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dromyrtlebeach t1_j1mqtiv wrote

Nan Zhou is my favorite all around place to eat in chinatown.. sang kee for duck.

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topscholar2 t1_j1mrv1m wrote

Definitely not Dan Dan \s. Take your large order/reservation elsewhere ;)

In all seriousness Dan Dan is great

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OlderThanMy t1_j1msz58 wrote

Don't you have to book well in advance?

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MagnusUnda t1_j1mt22t wrote

Dim Sum and Grand Palace on Washington between 6 and 7!

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Cowboy_Yankee t1_j1mv411 wrote

Please educate me, why must Philly Jews eat Chinese?

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wiy t1_j1mxdk7 wrote

Kung Fu hotpot!

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animetg13 t1_j1n0rsy wrote

Either Tom's dim sum or the Sang Kee Peking duck House.

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[deleted] t1_j1n260i wrote

Replying to diatriose (#1,058,592)

Okay…sort of a story but hang in there with me. Born catholic. Raised catholic. Always had a natural inclination towards getting Chinese on certain holidays (thanksgiving, Christmas etc). Got my Ancestry DNA kit for the holidays last year. Results comeback. I’m 47% Eastern European Jewish. 47%!!!

So either a parent lied, I was mixed up in the baby room, OR someone in the family made some huge moves in the game of survival.

Either way, super proud of my ancestry. Also, now having read this post, I feel vindicated in my wanting Chinese for the holidays.

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YoungHeartOldSoul t1_j1n28bf wrote

Omg I was just wondering where the places to get good Chinese are around town, thank you OP.

Also, what it it about Chinese food that allows Jewish people to eat it right now?

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piper4hire t1_j1n2wyu wrote

I'm eating chinese right now. Am I jewish now?? Oy vey.

Put me down for Lee How Fook. They have the best salt baked squid.

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JacobHH0124 t1_j1n3c64 wrote

If you want the added bonus of a kosher restaurant, two very good kosher vegetarian Chinese joints: Su Xing and Unit Su Vege!

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Odd-Emergency5839 t1_j1n58k2 wrote

Everyone’s weighed in on Chinatown spots already. Some less known bangers are in little Saigon/Bella vista area. Shing Kee is a lovely family run sit down/takeout spot. Everything I’ve had there is great. Really anything from that plaza or wing phat plaza is outstanding.

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ThisHatRightHere t1_j1n8bo6 wrote

Replying to Cowboy_Yankee (#1,058,824)

It’s because traditionally most stores and restaurants are closed on Christmas, leaving Jewish people who have a day off with nothing to do little options. Chinese places are always open so over time Asian business owners and Jewish people have created an unspoken holiday bond across the country.

Granted, might be a bit different this year due to Hanukkah overlapping.

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soniabegonia t1_j1ncmfj wrote

I like Han Dynasty for Christmas, the pickled vegetables with flounder soup is great for winter

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alaman68 t1_j1nd2qn wrote

China Garden Inn. get the salt and pepper shrimp

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stonkautist69 t1_j1ndpkr wrote

Were you looking for any type of Chinese cuisine in particular? There are tons of options I am a fan of

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felis_scipio t1_j1neehz wrote

Replying to diatriose (#1,058,592)

I have to laugh at the title, I’m not jewish but years ago I was visiting a girlfriends family who was and we went out for Chinese where the Dad went on in exceptionally great detail how Chinese was the traditional Jewish food during Christmas season.

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freedoomed t1_j1nhfi0 wrote

Nope. I tired that once and couldn't actually find a Chinese place that was open near by.

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defusted t1_j1nja9a wrote

Gentile here, we're getting Chinese too

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ollie149 t1_j1nn6t3 wrote

Wait, as someone who’s not Jewish, why Chinese specifically? Is it like a Philly food exchange where they have Jewish food and you have Chinese food?

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B-BoyStance t1_j1npdzd wrote

My entire family has covid and couldn't come so I'm joining you guys for Chinese tonight

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FLORIDA_MAN_WRESTLES t1_j1npliz wrote

Not a member of the tribe, but out in West, it's gotta be Fu Man Lou on Market out by 61st

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powerbook01 t1_j1nzymf wrote

I’ve heard good things about Ho Sai Gai in China town, or else Dan Dan is always a good go to

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8_Foot_Vertical_Leap t1_j1o0ds1 wrote

Replying to BureaucraticHotboi (#1,062,211)

I got Tom's chinatown for the first time recently and the sticky sauce dishes were SOOOO syrupy, like way more than even your typical American Chinese fare. I'd go so far as to say sickly-sweet, couldn't have more than a couple bites. Don't know if that's always been the case or a recent development.

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Mikemo05 t1_j1o90d6 wrote

Replying to felis_scipio (#1,060,838)

Yeah it mainly comes down to the fact that we don’t celebrate Christmas but everyone’s off work anyways so a cheap low effort things to do is a big family meal at the only place that’s open (Chinese)

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Mikemo05 t1_j1o99xu wrote

Replying to ollie149 (#1,061,880)

it mainly comes down to the fact that we(jews) don’t celebrate Christmas but everyone’s off work anyways so a cheap low effort things to do is a big family meal at the only place that’s open (Chinese)

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filladellfea t1_j1oe3ze wrote

my family in mt. airy gets takeout from cin cin, up in chestnut hill

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DutchApplePie75 t1_j1oe6jc wrote

I am a gentile but am bookmarking this purely for Chinese food recommendations

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rockyroad55 t1_j1ooec5 wrote

Sang kee is a tourist trap for duck. You want to go to siu kee or ting wong. They’re both near the firehouse.

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butatwutcost t1_j1oorkp wrote

Replying to TK528e (#1,061,336)

Been going to Tai Lake for most of my life. My #1 spot for Chinese, specifically Cantonese seafood which is one of my favorite cuisines. Unfortunately I see that it’s not mentioned in many posts asking for Chinese recs.

Idk how it meshes with kosher though.

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PhillyPanda t1_j1ors5n wrote

This thread is much nicer than the other thread holy fuck

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BlessedBeTheFlerm t1_j1ouz95 wrote

Replying to rockyroad55 (#1,066,450)

Ting Wong is the best for their triple threat roast duck pork and shrimp wonton noodle soup and regular roast duck. But Sang Kee’s Peking duck was great last time I had it.

But yes Ting Wong so affordable and criminally underrated.

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BearJew1991 t1_j1p08r9 wrote

I married into a Cantonese family and it's great since every year I get to keep up the tradition! This year we went to China Gourmet in the Northeast.

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JHG722 t1_j1p64gj wrote

Replying to TheThingy (#1,063,630)

They were open, but stopped taking orders early because of dine in. We got food delivered to my brother and SIL from there, but we called at like 3 PM. They told us it was good we called early, because they were going to disconnect the phone around dinner time.

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tipyourwaitresstoo t1_j1p7af3 wrote

Replying to diatriose (#1,058,592)

We never celebrated Xmas and would take our kids out to Chinese for years while they were growing up. I didn’t realize it was a Jewish tradition until a few years into “our” tradition. We were just eating at the only open restaurants. Btw, we’re African American. P.S. We did Thanksgiving like this too but added a movie.

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Mikemo05 t1_j1p8o1h wrote

Replying to GALACTON (#1,068,840)

I’m pretty sure there is one close to lower Merrion where you can take regional rail to it. I think UPenn chabad might have one for pots and plates tho(not 100% sure)

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Fat_Head_Carl t1_j1psicz wrote

Replying to [deleted] (#1,059,381)

That's wild... We did some genealogy work in my family, and my dad's uncle was actually his brother.

Apparently my grandmother got knocked up as a young woman, and her parents raised her son as her brother. Pretty sure it's because they didn't think she'd be able to get a husband back then.

Eventually she married, and had 5 more kids.

My dad passed away young, never even knowing he had a brother. Wild stuff!

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TheBSQ t1_j1pu4vb wrote

That reminds me, I got one of those promo emails from Mike Solomonov’s restaurant group (Zahav, Laser Wolf, etc.) for a “fancy” traditional Jewish Christmas dinner featuring Peking duck, and other Zahav-style takes on Chinese dishes at their Fishtown event space. Think they were going to screen a movie there too.

Did anyone try that?

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bdpyo t1_j1pw4p1 wrote

anyone ever heard of mandarin (sp?) house right by fkd&girard it’s american chinese but it used to be the best

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Irrelavent1 t1_j1pymij wrote

Google Christmastime for the Jews.

No name calling. It’s satire.

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BeerorCoffee t1_j1pzdx0 wrote

Replying to soniabegonia (#1,060,622)

When I first moved to the area a coworker of mine gave me a Chinese food reco, sent me the link over with im. Needless to say I didn't click on it until I asked why he was sharing a link to Handy Nasty with me. Just didn't seem work appropriate at the time.

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smibrandon t1_j1q4wt4 wrote

A day late, but Tiffin on Federal St. is/was open Christmas, if you wanted to mix things up a bit

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DoGreat_DieGood t1_j1q75hm wrote

Replying to xreekinghavocx (#1,071,962)

Pork lard is pretty common to use in authentic Chinese food in place of oil or butter, makes it taste great! My mom (who worked in a Chinese bakery for years) always warned me not to eat too much dim sum or pastries since lard is heavily used in those.

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Cortado267 t1_j1qihgw wrote

Replying to smibrandon (#1,072,717)

Tiffin (on Girard) used to be my usual place for Indian delivery and we ordered from them last Xmas. However, after a 2hr plus wait (not even on holiday) cold food delivered, and no concern from the restaurant staff, I was ready to face the reality that the service was not worth the trouble. Tried Tiffin on Federal but was not to my taste.

This year we did a pick up from Amma’s (15th& Chestnut Sts) on Xmas. First time I have tried them and was happily surprised! Great vegetarian options.

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Cowboy_Yankee t1_j1rjeg4 wrote

Replying to youngbuck215 (#1,073,292)

Oh so in India along with Indian food , Chinese food is the one of most sought after food. Sometimes people prefer Chinese over Indian and this is a huge topic of debate when people go out to eat . But this is not typical authentic Chinese , this is a indo Chinese mix which I have only found in one restaurant in Houston called Alings. Some Indian places in PA and in rest of US try to make Indo Chinese food but so far it’s been a disappointment lol.

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SaltySeth2 t1_j1snhma wrote

I got duck, roast pork, shumei, and some soup takeout from Canto House and it was pretty good.

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OnionLegend t1_j1vyruq wrote

As an American of Chinese descent who lives here in Philly, thank you all for eating Chinese food so I have more Chinese places to go eat 🤤 What’s a Jewish restaurant you would recommend me? What dish?

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