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Old 08-06-2008, 06:02 PM
 
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My son, who just returned from 8 weeks in Shanghai and I, who have spent a fair amount of time in the Sichuan Province, both enjoy the hardcore Chinese food. The moo goo gai pan stuff just doesn't cut if for us. Can anyone recommend a Chinese restaurant in the Sarasota area that has hardcore Chinese food? A place where we might be the only meiguoren? It doesn't have to be fancy, or even clean. Even a little hole in the wall is fine.

Thanks,
smiledoc1

PS: Someone who knows what a meiguoren is (without looking on Google<G>) would certainly have the answer.
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Old 08-06-2008, 06:14 PM
 
Location: Venice Florida
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I can't help you about Chinese in Sarasota but I'll follow this thread to see the results.

I used to teach in DC. In one of my classes I had a contingent of students from main land China. One day their "translator" asked for a recommendation for a restaurant where they could get food more like home. I sent them to my favorite, it just so happens that they were from the same town as the restaurant owner (small world). While the menu items were not what they were looking for, they were able to request items off menu. I ended up with happy students.
Good luck on your hunt.
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Old 08-06-2008, 07:59 PM
 
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I don't think there is enough Chinese people in Sarasota to have a chinese resteraunt where you are the only 'meiguoren' there, too spread out. Sarasota doesn't have a Little China or anything like that. And yes, I know what a meiguoren is. There are chineses resteraunts that are better than others though, maybe not as authentic as you want.
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Old 08-07-2008, 04:49 AM
 
Location: Bradenton, FL
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My son, who just returned from 8 weeks in Shanghai and I, who have spent a fair amount of time in the Sichuan Province, both enjoy the hardcore Chinese food. The moo goo gai pan stuff just doesn't cut if for us. Can anyone recommend a Chinese restaurant in the Sarasota area that has hardcore Chinese food? A place where we might be the only meiguoren? It doesn't have to be fancy, or even clean. Even a little hole in the wall is fine.

Thanks,
smiledoc1

PS: Someone who knows what a meiguoren is (without looking on Google<G>) would certainly have the answer.

I don't know about one in Sarasota but I can tell you "Nam Fongs" in Bradenton is the best of the best Chinese Restaurant I've found in the area.
It's a small sit down restaurant that is always busy.
If you'd like the address, let me know. I can give you directions to if needed.
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Old 08-07-2008, 07:40 AM
 
Location: Florida
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My son, who just returned from 8 weeks in Shanghai and I, who have spent a fair amount of time in the Sichuan Province, both enjoy the hardcore Chinese food. The moo goo gai pan stuff just doesn't cut if for us. Can anyone recommend a Chinese restaurant in the Sarasota area that has hardcore Chinese food? A place where we might be the only meiguoren? It doesn't have to be fancy, or even clean. Even a little hole in the wall is fine.

Thanks,
smiledoc1

PS: Someone who knows what a meiguoren is (without looking on Google<G>) would certainly have the answer.
Having lived in the Bradenton area since 1991 and coming from eating fantastic chinese in NJ & NYC, I have YET to find it either in SRQ or Bradenton. What a shame.
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Old 08-07-2008, 07:52 AM
 
Location: Bradenton, FL
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Having lived in the Bradenton area since 1991 and coming from eating fantastic chinese in NJ & NYC, I have YET to find it either in SRQ or Bradenton. What a shame.
I'm curious Ladywithafan, did you ever try "Nam Fongs" when you were in Bradenton? I love it and so do a lot of people. It's always packed.

I'm originally from upstate N.Y. and I haven't found a N.Y. pizza here either.
There is a place in Englewood but that's an hour drive one way
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Old 08-07-2008, 07:58 AM
 
Location: SWFL
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There is a place in Englewood but that's an hour drive one way
What place in Englewood?
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Old 08-07-2008, 08:02 AM
 
Location: Palm Island and North Port
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What place in Englewood?
I'm thinking she's taking about MaMa's Pizza in Englewood. In season you can barely get in there.
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Old 08-07-2008, 08:26 AM
 
Location: Bradenton, FL
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I'm thinking she's taking about MaMa's Pizza in Englewood. In season you can barely get in there.
No SoFLGal, I went there once, that isn't good pizza!!
I sent a private message stating the one I was talking about is in Super Day Express Food Stores, it's actually a gas station.
It's at the end of Gaspirilla and McCall Rd.

1595 S McCall Rd, Englewood, FL 34223 Phone: (941) 697-1556

We went off topic too. The person asking wanted Chinese and we jumped over the Chinese and headed into Italy.
Everyone has different tastes so you have to try them all

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Old 08-07-2008, 08:59 AM
 
Location: Palm Island and North Port
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No SoFLGal, I went there once, that isn't good pizza!!
I sent a private message stating the one I was talking about is in Super Day Express Food Stores, it's actually a gas station.
It's at the end of Gaspirilla and McCall Rd.

1595 S McCall Rd, Englewood, FL 34223 Phone: (941) 697-1556

We went off topic too. The person asking wanted Chinese and we jumped over the Chinese and headed into Italy.
Everyone has different tastes so you have to try them all
Wow! Who would have thought, a gas station. Interesting, I'll have to try it out!

OK...now back to the Chinese food. I'm not a big Chinese food eater. Probably because there aren't many really good ones around here (from the looks of this thread).

All right SmileDoc, do you mind telling all of us non-Chinese food eaters what meiguoren is?
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