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Man Fook Lo Cantonese Restaurant Equivalent in Baja?
I was just following an intense Chowhound discussion about the much-loved, departed Man Fook Lo Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown, Los Angeles.
My family used to go there once a month in the '60's.
Is there an equivalent in Baja?
To view the discussion, please go to this link: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/57703
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
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I begin to judge Chinese restaurants by the Fried Rice, and I've yet to find a quality equivlant in Mexico as that which is almost common above the
border.
I have not, however, had an opportunity to do a Fried Rice tour through Mexicali. Perhaps....some day when I have the misfortune to spend some time
there.
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Gypsy Jan
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Fried Rice Chow Tour?
I am there.
As long as the outside temperature is bearable.
Last time in Mexicali it was 115 degrees and I was very sick from heat poisoning.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
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Mexicali Chinese Restaurants
My ex husband was from Mexicali and I can say without a doubt that the Chinese food there was excellent (someone told me once that the Chinese came to
build railroads there)...after a long drive through La Rumerosa and through La Salada we would stop and enjoy a great meal...
Ensenada, I have to say has the absolute WORST chinese food I have ever tasted, smothered in grease, although Charles Grey has told me Dragon La
Cabana is good..I order mine with menos aceite por favor!! | Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
Is there an equivalent in Baja?
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I begin to judge Chinese restaurants by the Fried Rice, and I've yet to find a quality equivlant in Mexico as that which is almost common above the
border.
I have not, however, had an opportunity to do a Fried Rice tour through Mexicali. Perhaps....some day when I have the misfortune to spend some time
there. |
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Here's some "Chinese in Mexicali" info for ya:
http://chinese-mexico.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html
http://chinese-mexico.blogspot.com/2007/03/mexicalis-chinato...
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MAN FOOK LO?
haven't been there but I've been to these similar ones:
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Gypsy Jan
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HA!
I knew that is was only a matter of time before someone went there.
But that really was the name of the restaurant and in the interests of being accurate as opposed to fearing being mocked, I went with accuracy.
“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow mindedness.”
—Mark Twain
\"La vida es dura, el corazon es puro, y cantamos hasta la madrugada.” (Life is hard, the heart is pure and we sing until dawn.)
—Kirsty MacColl, Mambo de la Luna
\"Alea iacta est.\"
—Julius Caesar
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Are you ready for some "Double Entendres?"
http://www.businessadministration.org/blog/60-unintentionall...
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chinese food
| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
My ex husband was from Mexicali and I can say without a doubt that the Chinese food there was excellent (someone told me once that the Chinese came to
build railroads there)...after a long drive through La Rumerosa and through La Salada we would stop and enjoy a great meal...
Ensenada, I have to say has the absolute WORST chinese food I have ever tasted, smothered in grease, although Charles Grey has told me Dragon La
Cabana is good..I order mine with menos aceite por favor!! | Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
Is there an equivalent in Baja?
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I begin to judge Chinese restaurants by the Fried Rice, and I've yet to find a quality equivlant in Mexico as that which is almost common above the
border.
I have not, however, had an opportunity to do a Fried Rice tour through Mexicali. Perhaps....some day when I have the misfortune to spend some time
there. |
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Certainly not in La Paz. Don't even get me started on sushi.
Guacala.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by C-Urchin
| Quote: | Originally posted by EnsenadaDr
My ex husband was from Mexicali and I can say without a doubt that the Chinese food there was excellent (someone told me once that the Chinese came to
build railroads there)...after a long drive through La Rumerosa and through La Salada we would stop and enjoy a great meal...
Ensenada, I have to say has the absolute WORST chinese food I have ever tasted, smothered in grease, although Charles Grey has told me Dragon La
Cabana is good..I order mine with menos aceite por favor!! | Quote: | Originally posted by DENNIS
| Quote: | Originally posted by Gypsy Jan
Is there an equivalent in Baja?
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I begin to judge Chinese restaurants by the Fried Rice, and I've yet to find a quality equivlant in Mexico as that which is almost common above the
border.
I have not, however, had an opportunity to do a Fried Rice tour through Mexicali. Perhaps....some day when I have the misfortune to spend some time
there. |
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Certainly not in La Paz. Don't even get me started on sushi.
Guacala. |
Theres a decent chinese restaurant across from Soriana, and we have two pretty good sushi restaurants, one is Vivi sushi in the malecon, and the other
is Odayaka sushi at Costa Baja.
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Seriously?
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Poon Palace
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For some reason my favorite was not in that group.....
Comment: Confucius say, "If you are in a book store and cannot find
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I wonder what happened to Ayds. I think they were one of the first diet foods around. Did they change their name or did they just give it up?
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