with our “Happy Hour” meeting place, liquor store (BYOB), Pine Court, and Carvel all within one half block. Although the place looked like it ...

Hitting the Superfecta in Little Neck It takes four things to perfectly align to hit a Superfecta.  And on this Erev Christmas Eve we hit all four ALL on one block in Little Neck!  Our Quest this evening took us to Pine Court Chinese Bistro, which by the name doesn’t at all appear to be an authentic Chinese restaurant.  Such an ...