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Grrrrrrrrrrr
Citizen
Username: Oldsctls67
Post Number: 122
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 - 7:55 pm: |     |
I love B&H...I order ONLY the General Tso's chicken. I'm a creature of habit. My wife and I tried Ginger Taste a couple of weeks ago, and for the sake of comparison, I ordered the General Tso's chicken. There was no comparison at all. The Bill and Harry's was and always has been superior. I do have a feeling that Ginger Taste is not the place to go for Chinese, but rather other types of Asian food. Some of the other things they have there looked good. THe honey banannas for dessert were good. |
mantram
Citizen
Username: Mantram
Post Number: 194
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 - 9:19 pm: | |
We like the Szechuan Dumplings at Ginger Taste and they have great Basil Fried Rice. Every entree we tried though was just okay. I don't think we will go back. |
AlleyGater
Citizen
Username: Alleygater
Post Number: 1003
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 9, 2005 - 11:43 pm: | |
Penang, East Hanover, Rt. 10
Kari Mee* $6.95
Noodles served in a spicy lemon grass, coconut curry, with shredded chicken, shrimp, or yong tofu
I get it with Shrimp, my wife substitutes beef and chow fun noodles. I'm in heaven. I have been there 20 times, and I have had this dish 19 times. It's just so good I can't stop ordering it. I crave this one dish. And I dare you to beat the price. It really is stellar. On the other hand, you gotta like alot of flavor, and you have to be in the mood for a noodle dish. Personally, I find it sublime, and well worth the 20 minute drive. |
Grrrrrrrrrrr
Citizen
Username: Oldsctls67
Post Number: 123
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 9:29 am: | |
Good call ALley, Penang Rocks! My son loves the coconut milk drink they have there...I forget what it's called. |
Shawna
Citizen
Username: Lucies_mom
Post Number: 21
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 12:06 pm: | |
Just tried B&H last week. The owners/ people working there were super nice. They were closing up and the cook put his apron back on to help me out.
Sometimes it's best to ask what they recommend. I did so and they gave me scallops and vegetables in black bean sauce. It was great!
They are one of the only places that I have found that use fresh water chestnuts.
I also added lemon chicken and kung pao shrimp which were both good. Now, I haven't had the sesame chicken, but these two dishes that I got had lettuce at the bottom. I don't consider it filler. I condisider it lining...it's important with the lemon chicken, so the chicken doesn't dry out. I think that's the general idea with the veggies at the bottom. Has no one here seen a baggie of weed with lettuce in it?
Did you guys have that bit on PBS (usually right after Sesame Street) where there was a little Chinese kid who gave an interesting fact about Chinese Americans and at the end always said, "I am proud to be a Chinese American". Well, we had it in the San Francisco Bay Area. And I feel like I should end my post with it.
I am proud to be a Chinese American  |
Shawna
Citizen
Username: Lucies_mom
Post Number: 22
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 12:12 pm: | |
I don't know if I'm missing something, but Penang the city is in Malaysia. Is it maybe Malaysian food you are talking about, Alley and Grrr? I haven't been to that resturaunt. Just wondering. |
michael brant
Citizen
Username: Mbrant
Post Number: 32
Registered: 10-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 12:55 pm: | |
After hearing all these reviews me and my wife headed to tomo. Boy were we dissapointed. The sushi at best was Ok the service was slow and really not worth the trek. If you want really good sushi and like fushion as well head over to sushi nouveau in montclair on bloomfield ave just across from the Jaguar dealer next to the fire house. I am not saying Tomo was not a good sushi restaurant I am saying it is no better than the one in our town. To drive that far I need something special and Tomo is not special just good. We spent with tip $90.00 and not worth it. |
Grrrrrrrrrrr
Citizen
Username: Oldsctls67
Post Number: 124
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 9:40 pm: | |
Yes, Malaysian... |
js
Citizen
Username: Js33
Post Number: 100
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:56 pm: | |
and while we're talking penang...how 'bout their roti canai? (sp?) delectable... (that's always a fun word to use. it might be one of the first times i've used it.) |
Wilkanoid
Citizen
Username: Cseleosida
Post Number: 520
Registered: 10-2002
| | Posted on Friday, November 11, 2005 - 9:52 am: | |
Standard order at Penang for kids:
Wonton soup - these are the best wontons around!
2 orders Roti canai - the 6-year old practically drinks the curry dipping sauce!
chicken satay
chicken flavored rice - 1 cup
A lot of people find Penang greasy -- but hey, it's real Asian food not formatted to be healthy. |
Dego Diva
Citizen
Username: Fmingione
Post Number: 639
Registered: 12-2003
| | Posted on Friday, November 11, 2005 - 5:14 pm: | |
Panang does have Chinese dishes, and Thai too. |
GSP142
Citizen
Username: Gsp142
Post Number: 32
Registered: 5-2003
| | Posted on Friday, November 11, 2005 - 7:40 pm: | |
For take-out, I also like the restaurant on South Valley Road in West Orange in the CVS shopping center. The food is fresh, the chicken is high quality (not sinewy or tough)and the prices are reasonable. And I believe they deliver locally. |
NORA
Citizen
Username: Norav
Post Number: 109
Registered: 6-2004
| | Posted on Friday, November 11, 2005 - 11:40 pm: | |
The Owner of B&H use to own Mr Chu's on Rt10 in East Hanover but not sure if they are still owned by the same person |
Barbara
Citizen
Username: Blh
Post Number: 554
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 6:01 am: | |
gsp, That's Peking House. They're great for delivery to MSO. Try their General Tso's Bean Curd! |
heroman
Citizen
Username: Heroman
Post Number: 98
Registered: 7-2001
| | Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 2:36 pm: | |
do yourselves a favor and buy some cookbooks, go to Kamman and COOK YOUR OWN chinese food. The stuff here is foul! No good chinese food here. Dim sum is good at China Gourmet in WO. |
AlleyGater
Citizen
Username: Alleygater
Post Number: 1006
Registered: 10-2004
| | Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 8:55 pm: | |
OK, we went to Peking House on a few people's suggestions on the board (See Barbara and GSP's posts above). And I have to say the food was darn good. I am tempted to say it was the best Chinese meal I have had in NJ since we moved here a little over two years ago. Cheap too. I suppose you could eat there, but we did take out. Not a great atmosphere, although as noted by Dave, it does have a nice photo of the Great Wall of China. |
Charles Yuen
Citizen
Username: Serviceberryfan
Post Number: 153
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Saturday, November 12, 2005 - 10:12 pm: | |
Here's another vote for Hunan Spring. Probably been there or gotten take-out three or four times per month for twelve years. Bad dishes -- two or three. Good fortune cookies -- two or three. (Somehow they're always stale.) Table service can be inconsistent. No delivery! -- Charles |
js
Citizen
Username: Js33
Post Number: 118
Registered: 6-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 10:19 pm: | |
Thanks to all those who suggested Ginger Taste. We had it tonight & it was so much better (IMHO)than B&H. We had the Gen. Tsao's chix, pork fried rice & chix & broccoli in brown sauce. - A pretty boring order, but we loved it all-the-same. I am looking forward to trying the other places suggested. THANKS! |
ess
Citizen
Username: Ess
Post Number: 507
Registered: 11-2001
| | Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 10:11 am: | |
Maybe B & H is reading this board.
In the interest of convenience last night, I picked up a couple of boring dishes from B & H. They were really quite good -- way above the quality of the last time I'd ordered from there. |
Pippi
Supporter
Username: Pippi
Post Number: 1432
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 28, 2005 - 12:28 pm: | |
ess - must have missed you! we were there last night too. I tried a dish I had never ordered from B & H before - moo shu vegetables. It was YUMMY
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