Orient Garden, the sister restaurant of The Orient in Bethpage, and Orient Odyssey in Syosset recently opened on the site of the Park City Diner. It was kind of empty the night we ate there. Was it just a matter of diners discovering it? Or, the location? Or, something else. You know The Chinese Quest will answer these and other questions in this review of Orient Garden. Click to dine along with us. Virtually of course!
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“Ocean Seafood” Chinese Restaurant, Kailua-Kona, HI
Ocean Seafood Chinese Restaurant was one of the very few Chinese restaurants that we found in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. For better or worse, sweet or sour, we dined there. Which was it?
Read More »[REVIEW] Deng Ji, Levittown, NY
Deng Ji is the sixth in a series of fancy Chinese restaurants serving authentic Chinese Cuisine. This is their first location on Long Island. There is also one in Flushing, NY. Will you like it? Do we recommend it? Your mileage will vary. We present our review and rating. The rest is up to you! Please let us know in the comments if you have been to Deng Ji, whether it be this location in Levittown, NY on Hempstead Turnpike, or one of their other locations.
Read More »[REVIEW] Jiang Nan Chinese Restaurant, Syosset, NY
Jiang Nan, a new Chinese restaurant, that opened in Syosset, which adds to the Jiang Nan dynasty with locations in all of the chichi, tory, upscale dining establishments on the Gold Coast of Long Island. You wouldn't expect such a fancy restaurant in a strip mall on the north side of Jericho Turnpike. Did it live up to its glitz? Let us take you on a tour, and you decide if you want to give it a go!
Read More »“Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” Meet the Author
My name is Curtis Chin and I am a writer and documentary filmmaker. In the Fall of 2023, Little, Brown will be publishing my memoir, "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant." The book is about growing up Asian in Detroit and coming out to my working-class immigrant family, all set against the 80's and my family's popular restaurant. Meet Curtis Chin, author of the soon-to-be released book, "Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant" at the Strand Book Store in Manhattan on October 17, 2023 at 7:00 PM.
Read More »[REVIEW] Canton Manor, Bayside, NY
A slew of new banquet-style Chinese restaurants recently opened along Northern Boulevard from Flushing to Bayside. Canton Manor is the eastern-most restaurant, and we dined there the other night. Always crowded when you drive by, and at times many families await outside for a table to free up. Everyone is Asian. It's gotta be good? Right? Read The Chinese Quest's opinion by clicking on the link, and please add your comments below the review.
Read More »MOGU Modern Chinese Kitchen – You Are Now Entering the no-Fry Zone
MOGU, Modern Chinese Kitchen, with their passion for flavor, and obsession with freshness is taking Long Island by storm. You won't find a frying pan in their kitchen, you'll be amazed by what you will find on your plate! Hungry for Chinese? Read about MOGU by clicking the link!
Read More »[REVIEW] Good Fortune Chinese Restaurant, Flushing, NY
There's nothing more fam than sibling squabbling. In the end, we agreed to disagree. And that's OK! Our opinion of Good Fortune, a Chinese restaurant, located at 46-45 Kissena Boulevard, Flushing, NY 11355, shall be presented, and the evidence painstakingly laid out, for the jury of our peers (readers) to come to their own conclusions. Please post your conclusion in the comments below the article.
Read More »Brooklyn Dumpling Shop, A Modern-Day Automat
We went Back to the Future, when we recently dined at Brooklyn Dumpling Shop in Garden City, NY. Combing the Automat charm of Yesteryear, with the on point Contactless delivery in these COVID-19 years, the combination was poignant. But, what is successful?
Read More »Alley 41, Chinese Restaurant, Flushing NY
Alley 41, located at 136-45 41st Ave, Queens, NY 11355, calls itself, a Chinese restaurant specializing in Sichuan cuisine in a hip, intimate space with banquette seating. Only half a block from bustling Downtown Flushing, you'll be glad that you will read this article to help you find the restaurant. And if Szechuan Cuisine is your jam, then this is a must-read article. Find out why!
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