| Grex > Cooking > #62: Chinese Restaurants in AA/Ypsi |
| response 11 of 130: | 
Dec 6 01:14 UTC 1993 |
I noticed another new Chinese restaurant on Washtenaw between AA and Ypsi. It's across the street from the Don Carlos Mexican restaurant and called China Express or something like that.
| response 12 of 130: |
Dec 18 19:40 UTC 1993 |
I think that's the restaurant which used ot be Forbidden City East. My favorite in town is Empress and I love the Crispy Shrimp dish (S-8). Someone told me that they had one of the best Chines meals ever in Chelsea at a place called Chinese Tonight near Polly's market. Anyone tried it?
| response 13 of 130: |
Dec 18 22:43 UTC 1993 |
The restaurant at Washtenaw and Golfside has been Forbidden City East, but it has just been purchased by the manager, and will be called Emerald City. (I asked, and he did not know about the OZ stories.)
| response 14 of 130: |
Dec 19 14:16 UTC 1993 |
RE 12: Chinese Tonight is good. Nothing exceptional, except the lines to
pick up your order. They are either way understaffed or really
disorganized. The unique thing is that they are probably the only
Chinese restaurant within 20 miles of my home.
| response 15 of 130: |
Dec 19 14:26 UTC 1993 |
Steve, wouldn't Saline be closer to Manchester than Chelsea? If so, there is a pretty good Chinese restaurant on Michigan Ave, called The Golden Mushroom (or something close to it). We've been there a number of times and found it quite good.
| response 16 of 130: |
Dec 20 03:06 UTC 1993 |
It's in the little strip mall on the east side of Saline beside Leutheuser's Restaurant. Yes, it is quite good, but if you go, be careful and don't start laughing uncontrollably.
| response 17 of 130: |
Dec 20 23:39 UTC 1993 |
Er, we did one time, and the wait and kitchen staff all had then check us out, peeking from behind doors and such. Tsk, tsk. Can't take John anywhere.
| response 18 of 130: |
Dec 21 03:50 UTC 1993 |
Was it the MSG in the food that set off the laughing fit????
| response 19 of 130: |
Dec 22 11:37 UTC 1993 |
RE 15: As to distance it's very close. Chelsea is about 15 miles from home
and the restaurant in Saline is about 20 I think. Hmm, this
sounds like a candidate for "now what can I do on my commute into
work this time?":) ( I drive right by the Saline restaurant.)
| response 20 of 130: |
Dec 22 11:41 UTC 1993 |
RE 16: As to laughing, I don't remember anything in particular. For some
odd reason, most Chinese restaurants seem somewhat depressing to me.
| response 21 of 130: |
Dec 22 20:32 UTC 1993 |
I forget what it was we were laughing about -- nothing to do with the restaurant per se, I think. But the waitstaff found our behavior amusing. Why depressing?
| response 22 of 130: |
Dec 23 20:30 UTC 1993 |
Dunno. Must be those years in the bamboo cages of the Mekong Delta? Oh and it's 16.8 miles to the Golden Wok and about 12 to Chinese Tonight, but only if you live at my house.
| response 23 of 130: |
Dec 25 12:21 UTC 1993 |
Gack! Bamboo cages? Geometry tells us (if one makes certain simplifying assumptions) that there are two points at those distances from the restaurants, unless your house is on a straight line joining them.
| response 24 of 130: |
Dec 26 00:43 UTC 1993 |
John, assuming your assumption was that the distance was measured in a straight line, then I agree with your assertion that there are two places that shf's house could be located. I dod not follow that part about the straight line between them. Those points would involve shorter distances. Isn't it shameless the way we highjacked a Chinese Restaurant item to talk about math? :-)
| response 25 of 130: |
Dec 26 01:03 UTC 1993 |
Wouldn't be the first time. :-*)> If shf's house is on a straight line joining the restaurants, *and* the straight-line distances are as he stated, then the two circles whose centers are at the restaurants and pass through his house are tangent, with a single point of intersection. *Please* somebody get this item back on Chinese restaurants before we kill again.
| response 26 of 130: |
Dec 26 01:58 UTC 1993 |
I think I've had it with Christmas-type food. I think I'll go to Dinersty for lunch tomorrow.
| response 27 of 130: |
Dec 31 12:07 UTC 1993 |
Yeah, the christmas season should be symbolically closed on say January 2nd with a dinner involving roast rack of reindeer.
| response 28 of 130: |
Jan 9 18:11 UTC 1994 |
(this is now linked from aaypsi to kitchen)
| response 29 of 130: |
Jan 9 19:39 UTC 1994 |
Is that 21 Chinese restaurants, or are you including Korean, Thai, etc.?
| response 30 of 130: |
Jan 9 23:12 UTC 1994 |
Chinese restaurants only.
| response 31 of 130: |
Jan 10 16:15 UTC 1994 |
Wow.
| response 32 of 130: |
Jan 13 04:05 UTC 1994 |
Has anyone noticed any Caucasian employees of Dinersty, or are they all Mongoloid?
| response 33 of 130: |
Jan 13 12:18 UTC 1994 |
They do have at least one Caucasian employee. You'll love this, Tim. The guy's got a nose ring.
| response 34 of 130: |
Jan 13 17:33 UTC 1994 |
I like the Golden Chef between Dexter and Jackson off Stadium. Their food seems to be a little fresher than that at Dinersty.
| response 35 of 130: |
Jan 13 20:10 UTC 1994 |
Golden Chef is our favorite place for carryout -- good food, close to home.