Tag Archives: authentic

Is Chinese Food Healthy? We all love Chinese food, don’t we?  If we didn’t, we certainly wouldn’t have created The Quest, to find the best Chinese Restaurant on all of Long Island.  But, is all this eating of Chinese food healthy?  We wondered ourselves.  So, we did a little research. In these days, people think it’s more important to look ...

American Chinese food is different from the native Oriental cuisine in many ways. Let's compare and contrast the use of vegetables. Read more!

Eat Healthy and Enjoy! Chinese food, like chocolate, is often deemed a ‘treat’; a sinful indulgence we guiltily experience, as if it were devoid of nutritional value. The chocolate myth was busted long ago, with studies proving its powerful benefits for the heart and its utility as an aid in weight loss. Chinese cuisine still has to catch up in this sense, ...

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 ...

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 ...