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dooffy 12-03-2022 09:38 AM

chengs-the best

Bea&Mike 12-03-2022 09:50 AM

Chinese buffet two we found
 
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Originally Posted by DiviAruba (Post 2162640)
Any good Chinese food in the area? I have not been able to find any in TV.



We found two one in Ocala called Ocean Buffett they have it all; and one in Leesburg Itachaban Buffett by Mall off 441 going East going to Dt Dora.

Michael 61 12-03-2022 10:00 AM

Reading many posts, I see there are many who don’t know the difference between Chinese, Japanese, Thai, Korean, etc. I don’t eat any “fusion” type Asian places, as their menu is all over the place, and they don’t fully execute any one singular Asian cuisine well. (i.e. I won’t go to sushi restaurants where the sushi chefs are Korean).

eweissenbach 12-03-2022 10:14 AM

Funny; anytime there is a discussion about specific food types you can count on a few responses that go, “there is nothing in this area that compares with where we used to live”. I am sure that if you go to Talk of Chinatown, San Francisco, someone would post “Nothing around here compares with blah blah Chinese restaurant in The Villages, Florida”.

Worldseries27 12-03-2022 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by larrycrilley@gmail.com (Post 2162915)
shanghai chinese restaurant in mulberry grove plaza is really good. I am from nyc and lived near flushing (if you know, you know). This is the darn near as good as any chinese take out back home. Haven’t had a bad meal, soup or appetizer yet. Reminder - it’s a take out and not a sit down. Address and website linked below.

(352) 751-1133

shanghai restaurant | chinese restaurant | we online order 10%off | add:8744 se 165th mulberry ln the
villages,fl 32162 | tel:352-751-1133


chinese food mulberry plaza - google search

bayside guy?

banjobob 12-03-2022 10:58 AM

Good reply so many have the same response. My thing is nowhere in Florida do home grown sweet corn or tomatoes compare o those in grown Ohio. But corn and tomatoes are really good here also.

BostonRich 12-03-2022 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by larrycrilley@gmail.com (Post 2162915)
Shanghai Chinese Restaurant in Mulberry Grove Plaza is really good. I am from NYC and lived near Flushing (if you know, you know). This is the darn near as good as any Chinese take out back home. Haven’t had a bad meal, soup or appetizer yet. Reminder - it’s a take out and not a sit down. Address and website linked below.

(352) 751-1133

Shanghai Restaurant | Chinese Restaurant | We Online Order 10%OFF | Add:8744 SE 165th Mulberry Ln The
Villages,FL 32162 | Tel:352-751-1133


chinese food mulberry plaza - Google Search

We've tried this a few times and were not impressed. Maybe it has improved in the last year or so? This location is really convenient for us and we do wish it was better. Why are the owners of Koyame starting over? Seems a little weird but we will have to see about the new place. Until then Chengs is our place to get Chinese food as we know it.

rogerk 12-03-2022 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2162653)
We like kayame and Ichiban

Where in TV are these located?

Spikearoni 12-03-2022 02:06 PM

Chinese Food
 
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Originally Posted by Stu from NYC (Post 2162717)
We still think Koyame is good and they do have new owners. The previous owners of Koyame are opening a new restaurant near NYPD in the near future.

We used to enjoy Koyame but recently found that the quality of the beef they use as well as the chicken dishes are sub-par in our opinion. We were quite disappointed as we frequently dined there if we were in the mood for Chinese in a restaurant without ambience. Now it reminds me of places we used to go to when we were teens and didn't know any better! If all you want are large portions with plenty of sauce so that you can take home meals to eat for several days, it's a good choice. To each his/her own.

Chamo 12-03-2022 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by raynan (Post 2162666)
We like Changs on 466 next to NYPD Pizza. Took a long time to find one we liked.

Changs is the best your going to find around this area. I’ve tried many and there was none close to the real style

Just jimmy 12-03-2022 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by DiviAruba (Post 2162640)
Any good Chinese food in the area? I have not been able to find any in TV.

. Lees in pinellas plaza on 466a is very good.

END OTT 12-03-2022 03:55 PM

Chinese food
 
Bamboo Bistro Lady Lake

Eat in restruants one that I found that wasn't take out

daniel200 12-03-2022 04:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Keefelane66 (Post 2162676)
New YorkCity, Boston and Chinatown Orlando any experience we found in The Villages subpar actually Panda Express might be one of the better to try. Seems the village Gourmet experience is burgers and fried chicken fingers which we make at home for a fraction of the prices charged.

Last i checked chickens don’t have fingers. If you find a chinese restaurant serving chicken feet … you will have found an authentic chinese restaurant. They can be served either crunchy or soft.

Stu from NYC 12-03-2022 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by rogerk (Post 2163047)
Where in TV are these located?

Kayame is near the village hospital, Ichiban is on 441 in Lessburg.

Waze will easily get you to both

ThirdOfFive 12-03-2022 06:29 PM

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Originally Posted by eweissenbach (Post 2162994)
Funny; anytime there is a discussion about specific food types you can count on a few responses that go, “there is nothing in this area that compares with where we used to live”. I am sure that if you go to Talk of Chinatown, San Francisco, someone would post “Nothing around here compares with blah blah Chinese restaurant in The Villages, Florida”.

Agree.

I would add that "authentic" Chinese food may be many different things. Sort of like "authentic" American barbeque. There may be some similarities but there are probably a dozen distinct varieties that differ tremendously one from another. China is huge; there may be as many or more differences, region to region, in "authentic" Chinese as there are in American barbeque.


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