413465 Wed Jun 20 16:00:45 -0700 2007 15 15 Pennsylvania 0 2678892 Hi, Chowhoundists: Any recommendations for Chinatown in Philly? Probably around the Fourth of July. I have friends coming in from out of town, so I want to show them the best. Thanks very much. GG Wed Jun 20 16:00:45 -0700 2007 106773 GiselaGatzemeier 1 2680283 You will probably get better answers if you are more specific about your question. Everyone has different ideas about what 'the best' is. Which Chinese cuisines do you like, what restaurants have you been to before and liked, do you need a large space, how much do you want to spend, etc. Thu Jun 21 06:53:51 -0700 2007 2678892 12726 Dib 1 2680397 Ditto what they said (board search). Otherwise Ocean City on 9th is excellent and Harmony (vegetarian, very small place) also on 9th, is fantastic. I think it's called New Harmony now. If you don't mind a super-casual, fast-food atmosphere, Sang-Kee has been around forever and has some of the greatest duck around. Vietnam and Vietnam Palace on 11th St are wonderful if you like Vietnamese. There's a great dim sum place on the north side of Race st btw 9th and 10th, but I don't know the name...when I go I just recognize it by the fish tanks and the way the tables are configured. Thu Jun 21 07:21:29 -0700 2007 2678892 19849 CPaul 1 2681008 Definitely search the board, but also Rangoon on 9th between Arch and Race is wonderful burmese food Thu Jun 21 09:58:51 -0700 2007 2678892 76938 Bigley9 1 2681891 Lee How Fook, Sang Kee, VIetnam - can't go wrong at any of these Thu Jun 21 13:23:34 -0700 2007 2678892 23631 sailbadthesinner 1 2682827 Vietnam is excellent, as is Banana Leaf (Malaysian). Rangoon is also very good. Thu Jun 21 18:20:18 -0700 2007 2678892 14366 gina 2 2683377 For Dim Sum, Lakeside Deli. For Szechuan, Szechuan Tasty House. Personally I prefer Vietnam Palace over Vietnam, but your mileage may vary (they are across the street from each other.) Thu Jun 21 22:37:59 -0700 2007 2682827 64452 cwdonald 3 2683911 Does Lakeside Deli do steam carts or do you have to order dim sum from a list? I'm a dim sum junkie, and I usually go to Ocean Harbor, which is very very good. Fri Jun 22 07:22:56 -0700 2007 2683377 103215 malkazanie 4 2684419 Order from a list Fri Jun 22 09:38:40 -0700 2007 2683911 12898 saturninus 3 2738009 I have not tried Vietnam but I had a nice lunch at Vietnam Palace, as recommended by our Vietnamese cabdriver. He says that Vietnam is run by Chinese, which I know may not be a bad thing, but anyway we had nice cha gio (served with plenty of greenery!) and broken rice with grilled chicken and wonton with roast pork soup. The one shrimnp wonton was much more delicious than the other three pork wontons but anyway... Tue Jul 10 19:48:36 -0700 2007 2683377 29367 antepiedmont 1 2707576 I second CPaul's vote for Ocean City. Fri Jun 29 14:43:58 -0700 2007 2678892 88099 truman 1 2719395 Lakeside Deli and Lee How Fook get most of my business but I think Lee How Fook is closed this week. Wed Jul 04 12:24:06 -0700 2007 2678892 41020 bentley1530 1 2719406 There's a noodle place that's pretty good. I had an excellent beef stew stewed with noodle soup. I don't remember the name. I do know that it's on the right side of 9th street, when you head towards South Philly and has huge plate glass windows. The interior is very sparse. Does anyone know what I'm referring to? Maybe it's on 8th Street. It's about a block or two or three past the bus station. Wed Jul 04 12:28:03 -0700 2007 2678892 15393 bigmackdaddy 2 2738577 Sounds like Nan Zhou Hand Drawn Noodles Wed Jul 11 04:32:01 -0700 2007 2719406 12572 bluehensfan 2 2738646 If there's a counter at the entrance and ducks hanging in the window, I know exactly which place you're talking about. I don't know the name of the place, but my mother came across it one day. We were literally the only people there that weren't Asian, and there's no decor whatsoever- almost cafeteria style. It was some of the best noodles I've ever had! The place I'm referring to is on 10th St between Race and Arch, halfway down on the righthand side, if you're heading south. Wed Jul 11 05:38:42 -0700 2007 2719406 12365 jessicheese 2 2801998 yeah, it's either the place called, "chinese restaurant" (seriously), or Empress Garden. Tue Jul 31 20:11:31 -0700 2007 2719406 10118 joypirate