Tag Archives: New York City

Where's a Jew to eat on Christmas Day? Let The Chinese Quest tell you where your best choices in Chinese restaurants are in New York City! Click to find out!

‘Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the shul Not a creature was stirring, not even a mule; The shmatas were hung by their menorah with care, In hopes that their Christmas Dinner soon would be there; The children were nestled all snug in their beds; While visions of Chinese food danced in their heads; And for all our brethren in New York City ...

Happy Independence Day – Chinese Style! Today we celebrate our freedom!  Our freedom of choice.  Our freedom to choose.  And we say when choosing, you should choose only the best Chinese food there is.  It’s Independence Day!  While not a Jewish holiday, I still say forego the BBQ, especially since we’re under hurricane advisory today, and go to your nearest ...

Guest Review of King Yum Revisiting King Yum, Decades Later This is another guest review submitted by Mee Rich Yee, who’s becoming quite a regular contributor to The Chinese Quest.  This is a review of King Yum in Hillside Queens.  I love the look of the restaurant, and I love reading Rich’s articles.  There’s a link at the bottom of ...

Happy Birthday to Us!   It was one year ago today that the Chinese Quest was born!   Happy 1st Birthday to Us!   For over one one-hundreth of a century, The Chinese Quest has been bringing you unbiased reviews in our Quest to find the best Chinese Restaurant on Long Island (and NYC)! We hope that you’ve enjoyed reading ...

Music to my Ears A Good Chinese Meal is Like a Symphony, the Chef, the Conductor. I was inspired to write this post after attending the New York Philharmonic over the weekend at Avery Fisher Hall (Side Note:  I didn’t pass any Chinese restaurants that I felt were worthy of our review.  If I overlooked one in midtown Manhattan, please let ...

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 ...

Some people consider Long Island strictly as Nassau and Suffolk County. Others think that Brooklyn and Queens are part of Long Island. Read more!