Chinese in Pedro

[peterboy]

Let's suppose I wanna get take out and am too lazy to drive back and forth to Lomita--where do you go in Pedro for Chinese?

[Prpltnla]

Shin Shin Chinese Restaurant 1432 W 8th St San Pedro, CA 90732

I live in SP and this is the only Chinese restaurant I will go to. Shin Shin is a cozy, small restaurant in Weymouth Corners. I like the booths. Parking is convenient and free. The luncheon specials run until 3pm (if I remember correctly). Very affordable prices.
Top Wok is good for a fast food environment of tables and chairs.
Check out the little bakery up the street while you're there.

[Ernie]

That's good to know about Shin Shin. I live about 4 blocks away and always forget about trying that place. And I agree, Polly Ann is a neat old-school bakery

[chpskt]

Shin Shin is extremely mediocre Chinese food. We used to eat there a few years ago, it was Americanized Chinese food, but it was OK. It changed hands, and the food went way down hill.

[peterboy]

Shin shin, downhill. hmmmmmmmm
I guess we are at impasse here. Any other input?
sad to think I should crank out the oyster sauce and just get woking if I dont want to drive to Lomita, where the pay off is sumptuous.
The thing I remember about Shin Shin is the rabbi at the temple used to get chicken lo mein and he seemed to like it, but that is at least 12 years ago.

[Ernie]

The only place I've been to nearby is Top Wok on Western Ave. It is your standard Americanized take-out Chinese but decent enough

[Chandavkl]

There's a good reason why everybody from PV goes to Lomita for Chinese food--there's nothing there or in San Pedro worth eating. There was once a decent place near Ports of Call, but I don't think it's there any more.

[peterboy]

chandavki--I know all about Lomita and Royal Palace and Szechuan. I am truly talking about those post workdays when getting back in the car and driving out to Lomita is just too much.
I like the egg rolls at Nim Chan and they do some tasty food, I was trying to branch out to other places farther north on Western. or that spot at WeymouthCorners.