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colleen
Citizen
Username: Bean2005
Post Number: 26
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 12:13 pm: | 
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What is the best Chinese Food in Maplewood / South Orange. I have tried one place that was so awful and have been scared to try any other place.
Any recommendations woudl be great! |
Mayor McCheese
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Username: Mayor_mccheese
Post Number: 1199
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 1:10 pm: |
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Bill and Harry's in Maplewood village |
oots
Citizen
Username: Oots
Post Number: 384
Registered: 6-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 1:27 pm: |
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I would have to agree with Bill & Harry-but I sure do miss JJ's!
oots |
Soparents
Citizen
Username: Soparents
Post Number: 223
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 1:41 pm: |
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Stick to Bill and Harrys...
You can't go wrong with them.
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papayagirl
Citizen
Username: Papayagirl
Post Number: 534
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 1:56 pm: |
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Search the archives... |
susan1014
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Username: Susan1014
Post Number: 1516
Registered: 3-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 2:04 pm: |
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How about best with a dining room? |
growler
Citizen
Username: Growler
Post Number: 933
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 2:36 pm: |
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Ginger Taste |
Lizziecat
Citizen
Username: Lizziecat
Post Number: 1175
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 2:58 pm: |
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China Gourmet, Eagle Rock Avenue, off Prospect, in West Orange. |
Dave
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 9267
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 3:02 pm: |
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my house
next choices would be China Gourmet or Joy Luck on Northfield for food that approaches real Chinese food. Avoid B&H (it ain't even close to real) and Cathay 22 (they burn dishes and wait staff is surly.. probably because overworked).
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Monster©
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 2849
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 3:08 pm: |
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yeah, I heard about your house Dave, what with the inlaws in and everything.
You must be eating pretty good, got any leftovers? |
The Soulful Mr T
Citizen
Username: Howardt
Post Number: 1806
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, April 22, 2006 - 4:59 pm: |
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Following the advice of people here, I have tried most of the Chinese places in the area and found NONE of them to be very good. Bill & Harry is definitely no worse than the others.
There used to be a place in Jersey City we'd go to when we lived there called KOSHING. Man, it was good, but, they moved to the 'burbs somewhere. Anyone know where? |
LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 1573
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 10:35 am: |
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Ginger Taste! None of the others come close (IMHO). |
cmontyburns
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Username: Cmontyburns
Post Number: 1799
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, April 23, 2006 - 10:38 pm: |
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Bill & Harry's is fantastic. (Just be sure to call ahead -- judging by the lines out the door every time I'm there, plenty of other people think so, too.)
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Soda
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Username: Soda
Post Number: 3819
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 7:17 am: |
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B&H is so good that not even a rave review from me can kill it!
-s. |
Phil Legree
Citizen
Username: Fil
Post Number: 29
Registered: 5-2005
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 1:09 pm: |
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Sometimes B&H are REALLY good. Lots of other times they are mediocre at best.
I'll second the votes for Ginger Taste |
LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 1577
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 1:13 pm: |
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It seems like people either love or hate B&H. I have NEVER had a satisfying dish from B&H and kick myself every time I forget that and order again from there. But, people who do like it really defend it. Now that I've discovered Ginger Taste, I haven't bothered with B&H.
Hunan Wok (on Springfield Ave) is decent for quick delivery. They can deliver much faster than Ginger Taste most of the time, so if we're ordering late, we may go for Hunan rather than Ginger, but I still think Ginger Taste is better. |
mrmaplewood
Citizen
Username: Mrmaplewood
Post Number: 330
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 2:02 pm: |
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One vote for Hunan Spring in Springfield. |
gibbsgirl
Citizen
Username: Gibbsgirl
Post Number: 66
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 2:33 pm: |
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Try Chen's in New Providence....it's worth the ride. By the way, they also have a location just off Mountain Avenue in Springfield. |
BGS
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Username: Bgs
Post Number: 954
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 3:28 pm: |
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Bean Curd in Chatham. Nice dining room and good food IMHO. |
taam
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Username: Taam
Post Number: 157
Registered: 1-2006
| | Posted on Monday, April 24, 2006 - 10:12 pm: |
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we've had a couple issues w/ the quality of the food from bill & harry's the last 2 times we ordered from there (about 6 months ago.) - after that, we've moved on to ginger taste & have been very pleased. (as an aside - b&h's doesn't deliver & g.t. does.) |
amandacat
Citizen
Username: Amandacat
Post Number: 1104
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 9:22 am: |
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We're loving Peking House in West Orange for delivery (it's a takeout place mostly, you wouldn't want to eat in); favorite dishes include beef with string beans, moo shoo pork, and the best fried vegetable dumplings I've EVER had -- real vegetables inside! |
GSP142
Citizen
Username: Gsp142
Post Number: 112
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 10:53 am: |
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I'll second amandacat on Peking House--for takeout, it's the best of the places I've tried--the ingredients high-quality, prices reasonable, and they will adjust spiciness for those of us that like spicy dishes. |
wolfy
Citizen
Username: Locowolfy
Post Number: 56
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 11:37 am: |
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being somewhat not a chinese food eater because the stuff around here is lousy, I would like to know where Ginger Taste is located,. Thank you
wolfy |
LilLB
Citizen
Username: Lillb
Post Number: 1586
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 1:02 pm: |
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It's on Millburn Ave -- not too far from the Bank of NY. |
Yonti2323
Citizen
Username: Yonti2323
Post Number: 52
Registered: 6-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, April 25, 2006 - 4:56 pm: |
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Hunan Spring on Morris Ave in Springfield is our favorite, by far. Huge menu, tons of specials, lots of unique dishes - all delicious. |
Lou
Citizen
Username: Flf
Post Number: 128
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 12:33 pm: |
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I never tried Bill and Harrys. In fact, I never tried a chinese food place around this area.
But the same way I have a bit of a problem going to an ethnic restaurant that has music on the background playing "american music", or a chinese-owned greek restaurant (or mexican-owned italian restaurant, or vietnamese-owned hungarian restaurant, and so on...), a chinese restaurant named "Bill and Harry's" doesn't sound right to me either.
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amandacat
Citizen
Username: Amandacat
Post Number: 1111
Registered: 8-2001
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 2:29 pm: |
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Umm, I'm not sure your point really applies here, Lou. Growing up in Manhattan and attending school in a district that included Chinatown I've had tons of Chinese friends through the years, and they ALL had "American" names -- Betty, Patty, and Carol immediately come to mind, but I could probably reel off 100 more. There was even a guy in my school named Lincoln -- can't get much more American than that!
Off the top of my head I can't remember if I've ever met a Chinese-American Bill or Harry, but it's certainly within the realm of possibility. |
Lou
Citizen
Username: Flf
Post Number: 130
Registered: 8-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, April 26, 2006 - 3:05 pm: |
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I just find that very funny. That's all.
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