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Yeah Silk road for Xinjiang style food. (not sure if it's Uyghur-specific or not, as they do have pork on the menu, but it seems geographically correct).


Wulli Wulli is OK, the Szechuan section is small but it's not bad at all. The rest of the Anglo-Cantonese type menu is fine, for that type of food.


Hong Kong City dim sum is not bad at all, if you've ever had dim sum in Chinatown then it is basically the same thing. I think in the evening they do fixed-priced all-you-can-eat menus, but I've never tried it... it might be fine, I have no idea.. lots of onions, one imagines.


Wagamama is not really Chinese... it's more sort of Japanese-ish with a handful of pan-Asian type dishes. I don't even think they have any branches in south London. FWIW I think it's nothing special, but it is consistent... if you find yourself in a shopping mall or a random high street, it's a pretty safe bet. They deserve credit for bringing katsu curry to the masses, although it should really be pork...

^I don't like Wagamama either


Dragon Castle on top end of Walworth Road was also ok for Dim Sum although haven't been there for ages.


Are there many great Chinese places though outside of central London? IME they all tend to be generically bland and aimed at British palates.

Some good vietnamese places here and there though

RyeRambler Wrote:

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> Don't overlook 148 on Lordship Lane. Ive only been

> twice but thought the food was excellent and good

> value. In town i think Phoenix Palace baker street

> has the best food. Hakkasan also has good food but

> place is a bit wanky



Where is 148 on Lordship Lane?


Wuli Wuli is OK.


Not keen on Wagamama (though as said above it isn't Chinese). I think it's gone way downhill since its early days ( but I haven't been there for years, so maybe it has gone uphill again!

DulwichFox Wrote:

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> 148 Chinese is the old Mr liu restaurant.


I?ve been a few times. There?s some fresh veg dishes done well here. I like the crispy seafood noodles.


It?s run by a guy who used to work in Won Kei in China Town and the food is quite similar.

148 Chinese


148 Lordship Ln, London SE22 8HB

Hours:

Thursday 5:30?10:30pm

Friday 5:30?11pm

Saturday 12?2:30pm, 5:30?11pm

Sunday 12?2:30pm, 5:30?10pm

Monday Closed

Tuesday 5:30?10:30pm

Wednesday 5:30?10:30pm


Phone: 020 8693 8266




I used to use Mr Liu (which stayed open late) because of its proximity to my house.

Food would still be hot when I got home. They were really friendly.


148 Chinese closes early. 10.30 on week days.

You need to get there earlier to place any order for Take Away


Too early if you have been to the Pub and want a late Chinese meal.


Eta:

Did try it once. The food was poor. not as good as Mr Liu was previously.

Satellite Wrote:

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> "work in Won Kei in China Town and the food is

> quite similar."

>

> Cheap and full of MSG then?



Never had an msg issue with either. That?s a bit of a perpetual myth around such food. I?m not saying it?s never used, but ?full of? along with ?cheap? has a certain dismissive ring to it, no?


The WonKei reference is more towards a Hong Kong style of Chinese restaurant.


And like any restaurant, if you don?t want a certain ingredient, like MSG, just tell them. But I like 148, they try hard and make some nice dishes. Their Char Sui is home made on the premises.

Beulah Wrote:

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> Dragon Castle on top end of Walworth Road was also

> ok for Dim Sum although haven't been there for

> ages


Yeah. I've not been for ages either... TBH mainly because we find Hong Kong City easier to get to. But it used to be quite good. I believe they actually had a dim sum chef making many of the items himself (usually dim sum is bought in), but not sure if it's still the case or not.


If you want dim sum that's a bit fancy... A Wong in Victoria is quite something..

Seabag Wrote:

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> Satellite Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > "work in Won Kei in China Town and the food is

> > quite similar."

> >

> > Cheap and full of MSG then?

>

>

> Never had an msg issue with either. That?s a bit

> of a perpetual myth around such food. I?m not

> saying it?s never used, but ?full of? along with

> ?cheap? has a certain dismissive ring to it, no?

>

> The WonKei reference is more towards a Hong Kong

> style of Chinese restaurant.

>

> And like any restaurant, if you don?t want a

> certain ingredient, like MSG, just tell them. But

> I like 148, they try hard and make some nice

> dishes. Their Char Sui is home made on the

> premises.



I was referring to the restaurant in chinatown which was known for rude staff and huge plates of food, see below


https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/restaurants/rude-awakening-at-wong-kei-7431958.html

Satellite Wrote:

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> Seabag Wrote:

> --------------------------------------------------

> -----

> > Satellite Wrote:

> >

> --------------------------------------------------

>

> > -----

> > > "work in Won Kei in China Town and the food

> is

> > > quite similar."

> > >

> > > Cheap and full of MSG then?

> >

> >

> > Never had an msg issue with either. That?s a

> bit

> > of a perpetual myth around such food. I?m not

> > saying it?s never used, but ?full of? along

> with

> > ?cheap? has a certain dismissive ring to it,

> no?

> >

> > The WonKei reference is more towards a Hong

> Kong

> > style of Chinese restaurant.

> >

> > And like any restaurant, if you don?t want a

> > certain ingredient, like MSG, just tell them.

> But

> > I like 148, they try hard and make some nice

> > dishes. Their Char Sui is home made on the

> > premises.

>

>

> I was referring to the restaurant in chinatown

> which was known for rude staff and huge plates of

> food, see below

>

> https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/restaurants/r

> ude-awakening-at-wong-kei-7431958.html


So what?s your point?


That article was from 2001, it mentions the changes, but little else and nothing about MSG in the article. I?m wondering if you?ve ever eaten there?


Or is this a place that you?ve just heard about, and assumed it was poor quality, because it?s ?cheap? and therefore it?s assumed to be ?full of MSG?


Lazy conformation bias is a dangerous thing.

rahrahrah Wrote:

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> There is nothing wrong with MSG


I agree per se, but it?s bandied around dismissively, often as a cultural bias.




https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/amp.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/may/21/chinese-restaurant-syndrome-has-msg-been-unfairly-demonised

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