New Year's Eve Chinese Food Experience
I followed with great interest the older thread on here regarding Chinese food. Getting Chinese food take-out on New Year's Eve is a beloved family tradition for us. For many years we always got it from King's in Loudon; but that was not an option for us this year as the owners retired earlier this year after 30 years of operation.
So, after reading the other thread we decided to order from Phu Jee in Meredith. So, on the morning of the 31st I tried to call Phu Jee's to put in an order. There was no answer and I quickly learned that they would not open until 4:00 and would close at 9:00. That made me very nervous as I did not want to wait until 4:00 to try to get them on the phone and then possibly be told that we would have to wait hours for an order. So, we went to our plan "B" and tried calling Green Ginger in Tilton, which we had never been to before. I called them at 11:00, they answered; took my order and asked me when I would like to pick it up. I told them 5:00 and they said, no problem, see you at 5:00 and you are order #47. So, I showed up at 5:00. What I saw when I walked in was spectacular! There was a line of other folks also picking up and the line was 4 abreast and 7or 8 deep. This was a line you stood in just for people who had already ordered so you could tell the cashier the order # you were there to pick up. I heard people asking for order #'s above 300 and this was at only 5:00. Behind the 4 young ladies that were asking customers what order they were there for was another 8 young ladies (2 behind each cashier) that were just fetching the orders. I was in and out of there with my food in less than 10 minutes. This was clearly not their first New Years Eve rush. The level of organization and professionalism was outstanding and the food was great too. We will definitely go back.:) |
As we ate our Chinese food new years eve we wondered and discussed who started Chinese food that night anyway?? :rolleye2:
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Speculating that the Chinese restaurants were the only ones open late on New Year's because they don't recognize Jan 1st as New Year's. Just a guess.
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That being said, whenever our kids stump us with a question we tell them to Google it. So, I followed my own advice and I found the following article online. Quote:
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Most of our distant friends do not share the celebration associated with having Chinese food that evening. Too bad for them. My family is from the south shore and have enjoyed food from all of the restaurants listed in the article.
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I'm a big fan of the Green Ginger. They serve japanese and chinese food and have excellent sushi--a good follow up to a day on the water.
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We went for lunch, they have a lot of choices many of which are marked as spicy. As that is our preference we each ordered an item marked as spicy. Each dish was well made with very nice flavor except they were on the boring end of mild.
When the manager came by to ask how our food was, we noted the absence of spicy. She told us that we have to specifically ask for spicy even if the menu indicates spicy. Hmmm why not inform customers when ordering? We may give it another try some time. Of course I remember one time that we sent the food back at a Chinese place with the compliant that it was not spicy. Apparently the cook said spicy? They want spicy? I'll fix them! And he did. |
I have been eating less and less Chinese food locally as it seem the quality has gone down , , or at least, it has become not remarkable. I agree that the spicy designation doesn't mean much, and I am distressed that I can no longer find any of the chestnut flour dishes that are prepared with a crunchy coating. I ordered a large dinner this past New Years Eve, but it will be my last order from any of the 4 or 5 Chinese restaurants around here, for me.
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We tried Green Ginger for lunch again this week. As I noted earlier at our 1st visit the "spicy" items on the menu came out mild. We were advised to specifically ask for spicy next time.
So this week we each picked a "spicy" item and asked for "extra spicy". Lunch was delivered with the waiter saying "extra spicy" as the items plates were placed on the table. We braced for the extra hot but it was a real let down. Not even a hint of spicy just like the 1st time. The dishes were good other than that, the hot and sour soup was very good and the price very reasonable. But if you like spicy Chinese food like we do, this is not the place. |
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