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Upscale Chinese restaurant?

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Proc92
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9:14p, 6/27/12
Suggestions?
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Sazerac
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9:21p, 6/27/12
Fung's? Yao's?
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cone
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9:24p, 6/27/12
old dirty chinese restaurant
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Proc92
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9:31p, 6/27/12
Fung's may fit the bill. Scott Chen had empress of china way up north and his fancy place on San Felipe (more French than Chinese in a fusion style) but those are long gone.
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Willie_Mac
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10:50p, 6/27/12
fungs on bellaire&59

been there several times. unrivaled cooking.
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ccolley68
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11:25p, 6/27/12
Fu's Garden in West U/Rice Village and a second one on San Felipe in the same shopping center at Southwell's. I generally feel Chinese is Chinese, all pretty much the same, but if I need to sit down and order off a menu for Chinese, that place is solid.
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Proc92
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11:34p, 6/27/12
Fus is, in my opinion, just decent Chinese American fare. Good at what it does. Not what I want. I want lobster dishes and whole fish dishes. Fung's may fit the bill.
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ccolley68
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11:46p, 6/27/12
To each their own. I don't really do 'nice' Chinese food. If I want nice and 'Asian', sushi is the deal for me. No need to dress up and sit down for sesame chicken. I will for freshwater eel and flying fish roe.

[This message has been edited by Ccolley68 (edited 6/27/2012 10:47p).]
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FtBendTxAg
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11:52p, 6/27/12
Fungs

And sushi:chinese is apples: oranges.

[This message has been edited by ftbendtxag (edited 6/27/2012 10:52p).]
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Proc92
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11:54p, 6/27/12
No problem. If you are in the area, fu fu, Mala Sichuan, hong king street food, hk dim sum, all on bellaire would offer better "cheap Chinese" food than fu's garden.

I am not interested in Japanese sushi recommendations, but thanks. I think I have a decent handle on that.

I'm just trying to find an upscale version of the great everydau lunch places on bellaire.
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DRE06
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12:40a, 6/28/12
Nice Chinese (for me) - Sushi, Pei Wei, PFChangs

Outside of that, if I'm eating Chinese, I was some cheap $5.95 Mongolian beef of sesame chicken.
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Proc92
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12:53a, 6/28/12
Thanks, I guess.

I am not getting the 5.95 dish comments on a thread requesting "upscale", but it's texags. Where is the Timmy chan rec?

[This message has been edited by Proc92 (edited 6/27/2012 11:55p).]
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DRE06
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1:17a, 6/28/12
I know I wasnt any help. Maybe I'm missing the boat on upscale chinese. I guess I've never it.
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BMX Bandit
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6:37a, 6/28/12
Fung's is where you want to go
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ccolley68
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8:47a, 6/28/12
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And sushi:chinese is apples: oranges.


That's why I said Asian, not Chinese. I know Chinese is not sushi, but if I want cuisine from that region of the world, I just bypass china and go Japan.

Didn't even think of PF Changs or Pei Wei, PF Changs Is the ribs choice for Chinese.
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Clavell
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8:50a, 6/28/12
Two that fit upscale for Chinese/Vietnamese
Mai's Restaurant
Gigi's Asian Bistro & Dumpling Bar
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Panama Red
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8:51a, 6/28/12
The next time someone asks for the best BBQ place, be sure to chime in with "I like cheese enchiladas. When I want food from that region of the world, I skip Tex and go straight to Mex"
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Milwaukees Best Light
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9:21a, 6/28/12
Cafe Ginger on Gray. Fancy looking place, reasonable prices and good food.
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still tippin
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9:24a, 6/28/12
China Garden, downtown behind toyota center.
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9:35a, 6/28/12
Huynh blows Mai's out of the water for Vietnamese...
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9:58a, 6/28/12
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old dirty chinese restaurant
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MAROON
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11:25a, 6/28/12
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Nice Chinese (for me) - Sushi, Pei Wei, PFChangs


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BoxingAg84
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12:30p, 6/28/12
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China Garden, downtown behind toyota center.

THE best Chinese food in Houston. No other place remotely comes close. The food is always EXCELLENT. The owner, Carol, remembers every person's name and face after just one visit. Its the most amazing thing you'll ever see.

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whiteman
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1:09p, 6/28/12
China Garden is the best in Town, been going for 20+ years. If you can get Frank as your waiter even better.

[This message has been edited by whiteman (edited 6/28/2012 12:11p).]
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1:31p, 6/28/12
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The next time someone asks for the best BBQ place, be sure to chime in with "I like cheese enchiladas. When I want food from that region of the world, I skip Tex and go straight to Mex"


Underrated post.
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ChipFTAC01
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1:32p, 6/28/12
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Huynh blows Mai's out of the water for Vietnamese...


Huynh is fantastic (having lunch there tomorrow) but I wouldn't call it upscale.
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bikerack
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1:33p, 6/28/12
I really like Qin Dynasty on Buffalo Spdwy and Westpark. Fairly pricy at night, but lunch specials are in the $7-8 range for the same food.
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Clavell
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4:37p, 6/28/12
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Huynh blows Mai's out of the water for Vietnamese...

I like Huynh also, but didn't ask for best, asked for upscale. Atmosphere was part of request.

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ccolley68
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4:46p, 6/28/12
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Huynh blows Mai's out of the water for Vietnamese...
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I like Huynh also, but didn't ask for best, asked for upscale. Atmosphere was part of request.



I get pounded on for bringing up sushi as my preference if I am going to eat food of the Asian persuasion in an upscale atmosphere, but Vietnamese can be brought into the discussion all willy nilly. They are as far apart or more than Chinese and Japanese
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Hub `93
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5:08p, 6/28/12
Qin Dynasty is the business.
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5:26p, 6/28/12
China Garden. Game...set...match.

Now I'm going to be dreaming of egg rolls and lemon chicken everyday until I get back to Houston.
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North Mayne
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6:14p, 6/28/12
Qin (pronounced "Chin") Dynasty...end of thread.
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6:30p, 6/28/12
We are regulars at the Qin Dynasty, awesome stuff!
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8:26a, 6/29/12
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I really like Qin Dynasty on Buffalo Spdwy and Westpark. Fairly pricy at night, but lunch specials are in the $7-8 range for the same food.


Qin Dynasty is my favorite.
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8:37a, 6/29/12
is yao's any good any more? i went a few years ago and it seemed more upscale than the typical lunch trough.
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