Chef Jia's Restaurant

08/21/09

I dream about his Onion Cakes

by Jennarchie at Citysearch

I still dream about Chef Jia's onion cakes and peanut sauce! I try to replicate it - but it's impossible. I also love that his stir fry has sweet potatoes in it. I am a vegetarian and found a large amount of menu items I could choose from. I loved his rolling lettuce vegetables and still think that there is no comparison to Nanking. I always walked right in - an ate - no wait! I also remember seeing him and his wife walking down Kearny to work every day hand in hand! Love and miss Chef Jia!

• Pros: Inexpensive - Unique Flavors - ONION CAKES!
• Cons: Not close enough to Michigan

10/02/07

DISGUSTING FOOD!

by ralomar at Citysearch

I just don't get it! We ate there last night (6 of us) and ordered a bunch of different things and were HUGELY disappointed! Almost everything we got was prepared in the same way: covered in batter, deep fried and then covered in a gloopy sauce. Even the fish fillet which I was hoping would resemble a fillet was like this. The only dishes where I could tell what kind of meat I was eating was the mushu chicken and that was mediocre at best. I will never return to this place nor recommend it. I am so disapponted I feel like I threw my money away and wish that I could take back the evening and eat somewhere else. If you must eat here, then the only thing I would order is the Chinese broccoli and rice- I wish that's all I ordered. We are embarassed that we brought people her.

• Pros: None
• Cons: Very bad food!

09/04/06

Delicious Cheap Eat

by pb800 at Citysearch

This place is great. I ate like a queen for 5 bucks. I had the spicy honey chicken. It was out of this world.It also came with soup and rice. Highly recommended. No line and fresh, sizzling hot food!

• Pros: Great fresh food
• Cons: None

04/10/06

This is the place for delicious cheap eats

by jack_n_marin at Citysearch

I was walking around chinatown with a friend and saw the long line at House of Naking and no people next door. There were several newspaper/magazine articles about the place though. I ask a man coming out if the place was good and he said best honey chili chicken in town. In fact, that is what appealed to me when looking at the menu posted outside. Anyway, it was really delicious and a great value. The honey chili chicken was great and they have the best onion cakes I have ever had. They give you peanut sauce to put on it. Yummy! The hot and sour soup was very different from the usual stuff you get at most chinese places. It had chicken and shrimp and was very spicey. I am getting hungry for it just writing about it.

• Pros: delicious, cheap, not crowded
• Cons: parking

12/19/05

locals favorite

by luxtron at Citysearch

every review below this one has hit the nail on the head--chef jia's is excellent! cheap, fresh, and delicious! vegetarian rice plates are only $4.80, and the portions are gigantic. it amazes me this place isn't always packed, but it's better because unless it's 7:30 on a saturday night, you never have to wait to be seated, even with a large group.

recently they have added brown rice to the menu, which is a huge plus! they have the best onion cake in the city, and superior string beans. be prepared though, the place is cash only; and they are, sadly, closed for lunch on the weekends (opening for dinner at 4pm).

• Pros: cheap, fresh, delicious
• Cons: cash only