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[Spicy]

1-5 rating, 5 is the best

Cool little place for Wi-Fi hotspot, and to meet the opposite sex:
It's A Grind 4
2770 E. Bidwell, Folsom (Bel Air Shopping Center)

Good BBQ Place: 4+
Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ
6628 Lonetree Blvd, Rocklin
(916) 780-7427
www.lucillesbbq.com

[Dave Burrell]

1-5 rating, 5 is the best

Cool little place for Wi-Fi hotspot, and to meet the opposite sex:
It's A Grind 4
2770 E. Bidwell, Folsom (Bel Air Shopping Center)

Good BBQ Place: 4+
Lucille's Smokehouse BBQ
6628 Lonetree Blvd, Rocklin
(916) 780-7427
www.lucillesbbq.com

I agree with you about Lucille's - just went there again 2 weeks ago - its the best bbq in the entire region.

[Spicy]

I agree with you about Lucille's - just went there again 2 weeks ago - its the best bbq in the entire region.

More suggestions… 1-5 rating, 5 is the best

Most Friendly Grocery Store
Trader Joes 4+
850 E. Bidwell St, Folsom
916-817 8820

Best PLace for Quality Baked Breads & Rolls
Great Harvest Bread Co. 4+
850 E. Bidwell St., Folsom (Next to Trader Joes)
916-984 1830

[Spicy]

Hey, Spicy, you're a tough critic. What restaurants to you LIKE? But maybe you should put that on a new thread (Spicy's Restaurant Suggestions). KANDA

Here is mt $.02...Just for you KANDA....

Local Chinese restaurants Ambiance, Service, Food
Fats 4 3 3+
Pei Wei 3 3 2
T2 Yan 3 4 3
Jennies Palace -1 -1 -1
Emperor’s Garden 1 1 1
Hop Sing 1 1 1
China House 1 1 3

Bon Appetit!

[kanda]

Here is mt $.02...Just for you KANDA....

Local Chinese restaurants Ambiance, Service, Food
Fats 4 3 3+
Pei Wei 3 3 2
T2 Yan 3 4 3
Jennies Palace -1 -1 -1
Emperor’s Garden 1 1 1
Hop Sing 1 1 1
China House 1 1 3

Bon Appetit!

Thanks, Spicy!

I agree with many of your ratings (especially Jennies -- it's nice to see someone else who doesn't like them). But I haven't been too thrilled with Fats. China House used to be my fave, but the last couple of times I went there, I didn't like it much, and haven't been back since. I liked Emperor's Garden the few times I've tried it; obviously you didn't. And I love TJ's!

I notice you don't have Sunny Garden on your list. You probably wouldn't like it. It isn't strictly Chinese; they say "Asian Cuisine". I've liked most of the food we've gotten from there, but not everything.

[Spicy]

Thanks, Spicy!

I agree with many of your ratings (especially Jennies -- it's nice to see someone else who doesn't like them). But I haven't been too thrilled with Fats. China House used to be my fave, but the last couple of times I went there, I didn't like it much, and haven't been back since. I liked Emperor's Garden the few times I've tried it; obviously you didn't. And I love TJ's!

I notice you don't have Sunny Garden on your list. You probably wouldn't like it. It isn't strictly Chinese; they say "Asian Cuisine". I've liked most of the food we've gotten from there, but not everything.

PF Chang is my favorite. 1-5 and 5 is the best, PF Chang: 4

All the Chinese Restaurants can improve the quality of their food by either eliminating or reducing:
MSG
Oil
Sauce
Corn starch
Canned vegetables
Deep fried or fried

Also an 8 hours of “customer service” course is needed before issuing a business license for all ehtnic restaurants.

Smile! keep dreaming...

[Dave Burrell]

Hey, Spicy, you're a tough critic. What restaurants to you LIKE? But maybe you should put that on a new thread (Spicy's Restaurant Suggestions). KANDA

Here is mt $.02...Just for you KANDA....

Local Chinese restaurants Ambiance, Service, Food
Fats 4 3 3+
Pei Wei 3 3 2
T2 Yan 3 4 3
Jennies Palace -1 -1 -1
Emperor’s Garden 1 1 1
Hop Sing 1 1 1
China House 1 1 3

Bon Appetit!

I have to disagree with you about Hop Sings.... I'd give them 3, 3, 4
I like the funky decor in there - its just how a good ol' Chinese family restaurant should look. I also thought the service there was pretty good and the food quality up there too.

[Warren G]

We like the Lucky Dragon (latest name) on Oak Ave Pkwy near Am River Cyn. I'd give ambiance a 3, service 3, food 3+.

For comparison, a little hole in the wall place in China Town (SF) that we never miss gets 3, 3, 4. You know it's authentic when there are fish in a tank, ducks hanging in the front window, the cooks are all right out front, and the menus are in Chinese and written on the walls. Ratio of Chinese diners to others is typically about 9:1.

[Spicy]

We like the Lucky Dragon (latest name) on Oak Ave Pkwy near Am River Cyn. I'd give ambiance a 3, service 3, food 3+.

For comparison, a little hole in the wall place in China Town (SF) that we never miss gets 3, 3, 4. You know it's authentic when there are fish in a tank, ducks hanging in the front window, the cooks are all right out front, and the menus are in Chinese and written on the walls. Ratio of Chinese diners to others is typically about 9:1.

Thank you for the info. I will checkout Lucky Dragon in the near future.

Tommy Toys in San Francisco is one of my TOP favorite Chinese Restaurants.
A perfect balance of classical, refined, and traditional Chinese recipes with the fine dining experience of French service and presentation.

Try their Prefix Menu $68++/Person. AMAZING FOOD!.
RSVP. Dressy Attire

Ambiance 5
Service 5+
Food 5+

http://www.tommytoys.com/index.html

Bon Appetit

[mylo]

Uuugh.. Lucky Dragon has the greasiest Chinese in town *shudder*

[Warren G]

Uuugh.. Lucky Dragon has the greasiest Chinese in town *shudder*

I don't find it greasy like some others. I guess it depends on what you order.

I like the fact that their chicken with something includes plenty of chicken, or shrimp, or beef, etc. Their won ton soups are good are good, and when I've had asparagus with something it's not mushy and old, or from a can.

[cybertrano]

All Chinese foods and restaurants have greasy stuffs. It tastes better that way.

Uuugh.. Lucky Dragon has the greasiest Chinese in town *shudder*

[Spicy]

All Chinese foods and restaurants have greasy stuffs. It tastes better that way.

I respectfully disagree.
It tastes better if the Chinese Restaurants eliminating/reducing the MSG, Oils, Deep Fried/Fried Food, Canned Vegetables...

Spicy

[twnkltoz]

Speaking of Chinese outside of Folsom, have you tried New Canton in midtown?

[Spicy]

Speaking of Chinese outside of Folsom, have you tried New Canton in midtown?

Not yet. Is it a good place?
One of my favorite Chinese Restaurants is in China Town, Los Angeles.
I love their House Special Shrimp: $11.95, and their Sauté Shrimp: $11.95

If I had to choose between “Sex” and these two Shrimp Dishes”,
I would take the two Shrimp Dishes without a doubt.

Chinese Friends Restaurant
984 N Broadway
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 626-1837