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re: wench31
Yes, I went on the opening day. The menu looks identical, although as I mentioned there was a dim sum cart circulating that they've never had before. The dim sum items I saw looked mostly the same as Wonder Seafood's, although I didn't look closely. The shrimp dumplings were identical. They were extremely busy and had the expected delays and hiccups, although nothing major. I tried to order the roast pork/bbq pig combo but ended up with the duck/chicken combo, which was pretty good.
My next few trips will be something like this:
tofu skin/tofu casserole (new? don't remember this)
pork/pig doubleheader
dim sum extravaganzaThey used to have a great beef stew casserole that was never on the menu. It's still not on the menu, but maybe they still make it.
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re: chuck98
Went there today. I will say stay away for a month to let them all their issues first.
Got there around 11:30 and their way too small parking lot is already full. There was a 15 minutes wait which was fine. However, once seated, the service was a disaster.
We ordered three simple things - Roast Pork/Roast Duck combo rice, wonton noodle, and a beef congee. Wait almost 40 minutes for them. We are not the only one, a lot of people was waiting forever for their food. China Bowl is meant for a quick meal, so this is quite unacceptable. During our wait, the server keep bringing us stuff we did not order. And it happened quite a few times. Just total chaos.Anyway, the Chinese BBQ is probably still the best we can get in CNJ. The wonton noodle was not good; it used to be better. The wonton was poorly made and the soup base is just basically water. The minced beef congee was not up to standard either but was at least acceptable.
The new space is definitely nicer than the old one but they really need work. As other poster has mentioned, they serve dim sum. The quality of dim sum was okay at best. I think they are stretching themselves too thin by serving dim sum. The old menu has plenty to offer already; they should just focus on that. The dim sum was totally unnecessary especially Wonder Seafood do it much better down the road.
I will definitely be back but will wait for them to iron out their problems first.
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re: yCf
wench31
Aug 11, 2012 07:26 PM
We went there for dinner on Thursday night around 8:30 pm and waited 15 mins for a table. We were a party of 3 and got sat at a large table. Thank goodness, there wasn't much of a wait after we were seated. I hate to share tables! :). My daughter ordered the beef with egg sauce over rice and loved it. It tasted the same as before. We also ordered stir fried bitter melon and liked it. Our last entree was fish, roast pig and tofu casserole. The casserole was missing the fish. We addressed the issue to our waiter and he had the kitchen rectify it. He came out with a full order of fish for us! Instead of getting 2 or 3 pieces in a casserole, he gave us a full plate! Nice! Even though it was near closing time, service was still uneven. There was a party of 6 that were seated before us and the kitchen lost their order. We got served before they did. The wait staff are all different and they all speak Mandarin. Not used to that because it used to be all Cantonese. Like you, I think I will wait a little before going back. Glad that they reopened. Brought back memories that I took my parents to the previous place.
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re: ieee488
I was there for lunch the other day, and was quite surprised by the chaos. I had been to their prior location a couple of times; it is certainly a much bigger place. People were circulating in the parking lot waiting for spots to open up, on a weekday no less..
There were definitely at least some Cantonese speaking waitstaff. My lunch companion, who used to frequent their old place, recognized a few staff members, but there were definitely new faces.
The staff seemed to be pretty stressed with the volume and they started a rudimentary numbering system for tables while I was there which wasn't working all too well.
Had brisket wonton noodles, companion had boat congee (pronounced pretty decent), and shared a roast pig/roast pork combination plate.
I thought the noodles were average, a bit soggy for my liking (though I am a stickler for firm, almost crunchy noodle texture); like ycf, thought the broth was kind of weak, and didn't have much depth of flavor. Brisket was ok, not particularly flavorful, probably could be more tender. Roast pig was pretty good, with crisp skin; was cut into larger pieces than expected. Roast pork was ok.
Hopefully, some of these issues are a function of trying to manage the high volume.
Will probably retry a bit later to see how things evolve.
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re: yCf
Still hanging, but not in the window. They took over a standalone bar and grill, so the space is pretty different. I'm sort of baffled as to how they could afford to renovate for 2-3 years. Maybe there wasn't another tenant available so they didn't have to pay the mortgage until now?
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re: joisey al
1628-1630 route 27 Edison, Edison, NJ.
1 (732) 572-7272
11:00 am - 10:00 pmFacebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/China-...
It's about a quarter of mile south off Rt 27 off it's old location/new Hmart. It's located in the north bound side of Rt 27.
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