Good Chinese Restaurant?
gme...@trinity.edu
for a good Chinese restaurant in the 183/
Aboretum area?
thanks
Glenn
Albert Nurick
> Visiting town - recomendations
> for a good Chinese restaurant in the 183/
> Aboretum area?
I enjoyed my last visit to P.F. Chang's, on Jollyville about a block
north of Great Hills. But some folks consider the experience to be
too upscale. I consider it to be the Mezzaluna of Chinese restaurants.
Another good choice is Suzy's China Grill on Anderson at Shoal Creek.
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Albert Nurick
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Norman Richards
<gme...@trinity.edu> wrote:
> Visiting town - recomendations for a good Chinese restaurant in the
> 183/ Aboretum area?
Could you define what you mean by good. If by good you mean
somewhat authentic, then Din Ho at 183/Ohlen (only a few minutes from
the arbor area) is probably the best bet that is close by. Most
chinese I know like it. If you mean above-average americanized
chinese then I honestly can't think of anything much in the area. The
closest might by Tien Hong on Burnet just south of 183. If you by
good you mean "upscale" then take Albert's advice in his message.
If by you are really just looking for asian food and not
specifically for chinese food then some places that people have
recommended to me (but that I have never been to yet) are Kyoto
(japanese - near braker) and Koreana. (mostly korean - but I think it
is a bit north of the area you are looking for. perhaps way north. I
forget :)
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Mike Dahmus
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>On Fri, 06 Aug 1999 13:44:44 -0500, gme...@trinity.edu
><gme...@trinity.edu> wrote:
>> Visiting town - recomendations for a good Chinese restaurant in the
>> 183/ Aboretum area?
>
>[good vs. authentic]
I really liked Jasmine Cafe, on Anderson Rd. (some Mexican place is in their
space now). How would you classify that place? It was recommended to me by a
native Chinese (who also ate there a lot), but I always thought of it as good
Americanized food. (Maybe I just picked the most Americanized dish... as you
can tell below).
Still miss that place. Haven't found General Tso's or Hot & Sour Soup anywhere
near the taste that place had.
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Lawrence Person
<gme...@trinity.edu> wrote:
> Visiting town - recomendations
> for a good Chinese restaurant in the 183/
> Aboretum area?
>
Tien Hong (Burnet & Ohlen) isn't too far away, and one of the better
Chinese places in North Austin. Right in that area, however, only Hwa Yuan
(11150 Research) comes to mind, and its a buffet place. A pretty decent
buffet place, but still...
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Norman Richards
> I really liked Jasmine Cafe, on Anderson Rd. (some Mexican place is
> in their space now). How would you classify that place? It was
> recommended to me by a native Chinese (who also ate there a lot),
> but I always thought of it as good Americanized food. (Maybe I just
> picked the most Americanized dish... as you can tell below).
Yes, Jasmine was reasonably authentic as was House of Pan just a bit
south on Burnet. Most chinese I know are from Taiwan, and they
preferred Pan which really was a true Taiwanese style cafeteria. I
don't know what regional influences Jasmine had, but mainland chinese
seemed to have a higher opinion of it. The first time I ate at
Jasmine, I was with a group of about 8 or 10 chinese and none of them
had anything bad to say.
As I said before, the current hot place seems to be Din Ho. They
seem to have a found a formula that attract both chinese and
non-chinese. I've enjoyed my meals there but found the service to be
a bit lacking at time.
Random trivia: Din Ho is cantonese. (Ding Hao in mandarin - the
same hao as in the restaurant "hao hao") It more or less means "best"
or "greatest".
AABA
> Visiting town - recomendations
> for a good Chinese restaurant in the 183/
> Aboretum area?
>
> thanks
>
> Glenn
The obvious upscale choice in the area you describe would be Chinatown, on
west side MoPac feeder road around Steck/Spicewood Springs Rd.
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>
>
> Random trivia: Din Ho is cantonese. (Ding Hao in mandarin - the
>same hao as in the restaurant "hao hao") It more or less means "best"
>or "greatest".
>
>
Anyone know what's that about?
Keith
Norman Richards
> > Random trivia: Din Ho is cantonese. (Ding Hao in mandarin - the
> >same hao as in the restaurant "hao hao") It more or less means
> >"best" or "greatest".
>
> Funny you mentioned that, I've noticed recently that Hao Hao's is
> now Hoa Hoa. Anyone know what's that about?
According to what I heard, the owners had some sort of disagreement.
The end result was that the Hao Hao in Dobie and the other Hao Hao are
no longer associated. Some time after the change they changed
their name to Hoa Hoa.
Hoa Hoa, as best I can tell, is vietnamese. The characters above
the door read "hua hua", which essentially means "glorious" and is
commonly used to refer to China. I suspect that in vietnamese this
can also refer to Vietnam, but that is beyond my language skills.
Regardless what the intended meaning is, it is pretty clear that the
change is intended to preserve the name recognition of the original
"hao hao" restaurant there.
For what it is worth - Hoa Hoa is essentially the same as it was as
Hao Hao. There have been a few menu additions and they added a
cafeteria style lunch special. You can still order off of the menu at
lunch time, but if they are busy they give you a dirty look. I've
also noticed that they don't serve some things (like soft tofu) before
about 2 on weekdays. I don't recall this being the policy with Hao
Hao, but I could just be forgetful.
The food at Hoa Hoa has never been particularly great. The lunch
special items are entirely forgetable, but their dinner menu is quite
varied. Portions are very large and when I am looking for a big meal
in the evenings, I don't hesitate to pop in.
temp
that I have visited:
1. P.F. Changs (upscale & kinda expensive for a Chinese joint, but the food is
excellent - I recommend the orange peel shrimp)
2. Suzies (average setting, but the food is pretty good -- the jalapeno
chicken &
sesame chicken are especially good)
3. Chinatown (has a decent view & the food is pretty good)
4. Tien Hong (the truck stop of chinese places -- the food is only C+, and the
service is C-, IMHO only)
-John Dodson
Lawrence Person wrote:
> In article <37AB2D1C...@trinity.edu>, "gme...@trinity.edu"
> <gme...@trinity.edu> wrote:
>
> > Visiting town - recomendations
> > for a good Chinese restaurant in the 183/
> > Aboretum area?
> >
Patrick M. McMillin
I know we have been on this topic several times,
but for great Chinese-American cuisine, I still
like Wan-Fu on Oltorf above all others. Their
garlic chicken is very happening.
Patrick