This is the fifth interview in our series, called Welcome to Tummy Talk, where we introduce you to the members of The Chinese Quest. Today we are interviewing Mee Yong Joo (MYJ). MYJ grew up deprived from Chinese food. Once, in the United Kingdom, he discovered it and never looked back. Since The Quest he acquired a new appreciation or discovered ...
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Lychee Nuts – They’re Not Just for Dessert Anymore
Lychee Nuts are commonly served for dessert at Chinese restaurants. But, did you know just how healthy they really are? Read here for more information!
Read More »Like Mama Used to Make!
We Want Just Like Mama Used to Make! We, the members of this Chinese Quest, as soon as we sit down in a restaurant, go out of our way to explain our food wishes to our humble waitstaff as soon as we are asked for our dinner order. We explicitly explain in our own way “we would like you to ...
Read More »[REVIEW] Hunan Dynasty, Levittown
Hunan Dynasty Chinese Restaurant in Levittown, NY When it comes to finding a good neighborhood Chinese restaurant, usually you get the same old same old, and they tend to cater to the lowest common denominator. We would classify Hunan Dynasty as a neighborhood Chinese restaurant. And as far as neighborhood Chinese restaurants go, this one in my humble opinion was ...
Read More »CHINESE FOOD and RESTAURANTS – A Very Personal Decision and Preference
Personal preferences are unique to the individual. And when it comes to preference in Chinese food, those preferences are most definitely unique. Read this!
Read More »A Return to MOONSTONE Chinese Restaurant
A Second Look & Review When I first visited and ate at Moonstone Chinese Restaurant, located on Northern Blvd in Great Neck, just east of the Queens border, I had a terrific time, probably as much due to getting to meet and greet the characters of The Chinese Quest, as for any other reason (although the wine helped!). My wife (aka ...
Read More »[REVIEW] Green Leaf, Port Washington (Closed 7/2016)
Green Leaf Chinese restaurant in Port Washington was an incredible surprise to The Chinese Quest. Ask for Simon and enjoy an incredible meal. Click to read!
Read More »[Take-Out Review] New Jumbo Taste, New Hyde Park
New Jumbo Taste on Jericho Turnpike in New Hyde Park has become my go to Chinese restaurant when I want to take out Chinese food. Click to read my review!
Read More »The Mee’s and Me go to Moonstone
A Different Perspective on Moonstone A View from Inside The Chinese Quest! There’s very little that’s better than going to a good Chinese restaurant, try a bunch of different dishes, laugh a lot, and eat some delicious food. While the recently opened Moonstone (located on Northern Blvd in Great Neck on the site of the former Harvest Buffet) is certainly ...
Read More »[REVIEW] Moonstone, Great Neck
Mission Accomplished! For months, the Mee’s have been seeking a new favorite restaurant on Long Island. And tonight, we found Nirvana. Moonstone, a recently opened authentic Chinese restaurant in Great Neck (oh so close to the Queens border) at 14 Northern Boulevard. Moonstone replaced the old Harvest Buffet. The Mee’s never had the pleasure of, or lack thereof, that experience, ...
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