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Chinatown lunch recommendations

2 posts · Dec 5, 2003

Theaksonftupet.comDec 5, 2003
Riggs wrote:
> Making the annual Chirstmas pilgrimage to Chinatown on Monday. Who is
> serving up the best cheap lunch these days?

When I asked this question Kenji ( a good man ) answered thus

I like to take clients to Emperor's Choice:

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It's in the middle of the block, on the West Side on Wentworth.

There's linen on the tables which is a nice touch, the help is very professional, and the food is always fresh. At lunch they probably will have a "specials" sheet which has a limited selection but may be to your liking, but also ask to see the main menu.

In regards to parking you can always pay about 3.00 dollars and park in the lot that is at about 23rd, on the East side of the street next to the bank in the middle of the block. Emperor's Choice may even
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Someone wrote:

> Making the annual Chirstmas pilgrimage to Chinatown on Monday. Who is
> serving up the best cheap lunch these days?

At lunch time they are all cheap (well almost). One of my favorites is Lao Tse Chuan, in the new annex, right across from the Walgreens. For something trendy and polular, there is Joy Yee's Noodle Shop a few doors down and acroos the hall.
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