Favourite foods - Page 5

**scoundrel** · June 17th, 2009, 02:47 PM

All the following dishes are done extremely well and remarkably cheaply by the Wong Kei Restaurant in Gerrards Street, London: just off Shaftesbury Avenue and almost directly opposite the two dragons of Chinatown.

Shredded chicken Fried rice: sort of a Chinese risotto, tasty and filling.
Beef Fried Noodles: crispy noodles, green peppers and onion fried with the beef. Lovely.
Stewed Pork Fried Noodles: similar to the beef, but comes with been shoots as well, delicious.
Singapore Fried Rice: same as everywhere but they do a good one.
Scrambled Egg Beef Rice: exactly as it sounds. It shouldn't work. It really really shouldn't work. It works.

Beef and Tomato Rice: see Scrambled Egg Beef Rice.

This is only a sample of whats on offer. I recommend all of these and much much more. They all benefit from a small addition of chilli oil on the side, but you need to know that Wong Kei's chilli oil is a by product of the Manhatten Project.

Here is a review of Wong Kei for non-London and overseas members who are not among the cogniscenti.

http://www.london-eating.co.uk/2971.htm

Be warned, the food is really nice, very reasonably priced (two courses and jasmine tea for under £6 per person is hard to beat in London) but it is actually a superior fast food joint with lots of choice, good quality but service comes with a snarl. If you are alone they will expect you to share a table with anyone who happens to be using it. This conversation really happened: I was there. In your mental image of the waiter, conjure up a picture of the really hard psycho Chinese nutter-villain in Jackie Chan's Rush Hour and you're pretty close.

US tourist:[audibly shocked and irritated] Could I please have my own table?
Waiter:[cold stare, almost flips, right on the edge of his temper] If you want your own table, you bring it with you!

**tabler** · June 17th, 2009, 02:59 PM

Hey scounds, is that the one that has a big open fronted window that they serve take away from?

**scoundrel** · June 17th, 2009, 03:04 PM

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Originally Posted by tabler

Hey scounds, is that the one that has a big open fronted window that they serve take away from?

Well, they did have a big open fronted window and they did serve takeaway from it but they had a refurb in February. There is still a takeaway kitchen fight in front but takeaway customers have to step inside now: its not a tragedy. They weren't the only one in Chinatown who did that.

**tabler** · June 17th, 2009, 03:10 PM

It is the one then, Guys I can vouch for everything scoundrel said, it is one of the cheapest restaurants in London and the food is superb.

Another of my favourites in London is Belgo's in Covent garden it does Belgian cuisine and superb Belgian beers

www.belgo-restaurants.co.uk

**billybunter** · June 17th, 2009, 03:24 PM

Has anyone here tried Barry Norman's pickled onions? Superb! You can get them in tesco. For those that don't know, Barry is a British film critic.

**scoundrel** · June 17th, 2009, 11:09 PM

Free Image Hosting by ImageBam.com[/QUOTE]I've learned to be mistrustful of a small restaurant with a large menu. There's a French restaurant near Alexandra Palace where I eat very occasionally when I happen to have money to burn (they're well expensive). On any given day they have four standard offerings, a couple of specials which will depend on what was good in Smithfield Market that morning and a token vegetarian choice to show willing (until quite recently ''vegetarian'' was an alien concept in France).

They keep the choice narrow to make it easier for one chef and one gofer to do the prep and stay on top of the quality using fresh ingredients. Of course, if it all came out of the freezer in cellophane packets, they could offer a much wider choice.

Estreeter · June 19th, 2009, 05:13 PM

Right now, pigging out on these

Don't eat chocolate often, but when I do I go way, way overboard

**tabler** · June 23rd, 2009, 04:13 PM

Cant be arsed cooking tonight so Chinese I think, BBQ ribs to start followed by Duck in hoi sin sauce with chips washed down by a few cans of Guinness.

**billybunter** · June 23rd, 2009, 06:58 PM

Funny I just mentioned duck on the bbq thread. Great minds think alike

MrKinkade · June 23rd, 2009, 09:09 PM

How about Bombay Duck ?
err yes it's curried chicken work that one out.

June 17th, 2009, 02:47 PM	#41
scoundrel Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 26,247 Thanks: 162,424 Thanked 278,577 Times in 26,191 Posts	The Wong Kei Chinese restaurant, London. All the following dishes are done extremely well and remarkably cheaply by the Wong Kei Restaurant in Gerrards Street, London: just off Shaftesbury Avenue and almost directly opposite the two dragons of Chinatown. Shredded chicken Fried rice: sort of a Chinese risotto, tasty and filling. Beef Fried Noodles: crispy noodles, green peppers and onion fried with the beef. Lovely. Stewed Pork Fried Noodles: similar to the beef, but comes with been shoots as well, delicious. Singapore Fried Rice: same as everywhere but they do a good one. Scrambled Egg Beef Rice: exactly as it sounds. It shouldn't work. It really really shouldn't work. It works. Beef and Tomato Rice: see Scrambled Egg Beef Rice. This is only a sample of whats on offer. I recommend all of these and much much more. They all benefit from a small addition of chilli oil on the side, but you need to know that Wong Kei's chilli oil is a by product of the Manhatten Project. Here is a review of Wong Kei for non-London and overseas members who are not among the cogniscenti. http://www.london-eating.co.uk/2971.htm Be warned, the food is really nice, very reasonably priced (two courses and jasmine tea for under £6 per person is hard to beat in London) but it is actually a superior fast food joint with lots of choice, good quality but service comes with a snarl. If you are alone they will expect you to share a table with anyone who happens to be using it. This conversation really happened: I was there. In your mental image of the waiter, conjure up a picture of the really hard psycho Chinese nutter-villain in Jackie Chan's Rush Hour and you're pretty close. US tourist:[audibly shocked and irritated] Could I please have my own table? Waiter:[cold stare, almost flips, right on the edge of his temper] If you want your own table, you bring it with you! __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

June 17th, 2009, 02:59 PM	#42
tabler Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St James Park Posts: 7,029 Thanks: 112,519 Thanked 146,054 Times in 8,009 Posts	Hey scounds, is that the one that has a big open fronted window that they serve take away from? __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *Velcome to zee Forum. You must obey zee rules!*

June 17th, 2009, 03:10 PM	#44
tabler Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St James Park Posts: 7,029 Thanks: 112,519 Thanked 146,054 Times in 8,009 Posts	It is the one then, Guys I can vouch for everything scoundrel said, it is one of the cheapest restaurants in London and the food is superb. Another of my favourites in London is Belgo's in Covent garden it does Belgian cuisine and superb Belgian beers www.belgo-restaurants.co.uk __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *Velcome to zee Forum. You must obey zee rules!*

June 17th, 2009, 11:09 PM	#46
scoundrel Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 26,247 Thanks: 162,424 Thanked 278,577 Times in 26,191 Posts	Free Image Hosting by ImageBam.com[/QUOTE]I've learned to be mistrustful of a small restaurant with a large menu. There's a French restaurant near Alexandra Palace where I eat very occasionally when I happen to have money to burn (they're well expensive). On any given day they have four standard offerings, a couple of specials which will depend on what was good in Smithfield Market that morning and a token vegetarian choice to show willing (until quite recently ''vegetarian'' was an alien concept in France). They keep the choice narrow to make it easier for one chef and one gofer to do the prep and stay on top of the quality using fresh ingredients. Of course, if it all came out of the freezer in cellophane packets, they could offer a much wider choice. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

June 19th, 2009, 05:13 PM	#47
Estreeter *Administrator* Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The 19th hole Posts: 58,153 Thanks: 449,948 Thanked 897,126 Times in 60,353 Posts	Right now, pigging out on these Don't eat chocolate often, but when I do I go way, way overboard __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

June 17th, 2009, 03:24 PM	#45
billybunter R.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 14,404 Thanks: 51,687 Thanked 252,374 Times in 14,171 Posts	Has anyone here tried Barry Norman's pickled onions? Superb! You can get them in tesco. For those that don't know, Barry is a British film critic.

June 23rd, 2009, 04:13 PM	#48
tabler Comfortably Numb Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: St James Park Posts: 7,029 Thanks: 112,519 Thanked 146,054 Times in 8,009 Posts	Cant be arsed cooking tonight so Chinese I think, BBQ ribs to start followed by Duck in hoi sin sauce with chips washed down by a few cans of Guinness. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts. *Velcome to zee Forum. You must obey zee rules!*

June 23rd, 2009, 06:58 PM	#49
billybunter R.I.P. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Gone But Not Forgotten Posts: 14,404 Thanks: 51,687 Thanked 252,374 Times in 14,171 Posts	Funny I just mentioned duck on the bbq thread. Great minds think alike

June 23rd, 2009, 09:09 PM	#50
MrKinkade Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 211 Thanks: 467 Thanked 1,452 Times in 205 Posts	How about Bombay Duck ? err yes it's curried chicken work that one out.