Chinatown
“I've also have had Chinatown deliver a few times and they were quick to deliver most of the time.”
“Chinatown pleasantly surprised me w it's chic interior and delicious Chinese and Japanese fares.”
“They have lunch deals for $6.95 which includes fried rice, soup(wonton, egg drop or hot and sour)or soda and hot tea.”
Chinatown
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
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3.5 stars overall. Chinese food is 4 stars, but I wasn't really impressed with the Japanese fare (it was fine, not great).
We got a smorgasbord of stuff to try. Here's what we tried:
Tea – 2 stars. Weak as hell to start (colored water) due to the single tea bag that had recently been dipped in the water, and only moderately better after it had been sitting for a while.
Miso soup – 3.5 stars. Good flavor, possibly too salty for most folks, but the seaweed was kind of tough.
Salmon sashimi – 3 stars. It was poorly sliced and although fresh, I've absolutely had fresher. The slices were thin and actually folded over (odd). If each order wasn't only about $2.50, I would have been upset.
BBQ spare ribs – 4.5 stars. Delicious, meaty ribs, sweet, sticky, satisfying.
Steamed pork dumplings – 4.75 stars. YUM. I generally don't enjoy the ground meat in dumplings, but these were something special. The pork was flavorful, memorable and addictive.
Beef Chow Feng (chow fun elsewhere) – 4 stars. The noodles were cooked perfectly, as was the beef. I didn't care for the peppers mixed in, and felt like it could have used more garlic. It smelled divine though.
Service was good, although one of the guys was rather curt. Our reservation for 7 on a Saturday night was totally unnecessary – we were one of maybe 4 filled tables. Dinner was cheap though! We left stuffed on $40 for 2 people.
Nice place to grab dinner, but I wouldn't go too far out of my way to get there.
I decided to check this place out since I live so close and have been hearing awesome reviews of this place. I didn't try the Chinese food – I probably should next time. I wasn't really impressed with the Japanese fare. It was good but not great.
Service was extremely slow. It was a Friday evening and there was nobody in the restaurant when we arrived. First, our waiter was not attentive. He hardly checked up on us. Then, it took forever for the sushi chef to make the sushi, although we kept on seeing many freshly made sushi orders leaving the restaurant to delivered?!
We ordered the edamame and shumai to share. The shumai was good. I also ordered two rolls: Tokyo roll and the Spicy Salmon Roll. Both rolls were good, but nothing great. I have had better sushi though. The sushi rolls were just a little too big and quite frankly, it made chewing the roll a little difficult.
Would I come back again? Maybe, just to try their Chinese cuisine.
Well this is going to be a shocker to all those Yelpers who have given this place great ratings Here's the deal– I ordered:
Egg drop soup— bland needed salt or something to give it flavor
Spicy Sesame noodle—not spicy at all regardless of the fact that we asked for spicy; small portion
Sweet & Sour chicken— thick crust; had to remove crust to be able to eat the chicken
Shredded Pork-Shenghai; Made as requested with no sugar; basically good flavor but where's the salt??
Brown Rice: Ordered in lieu of white rice. Tasted so iodized/metallic that I could not eat it.
Waiter (white shirt & dark pants) said he was sorry and couldn't do anything about it (like they say in the Bronx; can't do nuttin' about nuttin') Still he felt he could add to the bill by charging extra for brown rice I couldn't eat. He could have done something about that!!! But nope, he was going to put in on the bill anyway.
So to sum up i am giving Chinatown one star for the attractive decor that enticed us into going into the restaurant in the first place. Other than that I say,
Wise up Harrision, New Jersey…. Chinatown ain't all that good. Go to the real Chinatown in Manhattan and see what real Chinatown food is all about— I tell you one thing… it's not this!!!!!!!!!!
Good luck Harrison…. I am sad for you …….
The Chinese food served here was not at all Americanized, liked it a lot. Strongly suggest the duck and spicy fish. It was a bit slow though. They did not give us the fortune cookie!!
I order lunch for our office from here once in a while and generally have fresh sushi. We usually order the peppered tuna wraps, avocado salad, pineapple rice, the philly roll, tuna roll, and the california. All are made fresh and tastes delicious. They say about 45 minutes however they're generally here within 30 minutes or less.
Will continue to order from here.
Very good food from an unassuming Chinese restaurant. Food is surpringly not greasy and they have a bit more selection than the typical Chinese faire. The kung pow chicken and harbor shrimp are very good. I am also a big fan of the spare ribs. Spring rolls are a bit bland and greasy, so avoid if possible.
Try the Latin Lover! It's awesome! The quality of everything is good, and the eel, shrimp tempura, tobiko, and slightly spicy sauce compliment each other so well. Also, I totally recommend calling and ordering take out. Everything is packed nicely and they are very efficient.
Been coming here for years for great Chinese food (back when it looked totally different and had large fish tanks lining the walls – which always disturbed me.)
But ever since the makeover (due to a fire) they have installed a full sushi bar so don't let the "china" in Chinatown fool you! Quite a few Japanese inspired dishes can be found on the menu!
Whenever I can walk to get sushi it's going to get stars just for proximity. Luckily, their sushi is pretty damn good and the stars are strictly for that.
Bring your own (fill in the blank with your favorite poison – mine happens to be plum wine or a bottle of red), loosen the belt (you'll eat too much or maybe it's just me) and enjoy the comfy seats, great service and yummy food!