Szechuan

A Mongolian Stir-Fried Lamb with Cumin recipe. You'll drool with anticipation from the aroma as it cooks, filling your nostrils with desire. Try it!

Dumplings on my Mind Class is now in session. A Chinese dumpling, or a wonton, is a staple food popular throughout China.  Dumplings were likely introduced to the West by early settlers in Chinatown, who came primarily from the Cantonese-speaking coastal cities in Southern China. It seems like I’ve got dumplings on the brain as it’s the second time in ...

Five and a Half Mee’s [Update:  Spicy & Tasty Closed in 2018] We sure started off the year on fire!  Fireworks!!  Sparklers!!!  And that was just in our bellies.  I swear I ripped a new hole in my lower intestine.  Spicy!  And yet, very very tasty. We were treated to a plethora of spicy dishes that were served up with ...

Chinese Restaurant Reviews – 2013 2013 was quite the year!!  The Chinese Quest was formed in late February.  Five Jewish guys got together over, what else, Chinese food.  And they argued (that’s how Jews talk) where the best Chinese restaurant was on Long Island.  And you know something?  They couldn’t agree! So, they made a pact.  And formed a Quest. ...

I could think of no better place to experience Dim Sum than Lake Pavilion. Read more!

The Promised Land! After two very dissappointing restaurants (Kwong Ming & The Orchid), we decided to venture to a place with a very solid reputation. It’s not exactly in Nassau/Suffolk, but nevertheless its still on the “Island of Long”. Joe’s Shanghai is located at 136-21 37th Ave. in Flushing. Well, lets just say: The Christians have their Vatican, The Muslims ...

We Thought We Were in China! [EDIT:  Joe’s Shanghai in Flushing closed last year.  You can visit them in Manhattan and let us know how it is!!] Our Quest to find the BEST Chinese Restaurant on all of Long Island took us tonight to virgin territories.  Our Crusade crossed the veritable dividing line between Nassau County (“Long Island”), and Queens ...

Hot HOT HOTT! The food at Yao’s Diner is Hot, Spicy, Delicious, & a very different type of Chinese food than the typical LI norm. The style of cooking is Szechuan, and many of the dishes are so spicy, I suggest placing a roll of toilet paper in the freezer! The look of the place is about as basic as ...

WOWZA!  Mee Loves this Surprise! UPDATE:  Closed in 2018. If it was authentic Chinese Food you’re after, Yao’s Diner fits the bill.  If it’s a romantic setting, or Americanized Chinese food, then definitely keep on rolling. This picture doesn’t do it justice.   It didn’t look as nice, or as clean as this picture gives the impression it might be. It’s clearly ...

Mee Five-Oh! We’re hitching our wagons, and we’ve set out sights east!  Our first venture in to Suffolk County.  Our destination is Yao’s Diner.  It sounds so like a luncheonette, doesn’t it?  But, it will be so much more.  We’re expecting our epicurean delights to be tickled fancy by the taste of the East. Yao’s Diner is in Centereach at 2503 ...