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Always Under Construction!! New Jersey Area Restaurants 新泽西地区
Chinese-家常菜，北方菜 鸿宴楼 New Chinese Restaurants Last Visit (9/06) Update 9/06 sucks sucks sucks now... such a let down. food no longer that good. the nice lady no longer there. No real reason to go no more. Update 3/06 rumor has it that the owner moved away. and now only one of the chief stayed Home style food, for those of us who doesn't know how to cook it's a cheap place to fill one self up. They offer good variety with home cooked mid level meals. Slowly adding very authentic and good food. though I would stay with the Northern dishes since the Chief is from TianJin. The eel is very good and is killed after you order, the difference is obvious. It was on the papers not too long ago, prices are getting higher and more people are there... 虹城 King's Village
Last Visit (Jun/2003) 满怀希望的去，It's sad what passes as Chinese food in New Jersey... Suppose to be Northern food, but it tasted like dorm food. 好友记 Good Friends
Last Visit (Feb/2003) Better than happy city, which make this place suitable for human consumption. 南宝宛
Last Visit (Apr/2004) Hahaha, what a joke, seriously though, it's another store for the mid west. I don't get how people can think this place is good. It's just weird. Waiters seems to be Chinese and there are Chinese people eating there, but the food is just not even.. (cold shivers).... I guess if you have high blood pressure this place can be good, since they treat salt like gold and use it very sparingly if any at all. Last Visit (Aug/2004) It's a little far but the food is so so. It's better than some of the Dim Sum around Princeton, of course. This place still can't compare with the places in SoCal. The food for lunch was good, Have more live food than other stores I've visited before in NJ. 皇都 Wonder Seafood
Last Visit (Nov/2006) So so... I would still go to Phili for this, but if you're close and is by the area it's a heck of a lot better than Happy City, since they actually have living tanks... We got the last elephant clam. KC 海鲜城
Last Visit (Jan/2006) Not good, Americanized Cantonese food... They cook with the right stuff, just not the right taste or the right amounts. Looks impressive from the outside, take a picture and move on. 快乐城 happy city
Last Visit (Jun/2003)
Southern Chinese foods. The best Chinese food
restaurant with in 5 miles of Princeton U. Which is really not saying much.
The food are certainly what I considered inhuman. Don't go unless you have
to. Drive 1/2 hours to Phili instead.
镁沁 King's Castle
Last Visit (Oct/2002)
closed
Really don't have much in
terms of variety or quality. We only had dim sum there and it was edible.
Can't compare with those in other cities though.
川妹子 (Szechuan House)
Last Visit (Sep/2007)
Well... what should I say... I was in India
all summer and I still didn't think it was anything special... it's around
the same level as 龙园 which is... not saying
all that much... Although I'm not ruling out the possibility that I just
went on the wrong time, 2pm, when the cooks might not be the most ...
awake...
九寨沟川菜火锅城
Last Visit (Oct/2006)
1167 Raritan Ave. (on Rt
27) Highland Park, NJ, 08904, (732)5729510
The hot pot sucks, but the dishes are pretty good.
which means edible. But not really a authentic place. That doesn't exist
outside of CA.
Last Visit (Jul/2004)
Relatively authentic for an American Chinese food
restaurant. Very limited selection and high prices. Feels almost like a
steak house.
Cathy 22
Last Visit (Oct/2004)
124 Route 22 W.
Springfield, NJ 07081，(973)4678688
龙园 Dragon Palace
Last Visit (Mar/2006)
It's not bad, even though it's one of the better Sichuan restaurants this
coast, I still feel it's been tuned for Western tastes a bit.
四川第一楼
Last Visit (Jun/2006)
Update: a second store has opened in the
Asian food market 美东 plaza in plainsburo. It seems slightly better than the
other one.
OK Szechwan food.
It's above average quality, a few dishes are fairly authentic compared to
what's available On the East coast. Everyone orders 夫妻肺片, which is the
spiciest food there, so... feel my pain...
天府
Last Visit (Feb/2006)
Update: Eat there several times in the summer
of 2005. The food were OK and the service still below par. During one visit
the chef and the owner got in to a loud verbal argument. The food all in all
were above average but there are others on the same level
天福阁
seems to be a better choice if driving from Princeton.
would not even let us in. Just because we arrived 30
minute BEFORE they closed. The Hostess obviously understood Chinese but
started refusing entry to us in English, which is fine by me, since I know
how to scold people better in English anyways. So apparently the kitchen is
shutdown 30 minutes before closing, though you can order takeout. Waiters
speak fluent Chinese but prefers to be rude with broken English. Wouldn't go
again even if the food was authentic.
大上海
Last Visit (Feb/2006)
Not too bad... decent... expensive... as expensive as an upscale stake
house, you know, the kind that have a dress code? the eel could be live..
and is cooked OKly.
大千美食林
Last Visit (July/2005)
239 Raritan Ave, Highland Park, NJ 08904. (732)247-8813
Two stores now, the other one is in Princeton
shopping center. edible not great but not too bad.
香港面家
Last Visit (Jan/2007)
Yummy food, mostly authentic opens late, good
tapiyoka tea. Like a Chinese cafe on the west coast only less choices.
马来槟城Penang Malaysian Cuisine & Sushi Bar
Last Visit (Dec/2005)
In a word, disappointing. After
eating around here more, it's actually fairly good. But it's one of the
first few Malaysian places went to after coming to Jersey and hence the
disappointment. One store is behind KinMen supermarket on rt1, the
other is in the Wal-Mart parking lot across the Rt1 from mercer mall...
Try Indian bread.
莲园
Lotus Garden
Last Visit (Apr/2002)
10 Schalks Crossing Rd.,
Plainsboro,(609)799-8888
东の王 Super
Star East Buffet
Last Visit (Jun/2003)
311 Nassau Park Blvd. (609)987-9168
好世界美食城 World Buffet
Last Visit (Nov/2004)
368 Route 33, Hamilton,
NJ, 08619 (609)689-3688
Less expensive than East Star Buffet. But
don't feel the quality of food is up there.
池荷雨轩 Jade Lotus
Last Visit (Closed in July
2004)
Recently closed and renamed. The new place is definitely
American Taiwan food. Not very good at all.
味香
Last Visit (Sep/2004)
1000 Aaron Road, North
Brunswick, NJ, 08902 (732)821-2133
Taiwanese restaurant, have their loyal
customers but the food did not fit my taste, or stand out in any way.
Last Visit (Sep/2005)
60 Parsonage Rd.,
Edison, New Jersey 08837
Amazing sushi!. just that amazing!!! They also have a
store in Tokyo, which explain why, I guess. Not the cheapest place, but
definitely worth it.
Makkoli Seafood
Last Visit (Mar/2006)
If you've been to Todai you know this place.
Compare to Minado it does not have the scale, but when there are lots of
people you can still get sashimi and stuff like that. They only had two
kinds and was very crowded on Saturday. Things also tasted better there too
compared to Minado. Though with the noted lacking of Uni and only two tuna
and salmon Sashimi.
Minado
Last Visit (Feb/2006)
If you've been to Todai you know this place. Even the layout is the same.
Fairly good warm dishes and Sushi. The only complaint is the more expensive
dishes, like the lobster, sashimi, and uni are replaced really really slow.
Avoid Friday and Saturday nights, the crowds could be a killer.
Ota Ya
Last Visit (Dec/2005)
It's actually in
Lambertville, NJ. Very good
Japanese food. Tastes great including sushi and sashimi. Other warm foods
are also good. I would go there again. Matches those Japanese restaurants in
LA.
将军 Shogun Japanese
Cuisine
Last Visit (Nov/2005)
3376 Rt. 27 Kendall Park. tel: (732)422-1117
Hanchon Korean
Restaurant
Last Visit (Oct/2006)
6783 N. 5th Street,
Phila., PA 19126, (215)4240260
This place seems VERY authentic, it passes all our tests.
All the customers are Korean, the food tastes the same as in Korea.
Absolutely no one in the restaurant speaks any English, which made ordering
an animated affair. Fortunately, the English menu came with pictures and
relatively good English descriptions. The food was fantastic! The Cow bone
soup was to die for! A little hint, when you go in there, just find a table
and sit down. Everyone did that and the waitresses were looking at us weird
for standing and waiting. The BBQ meat were good but a bit expensive, given
the portions.
Jong Ka Jib Soft Tofu
Restaurant
Last Visit (Oct/2004)
6600-6606 N. 5th, St.,
Phila, PA 19120, (215)9240100
和Hanchon
Woo Jeon
Last Visit (Feb/2004)
411 Route 1 South. (732) 572-6100
锦湖 GUM HO JUNG
Last Visit (Jul/2004)
It looks really nice from the outside. So nice that I don't think there's a
need to go in. The food isn't all that bad, just nothing really stands out.
南江 Namkang Korean
Japanese Restaurant
Last Visit (Closed in Jul/2004,
moved to Phill area)
Not bad. Actually the BEST Korean food I've had outside of Korea. Through
I'm not an expert in Korean food, it seems really quite authentic. It fits
most of the criteria for authenticity, namely the waitress/waiter doesn't
speak much English. Very good. It had the
mysterious spicy sauce they have in Korea on
every table. They closed for renovation and will reopen
7/31/04 though I'm writing this in September and last time we checked they
were still closed, so call first.
明洞纯豆腐
Last Visit (changed name/owner Dec/2006)
Update: A new Korean restaurant in it's place
have incredible BBQ meats on wood charcoal, Tofu is good but not great.
Sushi is fresh but not too inspired. if ordering BBQ order #1 and #3 to get
the wood charcoal
Good Korean tofu, seems fairly authentic. Also have some
Japanese stuff sushi sashimi. Korean stuff is good, the Japanese stuff are
not that good. seems to be going down hill though...
Nassau Sushi DO NOT VISIT
Last Visit (never)
Next to Tom's Sweets in Princeton
Last Visit (Mar/2006)
Like Black Angus, only better. A western
themed steak house. Good prime rib. I likie.
Last Visit (Feb/2005)
3499 Rt.1 South & Emmons
Drive
Last Visit (Oct/2006)
3331 BRUNSWICK PIKE
KC Prime Restaurant
Steakhouse
Last Visit (Mar/2003)
4160 Quakerbridge Rd Lawrence Twp,
(609)2755418 H.I. Rib & Co.
Last Visit (Dec/2005)
Good enticing ribs, have specials every
day... and the baby-back ribs... yummy.
Progressive American
Cuisine
Last Visit (Oct/2002)
Don't remember anything... Cuz they don't have prime rib. It's not bad if
someone else is paying. No one there, except us, was younger than 70 years
old. so...
Massimo's
Last Visit (Oct/2003)
Too rich for my taste. Better than Olive Garden but can't be compared to the
real thing. (added 09/2004)After going to Italy I no
longer think this place is good.
Last Visit (Feb/2005)
3255 BRUNSWICK PIKE, US HWY #1
Last Visit (Sep/2006)
3191 US Route One, Lawrenceville, (609)
895-1262
Last Visit (Apr/2004)
3330 Brunswick Pike (609) 799-9559
Last Visit (Don't remember)
3465 U.S. Hwy. 1, 609-987-8020
Last Visit (Feb/2006)
260 US Highway 206 S, 908 281 9753
Last Visit (Jun/2004)
3345 BRUNSWICK PIKE (RT 1), (609) 987-9207
Last Visit (Jun/2004)
4095 US HIGHWAY 1, 732-329-8500
Last Visit (Sep/2003)
4591 Rt. 27, Kingston (closed)
Last Visit (Oct/2003)
3817 US RT #1, 609-514-1900
Ω Cafe
Last Visit (Don't remember)
Somewhere on Rt 1 near the further walmart.
past rt18.
Last Visit (Aug/2005)
They are everywhere
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