It was the ideal time for us to come back to their roots. Two of our last three Journeys took us to Flushing, NY. We needed to discover our selves once more. Focus our being. Get back into the 'hood.
We've attempted a mixof different styles of Chinese nourishment. Cantonese, Szechuan, Singapore style. However, never Legitimate Chinese sustenance. There are a lot of Genuine Chinese restaurants in Manhattan. Yet, our Journey, up 'til now, isn't to discover the best Chinese restaurant on that little finger of an island that they call Manhattan. Our Mission is to discover the best Chinese restaurant on LONG Island.
Along these lines, we needed to discover the most thickly populated Jewish region we could conceivable find. The Five Towns. Objective: Lawrence, NY
What's more when we got there, we about missed it. It beyond any doubt watched finished and off of business from the outside. Be that as it may, we're keen Jews. We're proficient. We know how to peruse. The sign said "Open for Business". That must imply that they're open for business.
So in we went.
For any individual who needs to emulate our example, the restaurant is placed at:
Cho-Sen Island
367 Focal Road
Lawrence, NY 11559
Furthermore, goodness what a schlep it was to get there. Oye vey!
The quantity of yarmulkes in the restaurant dwarfed the quantity of chopsticks by a degree of 40-5 (or, 8-1 for those of you mathematician who like to bring their divisions to the most minimized shared factor (Jews AND Chinese will love that reference!)
The restaurant was pressed. Furthermore it was a Wednesday night. I can just envision what the swarm is similar to on the weekend. Hmm... Shabbos. Maybe Wednesday IS their occupied night of the week. Dunno. Can anybody confirm what swarms there are similar to on a weekend for us please?
There's a sushi bar in the restaurant. We didn't request. Truth be told, the way that there was a sushi bar almost excluded the restaurant. Be that as it may, we did some examination and discovered that sushi didn't originate from Japan. It began in China. (check wikipedia in the event that you don't accept Mee). Along these lines, Cho-Sen Island was back... furthermore we were there.
The restaurant additionally has a thoroughly stocked bar (however nobody was sitting at it, yet they do serve a full slate of beverages). The mai tai's, I must say, were fantastic. Alright, was marvelous. I simply had one. Could have had an alternate... be that as it may, we did some pregaming of an alternate sort preceding strolling in.
We needed the full Chinese nourishment experience. A genuine feast. It's a bit hard with the restaurant being Legitimate and what not. No pork for instance. D'oh!
At the same time, what we saw on some different tables made me shake my head. Steak and potatoes. Truly? It was seen at truly a couple of tables. Unmistakably THAT was NOT for the Mee's.
In this way, what did we consume? We requested:
Wonton and Subgum Wonton Soup
Chicken Noodle Soup
Veal Spareribs
Monster and Phoenix (delicate lumps of prime-rib steak and succulent chicken sauteed & served on an "enclosure" of choicest Chinese vegetables. ideal for a ruler or princess!)
Twofold Pleasure (fish & veal)
Destroyed Fresh Hamburger
Chicken Chow Mein
Vegetable Singed Rice
A few perceptions on the off chance that I may. Initially its Glatt Legitimate. A percentage of the dishes were to a great degree lavish (yet incomprehensibly, our bill was path lower than we anticipated. Mee's do affection getting a deal. Furthermore, great sustenance!)
Furthermore the sustenance WAS great. Shockingly great. A Ton better than a percentage of the other Chinese restaurants we've been to.
A couple of objections... the sauces tasted precisely the same on a couple of our dishes. Furthermore, our taste buds recognized a great deal of sodium.
We exited full, bloated truth be told (none of us were eager an hour later... I intentionally held up not to wirte this audit for 24 hours just to see when we'd get ravenous once more). There were left overs as the nourishment was exceptionally filling. Anyhow, we didn't battle over who was NOT going to take it. It was taken home merrily.
Unassumingly submitted for your utilization,
-Lonnie Goldman otherwise known as Mee Magnum ("Cleave! Cleave!")
The Chinese Journey
http://www.thechinesequest.com
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