Tag Archives: Shanghainese

Every year at Christmas, Jews all over the world seek out a good movie and Chinese food. The Chinese Quest offers these five recommendations of Cantonese Chinese restaurants for a mellow Christmas Day feast. Here are our recommendations for the Top Five best Cantonese style Chinese restaurants on Long Island and New York City plus a bonus selection of a Kosher Chinese restaurant. So of all we recommended these past few days, which Chinese restaurant are you going to?

Blue Wave Restaurant, a Shanghainese Chinese restaurant, recently opened in Williston Park, NY. The spread of authentic Chinese restaurants is continuing in Long Island, and The Chinese Quest was there to review it. Click to read our review, and please post your comments about Blue Wave!

You Garden Xiao Long Bao, sister Chinese restaurant of Shanghai You Garden Dumpling House in Flushing, opened a few months ago in Bayside. Their reputation certainly preceded them as lines out the door to get a table are the norm every night of the week. Was it as good? What was different? Read and find out! And wait 'til you read what they gave away for FREE!

You Garden Xiao Long Bao, sister Chinese restaurant of Shanghai You Garden Dumpling House in Flushing, opened a few months ago in Bayside. Their reputation certainly preceded them as even at 6:00pm on a Monday night there was half an hour wait to get a table. Was it as good? What was different. Surely you will want to read about our new rating system employing Artificial Intelligence (patent pending). And wait 'til you read what they gave away for FREE!

The long line of hungry people waiting to eat at "Shanghai You Garden Dumpling House" should give you an indication of not only how popular this Chinese restaurant is, but possibly how good it is too. If you want to see what all the buzz is about, I suggest you go to 135-33 40th Street, Flushing, NY 11354 - Now if only we knew what that dessert soup was!

Kung Fu Xiao Long Bao, a Shanghainese Chinese Restaurant located in Flushing, NY came touted to us as having THE BEST Soup Dumplings.  Even better than the Soup Dumplings at Joe's Shanghai.  That's quite a bold statement!  Were they?  You'll have to read on to find out if we agreed!

Nan Xiang Dumpling House, or Nan Xiang Xiao Long Bao if you prefer the native tongue, is a highly rated Chinese restaurant in Flushing, NY.  Recommended by Michelin Guide 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015.  That’s nice and quaint.  But what should really impress is that it’s The Chinese Quest recommended in 2015!  THAT should keep the lines ...

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 ...