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Mission Chinese Food
Sichuan
Bartender Thad Vogler eats here at least once a week for the inspiring and unique Sichuan cooking of chef Danny Bowien. It’s a Sichuan restaurant that shares the location with an existing take-out restaurant.
2234 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA 94110, T: 415.863.2800
Gourmet Dumpling house
Northern / Southern Chinese
Chef Jamie Bissonnette’s go-to is the tripe, tongue and tendon salad, but he also enjoys the soup dumplings, whole fish, crab, braised pork shank with bok choy. It’s the best choice for offal in Chinatown.
Chef Ming Tsai loves the soup dumplings. “They are handmade to order, so it takes 15 minutes and they are just freaking delicious.”
52 Beach Street, Boston, MA 02111, T: 617.338.6223
Boston, MA
Where To Eat Chinese | Beyond New York
January 27, 2011
What
A round-up of where to eat Chinese food (outside of New York) based on recommendations from chefs, restaurateurs, sommeliers, and wine writers.
Why
There are so many different regions, cuisines and styles of Chinese cuisine, exploration is part of the fun.
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Boston | Philadelphia | Miami | Austin | Las Vegas | San Francisco | Montreal
Lung Gong
Sichuan / Szechuan
Chef Michael Schwartz enjoys the Lotus flower sautéed with garlic at this authentic Miami Szechuan restaurant.
11920 Southwest 8th Street, Miami, FL 33184, T: 305.553.4644
Miami, FL
Din Ho Chinese BBQ
Beijing / Peking
According to chef Joe Ng, you should always order what they are “advertising.” You’ll notice cooked ducks hanging in the window of Din Ho - so follow local chef Tyson Cole’s (Uchi and Uchiko) recommendation and order the Beijing Duck.
8557 Research Boulevard, Austin, TX 78758, T: 512.832.8788
Austin, TX
CHINA MAMA
Various
When chef Rick Moonen is looking for Chinese food in Las Vegas, this is where he eats. He recommends it because it’s cheap, the food’s the real deal, and it’s BYOB.
3420 South Jones Boulevard, Las Vegas, NV 89146, T: 702.873.1977
Las Vegas, NV
Dim Sum Garden
Cantonese
Physically a hole in the wall, but chef Jose Garces comes here for the food: soup dumplings, scallion pancakes, chicken on a stick, and the #7 pan-fried dumplings.
59 N. 11th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19176, T: 215.627.0218
Philadelphia, PA
R & G Executive Lounge
Cantonese
Located at the meeting point of the Financial District and Chinatown, they are focused on traditional Cantonese cuisine. Local chef Michael Mina comes here for the Salt & Pepper Dungeness Crab.
631 Kearny Street, San Francisco, CA 94108, T: 415.982.7877
San Francisco, CA
Ton Kiang
Cantonese
Known for their Dim Sum. When chef Donald Link heads back to San Francisco, he always loves to eat at Ton Kiang.
5821 Geary Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94121, T: 415.752.4440
Beijing
Beijing / Peking
Le Club Chasse et Peche team in Montreal heads to Beijing, along with other chefs in Montreal, for their Chinese food.
92 Rue de la Gauchetiere Ouest, Montreal, Canada, T: 514.861.2003
Montreal, QC - Canada
Joyful House
Cantonese / Hong Kong / Contemporary Chinese
Chef Kerry Simon was introduced to Joyful House by chef Jean-Louis Palladin and has been coming back ever since for the “real deal” cuisine in Las Vegas’ Chinatown.
4601 Spring Mountain Road, Las Vegas, NV 89102, T: 702.889.8881
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