We wanted to make an attempt to celebrate Chinese New Year this week, and what better way to ring it in than with Americanized, MSG-laced takeout? My normal go-to, especially since I moved, has been Number One Chinese in Hazlet. However, our last order there encountered a small problem: there was a piece of metal…
Tag: Chinese Food
Restaurant Review: China Palace (Middletown, NJ)
Harmony Lanes has been around forever. I moved to this area in 1995 and remember going there with my parents at a young age. They have a Chinese restaurant attached to it called China Palace. When I say attached, I mean the restaurant is part of the building. You can access the alley through there,…
Takeout Joints Vol. 8: Chinese/Asian Part 3
I had been sitting on these reviews since fall but was waiting until the New Year to post them since a lot of people ring it in with Chinese food (including myself). China Garden (Red Bank) I think I have eaten more Chinese in October than any other month. So many late nights at the…
Photo of the Day: November 30, 2018
Another one from Sichuan Cottage. I have been there several times now, and there is little reason to try anything new. Their beef with chili in hot chili oil is not quite the harbinger of doom it appears, but rather a complex blending of flavors and textures. The spice makes your mouth tingle rather than…
Photo of the Day: November 29, 2018
Wontons in hot chili oil from the place that quickly became my favorite Chinese restaurant: Marlboro’s Sichuan Cottage.
Stir Fry on Sandy Hook
Last week, my chef friend Walter (featured on this blog here and here and maybe a few other places) went all out to whip up the following meal on Sandy Hook. He had said a week earlier that he wanted to have my mom, Justin, and I for stir-fry on the beach. However, he ended…
Photo of the Day: August 22, 2018
Stopped at Shanghai Bun for a “snack” after a five mile hike in the woods. Awesome pork buns here.
Restaurant Review: Sichuan Cottage (Marlboro, NJ)
I wanted my 200th restaurant review to be of a solid restaurant. As an avid reader and contributor to the Hungry Onion message board, I have noticed a love affair with a particular Chinese restaurant. That place is Sichuan Cottage in Marlboro. While the board is a place for debate over dining, there seems to…
Travel PA 2018 Part 4: Bethlehem Steel, Chocolate, and Thousands of Trout
We are nearing the end of posts for my recent trip to Pennsylvania. So far, we explored Reading and its Pagoda, got stuck in Crystal Cave when the power went out, and have eaten a ton of good food. Now, we are on to Bethlehem. This was a first-time visit for me while Justin had…
Restaurant Review: China Star (Bethlehem, PA)
Bethlehem on a Monday night is sleepy. Bethlehem on a Monday night after 10 PM after a few hours at the casino is dead. We searched online and drove around trying to find something. Anything. When it seemed like our only option was a Perkins, we did one more search and found a nearby Chinese…
Photo of the Day: July 25, 2018
A nighttime walk [after Chinese food] through the Poricy Park nature conserve in Middletown.
Photo of the Day: July 10, 2018
When was the last time you saw a Pu Pu Platter with sterno? Not since the glory days of Ruby Palace have I been served one in a Chinese restaurant. And yes, it makes a difference when giving the ribs and beef on a stick a little extra char. This one is from House of…
