New Yorkers and Chinese Food

[job]

Originally Posted by Cup B4 I Die

I tried asking for ranch dressing at a pizza joint in my wife's hometown on Long Island.

They laughed at me. I kind of asked for it as a joke, to embarass my wife, but ranch dressing on pizza does not fly on the east coast.

No it does not my friend. Try that in NYC proper and u get ur a$$ beat.

[mcsorleyminute]

Originally Posted by UnholyGoalie

I've heard that quite often. Of course, the mass influx of immigrants through the east coast has a lot to do with that.

I like to think of it this way:

There are no In N Out's anywhere on the east coast. For that reason alone, they need to shut their yaps and bite into a double double animal style.

Agreed!


The best thing about NYC to me, foodwise?
Egg and cheese on a kaiser roll.
It's a NYC specialty.

[job]

Originally Posted by mcsorleyminute

Agreed!


The best thing about NYC to me, foodwise?
Egg and cheese on a kaiser roll.
It's a NYC specialty.

MMMMMMM...kaiser roll...

[Annapurna]

Originally Posted by Fisch

I'd hazard to guess the Chinatown in SF would be the most "authentic" and well respected of all the chinatowns in the US. I'd also hazard the guess that the NY chinese cuisine was the first to be Americanized for taste.
Interesting subject, I don't know what the main cuisine of NY's chinese is.

I personally like sichuan and hongkong style but I think cantonese is the most widespread.

It's not really a "Chinatown" but I've heard time and time again that Monterey Park has the most authentic Chinese food in the USA.

I don't know if San Francisco's Chinatown is more "authentic" than Seattle's Chinatown, but it is definitely more respected and better known.

[gescom]

Originally Posted by Snape

It's not really a "Chinatown" but I've heard time and time again that Monterey Park has the most authentic Chinese food in the USA.

I don't know if San Francisco's Chinatown is more "authentic" than Seattle's Chinatown, but it is definitely more respected and better known.

you do NOT go to Chinatown in Los Angeles to eat... that is a joke! there are however a couple market/deli whatevers that make some pretty f***ed up s*** that is exclusively "Chinatown" though.

hell, Rowland Heights has some better food than Chinatown.

Seattle does have some great Chinese food as well.

[Annapurna]

Chinatown in LA is just scary.

[job]

Originally Posted by gescom

you do NOT go to Chinatown in Los Angeles to eat...

Unless it's the French Dip at Philippe's of course.

[lunchbox]

Originally Posted by Snape

It's not really a "Chinatown" but I've heard time and time again that Monterey Park has the most authentic Chinese food in the USA.

it's actually informally known as "little taipei". i have a friend in taiwan who says everyone there knows about it.

on a side note, i had my wedding reception in that general area because the chinese food there is the best in socal.

[lakingsfan2000]

They laughed at me. I kind of asked for it as a joke, to embarass my wife, but ranch dressing on pizza does not fly on the east coast.

Does that fly here? It sounds disgusting.

[Cup B4 I Die]

Originally Posted by lakingsfan2000

Does that fly here? It sounds disgusting.

Hell ya, ranch+pizza=pleasure for your tastebuds.

I'll pretty much put ranch on just about anything that is in the bread family.

[gescom]

Originally Posted by lunchbox

it's actually informally known as "little taipei". i have a friend in taiwan who says everyone there knows about it.

on a side note, i had my wedding reception in that general area because the chinese food there is the best in socal.

you know.... when i was little, the powers that be were trying very hard to have the city renamed Oriental Gardens. apparently they felt it would eventually loan itself to all things far east.

[SDG517]

Originally Posted by Cup B4 I Die

Hell ya, ranch+pizza=pleasure for your tastebuds.

I'll pretty much put ranch on just about anything that is in the bread family.

Haha, I do the same thing its delicious.

[Fisch]

I never heard of ranch dressing on pizza. Dressing and sauce overload...yuck.

I called the chinese part of the san gabriel valley Little Peking.
I lived in that general area for years.

[SloMo26]

Actually when I worked in Pasadena, we used to call our neighboring city "Chan Marino." Mostly because of all the rich Chinese parents would send their kids there for school and set them up in some nice houses.