27 Century Ave N
The doors had opened when I arrived but many of the buffet trays/stations had yet to be stocked. It would be stocked throughout the meal, requiring multiple trips to see what was brought out.
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Indian Aroma - Maplewood, MN
27 Century Ave N
The doors had opened when I arrived but many of the buffet trays/stations had yet to be stocked. It would be stocked throughout the meal, requiring multiple trips to see what was brought out.
Saturday, May 2, 2009
North China Restaurant - Maplewood, MN
CLOSED July 2016
3070 White Bear Ave N
I wasn’t thrilled with their offerings. She ordered Mongolian Beef, Sweet and Sour Shrimp, and Pork Chow Fun. As we waited for the takeout, I walked down the buffet line. Hmmm…
I was ravenous by the time we got home. I tore into the cartons and was pleasantly surprised by the appearance of the food. It looked a lot better than the buffet station food, however, the true test would be in the eating.
Mongolian Beef. Nice thinly sliced but large cuts of tender beef. No rough dry cuts of beef. The green peppers were sliced right and cooked well. The brown sauce was just right the right combination of sweet, salty, and spicy.
Sweet and Sour Chicken. Nice nugget sized chicken breast with a light batter. The sweet and sour sauce was subtle rather than typical overpowering.
Pork Chow Fun. This was the most pleasant surprise. First, it was missing that all elusive wok hay taste, however it was still very good with all the right ingredients. Two things really surprised me to my liking. Instead of using precut rice noodles, they used rice noodle sheets that they cut/tore resulting in noodles of varying width. The pork wasn’t pork as I had expected but rather Chinese BBQ pork and good quality BBQ pork at that.
No doubt North Chinese caters to the fried rice and kung pao chicken crowd. To me that usually means mediocre quality but North China is a pleasant surprise in the sea of Americanized Chinese restaurants. If what we ordered today is representative of the quality they normally serve off the menu, I would recommend it and would continue to order from here.
Prices are competitive and they serve a good quantity for the money.
3070 White Bear Ave N
I wasn’t thrilled with their offerings. She ordered Mongolian Beef, Sweet and Sour Shrimp, and Pork Chow Fun. As we waited for the takeout, I walked down the buffet line. Hmmm…
I was ravenous by the time we got home. I tore into the cartons and was pleasantly surprised by the appearance of the food. It looked a lot better than the buffet station food, however, the true test would be in the eating.
Mongolian Beef. Nice thinly sliced but large cuts of tender beef. No rough dry cuts of beef. The green peppers were sliced right and cooked well. The brown sauce was just right the right combination of sweet, salty, and spicy.
Sweet and Sour Chicken. Nice nugget sized chicken breast with a light batter. The sweet and sour sauce was subtle rather than typical overpowering.
Pork Chow Fun. This was the most pleasant surprise. First, it was missing that all elusive wok hay taste, however it was still very good with all the right ingredients. Two things really surprised me to my liking. Instead of using precut rice noodles, they used rice noodle sheets that they cut/tore resulting in noodles of varying width. The pork wasn’t pork as I had expected but rather Chinese BBQ pork and good quality BBQ pork at that.
No doubt North Chinese caters to the fried rice and kung pao chicken crowd. To me that usually means mediocre quality but North China is a pleasant surprise in the sea of Americanized Chinese restaurants. If what we ordered today is representative of the quality they normally serve off the menu, I would recommend it and would continue to order from here.
Prices are competitive and they serve a good quantity for the money.
Saturday, February 7, 2009
JJ Fish & Chicken - Maplewood, MN
3094 White Bear Ave N
I wish the TC had places like JJ Fish & Chicken at every street corner, not to say that JJ is located on a corner. It's the concept of a small unpretentious old school eatery that sells good street food at good prices.
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