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Monica Jun 30, 2006 03:03 PM

Any good fish restaurant in Chinatown?

I know where to get good peking duck and i know where to get good dim dum but i don't know where to get tasty fish in Chinatown.
Any recommendation for grilled fish?

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    Pan Jul 7, 2006 06:26 PM

    Any good banquet restaurant will serve good fish dishes. I've had delicious fish dishes at Congee Village, for example. And if you don't mind a dish with shredded instead of whole fish, the eel special at Yeah Shanghai is terrific.

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      Brian S Jul 7, 2006 06:32 PM

      Agreed. A larger restaurant just wouldn't be considered top-notch if it didn't serve good fish. In fact, most of the better places put "seafood restaurant" in the Chinese name, just to show they are in the major leagues. I can't offhand think of any restaurant in Chinatown about which I'd say, "that's a great restaurant... but steer clear of the fish!" (This is especially true of Cantonese restaurants and places featuring other seacoast cuisines; I woundnt rush to try the fish at the vaguely Uighur-Manchurian A Fan Ti in Queens)

    2. wleatherette Jun 30, 2006 05:28 PM

      I love Fuleen. In addition to steamed whole fish and live shrimp, I'd recommend the stir-fried fish cake, the greens with 1000yr old egg, scrambled egg with shrimp, and the baked scallops.

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        Chandavkl Jun 30, 2006 03:45 PM

        Grilled fish is not particularly common in Chinatown as steaming and deep frying are the more common methods of cooking. East Ocean, 53 Bayard, has a great sweet and sour fish fillet dish. Also several restaurants adjacent to Fuleen on Division St. feature all kinds of seafood and are quite good. These include East Seafood (17 Division), Sunrise 27 Seafood (27 Division) and Hua Du Seafood (31 Division).

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          DaveS Jun 30, 2006 03:28 PM

          Don't know about grilled, but I would recommend Fuleen for fish.

          11 Division St, Btwn Catherine & Market St

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            Monica Jun 30, 2006 03:34 PM

            Thanks Dave,
            what should I order from here?

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              DaveS Jun 30, 2006 05:05 PM

              Any steamed whole fish is usually really good. Also there's a sea bass casserole thats really good.

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