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beauford3641 t1_jb9j54x wrote

Reply to comment by Previous_Floor in East Bay Old Timers Question by RedditSkippy

I remember going there as a kid. Luke's Inn was our usual place for Chinese food (or, going WAY back, Bing Sum on Water Street), but occasionally we'd switch it up with Jade Tree. Honestly of all the things I miss about living in Warren, and of that entire East Bay area in general, it's the Fall River style chow mein.

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RedditSkippy OP t1_jbbyqbf wrote

A few weeks ago we got dinner at Luke’s. While I enjoyed the New England Chinese food fix, beyond the nostalgia, the food wasn’t really good. I felt kinda terrible the next day.

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beauford3641 t1_jbe0sqb wrote

Ugh. That's terrible to know. Luke's used to be excellent.

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RedditSkippy OP t1_jbebkfg wrote

Someone here said there’s a place in Barrington that’s better.

The other thing was that our food was out in, like, three minutes. There was no way any of that was even partially prepared fresh.

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retsuko_h4x t1_jbj2tyh wrote

I gotta say I actually like Luke's food. Coming from the west coast where you really don't get '80s style Chinese food anymore, it's nice to find places like that still exist around here. However, I agree that it is a bit odd how fast the food comes out. The last time we were there our entire table (4 people) was served in around 5 minutes and I was wondering how the hell they did it. There's like 200 items on that menu, are they all just sitting back there ready and waiting for someone to order?

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RedditSkippy OP t1_jbj9yas wrote

Okay, maybe it’s just me. The food tasted pretty much how I remember Chinese food tasting when I was a kid. Maybe I’m a snob now.

I will say that their hot mustard is crazy good. If they bottled it, I would buy some.

But…yeah. How did they make that food so quickly?

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