515863 Sun May 04 19:51:26 -0700 2008 1 8 Midwest 0 3656379 Apparently, China Palace -- the only really good Chinese place I know of in Madison -- is closed. A friend of mine told me the chef was hired away by a restaurant in Chicago and they never recovered. Is there any other Chinese restaurant in town ready to claim the throne? Sun May 04 19:51:28 -0700 2008 15381 Machaca 1 3657061 Nothing remotely like it. I am still reeling! Didn't get to go to China Palace nearly enough. (There are decent noodles at Hong Kong Wok in Hilldale, imho.) Mon May 05 06:44:10 -0700 2008 3656379 72378 jumble