Philadelphia’s Chinatown has been a favorite dining location of mine since I was a young boy. While it has obviously long been home to numerous Chinese restaurants, over the past couple decades a good number of eateries featuring other East Asian cuisines have opened there. Among those, there is none that I’ve eaten at moreContinue reading “Getting My Malaysian On in Chinatown”
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Just Like Old Times
Although it’s long since gone out of fashion in favor of authentic regional cuisine, I’ve expressed my love for old-school Americanized Chinese food here many times with no sense of shame. I came of age eating it frequently during the 70s and 80s and still am always excited to find places that look like theContinue reading “Just Like Old Times”
The End of an Era in Philly’s Chinatown
A sour topic related to my love for circa 1970s-80s Chinese restaurants raised its ugly head again this past weekend. I had made plans months ago to meet with my family for dinner at one of the oldest remaining eateries in Philadelphia’s Chinatown – and the only one that still looks like the old-school placesContinue reading “The End of an Era in Philly’s Chinatown”
Visiting an Old Favorite in Philly’s Chinatown
I’ve posted on visits to old-school Chinese restaurants twice in recent weeks, but it takes more than two meals for me to tire of a favorite cuisine. So when my wife asked if I’d be interested in accompanying her into Center City for a mid-afternoon meal Sunday in advance of her volunteering at the PhiladelphiaContinue reading “Visiting an Old Favorite in Philly’s Chinatown”
Sang Kee Peking Duck House
While Sang Kee Peking Duck House does not fit into the mold of old-school Cantonese restaurants that I posted on recently, they are one of the oldest surviving restaurants in Philadelphia’s Chinatown. They were also one of the first that didn’t fit that mold. Sang Kee’s reputation was built on its Kong-style barbecued meats andContinue reading “Sang Kee Peking Duck House”
BZ Maestro Eats 